According the the ancient Zen Master Won Hyo, “Helping oneself and helping others are like the two wings of a bird.” This is why I merge the discussions of spirituality and social and environmental advocacy. A video to watch and some text to read.
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A Simple Mindfulness Exercise That Will Help You Waste Less Life
When we don’t pay attention, we waste money, we waste resources, we waste time, and we waste our lives. When we aren’t mindful of this moment, we waste. Therefore, paying attention and trying not to waste is a simple mindfulness exercise we can do all day. The simple act of being mindful and trying not to waste can both help us have better lives for ourselves and and help the world.
Four Easy Ways To Touch Base With What’s Important… No Matter How Crazy Your Life Is
A sense of life balance comes from knowing we live a life based on our values. Centering ourselves in what is important to us. But how, when our lives are crazy busy, are we supposed to touch base with what is important? Here are four ways I use, exemplified by Tevye, the main character in The Fiddler On The Roof.
The Good Life: Advice To An 8th Grade Class I Wish Someone Gave Me
A Chicago public school teacher who had her class watch our movie No Impact Man reached out to me and asked me to write a letter to her class. After I wrote it, I realized it is exactly the advice I strive to follow in my own life and which you, whatever age you are, might find helpful–at least if, like me, you are looking to lead an authentic, impactful, good life.
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A Parable About Not Getting Quite So Caught Up in the Noise
The story of a wise man, faced with a conundrum that could result in the death of a bird, and how taking care of our own spiritual fitness matters when it comes to helping those around us and the world.
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What A Wise Person Worries About On Their Death Bed
When I was younger, I obsessed with what I would think of my life on my deathbed. I’ve come to think there is no real way to define the path. But the story of the mystic Rabbi Zusya and what he said on his death bed at least offers a kind of compass to follow.