Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata ‘You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.’ ~Mike Murdock Start with a simple statement: what do you want to be? Are you hoping to someday be a writer, a musician, a designer, a programmer, a polyglot, a carpenter, a manga artist, an … Continue reading How To Change Your Life: A User’s Guide
The Daily Checklist
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. This is a non-religious, but still a very spiritual way to prepare ourselves for the Holy Week. by Leo Baubata Here’s a problem worth solving: am I doing the thing I most need to be doing right now? How do you figure that out? You might be reading this article, but … Continue reading The Daily Checklist
Shaken By Life’s Beauty, Shaken
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Netby Leo Baubata “You lethargic, waiting upon me,waiting for the fire and Iattendant upon you, shaken by your beautyShaken by your beautyShaken.”~William Carlos Williams This morning I awoke, meditated in the quiet dark empty room, and then went to make my coffee. The world outside is wet, and the raindrops patter upon … Continue reading Shaken By Life’s Beauty, Shaken
The Willingness To Think Differently
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net by Leo Baubata I can summarize the most successful people I’ve ever known with one trait: the willingness to challenge mainstream ideas. This has been the key to everything good in my life too: I changed my health and drastically reduced my carbon footprint when I stopped eating like everyone else … Continue reading The Willingness To Think Differently
The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net by Leo Baubata There’s nothing I get asked about more as a parent than unschooling, and nothing I recommend more to other parents. It’s an educational philosophy that provides for more freedom than any other learning method, and prepares kids for an uncertain and rapidly changing future better than anything else … Continue reading The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling
Grateful
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I have very vivid memories of staying in the basement of our old apartment. I would stand in front of a white board and gaze out into a row of empty chairs and pretend to be a teacher. I wrote on the board … Continue reading Grateful