BlogHide Resteemspresentminded (45)in life • 6 years agoI 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 something-from-nothing type of…presentminded (45)in introduceyourself • 6 years agoMy 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 and message me below I will send you…presentminded (45)in philosophy • 6 years agoPeople 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 totally separated, in part because the…presentminded (45)in selfhelp • 6 years agoFeng Shui as a path to mindfulnessFrom 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 force electricity and magnetic fields…presentminded (45)in philosophy • 6 years agoWant real power? Be grateful and comfortable with exactly what you have right now.I want you to think about this for a minute...Are you a slave to your desires or a master of them? Put another way, is what you have never enough or are you grateful and content with what you have…presentminded (45)in happiness • 6 years agoAccepting our life as it is eliminates dramaTim Urban may not be a great artist but his art provokes great thoughts...as does his writing:-) There are two things that are guaranteed to inflict suffering on us (remember, suffering is self…presentminded (45)in life • 6 years agoMeditating with self-compassion to release our burdensMeditation is not about sitting very still and thinking about nothing... It is actually one of the very best ways to release trauma and painful events from our lives Buddhists teach that there are…presentminded (45)in life • 6 years agoZen and motorcycle maintenance as a path to QualityOK...for a long time, I thought that I could find enlightenment by working on mechanical things. So when I read this book by Robert Pirsig,it made me realize why I wasn't achieving anywhere near a…presentminded (45)in life • 6 years agoThe way of the procrastinatorHello my fellow Steemians I owe you an apology for not being present and engaged. It seems that the most important lessons I have ever learned first totally derail my life and through picking up the…presentminded (45)in steemit • 6 years agoAlex 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. Deplatforming....Have you heard of that before? Neither had I until today, but apparently its a thing, and it just…presentminded (45)in poetry • 7 years agoHaiku TuesdayMusic. Rhythm. Bass. Takes me to a wondrous place Life's heartbeat of grace. Thank you for stopping by on Haiku Tuesday! As always images are from Google and should have links/credits…presentminded (45)in life • 7 years agoStoic Monday...Put your focus where it belongs: On what really matters to you that you actually controlMany people have the impression that Stoics are folks that don't care about anything and pessimistically endure whatever life throws at them. Nothing could be further from the truth because one of…presentminded (45)in poetry • 7 years agoHaiku TuesdayNature is lovely I revel in the beauty Of a single Rose. Namaste. As always images are from Google and should have links/credits embedded in the image. If you like my work, please upvote…presentminded (45)in life • 7 years agoLife 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? Is it when the thought first comes to us "Whoa...that looks fun!" or does the choice crux lie down in the murky depths of our…presentminded (45)in life • 7 years agoDo we know what we are thinking aboutWhen somebody asks you, "what are going to do today and why?" can you answer concisely with confidence, or do you have to fumble for an answer and make something up? If we do not know what we are…presentminded (45)in life • 7 years agoDo we want false comfort or true power?There are only two paths in life, the differences between individual journeys are just graduated shades of grey between black and white, the slavery of false comfort or the freedom of the true power…presentminded (45)in life • 7 years agoThe purpose of life. Really, it is this simple:-)"Be true to yourself!" That is your purpose in life. Everybody has heard those words many, many time...but how can you be true to somebody you don't really know? I am not talking about the person…presentminded (45)in life • 7 years agoThis year I resolve to do...Nothing??Resolving to do nothing can actually lead us to accomplishing more of what is really important to us! So forget all the New Year's resolutions (most of which, fess up, are already forgotten or…presentminded (45)in politics • 7 years agoEqual and opposite truths (political motivations) breaks the political process...I found this picture by Hector Casanova while writing my last blog post and thought it was too good not to share! It really goes to show why we need a third major party to get D.C. to work for the…presentminded (45)in philosophy • 7 years agoSpeaking your truth...Is it really true, or just rudeness?What is the purpose of communication as opposed to, say, throwing a temper tantrum? I never have a problem about people saying how they feel because one of the core values implicit in authentic…