Entries Tagged as 'Motivation and Inspiration'

Monday, September 8th, 2008

The Power of Love: Proof That Animals Have Emotions

First time to The Daily Mind? Why not get my FREE email updates or read some of my popular posts?Every now and then you see a bit of footage that hits you in a place you forgot you had inside you. The video I am about to show you is one of them.
Today my [...]

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

5 Small (But Big) Ways to Beat Depression Every Time

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Depression is pretty horrible. I went through a period of bad depression a few years ago. Getting out of bed was hard. Going to work was hard. Smiling was hard. But, I got myself sorted and life seems a whole lot better now.
However, depressed thoughts still come and go. Sometimes during [...]

Friday, August 15th, 2008

5 Ways to Start Your Day Like a Buddhist Monk

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Of all the people I have met in this world it is the Buddhist monks who seem to inspire me the most. They spend their whole lives helping others, studying buddhism and meditating on the true nature of their selves. The old monks have achieved so much in their lives and have [...]

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

7 Things Star Wars Can Teach You About Life and Politics

I was watching Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith last night and was amazed at the depth of wisdom and good advice that comes out of some of those characters. Yoda is like an old Buddhist master, Obi-Wan Kenobi is like an experience Samurai warrior and so on. There is also a lot of political [...]

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Lessons From India 5: Appreciating the Kindness of Others

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These days people are so quick to point out the flaws in others but very hesitant to recognize their kindesses. You notice this happening a lot in the workplace. People take credit for other people’s work, blame others for their own mistakes and so on. However, in India I discovered an interesting [...]