Mindfulness Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/tag/mindfulness/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:48:22 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/brianharrisauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-brianharrisauthor-favicon-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mindfulness Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/tag/mindfulness/ 32 32 93416650 On saying goodbye to a loved home… https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-saying-goodbye-to-a-much-loved-home/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-saying-goodbye-to-a-much-loved-home/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=6466 As I write, our home packers are filling boxes and blanketing furniture. Tomorrow the removal van will whisk our earthly goods into storage for a month as we wait for our new home to be completed. When you read this it’s likely that our possessions will be in storage and we will be in our […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/on-saying-goodbye-to-a-much-loved-home/feed/ 2 6466 Building in a Pause: Observing, Welcoming and Naming as a Path to Spiritual Growth https://brianharrisauthor.com/to-own-the-season-observing-welcoming-and-naming/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/to-own-the-season-observing-welcoming-and-naming/#comments Sat, 30 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=6453 I’ve spend a fair amount of time thinking about spiritual formation – perhaps not too surprising since I’ve written a book on it (Stirrers and Saints) and have spent most of my life as a pastor or trainer of pastors. Naturally I always point people back to the tried and trusted resources of scripture, prayer, […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/to-own-the-season-observing-welcoming-and-naming/feed/ 2 6453 Deciding or Discerning: It’s not always the same… https://brianharrisauthor.com/deciding-or-discerning-its-not-always-the-same/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/deciding-or-discerning-its-not-always-the-same/#respond Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=6250 It was a discussion we were having on our Uber ride to a Baptist World Aid Board meeting. We agreed that we were all familiar with the steps that go into making good decisions. There are many valuable models but here is a common 7 step approach: 1 Clarify the decision to be made (So […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/deciding-or-discerning-its-not-always-the-same/feed/ 0 6250 Reflections on Transitioning to Retirement: 5 Years On… (Part 2) https://brianharrisauthor.com/reflections-on-transitioning-to-retirement-5-years-on-part-2/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/reflections-on-transitioning-to-retirement-5-years-on-part-2/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=6148 My first post on my journey towards retirement focused on what I have been doing in the 5 years since I completed my 17 year stint as principal of Vose Seminary. I worked with the philosophy that an abrupt change from the 60 hour working week of that era to a shattering zero would be […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/reflections-on-transitioning-to-retirement-5-years-on-part-2/feed/ 4 6148 Refresh: And Every Step an Arrival – The Gift of the Present Moment https://brianharrisauthor.com/refresh-and-every-step-an-arrival-the-gift-of-the-present-moment/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/refresh-and-every-step-an-arrival-the-gift-of-the-present-moment/#respond Tue, 27 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=5615 Today’s Refresh post, originally published on 12 Jan 2016, explores the thought provoking Rilke line, “and every step an arrival” which serves as an important reminder to note the present moment and embrace it as a God inhabited space. Refresh: And Every Step an Arrival – The Gift of the Present Moment I am presently […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/refresh-and-every-step-an-arrival-the-gift-of-the-present-moment/feed/ 0 5615 Refresh: From FOMO to Hello to Here… https://brianharrisauthor.com/refresh-from-fomo-to-hello-to-here/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/refresh-from-fomo-to-hello-to-here/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=5408 It can be hard to be “here where my feet are” – especially if we are driven by anxiety over what we might be missing out on. This reflection was originally posted in Dec 2019, and I thought it more than met the requirements to appear as a Refresh… From FOMO to Hello to Here […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/refresh-from-fomo-to-hello-to-here/feed/ 0 5408 Because Success is a Lagging Indicator… https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-success-is-a-lagging-indicator/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-success-is-a-lagging-indicator/#comments Sat, 18 May 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4805 I can still hear her saying it. She had been asked why so many people engage in ultimately destructive behaviours, while healthy habits are quietly ignored. Her answer was simple, but it has stuck with me. “Because success is a lagging indicator.” Naturally she elaborated, but she didn’t need to. Those six words were enough […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/because-success-is-a-lagging-indicator/feed/ 4 4805 Delays: A spirituality for flying… https://brianharrisauthor.com/delays-a-spirituality-for-flying/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/delays-a-spirituality-for-flying/#comments Sat, 17 Feb 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4679 I’m writing this blog at the airport. It’s my fourth flight in two weeks and each has been delayed. Apparently I will now be boarding in 6 hours time. None of the delays has been weather related, so my temptation is to go on a rant against everyone’s favourite airline – but I won’t do […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/delays-a-spirituality-for-flying/feed/ 4 4679 Why not try framing… https://brianharrisauthor.com/why-not-try-framing/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/why-not-try-framing/#respond Sat, 06 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4619 In his insightful book The Remarkable Ordinary, Frederick Buechner observes that artists get us to see things by putting a frame around them, effectively saying, “stop and notice me”. Often it is with very ordinary things, a flower, a bowl of fruit, a human face. The artist puts a frame around it and our attention […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/why-not-try-framing/feed/ 0 4619 Grateful, Engaged, Open: 3 Postures to Adopt https://brianharrisauthor.com/grateful-engaged-open-3-postures-to-adopt/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/grateful-engaged-open-3-postures-to-adopt/#comments Sat, 27 May 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4316 If you know me, you’ll be aware that I’m in my mid sixties. There’s something about being 65ish that gets people to ask, “So how are you feeling about life?” They know I am not retired but suspect I might be soon; they know I’m in good health – but hey, at this age anything […]

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