Quote: “And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.” – Walt Whitman Song: “All in a Day” by The Open Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD739aa7xzQ Fact: It’s physically impossible to lick your own elbow. Sorry. Place: Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province photo credit: visitourchina.com History: On March 2, King …
Tag: Mindfulness
Care Package for March 1, 2019
Here's a new, daily addition to the blog. Just something short and quick to help you through your day. Enjoy your care package! Quote: “The only Zen you’ll find on mountaintops is the Zen you bring up there with you.” – Alan Watts Song: “Transcendental Blues” by Steve Earle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl33yrvc8og Fact: A standard deck of …
MLK Day 2019
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. In honor of the holiday and his birthday (Jan. 15, 1929), I’d like to share five things he said that have been incredibly impactful to me and helped carry me through tough times. I acknowledge that the words King said over half a century ago were aimed at …
No Resolve
WARNING: The following is yet another blog entry about New Year’s resolutions. The author is self-aware and understands that such pieces are hackneyed and cliched, and he totally understands if you’d rather not take the time to read it. I don’t like new year’s resolutions. Or resolutions in general. They’re a set-up for failure, and …
Enter
Enter … With gratitude For what you have For what you had For what you will have With humility Admitting mistakes Asking forgiveness Accepting compliments gracefully With self-compassion Treating yourself as a friend Traveling mindfully Taking time for yourself Enter … Alone Together Healed Broken Anxious At ease Depressed Joyful Light Burdened Enter … Giving …
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