The cherry blossom falls after its short beautiful bloom. It floats gently down to earth. Its life is over, but the limitedness of its existence is one of the biggest reasons the blossom is so gorgeous. If we knew that the blossom would last forever, it wouldn’t have the same poignant beauty, and we’d take … Continue reading The Painful Beauty of Impermanence
Turn Toward the Problem
Much of our lives is spent trying to ignore problems, not wanting to deal with them, procrastinating. Bills are pushed to the side to deal with later. People we have troubles with are avoided. Work we don’t want to do is put off while we browse the Internet. The diet is put off until tomorrow … Continue reading Turn Toward the Problem
How To Make a Marriage Work
I’ve been happily married 11 years, and I’m still as in love with my beautiful wife Eva now as when I first fell for her 13 years ago. That’s not to say we don’t have our problems and arguments, but we’re getting better and better at making it work. I realize there are lots of … Continue reading How To Make a Marriage Work
What If You Don’t Have to Worry About Yourself
Have you ever had people annoy you at work? Or maybe family members whose little habits bothered you? Have you been frustrated by a store clerk or waiter, or maybe another driver? What about frustration with your kid, or spouse? How can we become more tolerant, find calm in the middle of all of these … Continue reading What If You Don’t Have to Worry About Yourself
Love Notes
My family leaves little unintentional loves notes for me all over the place. I’m a bit of a neat freak — I like things decluttered and clean. And so when people in my house leave things around (which happens when you have lots of kids, naturally), I catch myself getting a little frustrated. “Why can’t … Continue reading Love Notes
Through Tough Journeys
A reader wrote to me about a very tough journey he and his wife are setting out upon, and asked for some words of advice or motivation though this tough time. Difficult times can be a test of our souls, and as such can be some of the most instructive times possible. It’s easy to … Continue reading Through Tough Journeys
How I Cleaned House & Simplified My Work Life
Last week, I spent two days doing some productivity housekeeping. What the heck is that? It’s liberating and wonderful, that’s what. Imagine your house was messy (hard to picture, I know), because you kept putting off little things like putting away your clothes, washing your dishes, throwing things away, putting things where they belong, sorting … Continue reading How I Cleaned House & Simplified My Work Life
The Incredible Importance of Sleep
For a long time, I underestimated the importance of sleep. Sure, I know that sleep is important for health and happiness and all of that … but it wasn’t until I learned two things that sleep took on a new importance for me: 1. If you don’t get enough sleep, you will fail at changing … Continue reading The Incredible Importance of Sleep
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