Posted in Articles, Quotes - 2010 on Aug 1st, 2010
What you really want is something that you can’t think about. Now think about that. – Howard Vernon
our endless goals
Ok the quote is confusing, and that’s on purpose. We’re often so lost in our thoughts, about plans, things to do, goals to achieve, this, that and the other, that our minds are never at a [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2010, Stillness on Jul 28th, 2010
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. - Eckhart Tolle
this is it
Now, the present moment is all there is. This doesn’t mean that we live in the current moment forever, it just means that whenever we aren’t planning for the future or reminiscing about pleasant past memories, we ought to notice [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2010, Stillness on Jul 26th, 2010
Grave danger you are in. Impatient you are. – Master Yoda
impatient, we are
Continuing the Star Wars theme! Impatient we are, just about everything in our lives. Isn’t that true? I want my iPhone, I want that toy, I want you to …, I want that …, right now!! This is a tendency we all struggle [...]
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Posted in Articles, Quotes - 2010, Stillness on Jul 20th, 2010
In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the experts there are few. – Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki
the beginner’s mind
Such a mind is childlike. Not childish, but one that sees things anew, doesn’t discount anything, has few regrets and worries not about the future. It lives fully in each moment.
possibilities
Unencumbered such a mind [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2010 on Jul 1st, 2010
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. - Jonathan Swift
vision
What’s your vision
For yourself?
For your family?
For your country?
For the world?
Covey says that we ought to start with the ‘end in mind’. If we start with a vision, there’s a greater likelihood that we can get there.
art of seeing
Only we can [...]
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