Create the Life You Desire
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer Everyday Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck is one of the most powerful life changing books I’ve ever read. Joko reminds us to stop thinking life will be better at some other point in time. (After work. My day … Read more
A long time ago, I decided to re-wire my brain. I suspected that most of our thoughts, low moods and fears are the result of an untrained mind. The more we think a certain way or do a certain behavior, the more those connections in our brain get reinforced, and the thinking or behavior becomes … Read more
One of the most powerful ways to free yourself to change your life is to step back from your ego. A few weeks ago I wrote about how You Are Not Your Ego, and this topic is such a vital part of improving your life that I’m feeling compelled to elaborate. What is Ego? If … Read more
One of the best ways to change your life is to read a powerful book. Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality certainly fits that category. Awareness is about waking up, and fairly abruptly to boot. Anthony De Mello’s teaching style is very direct. Unlike many other books out there that attempt to handle this … Read more
What is the story behind This Too Shall Pass? One day King Solomon ordered his most trusted minister to find a magic ring that transformed happiness into sadness and sadness into happiness. The king knew that no such ring existed, but he wished to humble his minister. The minister promised that he would find the … Read more
Let’s skip some airy-fairy intro to this topic. Seriously folks, what is life? What are we doing here? Why are we conscious, sentient beings? In our attempts to figure out What is life? we’ve got a couple certainties we can start with. For one, change is constant. Things change all the time whether we want … Read more
What are the best books to read to change your life? This special spotlight is for books that contain valuable insights and knowledge that can help you live a happier, healthier, and more productive life. The kind of books where, at the end of the book, you are not the same person that started the … Read more
Book Review of Less: Accomplishing More by Doing Less “When busy, find the one that is not busy”. In today’s fast-pased, gizmo-infested, uber-multitasking world, it is safe enough to say that everyone could use a bit more zen. Written by Marc Lesser – a Zen priest CEO with an MBA – Less offers practical and … Read more
The secret to create good habits and achieve goals is to be aware of the choices you make. At any given moment, we have countless choices. We may not consciously realize the extent of the options available to us, but nevertheless, they are there, and we are constantly choosing one action over another. Instead of … Read more
What is the secret to happiness? Why do so many people wonder how to be happy? The secret to a happy and fulfilling life is gratitude. Gratitude is simply thinking about what we have instead of what we don’t have. Our ability to recognize and feel grateful for the blessings in our lives is an integral … Read more