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Happiness and Life Satisfaction

The Change-Maker’s Guide To Using “Vision Cards” To Create The Life And World You Want

December 21, 2022 by Colin Beavan 8 Comments

A simple stack of handwritten “vision cards” that I look at and work with every day has helped me more than any other personal management tool to achieve goals in every area of my life from being a successful author to helping others to live according to their values to building an income that sustains me to living environmentally to being an effective climate change and social change activist to being a good dad. This post is about how to create and use your own set of vision cards. I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me.

Filed Under: Activism and Social Change, Career and Work Life, Happiness and Life Satisfaction, How To, How To Be Alive, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality and Personal Growth

To Help Others, Give Yourself A Break!!

February 28, 2020 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

Want to be kinder and more loving to others? You have to stop beating yourself up about not being loving to others. Start by being more loving to yourself!

Filed Under: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Spirituality and Personal Growth, Zen and Meditation

Peace Of Mind Is Not Everything

February 18, 2020 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

Zen Master Seung Sahn used to say that there are two kinds of work. Inside work and outside work. Inside work means keeping a non-moving mind and outside work means helping all beings. Being concerned only about inside work is not correct Zen practice. Only inside work means nirvana and peace of mind only for […]

Filed Under: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality and Personal Growth

The Questions of Life

February 18, 2020 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

“The sun in the sky shines everywhere, why does a cloud obscure it?” Kong-ans (koans) are word puzzles which are used in the Zen tradition of which I am a part to help us deal with the conundrums of life. If you can penetrate the conundrums presented to you by your teacher, then maybe you […]

Filed Under: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, How To Be Alive, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality and Personal Growth, Zen and Meditation

Envisioning Your Best Possible Self

February 18, 2020 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

I wanted to share with you a simple 15-minute writing exercise that is scientifically proven to increase happiness. It’s called the Best Possible Self exercise and I think you’ll love it.

Filed Under: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality and Personal Growth

What If We Are Actually Screwed?

January 30, 2020 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

What if we accept that our existence really holds no meaning? What if agree that the planet is really past the point where we can help it? Might that then free up our energy to actually help?

Filed Under: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Purpose and Meaning, Zen and Meditation

The Unifying Theory For Building A Good Life

January 22, 2020 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

Here is the unifying theory for living a good life and helping the world that summarizes everything I wrote in my book How To Be Alive: Give more energy to what is True for you; give less energy to what is not True for you.

Filed Under: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, How To Be Alive

How Having Fun Can Make You More Effective

January 20, 2020 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

Do you ever hold yourself back because of self-criticism? Do you see opportunities slip away because of how nervous you are? Learn why joy is more important than you thought to be confident.

Filed Under: Career and Work Life, Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Relationships, Family and Friendship, Spirituality and Personal Growth

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