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How to Act Kindfully and Mindfully

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This post was written by Leo Babauta, originally for Zen Habits.  Republished here with permission. There’s something so powerfully simple, profoundly beautiful, about the Dalai Lama’s quote: “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”  It’s a philosophy I’ve been exploring for awhile, and though I don’t claim to have even come close to […]

12 Ideas for a Calm Routine

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This post was originally written by Leo Babauta for Zen Habits. Republished here with permission. One of the most rewarding changes in my life in the last couple of years has been finding peace with a morning routine.  I’ve made it a habit to wake before most of the world, at about 4:30 a.m., and […]

Beat Stress with Mindfulness Meditation

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This post was written by a guest author. The saying “mind over matter” may have been proven right again. Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center recently spearheaded a study utilizing 89 patients to discover whether stress can be reduced by mental power alone. Here’s how to beat stress with mindfulness meditation. Beat Stress With Mindfulness […]

Savor the Little Things

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This post was originally written by Leo Babauta for Zen Habits. Republished here with permission. Do you eat while reading? If so, you might have noticed the phenomenon I’ve noticed: sometimes you can eat an entire meal without even really tasting the food. This applies to a lot of things in our lives: we can […]

Letting Go of Distractions

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This post was originally written by Leo Babauta for Zen Habits. Republished here with permission. Today I deleted several apps from my phone: Twitter, Reddit, Feedly, Snapchat, the N.Y. Times app, and more. I’m letting go of distractions, or at least learning to. Letting Go of Distractions In fact, I made a list of things […]

Approaching Life with Beginner’s Mind

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This post was originally written by Leo Babauta for Zen Habits. Republished here with permission. A lot of our troubles could be solved by one simple practice.  A lot of joy could be found with the same practice.  And it is simple: practice seeing life with a beginner’s mind. Approaching Life with Beginner’s Mind I’m stealing […]

The Moment You’ve Been Waiting For

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This post was originally written by Leo Babauta for Zen Habits. Republished here with permission. Our lives are spent building up to more important moments, later, the moments when we’ll be happy. But when those moments come, we’re not happier. In fact, we’re already looking ahead to the next big moments: an upcoming trip, a […]

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