Two Ways to Form Habits Effortlessly

Two Ways to Form Habits Effortlessly

Slip into new habits. Instead of making a big deal about it, just start doing it, on a very, very small scale. Meditate for 10 seconds when you wake up in the morning, do one push-up, eat one vegetable. And have a reminder set where you will look at it every day, on...
Changing the Stories In Your Head

Changing the Stories In Your Head

Sometimes the stories that we tell ourselves get us into lots of trouble, even when we are working hard to make a positive change in our lives. The stories we tell can get in our way instead of helping us to achieve our goals. So, a story like, “I am going to lose 50...
The Compassionate Way to Health & Fitness

The Compassionate Way to Health & Fitness

So, yes, we all want to have better bodies, a healthy diet, and we may even get excited and motivated for a while to do what we need to, to hit these targets.  But Leo suggests that all of this striving is not necessary, and in fact may make it less likely that we...
Are You Feeling Stressed & Overwhelmed?

Are You Feeling Stressed & Overwhelmed?

It seems that I have too many days that I feel this sense of being overwhelmed, that I have too many things to do and not enough time to do them. Leo gives some practical advice, even though it is also counter-intuitive. He suggests that we need to slow down, be...
All You Need, You Already Have

All You Need, You Already Have

By Leo Babauta There is a famous stone water basin (or “tsukubai”) outside of the even more famous Ryoan-ji Temple in Kyoto, with four characters that read: “ware tada shiru taru.” This is a Zen saying that can be translated in a number of ways, all to do with...