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Imagine
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22 May 2012 at 9:44am
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Chris Guillebeau of ChrisGuillebeau.com. Imagine a life where all your time is spent on the things you want to do. Imagine giving your greatest attention to a project you create yourself, instead of working as a cog in a machine that exists to make other people rich. [...]
The Little Guide to Contentedness
by Leo
18 May 2012 at 1:31pm
‘He who is contented is rich.’ ~Lao Tzu Post written by Leo Babauta. There has been little in my life that has made as much an impact as learning to be content — with my life, where I am, what I’m doing, what I have, who I’m with, who I am. This little trick changes [...]
The 9-5 Guide to Staying Active
by guest
15 May 2012 at 9:00am
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Matt Madeiro of Make Every Day Count. Let?s see if this rings any bells. When the clock hits 8, I sit. I plop back in my rolling chair, crack open the laptop on my desk, and spend the next nine hours with my butt glued firmly to [...]
Three Little Habits to Find Focus
by Leo
10 May 2012 at 11:42am
‘Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.’ ~Blaise Pascal Post written by Leo Babauta. I’ll be the first to admit that I fall victim to the trap of the Internet — a wonderful empowering tool that can fill your day with distractions, [...]
How to Live Well
by Leo
7 May 2012 at 1:59pm
‘Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.’ ~Seneca Post written by Leo Babauta. I’m not a rich man, nor do I fly around the world and drink champagne with famous people in exotic locales, nor do I own a sports car or SUV or a yacht. And yet, [...]
What I?ve Learned About Learning
by Leo
3 May 2012 at 9:07am
‘We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.’ ~Lloyd Alexander Post written by Leo Babauta. I am a teacher and an avid learner, and I’m passionate about both. I’m a teacher because I help Eva homeschool our kids — OK, [...]
The 39th Lesson
by Leo
30 Apr 2012 at 9:05am
Post written by Leo Babauta. Today (April 30) is my 39th Un-un-birthday, and as usual, the day is a good day to pause and reflect. Last year I wrote 38 Life Lessons I?ve Learned in 38 Years, and people seemed to find some use in it. This year, I thought I’d share an additional lesson [...]
How to Fail at Habits
by Leo
24 Apr 2012 at 11:28am
Post written by Leo Babauta. Before I learned how to change habits, I was stuck. I kept trying to change various habits — running, eating healthier, waking earlier, getting out of debt, ending procrastination — and I kept failing. I got very good at failing, in fact. Looking back on those days, given the power [...]
Webinar: How I Used the Power of Bad Habits to Change My Life
by Leo
23 Apr 2012 at 8:00am
Post written by Leo Babauta. Yesterday I conducted a free webinar, “How I Used the Power of Bad Habits to Change My Life“, and the video is below. The webinar was held Mon. April 23), and in it I talked about my struggle with bad habits, why bad habits are so powerful, and how I [...]
Crazy Talk: The Do-What-You-Love Guide
by Leo
19 Apr 2012 at 11:36am
‘Everything you can imagine is real.’ ~Pablo Picasso Post written by Leo Babauta. When I wrote the first words of this blog, more than five years ago, I had no idea those few keystrokes would change my life. I thought I was doing nothing more than reflecting on the changes that had been happening in [...]

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Here is your Sunday STORY on: LOVE OF WISDOM When the going gets tough there is a point where many would give in and say the task in hand is too difficult. Most of every day there are tasks and duties that are tedious and considerations are made to leave the job until tomorrow. Ask yourself whether it's the job that's tedious or is it your frame of mind that feels more tired than your limbs? This form of lethargy has so much to answer for; it can prevent mountains being moved and dishes on the sink from being washed. It can prevent us accomplishing a task that normally would be within our range. This lethargy in the mind destroys ambition, intimidates our enthusiasm and drains our energy tank; when in actual fact it is just a state of mind as our body is fit enough to continue. We must have a belief that we can overcome this lethargy; we must have a faith that we can conquer our weariness. This faith, this belief can fire our engines beyond the norm and provide us with so many victories. Rather than be a prisoner of our mood we must SEE the mind in action and witness its control. In doing this we can fight its effect. Faith in what is right is a major driving force and can almost create an aura around our whole being; as if we have a greater presence. Our godliness will almost protect our life like an eggshell. In today's story we see a missionary emanate with goodness and with a loving nature, and perhaps it was this that created a weird and wonderful event in protection. BE SAFE WITH FAITH A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home church in Michigan... "While serving at a small field hospital in Africa, every two weeks I travelled by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies. This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the halfway point. On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I planned to collect money from a bank, purchase medicine and supplies, and then begin my two-day journey back to the field hospital. Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been seriously injured. I treated him for his injuries and at the same time talked to him about the Lord. I then travelled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident. Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had known I carried money and medicines. He said, 'Some friends and I followed you into the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight. We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. But just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were surrounded by 26 armed guards. At this, I laughed and said that I was certainly all alone in that jungle campsite. The young man pressed the point, however, and said, 'No sir, I was not the only person to see the guards. My five friends also saw them, and we all counted them. It was because of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone. (Unknown Author) QUOTE: "A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must... be undaunted when the going gets tough.' (Ronald Reagan) [[ct]]: Happiest Countries In The World

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22 May 2012 at 4:26am

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The Happiest Countries in the World
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Once again, the United States fails to make the top 10 happiest nations in the world, while countries like Australia, Israel and all of the S The OECD measured more than 30 sets of data in 11 different categories, including education, ...
Australia Tops OECD Better Life IndexWall Street Journal
Australia the happiest OECD nation in the world, survey findsHerald Sun
Australia Tops OECD Better Life Index, Leading Norway and U.S.Bloomberg

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Report shows there's more to happiness than money - Malaysia Star

19 May 2012 at 5:35pm

Report shows there's more to happiness than money
Malaysia Star
BEIJING: The first World Happiness Report, released by the Earth Institute last month, was commissioned by the United Nations for its Conference on Happiness. It again shows that the world's happiest countries are all in northern Europe ? Denmark came ...

Sex Points Equalize Gender Disparities in Norway - Forbes

15 May 2012 at 9:43am

Sex Points Equalize Gender Disparities in Norway
Forbes
Some researchers have ascribed Denmark's status as the ?happiest country in the world? to the psychological well being of its poorest citizens rather than its wealthiest. The key, they say, is ?high income equality.? The research on our fellow primates ...

'Mauritians happiness is natural' - Daily Monitor

12 May 2012 at 3:08pm

'Mauritians happiness is natural'
Daily Monitor
While what ancient Greek philosophers such as Aristotle called eudemonia means many fuzzy things to many people, the United Nations had no such qualms, recently crowning the island republic of Mauritius as the happiest country in Africa.

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Chile ranks 43rd on world's happiest country list - Santiago Times

2 May 2012 at 4:01pm

Chile ranks 43rd on world's happiest country list
Santiago Times
Taking on this challenge, The Earth Institute at Columbia University has published a report attempting to reveal varying levels of happiness, and reasons for it, in 150 countries across the world. The report placed Chile at 43rd and the Scandinavian ...

Why, do you figure, Costa Rica is the happiest country in America?
The happiest countries in the world, according to a new survey done by Forbes, are Denmark, Finland, Norway, Holland and Sweden. On the American continent, it is Costa Rica. In Africa you have Botswana and Libya - for instance. Israel is somehow on that list (Asia), which is sort of hard to comprehend if you watch the news here. What would be some reasons why the US never made it in the top 3?

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Why do Americans hate socialism and social democracy?
I just don't get it!Americans think they live in the best country in the world (I know because I am an American). Obviously these people have never been to a different country other than Canada or Mexico (Cancun). I went to Australia for three weeks this summer and the difference between the two countries is night and day. Australia surpasses America in every way in my view. That brings me to socialism. Why do Americans rag on socialism and social democracy so much? Do they really not have the perspective to look across the ocean and see how it has worked over there? Look at Scandinavia! Four of the most prosperous, fair, and happy countries in the world. Obviously Americans need to take a lesson from the Europeans! Thank you for all of your answers. I have to agree most with the answer that most Americans associate socialism with communism... not at all the same thing. To those of you who tell me to watch the news for once... what? like Fox News? hahaha yeah right. Sorry, but I prefer to get my news from reliable sources like the BBC. I notice that there is a lot of bashing on socialism but none on social democracy. I am a social democrat and it seems to be a very reliable form of party for my needs. Socialism and social democracy are different things. When I was referring to the Europeans, I was meaning social democracy... not true socialism.

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The United States is the 14th happiest country in the world. Do you agree?
http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/14/world-happiest-countries-lifestyle-realestate-gallup-table.html

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