presentminded

I shall call this "The First Day"

How would you like to create a brand new life for yourself? Don’t be shy…step right up and get ready to look behind the curtain! I am going to reveal the someth...

My book is now published!

Hello friends! My book is now live on Amazon :-) Check it out, read it, review it...even buy it if you want to! I really need reviews so if you leave a review a...

People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them. *Epictetus*

Our perception is our reality: This is one of the basic underlying concept of Yin and Yang in the Tao. Most people in the West assume that the two concepts are ...

Feng Shui as a path to mindfulness

From the moment you wake up until you go to sleep- as well as through every single hour of sleep- you’re an energetic being, full of thoughts, awareness, life f...

Want real power? Be grateful and comfortable with exactly what you have right now.

https://www.joshuanhook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gratitude-piglet.jpg I want you to think about this for a minute...Are you a slave to your desires or a m...

Accepting our life as it is eliminates drama

https://28oa9i1t08037ue3m1l0i861-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Laughing.jpg Tim Urban may not be a great artist but his art provokes great ...

Meditating with self-compassion to release our burdens

https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/04/08/22/26/meditation-2214532960720.jpg Meditation is not about sitting very still and thinking about nothing... It is actua...

Zen and motorcycle maintenance as a path to Quality

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/Zenmotorcycle.jpg/220px-Zenmotorcycle.jpg OK...for a long time, I thought that I could find enlightenment b...

The way of the procrastinator

https://procrastination.com/assets/img/procrastination.png Hello my fellow Steemians I owe you an apology for not being present and engaged. It seems that the m...

Alex Jones banned by Youtube, Facebook, Apple, Spotify and Pinterest...you could be next.

It is disturbing that your social media life can disappear without recourse. http://republicbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151205/231592FreeSpeechQuiet.j...

Haiku Tuesday

https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/02/25/10/06/bokeh-2097345960720.jpg Music. Rhythm. Bass. Takes me to a wondrous place Life's heartbeat of grace. Thank you fo...

Stoic Monday...Put your focus where it belongs: On what really matters to you that you actually control

https://howtobeastoic.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/image2.jpeg Many people have the impression that Stoics are folks that don't care about anything and pessimist...

Haiku Tuesday

https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/10/14/22/14/rose-488864960720.jpg Nature is lovely I revel in the beauty Of a single Rose. https://steemitimages.com/0x0/http...

Life at the crossroads, when do we make a choice and how can we change?

When do we really make a specific choice of which action to take? http://c0389161.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/dyn/strstrip/76342.full.gif Is it when the t...

Do we know what we are thinking about

http://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-positive-self-direction-is-the-action-plan-that-all-winners-in-life-use-to-turn-imagination-denis-waitley-71-52-90....

Do we want false comfort or true power?

http://78.media.tumblr.com/f1ab6dbe4cb9f0982abe9e899e2ffaab/tumblrinlinenyp9hvM5uE1sg1hqi540.jpg There are only two paths in life, the differences between indiv...

The purpose of life. Really, it is this simple:-)

http://rishikajain.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/two-most-important-days.jpg "Be true to yourself!" That is your purpose in life. Everybody has heard those wor...

This year I resolve to do...Nothing??

https://i.imgur.com/a8OU84y.jpg Resolving to do nothing can actually lead us to accomplishing more of what is really important to us! So forget all the New Year...

Equal and opposite truths (political motivations) breaks the political process...

https://i.imgsafe.org/4b/t/4ba2c2b890.jpeg I found this picture by Hector Casanova while writing my last blog post and thought it was too good not to share! It ...

Speaking your truth...Is it really true, or just rudeness?

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/39/70/36/39703623938b6657e93e3ab75811764e--rude-quotes-insensitive-people-quotes.jpg What is the purpose of communication as opposed t...