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Tomorrow evening, like billions of people around the world, my wife and I will be celebrating the coming new year. Some people celebrate this by having a big New Year’s Eve bash at their home. Others go out to various parties, enjoying the celebrations put on by others. Still others spend the evening [...]
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No matter what is happening around us, we do not have to react impulsively, but can learn to respond. Giving into automatic negative reactions can become addictive and it’s important to learn how to diffuse them. The steps offered here are simple, but powerful. The more we practice them the stronger we become.
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Tagged: breath, calm down, energy, medidate, peace, relax, slow down, zen
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Ten steps to better understand the zen spirit, and their equivalent for the potter.
Steps for the zen:
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Tagged: peace, pottery, understanding, zen, zen spirit
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Categories: BUSINESS & FINANCE, ZEN PEACE
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“So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person.” Thich Nhat Hanh
It’s Christmastime and it’s the season of giving … what are you giving your loved ones this year?
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I recently ran into a couple of reading lists (I’ll share them at the end) and realized that I LOVE reading book recommendations. I can’t get enough of them.
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Tagged: books, library, LITERATURE, novels
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Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Sharon Jayson of USA Today
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Tagged: Motivation, opportunity, optimism, personality, positivity, recession, thrive
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The New York Times ran a story today that says the next consumer crisis is credit cards — a sobering fact in a nation that has racked up massive amounts of credit card debt.
Categories: BUSINESS & FINANCE
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