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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a “Care”: A Book Review

December 13, 2019April 26, 2023Posted in Books - Adult Nonfiction, Mindful LivingTagged attitude, Blog, book review, Buddha dharma, buddhism, Buddhist, encouragement, gratitude, inspirational, life, Mark Manson, Mindful Living, mindful thinking, review, Self-Help, the subtle art of not giving a fuck, wisdom

This book review is rated “E” for everyone, but the title of the book is rated “PG-13,” or whichever rating using the f-word grants you, because while I have cutely titled this blog post as a book review on a book called The Subtle Art of Not Giving a “Care,” the true title of the book is The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F#@%, which you have Mark Manson to thank (or blame) for that.

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The Practice of Gratitude

November 22, 2019Posted in Mindful LivingTagged attitude, Blog, buddhism, depression, encouragement, grateful, gratitude, inspiration, inspirational, Mindful Living, mindful thinking, motivation, positive thinking, positivity, Self-Help, self-love, wisdom, writing1 Comment

Right now, I can feel that my body is coming down with a cold. I’ve been stalling it off for a couple weeks, but I think one of those darn bugs finally broke through and got to me. How do you feel when you’re sick? Other than “lousy,” if you’re like most people when you’re sick, all you want is to return to good health. As we’re blowing our irritated nose for the one-hundredth time this morning, or as we’re launched into a coughing fit in the middle of a conversation, we’re probably thinking, “I just want to be healthy again! Then I will feel so much better!”

The “high” we feel when we return to good health after being sick is pretty significant. A friend once told me it’s one of the greatest feelings he’s experienced——we almost feel like a superhero, being able to breathe through our nose again! But after the initial couple days (if even that long) of being relatively healthy again, we forget about how much better we feel by comparison, and we begin to take our good health for granted again.

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Growing the Right Attitude

April 26, 2019April 24, 2019Posted in Mindful LivingTagged attitude, emotional growth, encouragement, inspiration, Mindful Living, mindful thinking, positive thinking, positivity, Restaurant, Self-Help, wisdomLeave a comment

How do you feel when one of your co-workers is in a bad mood? How does that one person’s negative attitude affect the social environment?

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We Could All Use a Little Change

May 11, 2018February 21, 2019Posted in Mindful LivingTagged attitude, encouragement, good vibes, positive thinking, positivity, Self-Help, wisdomLeave a comment

I often think to myself, If something isn’t working out for you, either change the situation or change your perspective. Let’s say, for example, that I’m a person who loathes my job. I work at a meaningless part-time job, and I begin to resent my work. Every day I show up, I anticipate all the horrible inconveniences I will have to deal with. I know my boss will be in a bad mood, I know the customers will treat me like garbage, and I know that the work I do will have no effect on anyone’s lives. No one will look back on this day and think, “Wow, the way that cashier said, ‘Your total is $4.22’ was really inspiring to me.” So I go into work and–just as I knew would happen–I have a lousy day.

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