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The Pause Upon Which All Else Relies
by Leo
9 Feb 2012 at 8:56am
Post written by Leo Babauta. There is one little habit I’ve learned that has changed everything else in my life. The pause. When we fail, it’s because we act on urges without thinking, without realizing it. We have the urge to eat junk, and we do it. We have the urge to check email instead [...]
The Thousand Cuts Fitness Program
by Leo
6 Feb 2012 at 10:43am
Post written by Leo Babauta. I’ve trained for marathons, triathlons, 10Ks, a 13.5-hour challenge, Ubanathlons, and more. But my favorite fitness program isn’t one where you train for a major event. It’s where you get fit by a thousand little actions. When the actions are tiny, they are easy. You have no excuse. You can [...]
The Two-Headed Beast of Successful Habit Change
by guest
2 Feb 2012 at 9:20am
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Tyler Tervooren of Advanced Riskology. I used to have a lot of bad habits. I still do, but I used to have a lot more. Here?s just a small sampling: I woke up late and went to bed early. I procrastinated on my most important work. I [...]
Create the Habit of Meditation, & the Zen Habits Premium Membership
by Leo
31 Jan 2012 at 3:03pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. It’s something I should have created a long time ago: the Zen Habits Premium Membership, and a mini-course that’s included with it called Create the Habit of Meditation. The membership is a monthly subscription of $19.99, but really it’s a commitment to changing your life, and the tools needed to [...]
Creating Silence from Chaos
by Leo
27 Jan 2012 at 3:20pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. We are often afraid of silence, because its emptiness feels idle, boring, unproductive, and scary. And so we fill our lives with chaos, noise, clutter. But silence can be lovely, and therapeutic, and powerful. It can be the remedy for our stress and the habits that crush us. If we [...]
The Habits That Crush Us
by Leo
23 Jan 2012 at 11:26am
‘Don’t panic.’ ~Douglas Adams Post written by Leo Babauta. Why is it that we cannot break the bad habits that stand in our way, crushing our desires to live a healthy life, be fit, simplify, be happier? How is it that our best intentions are nearly always beaten? We want to be focused and productive, [...]
Learning to Sit Alone, in a Quiet Empty Room
by Leo
17 Jan 2012 at 1:49pm
‘All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.’ ~Blaise Pascal Post written by Leo Babauta. Think about some of the problems of our daily lives, and how many of them would be eased if we could learn to sit alone, in a quiet empty room, with contentment. If [...]
Life as a Conscious Practice
by Leo
13 Jan 2012 at 9:15am
‘Everything is practice.’ ~Pele Post written by Leo Babauta. When we learn a martial art, or ballet, or gymnastics, or soccer ? we consciously practice movements in a deliberate way, repeatedly. By conscious, repeated practice, we become good at those movements. Our entire lives are like this, but we’re often less conscious of the practice. [...]
Your Top 10 Clutter Questions, Answered
by Leo
11 Jan 2012 at 11:33am
Post written by Leo Babauta. Decluttering is a skill that you learn with practice, just like any skill. And just like other skills, there are many little questions and problems you need answered and solved as you get started. Those of you taking the Clutterfat Challenge this month are facing these problems, and I’m here [...]
Clearing Your Life for a New Year
by Leo
9 Jan 2012 at 12:55pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. Every January, people rush out and get a gym membership, set a list of goals or resolutions, and get ready to take on a new year of frenetic activity. Unfortunately, we don’t often clear space to make room for all this new stuff. The beginning of the year is a [...]


Benefits Of Being Happy

Here is your Monday STORY on: LOVE: What are the right actions to take in love? As with any big question you'll need to split the problem into smaller sections and deal with them individually. You may have to split the one big problem into 100 parts if necessary, as the smaller they are the easier they are to resolve. Intuitively we know the action to take, but more often than not we have an inner driving force that steers us away from this. It is this pull that wisdom needs to defeat. To not accept that a pull is there will only lead to further anguish, we need to be aware of its presence to actually see its activity. If you have followed an action that has not been strictly correct, but done so nonetheless, will make you fully appreciate the power this force has. For want of a better explanation we appear to forget. Then on top of that forgetting we have some apparent justification. Love is open and free, and not full of justification for not doing. Today's story illustrates how simple love can be if it is allowed to happen. Forgetting becomes the barrier we use and we are better to operate instinctively. CHAIN OF LOVE "How do you account for your remarkable accomplishment in life?" Queen Victoria of England asked Helen Keller. "How do you explain the fact that even though you were both blind and deaf, you were able to accomplish so much?" Ms. Keller's answer is a tribute to her dedicated teacher. "If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown." According to speaker Zig Ziglar, "Little Annie" Sullivan, as she was called when she was young, was no stranger to hardship. She was almost sightless herself (due to a childhood fever) and was, at one time, diagnosed as hopelessly "insane" by her by caregivers. She was locked in the basement of a mental institution outside of Boston. On occasion, Little Annie would violently attack anyone who came near. Most of the time she generally ignored everyone in her presence. An elderly nurse believed there was hope, however, and she made it her mission to show love to the child. Every day she visited Little Annie. For the most part, the child did not acknowledge the nurse's presence, but she still continued to visit. The kindly woman left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement. She believed Little Annie could recover, if only she were shown love. Eventually, doctors noticed a change in the girl. Where they once witnessed anger and hostility, they now noted an emerging gentleness and love. They moved her upstairs where she continued to improve. Then the day finally came when this seemingly "hopeless" child was released. Anne Sullivan grew into a young woman with a desire to help others as she, herself, was helped by the kindly nurse. It was she who saw the great potential in Helen Keller. She loved her, disciplined her, played with her, pushed her and worked with her until the flickering candle that was her life became a beacon of light to the world. Anne Sullivan worked wonders in Helen's life; but it was a loving nurse who first believed in Little Annie and lovingly transformed an uncommunicative child into a compassionate teacher. "If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown." But if it had not been for a kind and dedicated nurse, the name of Anne Sullivan would have remained unknown. And so it goes. Just how far back does the chain of redemption extend? And how for forward will it lead? Those you have sought to reach, whether they be in your family or elsewhere, are part of a chain of love that can extend through the generations. Your influence on their lives, whether or not you see results, is immeasurable. Your legacy of dedicated kindness and caring can transform lost and hopeless lives for years to come. You can never overestimate the power of your love. It is a fire that, once lit, may burn forever. (Unknown Author) QUOTE: 'You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is a sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.' (Harriet Martineau)


How often do you use a tanning bed to keep up a tan? How long have you been going for?
How many times a week? How many years have you been tanning? Are you wrinkly now? Or have you not noticed any difference? Just wondering because I'm really pale and hate it so much, and I'm trying to weigh up the risks with the benefit of being happy with myself and enjoying my youth. Please don't answer saying "tanning beds are bad for you, you'll get cancer". I really want people who've been tanning for a while to tell me their experience. Or if you know of someone who goes a lot? By the way fake tan looks really yellow on me, I've tried almost every one (Clinique, St Tropez, Fake Bake, Jergens, Dove etc)

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What should I do in this situation?
I had met this person online in November of last year and me and him didn't intentionally start loving each other it was such one of those cases where it just happened that we started loving eachother. He is the kind of person that is committed and he wants everything to work out. The problem in my position is that he lives in Germany. I have been in a long distance relationship in the past and since then my thoughts have been not wanting to follow that same road again. But now that I love this person, it is hard to let go. He had stated that we couldn't stay friends because he couldn't handle it. It would hurt too much. And now, I don't know what to do. He had suggested and considered that I take the time to think things through on what I really want. He had said that if it did work out that he would save up money and come and visit me over the summer, and along there if we end up not liking each other in our actual presence that it would be easier to break up. But I am afraid that if it does work out between the two of us, I wouldn't see him until the next time he visits. Pretty much it sums up like this: If I decide not wanting to be with him, we will loose contact and never speak again because it will hurt If I decide to be with him, the benefit of being happy with each other will be great, although the conflict would be not seeing him as much as I like. So either way I would be hurt. I just think both sides. If we decide to be together, and I get sad about whenever he leaves, that we would talk about the fun moments we had when he was here. Any advice anyone could give me? Suggest your thoughts? Any advice given will be thanked for. I am thinking both logically and emotionally about this decision. He wants me to know what I want because we have been at this over 3 times now, and he doesn't want to go through with this same topic anymore, so I can understand his position. The reason why I do not want to go through the same path again is because my ex that I have known for 5 years ended up cheating on me and lying behind my back. Sure he was different in person when we finally met last year of July, but that soon ended when I went back home. I know the person I am talking to now isn't like how my ex was, but how can you know if that could happen again? Should I give the person I know now a chance.

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Morning Buzz: Friday 2.10.12 - LA Observed

10 Feb 2012 at 9:56am  Top news LA Unified paid $40,000 in back pay and benefits to get Miramonte Elementary teacher Mark Berndt to drop his challenge to being fired last year ... Prop Zero Ron Kaye and friends aren't happy with the City Attorney violating his election campaign ...

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Saturday dinner will help local teen injured in January accident - Hillsdale ...

10 Feb 2012 at 8:59am  She was taken to Borgess Medical Center, where she is currently in recovery. ?We?re so happy, not only that she?s doing so much better, but that she?s alive,? said Mallory Clough, also a senior and Dell?s friend. Clough and three other friends ...

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From Sun Magazine: Friends can have benefits for marriage, Maryland researche...

10 Feb 2012 at 7:33am  Unthinkable as that might be, new research by two professors from the University of Maryland School of Social Work suggests that the secret to a long and happy marriage might ... Most academic research currently being done in the U.S. homes ...

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Walz happy to see STOCK Act bill pass the House - Albert Lea Tribune

10 Feb 2012 at 6:58am  A spokesman for Cantor told Politico that Bachus was pressured to drop the planned vote because several committee members ?felt the legislation was flawed and being recklessly ... for their financial benefit,? Cantor said in a statement ...

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Big Bend Hospice patients and families benefit from gift drive - Tallahassee ...

9 Feb 2012 at 11:48pm  The Big Bend Hospice Patient and Family Holiday Gift Drive was born more than 15 years ago as a way to give patients and families happy memories of a final ... for family is impossible as the cost of being chronically ill has drained their ...

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Firefighter probe after benefits con - Lancashire Evening Post

9 Feb 2012 at 1:37am  A firefighter has been suspended from his job for his part in an £18,000 benefits scam in which his wife claimed he was her landlord. But following an anonymous tip-off, wedding photos of the happy couple ... but denied being involved in producing them.

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D. Corrigan: Contesting benefits of wind power - Sun-Journal

8 Feb 2012 at 8:57pm  One quote may have some merit: ?And what it amounts to is like a very small desk being placed on a football field ... If the time comes when we actually do, then I will be happy to lease a corner of my land for a generator that can actually ...

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Happy Valley City Council clashes with residents over island annexation - Ore...

8 Feb 2012 at 2:06am  "I really don't see the perceived benefits of the increased taxes ... decision had been difficult and that the Council hopes Happy Valley's new residents will be able to embrace being part of the city. "It's simply not true that we're trying ...

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City of Ottawa wants developers to ante up community benefits on major rezoni...

6 Feb 2012 at 10:47pm  Some residents are already suspicious of city officials, Darwin said, and holding up the value of the community benefit received in exchange for increased height or density ?just looks like you?re being sold ... said he was happy to see Alta Vista ...

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