From contributor Janice Hunter
“They can because they think they can.” ~ Virgil
I love the Mary’s choice of name for her site. Goodlife Zen; it’s so simple yet deceptively powerful. How do you define Zen and incorporate Zen-inspired elements and wisdom into your life; what does a good life mean to you?
For me, there are as many elements to Zen living as there are waves in an ocean, ebbing and flowing together to create elemental power. That’s why I was thrilled when Mary asked me to work with her to share links and showcase different sites every Friday. We hope they’ll complement each other, inspire or motivate you, make you smile, enhance your awareness or in some way add to your ocean, drop by drop, or help you soar.
This column is where I’ll be exploring the details of daily living that are the signposts in our lives, the source of our spiritual strength and the clues to our creativity.
When I think of the ocean, I feel invigorated, refreshed and connected to everything that’s bigger than me, yet part of all I can be or ever have been. This post, in a photo and a few words by Maya at A Beach Lover’s Place is literally nutrient rich.
Emily at Remodelling This Life invites us to cherish those quiet, precious moments on a beach, where children teach us how to live simply and stretch time. Her photos are glorious.
Mary urged me to put up a link to my post Alfonsina and the Sea. It was strange how we both put up a post about the sea and the tide this week!
Mary enjoyed this TED video: Rick Warren talks about living a life of purpose:
Check out this lovely post by Leo Babauta: The Little but Really Useful Guides to Creativity
By the way, there’s a lovely podcast with Leo Babauta and Mary Jaksch in conversation. They talk about blogging but keep on straying into issues of life!
Here’s a nice little real-life story: Today, I was driving to a job interview when I saw a businesswoman standing next to her BMW on the side of the road. She had a flat tire. I pulled over and helped her put on the spare. When I arrived to the interview, the woman who I helped ended up being the CEO of the company. I got the job!You can find more of these inspirational stories on a new website Makes Me Think
Here’s a gem from the TED talks that Mary is raving about: Alain de Botton: A kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success. Alain de Botton (author and philosopher) examines our ideas of success and failure — and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work:
If you’re worried about Swine Flu and want to know more about what it might mean for you, Mary suggests watching Swine Flu and the Next Pandemic
Please share with us any gems that you find on the Net.
Read more posts by Janice Hunter on her blog Sharing the Journey
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I’m sorry you had to change so much in my post at the last minute, Mary. Apologies, too, to anyone who came over expecting to see a link to their post. We had intercontinental techno-gremlins.
Here’s the link to Maya’s blog (mentioned above) that slipped through through the net – no sea-pun intended!
http://www.http://www.an-ocean-beach-lovers-place.com/2009/07/have-you-met-sea-bean-yet.html
janice´s last blog ..Alfonsina and the Sea
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