Living the Zen Life

One Voice

One Voice

 

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oday, I want to share a cartoon with you that I drew while I lived at the Zen monastery. It’s based on an allegorical conversation between a coalmouse and a wild dove. I thought it would be a perfect way to bring in the New Year since it speaks to the potential each of us has inside to make a tremendous difference in the world through our participation.

Here’s a little background information to help you appreciate it a bit more: When I drew this cartoon, I had already been publishing a weekly cartoon series entitled The Voices. It was about the voices in our heads that cause us so much dissatisfaction and trouble. So the title “One Voice” for this particular cartoon symbolized something very different to my readers. One Voice was meant to represent your one, true authentic voice—the powerful one who speaks up beyond the mind chatter. I wanted this cartoon to wake people up to the incredible capacity they have to make good changes in the world.

I wanted it to say—use your energy to create suffering or peace. It’s really up to you. Don’t believe the naysayers (real or in your head) who say that what you do doesn’t matter. Because it surely does.

❤️🙏✨🎉 Happy New Year! 🎉✨🙏❤️
 

 

In lovingkindness,


If you enjoyed this article, you can find a version of it in my book, Living the Zen Life: Practicing Conscious, Compassionate Awareness (Volume One).

If you enjoyed this article, you can find a version of it in my book, Living the Zen Life: Practicing Conscious, Compassionate Awareness (Volume Two).

If you enjoyed this article, you can find a version of it in my book, Living the Zen Life: Practicing Conscious, Compassionate Awareness (Volume Three).

If you enjoyed this article, you can find a version of it in my book, A Shift to Love: Zen Stories and Lessons by Alex Mill.

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  Alex Mill trained in a Zen Buddhist monastery for nearly 14 years. He now offers his extensive experience to transform people’s lives and businesses through timeless Zen principles.

He is the creator of three powerful 30-day programs, Heart-to-Heart: Compassionate Self-Mentoring, Help Yourself to Change, and Your Practice, as well as the online Zen meditation workshop, Taming Your Inner Noise (now offered as The FREE Zen Workshop).

Alex has also written seven books on Zen awareness practice. The latest are entitled A Shift to Love: Zen Stories and Lessons (Get it for FREE here) and the 3-book series Living the Zen Life: Practicing Conscious, Compassionate Awareness.

He is a full-time Zen Life Coach who offers guidance and life-changing support to his private clients worldwide. Book a call.