by contentfreshadmin | Feb 2, 2017 | Zen Habits
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...
by contentfreshadmin | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog
“What’s the most loving thing you can do?” What an amazing question! Leo Babauta discusses this in his article titled “What’s the Most Loving Thing You Can Do?” Babauta offers some highlights about how this could benefit you and mostly the people...
by contentfreshadmin | Jan 21, 2017 | Coping with Life's Stresses, Mindfulness
I recently read an article on Leo Babauta’s site about 5 Tips For When You Have Too Much To Do. In this article, Leo also talks about strategies to cope with the dreaded ‘too much to do’. He offers some great ideas to have an impact, for example, he again talks...
by contentfreshadmin | Oct 15, 2016 | Coping with Life's Stresses, Habits, Perseverence, Purpose
Are you someone that is focused on clear goals and unaffected by outside influences or are you swayed by distractions, emotions, and other people? I’m not saying I have it all figured out, or that I know what your life should look like. I’ve just learned the insight...
by contentfreshadmin | Aug 27, 2016 | Habits, Motivation, Purpose
New Year’s in September! Many of us make New Year’s resolutions. We all hope to make huge strides to change our lives for the better on January 1st. Buoyed with excitement and optimism, you head into the new year with ambitious new goals – learn a language,...
by contentfreshadmin | Aug 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Leo Babauta While we might want to get out from under the mountain of possessions we have, and have all the best intentions of simplifying our lives … the truth is that we continue to have too much stuff. Part of that is laziness, an attitude of “I’ll get to it...
by contentfreshadmin | Jul 12, 2016 | Acceptance, Marriage, Relationships
In our last post we talked about the “expectation filter” and how unrealistic and/or uncommunicated expectations have a tendency to change our perception of, and possibly even be detrimental to, our relationship. However, wouldn’t it be somewhat of an unrealistic...
by contentfreshadmin | Jul 9, 2016 | Zen Habits
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...
