From the monthly archives:

December 2007

5 Ways to Make Your New Year Resolutions Stick

Photo by Nexus To effect lasting change, you need to access the total power of mind and body. Here are five ways to use your inner power to make your New Year’s resolution stick. The first and most important point is that in order to stick, resolutions need to be embedded in a life plan. [...]

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Are Some Things too Hard to Forgive?

By Mary Jaksch Are there things you find too hard to forgive? The following story of Peter and Linda Biehl is a wonderful example of what compassion and forgiveness can achieve. In 1993 their daughter, Amy Biehl, an 26-year-old Fulbright Scholar, went to South Africa to work in underprivileged communities. Shortly before the end of [...]

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Attention – the Most Precious Gift

Photo by Babasteve Running toward Christmas at fast-forward pace, there is one thing that is sure to give us pause: What will we give to our loved ones? Every shop is ajangle with Christmas tunes and the shoppers swarm in hordes. It’s hard to avoid being part of this consumers’ rush.   Here is a [...]

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Zen and the Art of Blogging: Help or Hindrance?

Photo by Chaparral Is this blog helpful? Read two contrasting responses: I love your blog! It has re-kindled my former interest in Zen. Compare this to an email from a colleague: What I read in your blog shocked and horrified me. It has nothing to do with Zen and leads people astray! These two reactions [...]

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How to Recover the Fun of Playfulness

Photo by Val Ayres Are you playful? Playfulness is fun part of life that we tend to mislay as adults. In our culture there is an expectation that children should play, but adults must be serious. Personally, I think being adult is highly overrated.   When I planned this post, I wanted to write about [...]

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Can we Learn to be Happy?

Photo by audreyjm529 Happiness is not something we can buy. And it’s not something others can give us. Can we learn to be happy?   Happiness is about being connected If we learn to be more deeply connected with others, we become happier. There are ancient Buddhist teachings called the Four Noble Abodes which focus [...]

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Circle of Kindness: Pay it Forward

Photo: Glenn Fleishman Kindness is medicine for the world. I want to follow a suggestion by a fellow-blogger, Leo Babauta, and publicly offer a kindness.   I will offer one free place on my next retreat for someone who can’t afford to attend. (If you are interested in attending a retreat please click here) Maybe [...]

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