Helping you help yourself Wake Up!Tumblr (3.0; @alecstory)http://alecstory.com/“Don’t dream your life.<br/> Live your dream.”http://alecstory.com/post/50544518144http://alecstory.com/post/50544518144Wed, 15 May 2013 19:50:00 -0600meditationpsychologyspiritualitybuddhismhinduismmysticismself awarenessyoga<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/65ea30a07f473cc6f8f1b4bf6153742a/tumblr_mmcni5PQB11qbq76ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Apparently this skeleton was found in this position! I would love to spend a day just experiencing his presence. It’s one thing to see a skeleton lying down but seeing one in a meditation posture would be really cool and helpful in remembrance of Self.</p>http://alecstory.com/post/50327366074http://alecstory.com/post/50327366074Mon, 13 May 2013 00:38:21 -0600meditationspiritualitybuddhismhinduismself awarenesspsychologymysticism<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A7nw4tFJ6JpUu1wPxy8hL2G&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The beginning of this song made me think of my former partner. She and I are no longer in relationship but 7 years of love will always be with me.</p>http://alecstory.com/post/50326730160http://alecstory.com/post/50326730160Mon, 13 May 2013 00:22:23 -0600meditationpsychologyspiritualityself awarenesslove songsterry jacks“Be present as the watcher of your mind - of your thoughts and emotions as well as your reactions in various situations. Be at least as interested in your reactions as in the situation or person that causes you to react.”<br/><br/> - <em>Eckhart Tolle</em>http://alecstory.com/post/50026028505http://alecstory.com/post/50026028505Thu, 09 May 2013 12:40:11 -0600eckhart tollemeditationspiritualitypsychologyyogaself awarenessbuddhismhindusim<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Xxj0jWQo6ao?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Cultivating Loving Awareness w/ Ram Das</p>http://alecstory.com/post/49638279456http://alecstory.com/post/49638279456Sat, 04 May 2013 18:54:36 -0600meditationram dasbuddhismhinduismspiritualityself awarenesspsychologymindfulnessyoga“Break the old pattern of present moment denial and present moment resistance. Make it your practice to withdraw attention from past and future whenever they are not needed.”<br/><br/> - <em>Oneness With All Life</em>http://alecstory.com/post/49523505989http://alecstory.com/post/49523505989Fri, 03 May 2013 11:48:03 -0600meditationenlightenmentpsychologyspiritualitymysticismbuddhismhinduismmetaphysics<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A62k7pvByXrj2Oyz0W2dqGa&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Hang in till 50 seconds and it picks up. Also, make sure your bass is up so you can really hear this song!</p>http://alecstory.com/post/45657470475http://alecstory.com/post/45657470475Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:11:24 -0600meditationenlightenmentself awarenesskriya yogayogaspiritualitypsychologyspiritual musicyoga music<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A33EWQl3SDMyCyloqA6A3B6&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/>http://alecstory.com/post/45046021862http://alecstory.com/post/45046021862Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:31:22 -0600fatboy slimgreat musicfeel goodfeel good music<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A6FjAGZp7c0Z2uaL3eHkXsx&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Made me think of you</p>http://alecstory.com/post/44915796249http://alecstory.com/post/44915796249Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:43:00 -0700loveloversKathryn SoraKathryn Solie“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”<br/><br/> - <em><strong>Earl Nightingale</strong></em>http://alecstory.com/post/44049497169http://alecstory.com/post/44049497169Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:52:48 -0700psychologymotivationspiritualitymeditationenlightenmentinspiration<p>Do what your heart <em>wants</em> <em>you to</em></p>http://alecstory.com/post/43844033567http://alecstory.com/post/43844033567Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:49:37 -0700meditationspiritualitybuddhismpsychologyartyoga“There is a secret One inside<br/> All the stars and all the galaxies<br/> Run through her hands like beads”<br/><br/> - <em>DUP</em>http://alecstory.com/post/39578338419http://alecstory.com/post/39578338419Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:13:56 -0700enlightenmentmysticismmeditationself awarenessspirituality<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mavskffUlg1rzycmdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://alecstory.com/post/39577671320http://alecstory.com/post/39577671320Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:03:47 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2124b9d4afe5103b3538d3c3f4b04405/tumblr_mesw76El541qlelgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Personal Logo</p>http://alecstory.com/post/37621394908http://alecstory.com/post/37621394908Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:49:54 -0700meditationpsychologyenlightenmentbuddhismhinduismself awarenessspirituality<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md1lilfXc11r5vp1oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://alecstory.com/post/37596673468http://alecstory.com/post/37596673468Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:10:52 -0700<p><span>In the name of the <strong>Self</strong> I will dig the sharp blade of the dagger deep into my very identity, revealing the eternal source of light within. </span></p>http://alecstory.com/post/37596513376http://alecstory.com/post/37596513376Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:08:00 -0700enlightenmentmeditationself awarenesspsychologyspirituality<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d22e359616e4f60df7c2330e06b67bdb/tumblr_merebjJ2xq1rgieipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mumeditation.tumblr.com/post/37546190292/silence-is-gods-first-language-everything-else">mumeditation</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Silence is God’s first language. Everything else is a poor translation.” - Fr. Thomas Keating</p> </blockquote>http://alecstory.com/post/37568276814http://alecstory.com/post/37568276814Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:11:51 -0700meditationpsychologyenlightenment“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.”<br/><br/> - <em>Sir Ken Robinson</em>http://alecstory.com/post/37531926579http://alecstory.com/post/37531926579Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:53:01 -0700meditationpsychologycreativitysir ken robinsonmindfulness<p><span>Noticing my mind and constantly integrating old patterns of thought and feeling into my current, mindful state of being. </span></p>http://alecstory.com/post/37317709590http://alecstory.com/post/37317709590Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:47:20 -0700meditationenlightenmentself awarenessspiritualitymindfulnessmysticism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mefxu6Zg9l1qz50sko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://heller.tumblr.com/post/37096725580/the-planet-does-not-need-more-successful-people">heller</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds.</p> <p>-Dalai Lama</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://alecstory.com/post/37285353056http://alecstory.com/post/37285353056Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:15:55 -0700enlightenmentpsychologymindfulnesslove