25 Doses of Inspiration to Make Your Day Great. Email It certainly seems that winter is here for most of us and the recent destruction of Hurricane Sandy is enough to get anyone down in the mouth. Not to worry as here are 25 little bits of motivation to get you through your day with a smile on your face and your head held up high. Be Sociable, Share! Related posts: Thebigview.com - Pondering the Big Questions. Wei Wu Wei. It is only with total humility, and in absolute stillness of mind that we can know what indeed we are. Wei Wu Wei was the pen-name of Terence James Stannus Gray (14 September 1895 – 5 January 1986) an Irish-born interpreter of Buddhism.
Sourced[edit] What is your trouble? Mistaken identity. Living should be perpetual and universal benediction. Play your part in the comedy, but don't identify yourself with your role! The Saint is a man who disciplines his ego. The writer of these lines has nothing whatsoever to teach anyone; his words are just his contribution to our common discussion of what must inevitably be for us the most important subject which could be discussed by sentient beings.Introduction to Open Secret (1965)It is only with total humility, and in absolute stillness of mind that we can know what indeed we are.The Tenth Man : The Great Joke (1966) Fingers Pointing Towards The Moon (1958)[edit] Why Lazarus Laughed: The Essential Doctrine, Zen — Advaita — Tantra (1960)[edit] 30 Challenges for 30 Days.
Did you know that it takes 30 days to form a new habit? The first few days are similar as to how you would imagine the birth of a new river. Full of enthusiasm it gushes forth, only to be met by strong obstacles. The path is not clear yet, and your surroundings don’t agree. Old habits urge you to stay the same. But you need to stay determined. This starting phase is the hardest. So, take a moment to reflect on the question ‘Who do I want to be in 5 years?’
Check out this short TED talk first to get inspired: Now pick one or more challenges and stick with them! However, be cautioned, picking too many challenges at the same time can easily result in a failure of all of them. #1 Write a I-Like-This-About-You note/text/email each day for someone (Easy) This is the perfect way to let someone else know you care. . #2 Talk to one stranger each day (Hard) This is a great one to cure approaching anxiety. . #3 Take one picture each day (Hard) #4 Re-evaluate one long-held belief each day (Intermediate) 02-2012-01-41-35-thedalailamawhenaskedwhatsurprisedhimmostabouthumanityansweredmanbecausehesacrificeshishealthinordertomakemoney.jpeg (JPEG Image, 720x490 pixels) 02-2012-01-41-35-thedalailamawhenaskedwhatsurprisedhimmostabouthumanityansweredmanbecausehesacrificeshishealthinordertomakemoney.jpeg (JPEG Image, 720x490 pixels)
How I Know I Love You. I know I love you because I want to get you soup when you’re sick. Not only do I want to get it for you, I want to make it for you so you can eat something made with love instead of with crushed insects and preservatives. I know I love you because I want to slap anyone who hurts you, even if it’s your boss. I want to hold you when you’re having a nightmare and kiss the spot that hurts when you bump into something. I know I love you because I want you to be healthy even when you’re not sick, and that’s why I keep bugging you to change your crappy eating ways even though I know you’re over hearing about it.
I know I love you because I worry about the stuff only people who love you worry about, like the amount of quality sleep you get a night and how much you drink when you’re sad and whether you’re getting enough vitamin B. Like probably more than your mom does, I’m not sure she especially cares about vitamin B. I know I love you because I think you’re beautiful even when you’re not. 26 Principals of Life. 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind.
The 3 R’s To Total Happiness. You wake up in the morning and determine to be happy, but your happiness can be short- lived because of other factors not within your control and they are sending negative signals to disturb your peace of mind. To be totally happy you have to handle the three components of happiness well. The three components are resolution, reaction and relation. Let’s take a look at each and every one in detail. This is at a personal level. Things are within your control. You make up your mind either to attract or repel happiness. Choice: You decide and you make a choice.
At this level things are not within your control. Looking at the bright side of things: Do you see problems as challenges or nuisance? There is a two-way traffic at this level. Family: A harmonious family is teamwork. Total happiness is about managing yourself positively, react to events positively and relate to others positively. Charles Chua is a freelance writer and runs the blog All About Living with Life. Related Articles: 12 Tough Truths that Help You Grow. As you look back on your life, you will often realize that many of the times you thought you were being rejected from something good, you were in fact being redirected to something better.
You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to relax and have faith that things will work out. Let go a little and just let life happen. Because sometimes the truths you can’t change, end up changing you and helping you grow. Here are twelve such truths… Everything is as it should be. Photo by: Martin Gommel Related 10 Mistakes Unhappy People Make Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain. May 28, 2012 In "Hacks" 50 Quotes to Help You Let Go and Live “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. November 20, 2013 In "Happiness" 9 Good Reminders that Will Change the Way You Think “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking.
Penn State York :: Learning Center :: Hints for Remembering Better. Reboot your life: 20 mental barriers you should let go of. Photo by admitchell08 You are in an imaginary hot air balloon. It’s just you and all of your belongings in the wicker basket. Something went wrong and you are losing altitude fast. You will hit the ground in less than ten minutes if you don’t come up with something quick. The only immediate solution is to get rid of excess weight and throw off at least half of your belongings.
It’s that or hit the ground in ten. You look at the things and hesitate for a few seconds but then you do what you have to do and start throwing the things you have gathered half your life one by one. This happens to all of us in less dramatic circumstances. Our mental life follows the same fate. Some of them are useless ideas that drag us down considerably. So if you were in the hot air balloon situation, which of these mental barriers should we let go? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Related posts: Simple Life Feeds - News. Easily. | Articles on Life, Happiness, Productivity, Money, Health & Fitness, Inspiration, and More. What I’d Tell Myself if I Were 18 Again | Creative Life & Internet Marketing.
I like to joke that I am who I am today because I did everything wrong in my 20′s. I’ve always been fearless, and it often got me in trouble. I wasn’t afraid to start a business, borrow a bunch of money, or quit a well-paying job to travel the world. At the same time, the fact that I took chances (and often failed) gave me the wisdom that I have today. Lessons learned through failure tend to be much more meaningful than lessons learned otherwise. Now that I’m in my 30′s, life is pretty good. While I haven’t learned it all, I feel my head is screwed on straight enough that life is much less stressful. Even though things are going well, I often imagine what it would be like to go back into the past and teach myself what I know now.
Could you imagine? I know, it doesn’t do any good to ask what if. But what if… What I’d Tell Myself at 18 Sometimes I imagine that I’m in a fishing boat, thousands of miles away from the life I know, slowly drifting across a lake. Here’s what I say: Be Confident. Life’s Instructions » Concepts, Ideas, Thoughts & Bullsh!t | Concepts, Ideas, Thoughts & Bullsh!t.
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Welcome to our blog! Here you'll find bits and pieces of wisdom learned from cycling 17,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina together as a family. Hope it inspires you to live your dream! My book about our journey, Changing Gears, is now released! Read a preview here Now that I’m old and gray (but not quite in my rocker yet!) I look back on my life and think about things I wish I knew earlier. You’re stronger than you think you are.Mistakes teach you important lessons. What lies before us and behind us are tiny matters when compared to what lies within us.Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.It’s not about getting a chance, it’s about taking a chance.If it were easy everyone would do it.Be vulnerable.A problem is a chance for you to learn.Regardless of the situation, life goes on. Wondering who this crazy family is who would spend three years riding bikes from one end of the world to the other? Interested in our journey? Finances are a big hurdle.
100 Things Personality Test - VisualDNA. VisualDNA brings a new layer of information to the world of technology that will help bring it closer to the people who use it – making it more enjoyable and relevant. Technology provides businesses with a surfeit of DATA – what and when.
However it provides very little in the way of UNDERSTANDING – who did things, and why they did them. We see this effect in all areas of business from marketing to financial services. Despite all the targeting and site metrics, digital marketing isn’t getting any more effective. We have a different approach. In the financial sector this approach has led to a five-fold increase in ROI, in media we have seen 35% improvement in click rates. Watch a short video about VisualDNA. Learn more about our solutions for business: 18 Rules of Living by the Dalai Lama.
How to Develop a Photographic Memory. Great Resume Designs that Catch Attention--and Got People Hired. Inspiration June 21, 2011 When applying for a job, you have no choice but to do your best to outshine competition. Even before winning an interview, your qualifications (or in some instance, your character) are already judged by the resume you’ve submitted. It is then important to make your resume or CV as honest, concise, and striking as possible. If you are looking forward to a creative position, you will be expected to come up with something grand and extra creative as well. Take a look at how other designers compose their creative resumes.
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I’ve written a couple articles before on this topic and I’ve kept a few items from those articles on my list here, but most of this is new and it is really a useful way to find things to start doing. As with any of these 100 lists, obviously you can’t do all of these things (I certainly don’t) but you can pick some items on the list and start with them to simplify things in your life. I’d love for you to comment and add your own items or why not create your own list of 100 items, link back to these if they have inspired you and challenge your own readers to do the same and keep these lists going! Please consider sharing this article if you enjoy it and feel free to sign up for my RSS feed here. Simplify Your Actions 1. Simplify Your Stuff 30. 57. 81. j03Evz2wQcrGD.jpg (JPEG Image, 780x512 pixels)