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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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Here is your Friday STORY on: HAPPINESS: No matter what you have, or DON'T HAVE, happiness comes from within you. If happiness could be bought you wouldn't see so many people searching for it in all sorts of things (drugs, alcohol, physical pleasure, etc.). However, lacking happiness also cuts across all lines. The poorest of the poor and the richest of the rich can be unhappy. The choice to be happy comes from inside you and is not dependent on who you are, what you do, where you live and how much money you have. Choose to be happy and you will be. A tale of kingdoms past is where our story takes us today, but the message is clear... THE KING WHO HAD EVERYTHING 'He had a large kingdom, much wealth, a beautiful queen, and beautiful children. He was well loved by his subjects, and his kingdom was not at war with any neighbouring kingdoms. But one day the king became sad and disconsolate. At first the jester was called in to cheer the king, but he was of no use. Then the minstrels were brought in, also to no avail. The king's advisors brought in entertainer after entertainer, but none could cheer the king. A few days later, the king fell ill and took to his bed. The best doctors were called, but none of the remedies they prescribed were of any help. At long last they brought in the court wizard. He performed a series of incantations, and then declared, "The king must wear the shirt of a truly happy man. Only that will cure him." Messengers and couriers were sent out in haste to find a truly happy man. They scoured the kingdom for a happy man. One by one they began to return with the news that they could not find such a man. Then, when all seemed lost, the last courier came running through the palace. While he had not found a happy man, he had heard tales of just such a man that lived deep in the king's forest on a small farm. Though he was weak, the king rose from bed, dressed, and rode with an entourage out into the forest. He arrived at the farmhouse late that night. Though it was not messy, it was apparent that the people who lived here were very poor. Nonetheless, the king knocked on the door and told the woman that answered that he had come to see her husband. She replied that he was fast asleep, but that she would wake him. After several minutes, a man came to the door wrapped in a blanket. The king explained his situation and told the man that he needed his shirt. At this the man began to laugh. The king grew angry, but this only caused the man to laugh more. Finally, the king demanded to know what was so funny. At this the man removed the blanket he had wrapped around him to show that he was so poor that he had no shirt.' (Unknown Author). QUOTE: 'The very purpose of our life is happiness: in order to achieve happier days, happier weeks, happier years, happier family, happier human community... we should pay more attention to inner development.' (His Holiness the Dalai Lama). [[ct]]: Jim Rohn