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Continue reading...Out of the Ordinary
27. August 2010
Jumpstart your mindfulness practice by doing something out of the ordinary today. Usually glare while riding the train? Smile with teeth instead. Buy white bread? Try brown. What can you do?
Continue reading...DIY: Word-Free
24. August 2010
Choose some amount of time this Wednesday to be word-free. Whether an hour or five, choose it deliberately. See what comes up in the silence. See what arises when you return to the world of words.
Continue reading...Embrace Randomness
23. August 2010
“Embrace randomness: If you get buy coffee this morning, let the barista choose your order.” – via @patrickrhone
Continue reading...One Act
21. August 2010
What one act can you commit to today to extend kindness (which arises from mindfulness practice) to someone else? (Consider telling us in the comments.)
Continue reading...DIY: Consumption Sketchbook
18. August 2010
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Slow down to look at each label each time you make a purchase. Where did the item come from? How do you imagine it got here? Notice how sketching (on paper, with a pencil or pen) rather than just logging it as a “transaction” slows you down to be present for your purchase. (What we [...]
Continue reading...Stabilize Your Life Strategy
16. August 2010
“Knowing where we are, moving slowly, and determining our action carefully, we are stabilizing our strategy for bringing meaning to our life.” – Sakyong Mipham
Continue reading...Speak What You Mean
14. August 2010
Being mindful doesn’t mean staying silent. When you speak, speak what you mean. (For a starter on how to speak mindfully, read “What We Say Matters” by Judith Hanson Lasater and Ike Lasater.)
Continue reading...DIY: Back to School
13. August 2010
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As the school year is about to start again, reflect on your own early school days. What did you do as a young student that you’d like to do now? Pick one thing you did for back-to-school and do it now with complete mindful attention/abandon.
Continue reading...The Willpower Paradox
5. August 2010
“[The study showed] those with questioning minds were more intrinsically motivated to change. They were looking for a positive inspiration from within, rather than attempting to hold themselves to a rigid standard.” – Scientific American, The Willpower Paradox / Relax, go easy, invite mindfulness.
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4. September 2010
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