Comments on: How to Spice up Your Life http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/ Practical inspiration. For a happier life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Chloe http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-17436 Chloe Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:05:50 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-17436 This is shit. This is shit.

]]> By: Elaine http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-8279 Elaine Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:17:31 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-8279 So where do I start when connecting the dots regarding the cause of my misery? So where do I start when connecting the dots regarding the cause of my misery?

]]> By: robby parsons http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-7794 robby parsons Thu, 13 May 2010 20:16:45 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-7794 i am 10 and tried and haven't suckceeded <:={ i am 10 and tried and haven’t suckceeded <:={

]]> By: Trent M. http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-6190 Trent M. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:51:37 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-6190 As all of your articles have yet neglected to do, this is just as interesting and thought provoking. My life tends to be unpredictable. But what I do are just simple things like... Draw today, play video games today, visit the neighbor and go walking or just chat today, call a friend today, go outside and reflect and think today, or get on the computer today. Only just a few of these REALLY steps out and those are visiting the neighbor or sitting outside. For a long time I've felt a yearning for adventure. But adventure can be here for me at any point in time I want it to be! I just need to do new things and try accepting invitations to something, especially if it will be an entirely new experience. As all of your articles have yet neglected to do, this is just as interesting and thought provoking.
My life tends to be unpredictable. But what I do are just simple things like… Draw today, play video games today, visit the neighbor and go walking or just chat today, call a friend today, go outside and reflect and think today, or get on the computer today.
Only just a few of these REALLY steps out and those are visiting the neighbor or sitting outside.
For a long time I’ve felt a yearning for adventure. But adventure can be here for me at any point in time I want it to be! I just need to do new things and try accepting invitations to something, especially if it will be an entirely new experience.

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-54 Mary Jaksch Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:56:00 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-54 Hallo ReddyK - it's very true: many people hardly taste their life at all. They are always somewhere else in their mind and not in the moment they are experiencing. 'Connecting the dots regarding the cause of their own misery' - now there's a theme for a whole new post. Thank you for commenting. Hallo ReddyK – it’s very true: many people hardly taste their life at all. They are always somewhere else in their mind and not in the moment they are experiencing. ‘Connecting the dots regarding the cause of their own misery’ – now there’s a theme for a whole new post. Thank you for commenting.

]]> By: ReddyK - Atma Jyoti Blog http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-51 ReddyK - Atma Jyoti Blog Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:07:23 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-51 <blockquote cite="Whilst it’s prudent to learn from the mistakes from others, it seems to me that the lessons I learned from more deeply were my own mistakes. What do you think?"> Hello again, Mary. It seems to me that the important thing is to have an attentive mind which truly learns the lessons of life, whether experienced by oneself, or experienced by another. Most people, unfortunately, go through life half conscious, never connecting the dots regarding the cause of their own misery.

Hello again, Mary.

It seems to me that the important thing is to have an attentive mind which truly learns the lessons of life, whether experienced by oneself, or experienced by another. Most people, unfortunately, go through life half conscious, never connecting the dots regarding the cause of their own misery.

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-50 Mary Jaksch Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:38:19 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-50 @Shona I love your image of the circled wagons! It feels safe but the journey has come to a stillstand! Well done for stepping out of that safe zone! @Deb I must try that idea of saying 'yes' to every invitation that comes to me during a particular week. We are such creatures of habit and it's necessary to break out of our cage of complacent routine. @Mete I like you 'just do it!' attitude! I know traveling can be unsettling at times but it enriches life and allows us to see other ways of living a life. @Reddyk Welcome to Goodlife Zen! Indeed, 'bold but careful' is a good recipe for life. Whilst it's prudent to learn from the mistakes from others, it seems to me that the lessons I learned from more deeply were my own mistakes. What do you think? @Shona
I love your image of the circled wagons! It feels safe but the journey has come to a stillstand! Well done for stepping out of that safe zone!

@Deb
I must try that idea of saying ‘yes’ to every invitation that comes to me during a particular week. We are such creatures of habit and it’s necessary to break out of our cage of complacent routine.

@Mete
I like you ‘just do it!’ attitude! I know traveling can be unsettling at times but it enriches life and allows us to see other ways of living a life.

@Reddyk
Welcome to Goodlife Zen! Indeed, ‘bold but careful’ is a good recipe for life. Whilst it’s prudent to learn from the mistakes from others, it seems to me that the lessons I learned from more deeply were my own mistakes. What do you think?

]]> By: ReddyK - Atma Jyoti Blog http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-47 ReddyK - Atma Jyoti Blog Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:36:37 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-47 Greetings, Mary. I found out about your blog from the love-link on Albert's UrbanMonk. Regarding overcoming fear, I knew a man who decided to go out and discover life without fear. He traveled to India, learned the language, and intrepidly began to explore the inner spiritual side of the country. By boldly going where few dared go before, he met stunningly interesting people, and had wonderful experiences. A note of caution, however. It always pays to use intelligence. Learn from others. Try not to make their mistakes. It always pays to be bold, yet careful. And if you make a mistake, pick yourself up, learn from it, and continue on your way. Greetings, Mary.

I found out about your blog from the love-link on Albert’s UrbanMonk.

Regarding overcoming fear, I knew a man who decided to go out and discover life without fear. He traveled to India, learned the language, and intrepidly began to explore the inner spiritual side of the country. By boldly going where few dared go before, he met stunningly interesting people, and had wonderful experiences.

A note of caution, however. It always pays to use intelligence. Learn from others. Try not to make their mistakes. It always pays to be bold, yet careful. And if you make a mistake, pick yourself up, learn from it, and continue on your way.

]]> By: deb http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-44 deb Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:19:50 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-44 love the picture of the lemming over the cliff - I shall take that image into work with me this morning. love the picture of the lemming over the cliff – I shall take that image into work with me this morning.

]]> By: Mete http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-43 Mete Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:51:28 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/12/02/how-to-spice-up-your-life/#comment-43 Your point on 'the initial fear' I find extremely relevant Mary, and it's perhaps the most important thing I've learned in my past few years as a nomad! I seem to have some sort of strange instinct dictating that I spend at least all of my 20's living in foreign cultures and lands, making day to day life as difficult as possible! - and every time I come up with a plan to move on to somewhere new and unexplored there is this conversation which carries itself out in my brain along the lines of "Hey!! I'm finally getting comfortable now, so what the hell am I doing now?!!". But my trick is to completely ignore those voices, and simply say to myself "I'll do it! Now! And think about it later!". Shoot first and ask questions later! Once I've done that, getting tired and demotivated and all the other hurdles that come in the process don't matter so much... The lemming may become demotivated as he plummets from the clifftop to the ground below, but if he's thrown himself far enough at the start he'll reach the bottom for sure! And its always worth it - more worth it than could ever be expected. Your point on ‘the initial fear’ I find extremely relevant Mary, and it’s perhaps the most important thing I’ve learned in my past few years as a nomad!

I seem to have some sort of strange instinct dictating that I spend at least all of my 20′s living in foreign cultures and lands, making day to day life as difficult as possible! – and every time I come up with a plan to move on to somewhere new and unexplored there is this conversation which carries itself out in my brain along the lines of “Hey!! I’m finally getting comfortable now, so what the hell am I doing now?!!”. But my trick is to completely ignore those voices, and simply say to myself “I’ll do it! Now! And think about it later!”.

Shoot first and ask questions later!

Once I’ve done that, getting tired and demotivated and all the other hurdles that come in the process don’t matter so much… The lemming may become demotivated as he plummets from the clifftop to the ground below, but if he’s thrown himself far enough at the start he’ll reach the bottom for sure! And its always worth it – more worth it than could ever be expected.

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