There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world. – Robert Louis Stevenson
. . . because it has two important benefits:
1) you get to be happy
2) you serve as a living, breathing model of what to do.
The Worlds are better when you’re happy (your world. i.e. your experience; and the larger World benefits by having another happy person in it.)
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. – Anaïs Nin We each create our own Reality, with our thoughts. Thoughts are basis and stuff of our entire experience. Thoughts beget emotions. Thoughts beget beliefs. With thought we create our rules and standards. Thought is how we parse, understand, make…
This above all – to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as night follows day, thou canst not then be false to any man. – William Shakespeare We’ve all heard the first part of this quote, but rarely is the rest of it mentioned. Pity. Because as important as it is to be…
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” – Jimi Hendrix I guess Jimi’s genius went beyond his ground-breaking guitar work…
This Monday’s Weekly Practice comes last week’s post talking about Ric Elias’ (amazing/life-changing/inspiring/wake-up-from-your-slumber) TED talk. If you’ve haven’t watched the video and read the post, please click here and re-join me below. *** This week I want to to explore the three questions Ric raises. Each day, take some time to write out the answers…
So many people say they can’t “get inspired” when they need or want to. Doing anything from a “place” of inspiration is a merely a function of using your body and mind in a particular way. Not feeling inspired? You’re using your body and mind in a certain way (i.e. you are maintaining a certain physiology and…
According to Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary (Unabridged, Second Edition) there are 16 definitions of character; I will list those relevant here: 7. an individual’s pattern of behavior or personality; moral constitution; 8. moral strength, self-discipline, fortitude, etc.; 9. reputation; 12. a statement about the behavior, qualities, etc. of a person; recommendation. What character does is…