From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Want to Improve Your Relationships? Listen Up!

A guest post by Gail Brenner of A Flourishing Life “The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most [...]

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How to Embark on a Spiritual Journey

By Mary Jaksch Every true spiritual journey is a quest. Which means that we set out to discover something. Not just anything, but about who we truly are. And what life is about. Those are big, uncomfortable questions. Embarking on the spiritual journey is like getting into a very small boat and setting out on [...]

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Steve Jobs: How to Live Before You Die

By Mary Jaksch If you want to be inspired how to live an extraordinary life – whatever your circumstances – listen to Apple CEO Steve Jobs: What does this video inspire you to change in your life? *** Reserve your place on next FREE Virtual Zen Retreat. We already have more than 800 people enrolled [...]

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How to Escape Loneliness: 10 Ways to Connect With Others

By Mary Jaksch Do you suffer from loneliness? Like many people, maybe you too feel isolated and disconnected. We don’t have to be alone in order to feel lonely. In fact, the worst kind of loneliness is when we are surrounded by people, but feel disconnected. The loneliest time in my life was when I [...]

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A Simple Guide to Making Changes that Stick

A guest post by Anne Melnyk of The Art & Practice of Balance. Have you ever been inspired to make a change in your life? Maybe you decided to learn to speak Italian, to lose a few pounds, to conquer clutter, to be on time consistently, to call your mother more often, or to take [...]

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How to Inspire Generosity, Respect, Ease, Vision, Compassion

By Mary Jaksch Legendary blogger Seth Godin has published a fantastic new free Ebook, called What Matters Now. He asked a whole crowd of people who feature on the Net the same question: “What Matters Now?” and collected the results in his ebook. Here are some hightlights: Generosity If you make a difference, people will [...]

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What You Need to Know Before Starting a New Habit

By Mary Jaksch Change, real change is difficult. It may be easy to wear a new hairstyle and pin up some new affirmations on the fridge, but that’s just glossing the exterior. Deep change is different. It’s the kind of transformation caterpillars go through in order to become butterflies. Why change is difficult Change is [...]

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