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You can’t be bad at meditation: here’s why

Four times today, as I browsed through blog comments and scanned Facebook posts, I saw comments like  “I am bad at meditating” or “I’m bad with meditation” or “I’m just no good at it.” It’s not the first time I’ve seen or heard things like that. I’ve also heard people say they’re “good” at meditating. [...]

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Sweet Dreams: 15 Tips For Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies/Which busy care draws in the brains of men;/Therefore thou sleep’st so sound. —William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar Some of us are convinced that we can train our bodies to function just fine on four or five hours of sleep. I’ve even known people who think it’s a sign of [...]

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Rednecks: They Aren’t Just an American Phenomenon

Summer 2000. A backpack, a tent, and a sleeping bag on my back. My passport, a railpass, and the Traveler’s Guide to European Camping on my front along with the de rigueur water bottle, some lip balm, and a wallet in my day bag. I was traveling around Europe for three months, by myself, to [...]

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Let go of judgment: five tips for letting love in

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing, and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there. –Rumi We humans categorize, name, and label things to make sense of the world: clouds are white, the sun is warm, dogs are furry, crackers are crunchy, roses emit an odor. We attach names to things and group them [...]

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Popular blogger attempts suicide, blames social media and friends but leaves 5 tips for readers

Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. — Buddha L’Imagine, France—A writer and social media expert well-known for witty commentary, stories of his travels abroad, and advice for the lost and lonely was found gasping in [...]

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