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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Showing posts with label practice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label practice. Show all posts
Monday, June 22, 2026
Practice Keen Awareness
The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
- Thomas Carlyle
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
- Jonathan Swift
We never see what we are not ready to see.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
- Napoleon Hill
Today is a unique and special day.
It is unlike any other day you have ever experienced.
If you assume that today is like every other day,
you will never notice today's uniqueness.
If you practice keen awareness, you will get
to savor today's uniquely wonderful qualities.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading:
What You Focus On
What You See
Cultivate Awareness
Be a Passionate Observer
Manage Your Wayward Mind
Labels:
awareness,
eyes,
invisible,
Jonathan Swift,
Napoleon Hill,
opportunity,
power,
practice,
see,
Thomas Carlyle,
unique,
vision
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Try the Inner Smile Exercise
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Look Deeply
The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
- Thomas Carlyle
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
- Jonathan Swift
We never see what we are not ready to see.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
- Napoleon Hill
Today is a unique and special day.
It is unlike any other day you have ever experienced.
If you assume that today is like every other day,
you will never notice today's uniqueness.
If you practice keen awareness, you will get
to savor today's uniquely wonderful qualities.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading:
What You Focus On
What You See
Cultivate Awareness
Be a Passionate Observer
Manage Your Wayward Mind
Labels:
awareness,
eyes,
invisible,
Jonathan Swift,
Napoleon Hill,
opportunity,
power,
practice,
see,
Thomas Carlyle,
unique,
vision
Monday, May 5, 2025
Smile even when you feel grumpy
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Seeing Beyond the Superficial
The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
- Thomas Carlyle
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
- Jonathan Swift
We never see what we are not ready to see.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
- Napoleon Hill
Today is a unique and special day.
It is unlike any other day you have ever experienced.
If you assume that today is like every other day,
you will never notice today's uniqueness.
If you practice keen awareness, you will get
to savor today's uniquely wonderful qualities.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading:
What You Focus On
What You See
Cultivate Awareness
Be a Passionate Observer
Manage Your Wayward Mind
Labels:
awareness,
eyes,
invisible,
Jonathan Swift,
Napoleon Hill,
opportunity,
power,
practice,
see,
Thomas Carlyle,
unique,
vision
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Inner Smile
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Seeing Deeply
The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
- Thomas Carlyle
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
- Jonathan Swift
We never see what we are not ready to see.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
- Napoleon Hill
Today is a unique and special day.
It is unlike any other day you have ever experienced.
If you assume that today is like every other day,
you will never notice today's uniqueness.
If you practice keen awareness, you will get
to savor today's uniquely wonderful qualities.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading:
What You Focus On
What You See
Cultivate Awareness
Be a Passionate Observer
Manage Your Wayward Mind
Labels:
awareness,
eyes,
invisible,
Jonathan Swift,
Napoleon Hill,
opportunity,
power,
practice,
see,
Thomas Carlyle,
unique,
vision
Thursday, May 4, 2023
It Begins with a Smile
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Friday, June 10, 2022
The Art of Vision
The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
- Thomas Carlyle
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
- Jonathan Swift
We never see what we are not ready to see.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
- Napoleon Hill
Today is a unique and special day.
It is unlike any other day you have ever experienced.
If you assume that today is like every other day,
you will never notice today's uniqueness.
If you practice keen awareness, you will get
to savor today's uniquely wonderful qualities.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading:
What You Focus On
What You See
Cultivate Awareness
Be a Passionate Observer
Manage Your Wayward Mind
Labels:
awareness,
eyes,
invisible,
Jonathan Swift,
Napoleon Hill,
opportunity,
power,
practice,
see,
Thomas Carlyle,
unique,
vision
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Smile, Even When You Don't Feel Like It
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Sunday, June 20, 2021
True Vision
The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
- Thomas Carlyle
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
- Jonathan Swift
We never see what we are not ready to see.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
- Napoleon Hill
Today is a unique and special day.
It is unlike any other day you have ever experienced.
If you assume that today is like every other day,
you will never notice today's uniqueness.
If you practice keen awareness, you will get
to savor today's uniquely wonderful qualities.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading:
What You Focus On
What You See
Cultivate Awareness
Be a Passionate Observer
Manage Your Wayward Mind
Labels:
awareness,
eyes,
invisible,
Jonathan Swift,
Napoleon Hill,
opportunity,
power,
practice,
see,
Thomas Carlyle,
unique,
vision
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Try the Inner Smile Exercise
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Look Deeper, Look Wider
The eye sees what it brings the power to see.
- Thomas Carlyle
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
- Jonathan Swift
We never see what we are not ready to see.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
- Napoleon Hill
Today is a unique and special day.
It is unlike any other day you have ever experienced.
If you assume that today is like every other day,
you will never notice today's uniqueness.
If you practice keen awareness, you will get
to savor today's uniquely wonderful qualities.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading:
What You Focus On
What You See
Cultivate Awareness
Be a Passionate Observer
Manage Your Wayward Mind
Labels:
awareness,
eyes,
invisible,
Jonathan Swift,
Napoleon Hill,
opportunity,
power,
practice,
see,
Thomas Carlyle,
unique,
vision
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Some Days...
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Smile Your Inner Smile
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Overcome Being Negative
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Smile - It's Worth the Effort
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
A smile that begins as an effort and a pretense
quickly grows to become genuine,
and given time, a habit of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Inner Smile Exercise:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Breath slowly, deeply, and consciously.
3. Set the corners of your mouth in just the slightest smile.
4. Visualize your smile growing larger and larger, and your happiness increasing.
Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins
Although it is always better to live with conviction and enthusiasm,
some days it is better just to go through the motions than to do nothing.
Smile even when you feel grumpy.
Meditate or Pray even when you have nothing to say to God.
Cook a healthy meal even when you are tired.
Walk or exercise even when the thought doesn't excite you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Act the way you'd like to be
and soon you'll be the way you act.
- Leonard Cohen
Further reading: Ten Little Tips to Feel Happier Right Now
Tending the Garden of Our Lives
Overcome Being Negative
Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
Grin your smile; giggle your laugh; unfurl your joy
Practice makes perfect - sometimes
Labels:
action,
breathe,
daily practice,
exercise,
habit,
habits,
happiness,
inner peace,
inner smile,
intent,
intention,
joy,
Leonard Cohen,
practice,
smile,
source,
Thich Nhat Hanh,
Tom Hopkins
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