Wisdom from The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
There are many myths about meditation and mindfulness out there and one of them is that all thoughts have to stop in order to have a ‘good’ meditation. This is simply not true and the following two paragraphs from the book The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle shows this. Wisdom from The Power of Now…
My Philosophy for a Happy Life: Sam Berns
What an inspiration Sam Berns is. When the video was taken, Sam was a Junior at Foxboro High School in Foxboro, Massachusetts, where he achieved highest honors and a percussion section leader in the high school marching band. Sam was diagnosed with Progeria, a rare, rapid aging disease, at the age of 2. In this 12.44min…
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses… Be Gone!
A few years ago (11/8/10) before I started focusing on Habits for Wellbeing, I wrote a blog post about excuses. I no longer have that page, however during the past 24-48 hours, I was reminded about the post in my meditation as something has been bugging me and it had to do with excuses (a…
Napoleon Hill’s Keys To Success – 17 Principle’s of Personal Achievement
Andrew Carnegie (one of the richest men of all time) commissioned Napoleon Hill to research, study and interview 500 of the most successful people of their era. The book Napoleon Hill produced remains one of the best-selling books of all time – Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller, which is now revised and updated…
20 Napoleon Hill Quotes
Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) was the author of one of the best-selling books of all time – Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller, which is now revised and updated for the 21st Century. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential writers on individual achievement and…
Is Money Really the Problem?
One of the things I have come to know as I have inquired deeply in to my own beliefs/thoughts/excuses/distortions etc is that the thing we think is the problem (i.e. money) is not necessarily the problem. The issue or problem is our beliefs or perception about the situation or thing (i.e. money). Following is a…
Simplicity in a Complex World: Charley Johnson
As I prepare to go away for a week, I came across this video and love it, so wanted to share it. Many of you who know me (friends/family or if you have been following my journal for a while or our Facebook page), will know I live quite a simple life, however it wasn’t…