Dear Friends,
I am moving this blog to my new Wordpress blog at drirenecohen.authorsxpress.com as part of my book launch for Soul Journey to Love: 100 Days to Inner Peace (Balboa Press/Hay House, June 2012). It will be an ongoing blog of posts, Thoughts for the Day, and a place for you to post your thoughts as well.
Please join me at the above blog and I invite you to follow me on social media sites:
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My webpage (drirenecohen.com) is under construction and I will inform you when it is up and running. However my blog page, drirenecohen.authorsxpress.com, contains all the information you will need to keep up with me, including links to where you can find the book in its entirety.
I hope you come along with me on our further journeys of the soul together.
In love and peace,
Irene A. Cohen, MD
Buy Book here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1452550867
Monday, July 23, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012
Review of Tim Ryan's "A Mindful Nation"
“A Mindful Nation” by Congressman Tim Ryan is a thoughtful
book about how the practice of mindfulness may be able to help individuals and
the nation as a whole. I was interested in reading this book because it
encompasses two subjects I am keenly interested in: meditation and politics.
Congressman Ryan seems to be an anomaly in today’s political world, where party
is pitted against party, ideology against ideology. Rep. Ryan (D-Ohio) was introduced to mindfulness
practices and yoga in college which helped him in sports performance. He has
been a Congressman since 2002 and is in his 5th term. And he is only
39. When he is a bit older, I hope he runs for President.
“A Mindful Nation” shows the reader how mindfulness
practices have helped schoolchildren in educational settings, the military and
first responders, in health care systems and describes the science that has
been found to underlie mindfulness practices. Rep. Ryan is ever hopeful that
the resiliency of our population can be called upon to help itself and help our
country as it once did in the past. This is an optimistic book which, at the
bottom of it, asks people to become more aware, more mindful of how they are
feeling and experiencing their internal life and life around them. In doing so,
Ryan feels people will act from a place of compassion, kindness and community.
He does not offer all the solutions, but he leads a way for others to think
about how to be truly helpful.
It is refreshing and comforting to know that there is
someone in Congress who is thinking along these lines and who has written about
mindfulness in such a cogent fashion.
Disclaimer: I am part of the Hay House Book Nook blogger community
and as such am sent books free of charge and am asked if I would like to review
them. I choose the books I want to read.
Irene A. Cohen, MD
Author, Soul Journey to Love: 100 Days to Inner Peace
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Thought for the day
Always follow your own inner guidance. A book, a teacher can perhaps lead the way inward, but in the end it is your own direct experience and guidance that will help you awaken to your true self.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Thought for the day
Practice seeing the light in everyone, the light in all, the light that shines through no matter what the circumstances.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Unite For Love
I’ve been thinking
about my involvement in the “Unite against the war on women” movement, which I
believe has some importance in not turning the clock backwards and trying to
get people elected to office who will support the rights of all. But I really
don’t like being “against” something. I’m not fighting a war, I’m standing for
basic needs like health care and education.
So today, as it is
Sunday and I don’t have to do anything to do but continue to read the galleys
of my book, I put on my ‘Staff’ t-shirt from the recent rally we had in Austin
Friday, May 4, 2012
Forgiveness happens in an instant
I didn't know that I needed to forgive this, but there it was in the supermarket. The Billy Joel song "For the Longest Time" started to play. When my first husband was deciding whether to stay or leave me, well over 20 years ago, one night he played me this song. A little while later he decided to leave the marriage. After that until this day I really couldn't listen to that song anymore.
In the supermarket I immediately felt strong emotions welling up in my stomach. And in the same moment I realized in an instant that I better forgive this once and for all so that I can enjoy the song again.
Now I've done a lot of forgiveness toward my ex-husband, toward my feelings about the experience of that marriage and it's ending, but I guess I had not forgiven my thoughts about Billy Joel.
In one instant I decided to forgive every residual thought or feeling that I had about the night my ex-husband played me this song. And it was done. All feelings and thoughts were gone. And I began to happily sing, walking down the market aisles, for the longest time.
In the supermarket I immediately felt strong emotions welling up in my stomach. And in the same moment I realized in an instant that I better forgive this once and for all so that I can enjoy the song again.
Now I've done a lot of forgiveness toward my ex-husband, toward my feelings about the experience of that marriage and it's ending, but I guess I had not forgiven my thoughts about Billy Joel.
In one instant I decided to forgive every residual thought or feeling that I had about the night my ex-husband played me this song. And it was done. All feelings and thoughts were gone. And I began to happily sing, walking down the market aisles, for the longest time.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The reason for the Teacher of God
The reason for the teacher of God is to be welcoming to
everyone, to be with everyone and with God.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Thought for the day
Be at peace in all
you do today. Remind yourself when you are not at peace and bring yourself back
to it.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Thought for the day
This peace
Which I feel
At the same time excited
For the next step
All steps go one in front of the other
All steps lead to the same goodness
Of love
Of light
Of harmony
Friday, March 23, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
A Prayer
God, let me be the instrument through which love comes
In all my interactions, in all my wanderings, in all my days
Let me speak purely from your mouth, your words, which become my words,
to others
And let no other thoughts, feelings, let nothing interfere
Let me live from that place of joy, not pain
Let me see all as the innocence that they are
Let me help those who cannot help themselves
For I have an unbounding flow of love and acceptance to give.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
A Prayer
There is only One
One me and one you
Merged together
Pray for the two to become One
Live it and it shall be
O Holy One
See all as yourself
See yourself as none
Then you shall be true
To your divine nature
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Day 80 Soul Journey to Love: 100 Days to Inner Peace and Being at One with God
You are beauteous beyond compare
You are One with all
As the petal of the flower unfolds
So does your mind
The answer deep within
Watch your self disappear
Watch the world around you do so too
And be in that space of harmony
Where there is only light
Then you will be
Just be
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