Archive for July, 2009

Two Questions to Help You Gain Perspective

Posted on July 31, 2009. Filed under: Life, Meditation, Zen |

Two Questions to Help You Gain Perspective (Zen Habits)

I believe that everyone can benefit from answering these, the key being that you need to apply the principle of truth in your responses. If you don’t, the only person you are fooling, is you.

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73 Ways to Become a Better Writer

Posted on July 31, 2009. Filed under: Writing |

73 Ways to Become a Better Writer (Copyblogger)

The good news is that writing makes you a better writer. Just like practicing the piano makes you a better pianist, or riding a trail bike makes you a better biker.

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Art of Command – Book Review

Posted on July 30, 2009. Filed under: Armchair General, Book Review, Books, History, Military, Military History |

Art of Command – Book Review (ArmchairGeneral.com)

Despite its title, The Art of Command is not merely another compendium on leadership and command.

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The Power of Images

Posted on July 29, 2009. Filed under: Life, Love |

The Power of Images – happylotus.com

Loving oneself includes realizing the areas that we need to work on and accepting who we are. It means looking in the mirror and celebrating the image that we see. To love oneself also means that you allow others to be who they are and see the beauty in that [...]

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Simplicity Redefined: Be Open to What Emerges

Posted on July 28, 2009. Filed under: Life, Zen |

Simplicity Redefined: Be Open to What Emerges – Zen Habits

The lesson I learned: you don’t know what will happen, or what opportunities will arise, until you arrive at that moment.

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Why Getting Up Early Enhances Life and How to Beat the Stay-in-Bed Blues

Posted on July 27, 2009. Filed under: Life, Zen |

Why Getting Up Early Enhances Life and How to Beat the Stay-in-Bed Blues

The most important gift of the early morning is that we make time and space to live consciously. How are you going to live the new day? What kind of experience are you going to create?

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The Spirit of the Free

Posted on July 27, 2009. Filed under: Life, Zen |

The Spirit of the Free

The Universe runs without any effort from you and it will continue to do so even after you are gone. The problems that we see in the world are of our making. We all contributed to them on some level. The good news is that if we could create such a mess, [...]

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Divorce Meditation

Posted on July 27, 2009. Filed under: Life, Love, Meditation, Zen |

ZenWorlds #31 – Divorce Meditation

ZenWorlds ZenCast #31 is a meditation designed to help you cope with overwhelming feelings that surround you when going through divorce. This can also apply to those going through a separation or loss of a close relationship.

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Three Effective Ways to Enhance Your Willpower

Posted on July 26, 2009. Filed under: Life, Zen |

Three Effective Ways to Enhance Your Willpower

Research tells us that willpower is a limited resource. Each of us only has so much of it.

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Daily Zen: Skeletons – Ikkyu (1394-1481)

Posted on July 26, 2009. Filed under: Life, Zen |

Daily Zen: Skeletons – Ikkyu  (1394-1481)

Have a good look—stop the breath, peel off the skin, and everybody ends up looking the same.  No matter how long you live, the result is not altered.  Cast off the notion the “I exist.”  Entrust yourself to the windblown clouds, and do not wish to live forever.

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