How To Lead A Happy Life

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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
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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How To Lead A Happy Life

Here is your Monday STORY on: LOVE: Many people are aware of how powerful love is, but few would have a story to illustrate this. Today's story is similar to loss of custom in a business. You must treat everyone the same, with the same degree of love, care and attention. A failing business will often show the signs of no love. No employee cares anymore, so as a consequence their attitude spills over into customer relations. The customers feel aggrieved and take their business elsewhere. Where there is no LOVE there exists greed, a selfishness that consumes; this consumptions sucks out all appreciation. Your circle of customers or for that matter your circle of friends starts to decline. The mirror principle appears to apply in this situation. If you have no love, you reflect no love. It is as if you're trying to see your reflection in quick-sand. So it follows that without LOVE you lose so many attributes. Whilst today's story has no mention of the lack of love, it mentions what showing love can do. THE BISHOP'S GIFT Once a church had fallen upon hard times. Only five members were left: the pastor and four others, all over 60 years old. In the mountains near the church there lived a retired Bishop. It occurred to the pastor to ask the Bishop if he could offer any advice that might save the church. The pastor and the Bishop spoke at length, but when asked for advice, the Bishop simply responded by saying, "I have no advice to give. The only thing I can tell you is that the Messiah is one of you." The pastor, returning to the church, told the church members what the Bishop had said. In the months that followed, the old church members pondered the words of the Bishop. "The Messiah is one of us?" they each asked themselves. As they thought about this possibility, they all began to treat each other with extraordinary respect on the off chance that that one among them might be the Messiah. And on the off, off chance that each member himself might be the Messiah, they also began to treat themselves with extraordinary care. As time went by, people visiting the church noticed the aura of respect and gentle kindness that surrounded the five old members of the small church. Hardly knowing why, more people began to come back to the church. They began to bring their friends, and their friends brought more friends. Within a few years, the small church had once again become a thriving church, thanks to the Bishop's gift. (Unknown Author) QUOTE: 'It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.' (Warren Buffett, Investment Entrepreneur) [[ct]]: How To Lead A Happy Life

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God teaches to 'sin no more' - Ogden Standard-Examiner

22 May 2012 at 1:49pm  He asks how can the Gospel be ministered to help kids be happy, healthy "gay Mormons ... How can the Gospel help the LGBTQ (or anyone)? The Gospel is about life transformation and God's power to change us. This is vividly illustrated in ...

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RGV blasts Sanjay Dutt - Khaleej Times

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Whom do you prefer to be on lead? - Chicago Sun-Times

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Three Ways to Find Happiness on Facebook - Huffington Post

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'How Will You Measure Your Life?' enables personal growth - Los Angeles Times

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Graduation Gift Idea? (Answers: 3) (Comments: 0)
A girl I have strong feelings for is about to graduate from high school. I have been trying to come up with an interesting, original gift idea for her. We have talked a lot in the past over the subject of how to lead a happy life, what it takes and more about being happy in general. I was thinking I could find some chests/lockboxes that could fit in a larger chest. I would leave the chest somewhere she would find it and I would give her a key to the chest-a "key to happiness". (kind of cheesy right?) I would have a little note on each chest cleverly explaining how the contents or the chest itself are analogous to being happy in life. For example, I might have one of the smaller chests locked with many small locks so it would take a bit of work to open it. Inside a note would explain that patience is important to be happy (i.e. getting through college) and there would be a small gift in it as well. Another chest might be a simple, plain chest that is easy to open. Inside would be a not saying often the simplest things bring the most happiness and in this chest would be another small gift. And similarly I could have a chest with a pressed four leaf clover taped to a poem I have already made for her a while ago. and I could fill the larger chest with as many similar small boxes. Is this too cheesy/ridiculous? or do you think its appropriate?

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Ive been helping out a homeless person but im being told to leave him, what do i do.? (Answers: 6) (Comments: 0)
i took in a teenage homeless boy off the streets to make sure he had a good night sleep and a nice meal. we ended up becoming friends and i am now training him up to take the roads ive taken and how to lead a happy life. im basically treating him like my son. he doesnt have a family. my friend keeps telling me to call social services. its not illegal is it. what should i do.

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