Blog Profile / Goodlife Zen
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| Filed Under: | Lifestyle / Happiness | |
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| Archived Since: | November 5, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
How To Shift From Misery To Miracles
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.~ St. Augustine. Sometimes we feel in need of a miracle. Doesn’t have to be a big one…a little one would be just fine, since there is no order of difficulty in them. For some a miracle is an amazing experience [...]Show More Summary
How Chris Farley Changed The Way I Think About Wisdom
If you are looking for it, wisdom can come from the most unlikely places. Even really goofy, border-line stupid places. Sure, to satisfy your craving for wisdom you could consult ancient texts, visit a Tibetan monastery, or even consume large amounts of Chinese food simply to get to the coveted fortune inside those little brown [...]Show More Summary
5 Crucial Reasons to Carry a Moral Compass
This morning I took advantage of warmth and sunshine to do some early spring cleanup in my front lawn. A few dried-out clumps of tall ornamental grasses should have been cut back in the fall, and their long stalks have been blowing around the neighborhood all winter. It was time to take care of business. [...]Show More Summary
5 Crucial Reasons to Carry a Morale Compass
This morning I took advantage of warmth and sunshine to do some early spring cleanup in my front lawn. A few dried-out clumps of tall ornamental grasses should have been cut back in the fall, and their long stalks have been blowing around the neighborhood all winter. It was time to take care of business. [...]Show More Summary
How to Manage Burnout: 5 Essential Tips
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. - Ovid Do you feel exhausted when you get home from work? Do you go about your day feeling numb and as though you’re just going through the motions? When you get right down to it, do you feel ineffective and maybe even helpless? If [...]Show More Summary
10 Simple Ways to Strengthen Friendships for a Lifetime
A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow. ? William Shakespeare If it wasn’t for friends, I would have never survived some of the most difficult moments in my life. When I was going through one [...]Show More Summary
How to Draw Inspiration From Life’s Obstacles
Life is full of surprises. Not all of them pleasant. When you hit an obstacle in life, how do you respond? Yes, you who are reading these words: How to you respond? Do you give up? Or do you fight to overcome the obstacle? Or are you able to draw inspiration from the obstacle life has [...]Show More Summary
5 Tips For Setting Smarter Goals With The Micro Perspective
Do you find yourself frustrated that you’re not further along than you are at the end of the day – or the week – or the month – or so even far in your life? Have you set amazing goals for yourself that just never came to fruition? When you fall short of a goal [...]Show More Summary
How to Start the Day with Maximum Focus
How do YOU wake up? The attitude you possess when you start the day affects you much more than any cup of coffee ever will. How do you feel when you wake up every morning? Are you tired, longing for another hour of sleep, or are you energized and excited for the new day’s possibilities? [...]Show More Summary
3 Simple Steps Toward Grassroots Peace
Do you think we could have world peace one day? It seems an impossible dream, doesn’t it? Just look at today’s news: Shootings, bombings, wars, civil unrest – it just goes on and on, day after day, year after year. But what if you could make the world a more peaceful place? Yes, you! I’m [...]Show More Summary
Zen Mind – Beginner’s Mind: How to Tap into it
In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few. – Zen Master Shunryo Suzuki What would you rather be, a beginner or an expert? The answer seems clear, doesn’t it? Most people would choose to be an expert, and not a beginner. In fact, many people hate being a noobie, [...]Show More Summary
About Confidence: Say Yes to You!
“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Nelson Mandela Do you have a hard time saying no to requests for your time? If “yes” arises spontaneously with little or no thought, you may be locked into [...]Show More Summary
How to Prepare for Life (and Death)
We say that the hour of death cannot be forecast, but when we say this we imagine that hour as placed in an obscure and distant future. It never occurs to us that it has any connection with the day already begun or that death could arrive this same afternoon, this afternoon which is so [...]Show More Summary
The Minimalist’s Guide to Career Happiness
Think about the worst job you’ve ever had. I’m talking about brain dead, boring, tedious, work. You’ve had at least one of those, yes? Sometimes we accept a job like that, knowing that it doesn’t suit us perfectly. But we’re not in a position to be particularly choosy. We have to pay the bills, right? [...]Show More Summary
10 Ways To Embrace Uncertainty (Part 2)
You want to move forward, but you can’t. You would take that first step if you just knew where to put it. That’s the problem. Everytime you get ready to make that big move fear overtakes you. Then you stop. You put your foot back down. You justify your decision. And you turn around [...]Show More Summary
How to Embrace Uncertainty In The Pursuit of a Dream
Do you have a dream? There are those moments in time when you can see it, feel it, and for a short moment you live it. But then you come back to reality. You feel the doubts, the insecurity. The mind starts shelling out questions: What about money? What will your friends say? What about [...]Show More Summary
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How Using the “Power of 3? Can Clear Your Mind and Bring Peace
Hurtful words can sting. Once said, they cannot be unsaid. My belly sinks. I feel deflated and exhausted. Sometimes, my mind replays a heated discussion. And I can’t get it out of my mind, it bothers me too much. Have you ever felt this way? Is there a way to clear your mind and feel peace? [...]Show More Summary
What is the Missing Ingredient in Your Life?
The ingredients aren’t hard to obtain, but the trick is knowing how much of which ingredient to add and at what time. ~ David Thorton Have you ever prepared a dish only to realize too late that you left some vital ingredient out? Maybe it was the sugar in a batch of cookies or the [...]Show More Summary
How To Live a Life of Happiness
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.- Margaret B. Runbeck Is it possible to be happy all the time? Happiness and the method to achieve it has been thrown around for thousands of years, with millions of people, promising a million different ways of how to be happy. But [...]Show More Summary