The Alphabet of Spiritual Practices

This great alphabet lists words that will enrich your spiritual life.

Today with lovely weather in Gothenburg, I´ll try to work with the word Being Present. Read More......

5 Reasons Not to Drink Bottled Water

For quite some time I´ve been drinking bottled water, although my consuming of it has decreased significantly. It´s not environmentally friendly, the water quality isn´t that good and it's costly. Apart from that we, here in Sweden, are lucky to have excellent tap water, so where's the need to buy it really?!

Here are 5 Reasons Not to Drink Bottled Water. Read More......

Wherever You Go, There You Are

"I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness."
Abraham Maslow
1908-1970, Psychologist

I love the web, but the downside to it is that The Real Time Web is a Beautiful Distraction.

Via kottke.org. Read More......

Nine-Year-Old Guitar Player Yuto Miyazawa Plays Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train"

Nine-year-old guitar player Yuto Miyazawa plays Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 4:47 into the video Yuto receives a nice surprise which is very heartwarming to see. Read More......

Top 50 Personal Development Bloggers

Health Money Success has compiled a list of Top 50 Personal Development Bloggers. In the list I found the blog Think Simple Now to be worth recommending. Read More......

Spiritual Cinema Circle´s Free Trial

Looking through the different trailers for Spiritual Cinema Circle, I found quite a few interesting movies that I´d like to see.

For thoose living in the U.S it might be a good deal to try out the free trial since the shipping and handling fees you have to pay won´t be that expensive. Read More......

Mind Programming

In a society where you are always surrounded by media, it is important that you critically review it´s message. It comes as no surprise to any of us today that the news can sometimes be very biased, but surprising to what extent.

Look at the trailer for Mind Programming by Eldon Taylor and the clip from Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind. Read More......

The Queen of the New Age

The New York Times has an interesting story about The Queen of the New Age, Louise Hay, founder of Hay House. I like how the reporter asks questions that are somewhat inconvenient.

When I asked her if, since people’s thoughts are responsible for their conditions, victims of genocide might be to blame for their own deaths, she said: “I probably wouldn’t say it to them. I don’t go around making people feel bad. That’s not what I’m after.” I pressed harder: Did she believe they are to blame? “Yes, I think there’s a lot of karmic stuff that goes on, past lives.” So, I asked, with a situation like the Holocaust, the victims might have been an unfortunate group of souls who deserved what they got because of their behavior in past lives? “Yes, it can work that way,” Hay said. “But that’s just my opinion.”

Photograph by Michele Asselin. Read More......

The Key to Life

A 5 year old kid´s key to life. Read More......

Children See, Children Do

What kind of example are you setting for others?

Via PhilosophersNotes. Read More......

Pink Ones

This made me smile!

Yesterday's Pictures of the Day at the WSJ were particularly fine, including a US soldier in Afghanistan who didn't have time to put on his uniform and gets caught by the camera taking up a defensive position in pink I [heart] NY boxers and flip flops.

Via kottke.org. Read More......

Retro Summer Reading

With the summer just around the corner, AbeBooks recommends us to do some retro summer reading and read good books from the past. Read More......

The Simple Dollar

Today I discovered the blog The Simple Dollar. Browsing through the blog shortly it seems to offer some great content in an unique way. Trent, the owner of the blog, seems to be an avid reader which is something I highly value and, in my opinion, indicates that he´s a good source of knowledge.   Read More......

Eat to Live in the Moment

Yoga Journal would like us to Eat to Live in the Moment. Read More......

What Kind of Impact Will Wayne Dyer Have on You?

I have previously written about Wayne W. Dyer´s audio recording 101 Ways to Transform Your Life. I can still remember the impact it had on me the first time I listened to it. I might be late to the party, but you can listen to the whole recording on YouTube.

I also highly recommend that you see Wayne´s live lecture, The Power of Intention:

• The Power of Intention - Part 1
• The Power of Intention - Part 2

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Awakening NOW - The Documentary that Explores Spiritual Awakening

Awakening Now is a documentary film that was released back in 2006.

The documentary Awakening NOW explores first hand the basic concepts that surround a spiritual awakening as told by six teachers. The film explores with them about their thoughts and experiences on the topics of awakening, meditation, duality and enlightenment.

Via Awakening Now press release Read More......

Waking Up to New York

Well-known New Yorkers tell us about their first days in New York City in New York Magazine´s feature Waking Up to New York.

Via kottke.org. Read More......

Jerry Seinfeld's Productivity Secret

We need only to perform successfully each act of a single day to enjoy a successful day. If you will only do each day the things you know you should do and do them as well as you can, you can rest assured that you will be successful all the years of your life.
Earl Nightingale,
The Essence of Success

Via A Gardener Writes I found Jerry Seinfeld's Productivity Secret. Read More......

Stop Reading About It and Do It

You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you'll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless.
Caroline Myss,
Author of Entering The Castle

I sadly must admit that taking action is sometimes one of my biggest weaknesses. Zen Habit´s post "Stop Reading About It and Do It" encourage us to learn by doing. It´s a good reminder! Read More......

The Mindfulness Guide for the Super Busy: How to Live Life to the Fullest

Zen Habits has a good post about mindfulness, "The Mindfulness Guide for the Super Busy: How to Live Life to the Fullest".

I heartily recommend Jon Kabat-Zinn´s book "Wherever You Go, There You Are" on mindfulness. Read More......