Author: ocbenji
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How to Live Life to the Max with Beginner’s Mind
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“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” – Zen Master Shunryo Suzuki
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Don’t be a Sellout: A Guide to Staying Real
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Being true to yourself is not easy. In magazines, we’re shown images of flawless airbrushed bodies. Luxury and celebrity lifestyles are worshipped. In our culture we’re judged for what we own and what we do. Not who we are. It’s hard to remain true to yourself when our culture encourages competition. I don’t think competition…
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The Secret to Happiness: Stop Caring
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Our lives are inundated with practicality and productivity. We think that if there’s no purpose to something, there’s no point in doing it. In reality the best things in life have no purpose. We sacrifice our time and our sanity doing what we don’t want to do, so at some future point we will create…
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There’s a Rocket in My Pocket
Back in my day, the only weapon you hid in your jeans were your legs. Things have definitely changed…
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Mahatma Gandhi’s 5 Teachings To Bring About World Peace
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“If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. He lived, thought, acted and inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of peace and harmony.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Editor’s note: This post was written by Shilpan Patel of the Success Soul blog. Have you ever dreamed about a joyful world…
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Top 10 Must-See Anime Series: #3 – Cowboy Bebop/Samurai Champloo
If you don’t know me very well then you might be surprised to learn that I’m an avid anime buff. And with anime gaining popularity in the U.S. (with people who wouldn’t normally watch it) I’ve compiled a list of the Top 10 Must-See Anime Series for those of you looking to pop your anime…
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I loooooooove chicken too!
For the last few days, I catch myself staring at my son, marveling at how much he’s grown in the last year. Its not just how much he’d grown physically even though he is my little big boy. Its how much he’s grown mental and emotionally. There are things that a year ago he would…
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Got What I Wanted (Part 2)
Got What I Wanted (Part 2) I dreamed about you every night before even knowing your face In my romantic kitchen of idealistic needs and wants, I imagined your grace My ideal woman, I cooked you up in my mind The perfect woman, way better than any other kind So good in fact, I shuttered…