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Tag Archives: mindfulness
How To Live (in this Shitshow)—Introduction
I. Living with Yourself II. Living in Society III. Living with Others The purpose of this book and the purpose of my life have long been one in the same. For the longest time I’ve been obsessed with the idea … Continue reading
Posted in All posts, Fiction/Creative, Philosophy, Self-Improvement
Tagged behavior, book, books, comfort, decision, decision-making, discipline, ethical, ethics, faith, fulfillment, habit, habitual, how to live, How to Live in this Shitshow, identification, identity, introduction, life, live, living, meditation, mindfulness, moral, morality, morals, others, parade, people, philosophy, purpose, routine, self, shit, shit parade, shit sandwich, shitshow, shitstorm, shitty, society, temperance, value, virtue, vision, willpower
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Sea Caves
There are caves hidden within each man, very deep caves, which have been carved into the stone of his soul as the water carves when it hits the cliff at shore’s edge. When the waves roll in they crash through … Continue reading
Posted in All posts, Fiction/Creative
Tagged appreciate, caves, crash, mindfulness, poetry, sea, sea caves, watch, watching, waves
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DO IT RIGHT NOW
I’ll cut to the chase: you will never get anything done unless you start doing it right now. This very moment. Immediately. I’m serious! Your intentions, your goals, the things you want to do or think about doing all the … Continue reading
Posted in All posts, Mindfulness, Self-Improvement
Tagged action, decision, decision-making, do, do it right now, healthy, idea, ideas, it, mindfulness, moment, now, philosophy, right
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What is lost?
What is lost? When you are five minutes late, and your friend didn’t mind waiting; When you rush somewhere and in doing so forget about where you already are; When the place you were going to ends up not mattering … Continue reading
Posted in All posts, Fiction/Creative, Mindfulness
Tagged beauty, gained, lost, mindfulness, slow
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Balance
Balance has been occupying my thoughts recently, both the physical act of balancing and balance as a metaphor. Balance is stability, awareness, and controlled movement during chaos. We think “Oh, how I should love to live a balanced life.” Eat … Continue reading
Posted in All posts, Mindfulness, Snippets
Tagged annoyance, balance, equilibrium, mindfulness
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On Comfort
In Peace is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hanh describes walking meditation: “Although we walk all the time, our walking is usually more like running. When we walk like that, we print anxiety and sorrow on the Earth. We have to walk … Continue reading
Posted in All posts, Mindfulness, Self-Improvement
Tagged body, comfort, discomfort, exercise, growth, mindfulness, social skills, thich nhat hanh, walking meditation
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Three Simple Rules for Changing Yourself
I can’t say it enough: Say yes to the right things, so no to the wrong things, and do it as soon as possible. This one sentence is a moral compass you can use for the rest of your life. … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, alan watts, change, choice, decision, decision-making, eckhart tolle, emotions, growth, health, healthy-living, judgment, mental-health, mindfulness, moral compass, morals, no, now, positivity, power of now, rules, self-control, simple, thich nhat hanh, three, willpower, yes
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Creating Positivity: the “Yes” Inside
Awhile ago, when I was slacklining in Santa Cruz, the topic of psychedelics came up. A few people I know took acid and went to a nice nature spot to enjoy themselves. One of them, a friend of a friend … Continue reading
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Tagged experience, human, joy, lsd, meditation, mindfulness, now, positivity, yes
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