Cliff Heegel Ph.D.

What state are you in now, right this moment? Take a moment to relax, breathe, and drop into mindfulness of the present moment. OK. Are you here, present, reading? Or..? The ability to see your state of mind is a wonderful tool. When you cannot see your state of mind you are effectively blind. If […]

Your mind is a real danger. Watch out for your mind. It can disconnect you from the now in a split second and send you on a trip to dreamland, where you will sleep unless you somehow awaken. Would you want to drive your car down the freeway while you are in dreamland? No? Would […]

Most of us are asleep at the wheel, living in our private subjective Dreamland. Dreamland is where suffering can happen. Good dreams, bad dreams, no matter– It is all just dreams, just thoughts, feelings, and images in our mind. Mind movies, mind stories. In Dreamland, life is a matter of luck. Good luck? We feel […]

Mindfulness is essential for living the best life we can live. Mindfulness is the energy of being aware and awake to our present moment. It is the practice of deeply touching the moments of our everyday lives. To be mindful is to be awake, present and at one with those around you and with what […]

For some reason the past couple of weeks I have been spending a lot of time on values work. I thought I should post this to make it easy to find.Values answer questions about your ideals like:

What sort of qualities do you want to cultivate as a person?
What do you want your life to stand for?
How do you want to be in your relationships with friends?
What role do you want to play in your community? In your culture?
Deep down inside, what is important to you?