Posts Tagged ‘ life ’

Happiness: invest in the process, not in the outcome

I don’t agree with every single nuance in this great talk by Srikumar Rao, but there is definitely gold to be mined here: (Especially the Coach John Wooden quote!)
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Wow. Just wow.

Kuroshio Sea – 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world – shot on 5dmk2 from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.
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Choices at the crossroads of life

There’s a great quote about life choices by Smoke Robinson, the wonderful author, mountain man, hiker, mountain climber, and all-round adventurer: Most choices at the crossroads of life are made under weak starlight with a feeble lantern that illuminates poorly the farther stretches of trail. I was going through some old posts today, and...
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7 spiritual laws of success

Tina at ThinkSimpleNow posted recently on 7 spiritual laws of success. I responded, and as I sometimes do, am cross-posting my response here … Nice post. A couple of thoughts that struck me as I saw a few things: “Success is the ability to fulfill your desires with effortless ease.“ - Deepak Chopra This...
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Unbelievably busy

Well, I haven’t gotten around to doing anything at all on my new combined blog in the past week or so.  Part of the problem is the new job and the tremendous workload as I transition out of the old and squeeze into the new. Another part is the two courses I’m taking for my...
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Passion in work and life

I had lunch with a colleague today. He’s young, smart, and creative … and in a job where he cannot possibly exercise all his talents. (Kind of the way I like to think of myself!) But he has a good-paying job. And a mortgage. And 3 kids. And a wife. So it’s hard. Hard...
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