Category: Daily Wisdom
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When the Week Feels Small, Step Into Wonder and Feel How Wide You Are
A Sunday invitation to shift how you see, feel how much room you really have, and let the ordinary turn holy again.
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Let Me Look Again, Iris Murdoch on Attention, Love and Unselfing
Timeless Authors series. Iris Murdoch on attention, love and the joy of unselfing, plus a fifteen minute kestrel walk for your morning.
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Tonight the Year Turns a Page, Walk Through the Doorway Lighter
On the last night of October, a gentle essay on doorways, fresh starts and the science of event boundaries, plus a one breath threshold practice.
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You Can Wake Up New Today, Charles Dickens on Kindness, Memory and a Change of Heart
Timeless Authors series. Charles Dickens on a change of heart, kindness as our real business and keeping memory green, plus a five minute morning practice.
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Pick One Thing, Go Deep for 30 Days, and Watch Your Life Level Up
Simple advice on patterns, courage, and finishing what you start. Hey friend, Welcome back. Wherever you are right now, take one slow breath and arrive. Today we look at what is real. Run your beliefs through the filter Pick one belief you carry. Ask three questions. Is it true? Is it helping? Is it sustainable?…
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Put On the Mask Tonight and Meet Your Original Face
An essay for Halloween weekend on the masks we try on, what the science of costumes reveals, and the original face underneath every one.
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My Experience Is What I Agree to Attend To, William James on Attention, Habit and Belief
Timeless Authors series. William James on attention, habit and believing life is worth living, plus a ten minute morning practice.
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The Bridge You Build Crossing The River Of Life
Whatever you bring attention to expands. Whatever you bring energy to hardens into circumstance. Know this one law and save yourself a whole lot of suffering. Most suffering gets built in the head. We travel to the future and grow anxious. We travel to the past and grow regretful, resentful, nostalgic. Reality lives right here,…
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Make Today Your Fresh Start, the Science of Beginning Again
You can create your own fresh start on any ordinary day. The research on new beginnings and a five minute way to begin today.
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You Are a Miracle This Morning, Walt Whitman on Wonder, Joy and the Open Road
Timeless Authors series. Walt Whitman on celebrating yourself, seeing a miracle in every hour and taking the open road, plus a five minute practice.
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Peace in the Deep Heart’s Core, W. B. Yeats on Dreams, Love and Wonder
Timeless Authors series. W. B. Yeats on carrying peace within, treading softly on dreams and loving the pilgrim soul, plus a five minute practice.
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You Are a Change Agent, The Power of Your Self-Image
The way you see yourself shapes the life you build. How to reshape your self-image and use the four levers of your next hour.
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Do You Dare to Begin? T. S. Eliot on Courage, Mornings and Renewal
Timeless Authors series. T. S. Eliot on daring to begin, city mornings, spring and peace, plus a simple Brave Minute practice.
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Everything Is Changing, and the Part of You Watching It Is Home
Everything is changing this season. A reflective essay on letting go, the watcher behind every version of you, and five small practices for today.
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Make the Best Use of This Week, Epictetus on Freedom, Habit and Gratitude
Timeless Authors series. Epictetus on making the best use of what is ours, small habits and gratitude, plus a ten minute two baskets check.
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Let a Focus Blocker Guard Your Best Hours So Deep Work Feels Easy
Week 3 of 52 Systems in 52 Weeks. Set up a focus blocker in one hour and let your deep work hours protect themselves.
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Since Feeling Is First, E. E. Cummings on Wonder, Love and Living Fully
Timeless Authors series. E. E. Cummings on feeling first, puddle wonderful mornings and a love of life, plus a simple wonder walk.
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Dream Lofty Dreams and Become Them, James Allen on Thought, Vision and Calm
Timeless Authors series. James Allen’s brightest lines from As a Man Thinketh on thought, vision and calm, his story and a ten minute Sunday morning practice.
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Let Your Mind Settle Like Clear Water, Lao Tzu on Stillness, Small Steps and Gentle Strength
Timeless Authors series. Lao Tzu’s gentlest wisdom on stillness, small beginnings and the strength of water, his story and a ten minute morning practice.
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The Life You Build When You Stay Fully Awake
Willpower is a spark. A rhythm you love carries you further. How to turn worry into concern and build your life one awake day at a time.