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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 [...]
How to Tackle Your Clutter
by Leo
6 Jan 2012 at 12:19pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. So you’ve been putting off tackling your clutter for months, maybe even years. Papers pile up on a counter, shelves are crammed full of books and magazines and other things, closets are stuffed to the point of spillage, clothes pile up on the floor or furniture, boxes and furniture and [...]
How to Have the Best Year of Your Life (without Setting a Single Goal)
by guest
5 Jan 2012 at 9:15am
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jeff Goins of Goins, Writer. This new year, do something different: stop setting goals. If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, then making resolutions for another year is a sure-fire way to drive yourself crazy. I did [...]


Big Happy Faces

Here is your Thursday STORY on: ADAPTING TO CHANGE: Some change is forced upon you. Without doubt this is the change you may fear most, and justifiably so. But there is an answer. The answer is trust. You must trust your ability to adapt. Allow yourself to wallow in sadness for a while, perhaps a few hours, a few days, or a few weeks depending on the circumstances. Then time itself will help you adapt to change. (Allow me to excuse one change. If you are faced with bereavement, then this is a change that few can expect. My advice would be to accept counselling from all; that means both the authorities and your family and friends. Cherish the happy memories and allow time to help heal the emptiness). Imagine your very first love, and I beg forgiveness for those who still live their first love, but at the moment the relationship ceases, you'd had thought that the world would end. Your friends and family would have given the appropriate support. For every 5 plus factors in a relationship, there are normally one or two factors that you struggle with. Breaking up from your first love is a big learning process, not that you could see that at the time. Every subsequent relationship is built on a better fundamentals; and so therefore... should every other aspect of your life. Just a little trust and both small and big changes will not become so fearful. The next story confirms if any suspicion exists, that events happen for a reason. Adapting to change following such an event will be done from strength and not from fear and weakness. A DONKEY, A ROOSTER AND A LAMP Rabbi Moshe took a trip to a strange land. He took a donkey, a rooster, and a lamp. Since he was a Jew, he was refused hospitality in the village inns, so he decided to sleep in the woods. He lit his lamp to study the holy books before going to sleep, but a fierce wind came up, knocking over the lamp and breaking it. The rabbi decided to turn in, saying, "All that God does, he does well." During the night some wild animals came along and drove away the rooster and thieves stole the donkey. Moshe wake up, saw the loss, but still proclaimed easily, "All that God does, he does well." The rabbi then went back to the village where he was refused lodging, only to learn that enemy soldiers had invaded it during the night and killed all the inhabitants. He also learned that these soldiers had travelled through the same part of the woods where he lay asleep. Had his lamp not been broken he would have been discovered. Had not the rooster been chased, it would have crowed, giving him away. Had not the donkey been stolen, it would have brayed. So once more Rabbi Moshe declared, "All that God does, he does well!" (Author Unknown) QUOTE: 'Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is your strength.' (Arnold Schwartzenegger, Actor)


I have CASH for camera set up!?
Anyone out there just NEED to unload a decent 16mm (film camera) package for a tad UNDER $3000. bucks? I refuse to rent, can't quite afford the ebay find's going average from $3500. to $25,ooo. and I am in a BIG hurry to get my movie project on the way!! HeeeeeelP me please all you rich, tired of storing, 16mm owners who graduated to 35mm and have a soft spot for the COOLEST desperate media conquerer up and coming!!! I will put you in my credits with a BIG happy face next to it when I get done!

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When the hell are they going to take Oprah's big happy face off this thing?
I am getting sick of it. That woman's face is everywhere. Supermarkets, stores, TV, news ... and now Yahoo Answers? If I have to look at that thing one more time, I think I should get a free car.

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question your beliefs!!?
people, stop being so brainwashed. obviously, everyone is searching for the answers. if you aren't, you probably deserve to go to your medieval hell you've painted. stop being this way. my dad had me brainwashed with all this catholic stuff, until he let me out into the real world. if you look at it, the atheists are right: what good does it do to watch the 700 club and go to bible studies when millions die of easily preventable deases everyday. and why would god allow any of this to happen. obviously, he's not the big happy face you paint. he has his own agenda (if he exists) and we're a small part of it. stop being mindless conformists and stand up for yourselves. what do you think about this?

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Passionate dreamers never quit - Global Nation

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Rob Kearney: Changing for the better - Independent

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Fan Fight 8: And the Super Bowl winner is: - Boston Globe

4 Feb 2012 at 10:50pm  Happy Super Bowl Sunday! For the past two weeks ... I think Danny Woodhead will have a big game, because they can do a lot of screens and draws with him to negate the pass rush. He?s the type of smaller, shifty back that the Giants generally ...

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Jon Stewart On Trump?s Big Announcement: ?That?s It?? - TPM

3 Feb 2012 at 8:25am  Finally, there was someone to fill the ?mogul-shaped hole? in Stewart?s heart. ?I haven?t been this happy to see an orange face again since the end of Finding Nemo. So what?s he going to announce? Stewart couldn?t wait to hear. But when all ...

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Cooldine faces big clash - SkySports

1 Feb 2012 at 9:24am  He has had his limitations exposed in races won by Big Zeb and Rubi Light the last twice ... Everything that can go wrong with a horse just about has gone wrong, but I'm happy with him going into this race. "I was happy enough with his first ...

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Arthur: NHL puts on happy face as uncertainty looms - Calgary Herald

29 Jan 2012 at 7:22pm  ?You?re not ? it?s a tough word to find. When you?re playing in the regular season every day, you?re playing big games night in and night out, you look at the standings and there?s a lot of pressure to win nightly. And when you come ...

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League puts on happy face - for time being - Calgary Herald

29 Jan 2012 at 4:59pm  "You're not ... it's a tough word to find. When you're playing in the regular season every day, you're playing big games night in and night out, you look at the standings and there's a lot of pressure to win nightly. And when you come here, it's a fun weekend."

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Drew Barrymore shows off engagement ring at ?Big Miracle? premiere (photos) -...

26 Jan 2012 at 10:36am  However, while the ring is gorgeous, the date when the couple is getting married is yet to be set. Take a look at the engagement ring and the big smile on Drew Barrymore?s face at the Big Miracle premiere. She looks truly happy!

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