Posts Tagged ‘zen’
Make it a Daring Adventure
January 24, 2010
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. – Helen Keller
Photo by Phil Strahl.
Live the Questions Now
January 12, 2010
“I beg you … to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer…” – Rainer Maria Rilke
Photo by James Jordan.
Make and Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
December 30, 2009
1. Make realistic, measurable goals and write them down. Be specific! For example, your resolution may be to pack lunch four out of five days a week or workout five times a week.
2. Choose wisely. Make resolutions you can keep … and prioritize! Be sure to pick the ones more important to you so you can stick to them.
3. Create visual reminder. Post your list in a visible place or record them in a journal.
4. Seek support. Tell your closest friends about your goals. If you find someone with similar goals plan a daily or weekly email or phone call to help you both stay in check.
5. Start. Just do it. Depending on your goal, sign up for a gym membership; research healthy recipes; or take a look at your expenses.
6. Take positive action. If you want to lose weight, don’t bring desserts, junk food, candy or ice cream into the house.
7. Reward yourself for meeting mini-goals. If you’re trying to save money, reward yourself with a small splurge at each significant step.
8. Substitute habits. If your goal is to eat less junk food, find a healthy food you love.
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- RT @motivationlive: People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. - Anonymous
- Oh man. Gotta teach 7 am and 9 am kbox after crazy Meise wedding.
- I was part of Facebook's IPO! Bought many a share. Hope it makes some bacon. I will tell my grandkids about this historical moment.
- Planning our First Annual Meise Summer Jam. There will be a big roasted pig.
- Best part of tonight was when Cha Cha Slide came on and Aunt Mary Jane asked, "Is this the Dougie?"
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