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20 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Every Sunday. Post written by: Marc Chernoff Email At the cusp of new beginnings many of us take time to reflect on our lives by looking back over the past and ahead into the future. We ponder the successes, failures and standout events that are slowly scripting our life’s story. This process of self reflection helps maintain a conscious awareness of where we’ve been and where we intend to go. It is pertinent to the organization and preservation of our dreams, goals and desires. If you would like to maximize the benefits of self reflection , I have 20 questions for you. What did I learn last week? Take 30 minutes every Sunday and give yourself the gift of self reflection. And check out these books for more thought-provoking questions: Photo by: Cesar R. If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book. And get inspiring life tips and quotes in your inbox (it's free)...

Thought Questions - Asking the right questions is the answer. Familiarity Breeds Enjoyment. Interested in these topics? Go here . My first meal in the US was at Taco Bell When I first landed in the United States from India in 1994 to start my PhD, I was taken by my hosts, straight from the airport, to a Taco Bell for dinner. (My hosts were senior Indian students at the same university.) Being vegetarian, I ordered the bean burrito and the seven-layer burrito. I remember hating the meal, but out of politeness for my hosts, I managed to gulp it down with the help of lots of water. How did this transition happen? To understand how, consider something known as the . The answer, it turned out, was yes. But, why are familiar things more likeable? Because familiar things--food, music, activities, surroundings, etc. The mere exposure results are fascinating, but even more fascinating is how most of us take little or no advantage of this tendency for enhancing our enjoyment in life.

Most people do not like beer the first time they have it There are two reasons for this. 45 Life Lessons, written by a 90 year old. 1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3. Life is too short not to enjoy it. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. (Source: reginabrett.com) Getting Started with Meditation. I have a hard time sitting cross-legged for any length of time.

Is this the only posture that works for meditation? The best posture for meditation is one in which you are simultaneously relaxed and alert. You will notice that when your spine is erect rather than slumped over, there is a special quality of wakefulness or presence that becomes available. When you sit erect, with your sitz bones heavy and your chin slightly tucked in to elongate your spine, a natural alignment occurs; you feel attentive, open, engaged, and bright. The challenge is to combine this aligned posture with total relaxation, dropping all tension in the body, especially in the shoulders, face (including the eyes), and hands. So the ideal meditation posture is one that ... No Surprises Work Flow: LucidChart. The 4-Hour Workweek and Timothy Ferriss.