Tag: life

Plethora of Positivity

I did not post the past couple days, so here is our conglomerate of inspiration for Wednesday!

“The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in turn configures new perspectives and conquers fears.”-Dan Stevens

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“Success can only be one ingredient in happiness, and it is too dearly purchased if all the other ingredients have been sacrificed to obtain it.”-Bertrand Russell

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Moments

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An exercise to realize how many “moments” you have:

 

Try the “100 blocks a day method>:

Perspective is a powerful tool when you talk about scheduling your time.

According to the writers at Wait But Why, if you sleep 8 hours a night, that leaves you with about 1,000 waking minutes a day to schedule. Or, about 100 10-minute blocks.

Lay those blocks out on a grid and ask yourself, how many are:

Put toward making your future better, and how many of them are just there to be enjoyed?

Spent with other people, and how many are for time by yourself?

Used to create something, and how many are used to consume something?

This isn’t necessarily a practice any (sane) person would go through on a daily basis, but the idea behind it is sound. Know you have a finite amount of time each day and see how many blocks you have.

 

Thank you Jessica K for the inspiration this morning!

Connection time

Payton, our oldest son, is on a trip with his grandparents, so we had some quality Isaac time this weekend. We went on quite a few walks, rode the rides at Elitches (and Isaac did all the thrill rides, overcoming his fears), grilled fajitas, and played some games (Isaac beat us at Catan). I am thankful for my family and I am grateful for the time I get to spend with my boys, together and separate.

“Simple Pleasures”

I put a couple things together this morning to prove a point… First up from Psychology Today some research showing the importance of noticing “simple pleasures:”

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Combine that with this info from Forbes discussing the vast improbability of us even existing:

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When we combine the two, we realize how un-fathomable it is to even be in the right place at the right time to notice a “simple” pleasure. What are the odds that you are in your car at the very moment the sun peeks up over the horizon to show it’s beauty? What are the odds that you notice the flight of the hummingbird whizzing by in the afternoon? Life’s simple pleasures are anything but simple. Take time to appreciate all the amazing aspects of life, because when you think about it, even being alive is awe-inspiring :)!

Peaceful You

“For over a decade our slogan has been ‘A peaceful world begins with a peaceful you.’ And although peaceful individuals are a foundation of a peaceful world, when it comes to initiating real change in a profound way, we need people who are not just peaceful, but also powerful. Individuals who have aligned their hearts with their ambitions. Individuals who are dreaming and doing. Individuals like you. Thank you for making the world more awesome.”-Briana & Peter.

 

http://thewelllifebook.com/authors/

Happiness-as stated by the Bassoon King-Rainn Wilson

“Happiness is not something “just around the corner” or “over the hill” or something that can be enjoyed as soon as you have a certain level of material comfort. It’s a moment-to-moment choice. Joy and contentment come from daily, hourly, minutely, secondly decisions to be grateful for what you have. With every breath. Savoring every moment. Focusing on the good. On service to others. On the sacred, whatever that word means to you. Happy?”

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