Imagine by guest 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
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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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The extent to which we GIVE to a person is the extent to which we feel them giving love to us.
If we are not totally giving, we will not be open enough to receive what they are giving back to us.
In this recognition is the very quality of receiving. We get to receive the very gift or feeling that we give.
How often is one kiss enough? Imagine a five or six year old when you give them a loving kiss. It is only a moment later that they give you one back.
Most adults are aware of the principle 'to give is to receive, ' but many will have not practiced it too often. To practice and receive the benefits will allow you to practice the principle more frequently.
Whichever way that you choose to operate your life, there will be areas you have never tried and tested. Let me explain with a story. A story about understanding! If you are not willing to understand a new principle, belief or fundamental piece of knowledge, then you will never experience its delights...
THE FISH AND THE TURTLE
Once upon a time there was a fish. And just because it was a fish, it had lived all its life in the water and knew nothing whatever about anything else but water. And one day as it swam about in the lake where all its days had been spent, it happened to meet a turtle of its acquaintance who had just come back from a little excursion on the land.
"Good day, Mr. Turtle!" said the fish. "I have not seen you for a long time. Where have you been?"
"Oh", said the turtle, "I have just been for a trip on dry land."
"On dry land!" exclaimed the fish. "What do you mean by on dry land? There is no dry land. I had never seen such a thing. Dry land is nothing."
"Well, " said the turtle good-naturedly. "If you want to think so, of course you may; there is no one who can hinder you. But that's where I've been, all the same."
"Oh, come, " said the fish. "Try to talk sense. Just tell me now what is this land of yours like? Is it all wet?"
"No, it is not wet, " said the turtle.
"Is it nice and fresh and cool?" asked the fish.
"No, it is not nice and fresh and cool, " the turtle replied.
"Is it clear so that light can come through it?"
"No, it is not clear. Light cannot come through it."
"Is it soft and yielding, so that I can move my fins about in it and push my nose through it?"
"No, it is not soft and yielding. You could not swim in it."
"Does it move or flow in streams?"
"No, it neither moves nor flows in streams."
"Does it ever rise up into waves then, with white foams in them?" asked the fish, impatient at this string of No's.
"No!" replied the turtle, truthfully. "It never rises up into waves that I have seen."
"There now, " exclaimed the fish triumphantly. "Didn't I tell you that this land of yours was just nothing? I have just asked, and you have answered me that it is neither wet nor cool, not clear nor soft and that it does not flow in streams nor rise up into waves. And if it isn't a single one of these things what else is it but nothing? Don't tell me."
"Well, well", said the turtle, "If you are determined to think that dry land is nothing, I suppose you must just go on thinking so. But any one who knows what is water and what is land would say you were just a silly fish, for you think that anything you have never known is nothing just because you have never known it."
And with that the turtle turned away and, leaving the fish behind in its little pond of water, set out on another excursion over the dry land that was nothing.
(Source: "The Buddha and His Teachings" by Maha Thera Narada.)
QUOTE: "The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being."
(His Holliness the Dalai Lama).
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Please someone answer my question?! i know its long but i'm going insane i've asked it twice already!?
I'm sorry thia is so long but please read on. I'm 16 and yesterday was me and my boyfriend's 2nd anniversary and he called and said that he had a big surprise for my last night but i was at my aunt Jenine's house so i called my mom to pick me up and my cousin asked if he could tag along so i let him. He's 17. I ended up forgetting my phone over there but I decided i'd get it today. Anyways I spent the day shivering with excitement and nerves and even horny suspense. Well i was rubbing down there and getting REALLY turned on when my door opened. I yanked a blanket over the wet sheets but before I could turn around the lights went out. i SAID "Ray?" and was answered with the sweetest kiss i've ever experienced. My body tingled and he slipped up my t-shirt and kissed from my nipples all the way down. I kept feeling like something was different this time because even though i'm a virgin and he's never seen me naked he has touched me everywhere and this time he felt soft almost like he was afraid to touch me in contrast to usually where he feels urgent and passionate like he's barely restraining himself. Anyways i just brushed it off and thought that he was just trying to be gentle today. So he proceeded to slide my shorts down and tongue my clit before sliding his penis into me. It hurt way too much but i was almost too excited and dazed to even process all the pain and wrongness of everything. When i woke up this morning i felt sore and i had this strange feeling of dread and the urge to call ray(My bf) who had disappeared from the house. Kevin(my cousin) kept throwing me creepy looks across our cereal all morning. So i rushed back to aunt Jenines house and got my phone which had 3 unread messages and voicemail on it. All from Ray. All of them basically said the same things. "He bree so so so sorry i can't make it babe i got into a car accident on the way to your house and i broke my leg and fractured my right wrist. I love you. I'm sorry again. Happy anniversary i hope i see you tomorrow." I swear my heart just stopped all at once and all these thoughts went through my head. WHO THE HELL DID I HAVE SEX WITH?! At that moment Kevin walks in and winks like everything's ok. I couldn't take it anymore and i just collapsed with tears and pain. He was the other person at the house last night and i let him take my virginity. I didn't know. I swear. I cant even process this right. I feel dirty and disgusting and guilty. I didn't even ask Ray how he was doing. How do i ever face anybody again. I confided in my best friend and she said that i can't tell anyone because i consented whole heatedly. Omg this is incest! Am i going to jail if anybody finds out? Every time i close my eyes i feel Kevin's hands touching me and i've ignored 15 of Ray's calls. WHAT DO I DO?!
i really want to report him for this but i consented. I know the law and there's no way they'll believe me and my bf will never forgive me for this. i'm sos ad and scared
my cousin took my virginity?
I'm sorry thia is so long but please read on. I'm 16 and yesterday was me and my boyfriend's 2nd anniversary and he called and said that he had a big surprise for my last night but i was at my aunt Jenine's house so i called my mom to pick me up and my cousin asked if he could tag along so i let him. He's 17. I ended up forgetting my phone over there but I decided i'd get it today. Anyways I spent the day shivering with excitement and nerves and even horny suspense. Well i was rubbing down there and getting REALLY turned on when my door opened. I yanked a blanket over the wet sheets but before I could turn around the lights went out. i SAID "Ray?" and was answered with the sweetest kiss i've ever experienced. My body tingled and he slipped up my t-shirt and kissed from my nipples all the way down. I kept feeling like something was different this time because even though i'm a virgin and he's never seen me naked he has touched me everywhere and this time he felt soft almost like he was afraid to touch me in contrast to usually where he feels urgent and passionate like he's barely restraining himself. Anyways i just brushed it off and thought that he was just trying to be gentle today. So he proceeded to slide my shorts down and tongue my clit before sliding his penis into me. It hurt way too much but i was almost too excited and dazed to even process all the pain and wrongness of everything. When i woke up this morning i felt sore and i had this strange feeling of dread and the urge to call ray(My bf) who had disappeared from the house. Kevin(my cousin) kept throwing me creepy looks across our cereal all morning. So i rushed back to aunt Jenines house and got my phone which had 3 unread messages and voicemail on it. All from Ray. All of them basically said the same things. "He bree so so so sorry i can't make it babe i got into a car accident on the way to your house and i broke my leg and fractured my right wrist. I love you. I'm sorry again. Happy anniversary i hope i see you tomorrow." I swear my heart just stopped all at once and all these thoughts went through my head. WHO THE HELL DID I HAVE SEX WITH?! At that moment Kevin walks in and winks like everything's ok. I couldn't take it anymore and i just collapsed with tears and pain. He was the other person at the house last night and i let him take my virginity. I didn't know. I swear. I cant even process this right. I feel dirty and disgusting and guilty. I didn't even ask Ray how he was doing. How do i ever face anybody again. I confided in my best friend and she said that i can't tell anyone because i consented whole heatedly. Omg this is incest! Am i going to jail if anybody finds out? Every time i close my eyes i feel Kevin's hands touching me and i've ignored 15 of Ray's calls. WHAT DO I DO?!
My cousin took my virginity?
I'm sorry thia is so long but please read on. I'm 16 and yesterday was me and my boyfriend's 2nd anniversary and he called and said that he had a big surprise for my last night but i was at my aunt Jenine's house so i called my mom to pick me up and my cousin asked if he could tag along so i let him. He's 17. I ended up forgetting my phone over there but I decided i'd get it today. Anyways I spent the day shivering with excitement and nerves and even horny suspense. Well i was rubbing down there and getting REALLY turned on when my door opened. I yanked a blanket over the wet sheets but before I could turn around the lights went out. i SAID "Ray?" and was answered with the sweetest kiss i've ever experienced. My body tingled and he slipped up my t-shirt and kissed from my nipples all the way down. I kept feeling like something was different this time because even though i'm a virgin and he's never seen me naked he has touched me everywhere and this time he felt soft almost like he was afraid to touch me in contrast to usually where he feels urgent and passionate like he's barely restraining himself. Anyways i just brushed it off and thought that he was just trying to be gentle today. So he proceeded to slide my shorts down and tongue my clit before sliding his penis into me. It hurt way too much but i was almost too excited and dazed to even process all the pain and wrongness of everything. When i woke up this morning i felt sore and i had this strange feeling of dread and the urge to call ray(My bf) who had disappeared from the house. Kevin(my cousin) kept throwing me creepy looks across our cereal all morning. So i rushed back to aunt Jenines house and got my phone which had 3 unread messages and voicemail on it. All from Ray. All of them basically said the same things. "He bree so so so sorry i can't make it babe i got into a car accident on the way to your house and i broke my leg and fractured my right wrist. I love you. I'm sorry again. Happy anniversary i hope i see you tomorrow." I swear my heart just stopped all at once and all these thoughts went through my head. WHO THE HELL DID I HAVE SEX WITH?! At that moment Kevin walks in and winks like everything's ok. I couldn't take it anymore and i just collapsed with tears and pain. He was the other person at the house last night and i let him take my virginity. I didn't know. I swear. I cant even process this right. I feel dirty and disgusting and guilty. I didn't even ask Ray how he was doing. How do i ever face anybody again. I confided in my best friend and she said that i can't tell anyone because i consented whole heatedly. Omg this is incest! Am i going to jail if anybody finds out? Every time i close my eyes i feel Kevin's hands touching me and i've ignored 15 of Ray's calls. WHAT DO I DO?!
i've asked this same question a few times
Provolution: A Book of Spirituality, Personal Growth and Self-Help
Smart people often talk trash about happiness, and worse than trash about books on happiness, and they have been doing so for centuries -- just as long as other people have been pursuing happiness and writing books about it. The fashion is to bemoan happiness studies and positive psychology as being the work not of the Devil (the Devil is kind of...
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