From the monthly archives:

November 2010

What Are You Grateful For? 12 Questions

By Mary Jaksch Gratitude is like a muscle that we need to exercise. The following twelve questions will help you to practice gratitude: What made you happy? What energized you? What barrier did you overcome? What changed you? What triggered your creativity? What deepened your spirituality? What kindness did you experience? What did others do [...]

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What Makes You Whole?

By Mary Jaksch I’m inspired by stories of how people overcome challenges. One of the great stories is that of pianist David Helfgott. I saw him in concert today and it was an amazing experience. David trotted on stage in a red silk Cossack shirt, flashed a huge grin and gave the audience a thumbs-up. [...]

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How Catastrophe Can Open a Door to a New Life

A guest post by Christopher Foster of The Happy Seeker. I felt like my life was coming to an end that cold, cheerless morning in October 1994 when I said goodbye to the spiritual community in British Columbia that had been my home for 36 years. Not a soul was present as I stepped outside [...]

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How Motivation Works

By Mary Jaksch What motivates you? Do you respond best to intrinsic motivation, or to extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation comes from within. As Daniel Pink, author of the bestseller Drive says, there are three main internal drives that motivate us. Autonomy: the ability to direct your own life. Mastery: making progress. Purpose: doing things that [...]

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The Lost Guide to Finding Yourself in Solitude

A guest post by Scott McIntyre of Vivid Ways The great omission in American life is solitude; not loneliness, for this is an alienation that thrives most in the midst of crowds, but that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incubator of the spirit. ~ Marya Mannes, US [...]

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How to Conduct Business With Integrity: What a Friend Taught Me

By Mary Jaksch Good friends have the knack of pointing out things that we don’t really want to see. They help us to keep on track. As you may know, as part of my journey as a blogger, together with my friend Leo Babauta of Zen Habits, I’ve managed to build an online business, the [...]

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How To Overcome Overwhelm

A guest post by Ande Waggener of Up From Splat Last week, Mary Jaksch issued her readers a challenge.  “Want to be fit, or even ultra-fit?” she asked.  “Join the 8-week Fitness Challenge.”  She set forth her fitness goals and invited us to join her to make a measurable change in our fitness level over [...]

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