Love yourself and love for others becomes automatic. “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” -Dalai Lama While researching the term mindfulness as it relates to kindness, I came across an amazing little book titled Mindfulness in Plain English (Amazon *see bottom of post to find out how you can read it online [...]
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The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -Albert Einstein Is there a payoff in everything we do? Whether we experience pain or pleasure, must we always get something in return? The payoff. As people react to our behaviors, we often find ourselves in a position [...]
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The above picture is a note my mother attached to my luggage as a kid before I went away on my first big trip (which happened to be to the USSR). It has special meaning to me and she sent it to me in the mail yesterday. Three years ago today (March 12, 2006) was [...]
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For years I resisted change. If it was uncomfortable, I avoided it. After all, it was all about me. Two rationalizations I made often: I’m shy I work better alone Here’s how I see these two rationalizations today: I’m shy I was making everything about me, how about getting outside of myself for a minute [...]
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Yesterday, after my morning prayer & meditation, I wrote down a passage from “The Christmas Sweater” by Glenn Beck. I wrote it down to share with a group of people I would be speaking to that afternoon. The passage is dialog between little Eddie, the main character, and his mother. Eddie is upset about his [...]
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Ok, I had to share this with you. There are two specific people on my amends list whom God is putting me in contact with, we’ll say Bruce and Lois. Next week I’m going to be in the same building of a previous employer for some developer training. I’ve made arrangements to meet with two [...]
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About Jared AkersJared is a coach, writer, educator and tester of the impossible. He's an avid diver and has been developing a life of happiness with his wife for the better part of the last decade. You can find out more about Jared here.