Mindful Motivation | Everyday Inspiration - Walk and Talk with Avalon by One Minute Calm

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 81. "Let the sunset mesmerize you." We have all seen people gather and be still at the end of the day to watch a sunset over the ocean, over the mountain, or a field.  What is it that is so special about the day turning into the night? What is the magic that makes us all stand still and be mesmerized?  We can chalk up another day in our...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 80. "Stand in the rain and feel the power of nature." We are changing this planet we live on everyday: digging mines, constructing buildings, manufacturing in factories and creating a carbon footprint that is bigger than ourselves.  I implore you to understand what little efforts you can make in your daily life to help the earth stay as beaut...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 78. "Never stop conquering." Push your fears aside and plan it, goal set it, and then do it...whatever the "it" is for you.  If you want to travel to a new country, learn the basics of the language, study the map, read up on what are the historic places to visit while you are there.  Maybe it's ownership or moving to new property, but yo...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 76. "Take a moment and chat with your neighbors." Wouldn't you rather know who your neighbors are vs not knowing who they are at all?  What if you needed help, had an emergency and need to keep an eye on a family member or just wanted someone to keep an eye out while you were on vacation.  Wouldn't your like to know the person who lives...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 75. "Treat yourself to a little fun." Yes reward yourself for something you have done.  Y0u don't need to treat yourself everyday and overindulge but save those things you love for a special moment when you have achieved your goal. Small goals you can treat yourself to something small, big goals big treats.  Make you treats worthy of the...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 74. "You're not alone, pathways cross for a reason." No one can tell you when you are going to need someone, even when you don't think you need others.  Magically someone appears at just the right time and fills all the right qualifications without you even knowing all the things you needed.  Maybe you've been alone and out of the blue,...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 73. "Do you believe in fairies?" Do you believe in the mystic? What do you think of others who believe that anything is possible? Let me ask you, have you had things happen to you that are inexplicable? Have you ever seen or dreamt of an apparition, do you know any others who have? Have you ever heard of children being more sensitive to things we...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 72. "Let yourself relax." We are our own worst enemy when it comes to relaxing and taking a real minute for ourselves.  I am not talking about getting on your phone and looking at social media, I am not talking about binge watching a show, and I am not talking about getting a chore done.  I am talking about taking 10 minutes for you to h...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 71. "Cascade." What a word of many definitions...CASCADE.  What does it mean to you? Fall into, spread information and knowledge, steps are all so meaningful.  How will you cascade in your life today?  Will it be the simple act of getting out into public, getting in traffic, going down the river, talking a walk.  Will you be th...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 70. Mindfulness Focus: "Change your surroundings while you work today." Thank you again for listening, reading, watching as we go one this mindfulness journey together.  Today, I challenge you to change your surroundings while you work, even for 1 hour.  Go to the lobby, break-room, cafe or outside.  Don't let yourself get distracte...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 69. 10 minute mindfulness: "Go explore this big beautiful world." There are so many places to go see.  Imagine this One Minute Calm Walk & Talk community is now 25 countries listening at the date of this release. Where in the world are our new friends and members living?  Wouldn't you like to explore their towns, cities, countries? &...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 68. 10 minute mindfulness: "What are dreams made of?" Dreams, dreamy, dreaming...it's all so magical.  We don't know what dreams really are do we but a fantasy we have while we are sleeping.  Can you remember your dreams? Can you interpret your dreams?  Day dreaming is a wonderful escape that you can control and go anywhere, at anyt...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 67. 10 minute mindfulness: "Details make the big picture beautiful." Simple can be beautiful but so can ornate details.  Look at the details in patterns around you: from fabric, to a building structure, and those in nature. Sometimes taking time to make the big thing beautiful, you need to add details.  Yes, details take time but can mor...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 66. 10 minute mindfulness: "They are only little once, enjoy this time." Children, pets, animals, and nature; we are only little once in this life, don't miss it.  Take a day off of work and get dirty, get on the floor, forget about your phone, and just play.  Remind yourself of what it feels like to be a child. Teach a child by being a...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 65. 10 minute mindfulness: "Moving or calm, there is a place for everything in nature." Moving, motion and energy are always on the go. Calm, still, and quiet are resting and observing.  There is a time and place for both.  You can see the difference in the ages of people as youth seems to always being moving and age tends to be still. W...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 64. 10 minute mindfulness: "Dream Big." Your imagination has no limits, so have fun with it and your thoughts and dreams.  Maybe you want to be on a sailboat off the coast with your millionaire celebrity friends, drinking champagne, and laughing together. Maybe you have an idea of throwing a party for someone special in your life. Maybe there...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 63. 10 minute mindfulness: "Go out there and discover something new." There are so many ways to discover new things.  Go find your community library and find something new.  You can fall in love with a fiction story that takes you sailing and puts you on islands far away.  You can learn about a historical figure or even a current po...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 62. 10 minute mindfulness: "Release." Relax, renew, release.  From top to bottom, ready?  Read each word: let go of the tension out of your forehead, out of your jaw, out of your neck, out of your shoulders, out of your back, out of your knees, out of your feet, out of your toes... Once you remove some of the tension and the extra things...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 61. 10 minute mindfulness: "Notice the beauty right in front of you." When you look at the 1 mile or 1 kilometer radius around you, what can you find that is simply beautiful? What kind of things have you decorated your room or your home with and how often do you stop and notice their beauty? Who is around you now and can you see their beauty? &nb...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 60. 10 minute mindfulness: "May peace be in your heart." Find yourself a bench and reflect on your pathway and take some time to find peace in your heart.  Slow down and feel the calmness in your breathe, in your heart rate, and in time.  Let go of your grudges for the moment and let yourself settle down.  Even when the world is fee...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 59. 10 minute mindfulness: "Enjoy life on this planet." How do you enjoy life?  When is the last time you watched the living things that are around you? You can observe animals in nature or domesticated animals.  You can even observe us humans for the living creatures that we are.  Maybe enjoy life means to get out there and do the...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 58. 10 minute mindfulness: "Sometimes things are perfect the way they are." Sometimes we overthink that a thing, person, or our own self, is not 'perfect' as we believe it should be.  Guess what? Sometimes it is, what it is and IS perfect the way that it is.  Do not under estimate things being in the perfect state just the way they are,...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 57. 10 minute mindfulness: "Emerge." My friend it is time to emerge! Come on outside and play. Put your fears aside and let the you, that you have always wanted to be, come out. Find the true you, the authentic self, that was there at 9 years old, 16 years old, and is still there now.  Get going on being who you have always wanted to be, not...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 56. 10 minute mindfulness: "Reflection can offer you a new view." Do you put emphasis on your view or can you reflect on the view of others as well? When you look into something a little deeper, you can find out more and understand more.  When you are able to see what another person is seeing, even if you have the same view, you can reflect o...

One Minute Calm: Walk and Talk with Avalon Episode 55. 10 minute mindfulness: "Accomplishments on your path are all about perspective." We can get in our own way when it comes to goal setting, perspective on our work, and accomplishments.  Take a step back and look at what you are working on from a different perspective.  You don't have to judge your accomplishments against those you've...