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  • Mindfulness in Everyday Tasks: 5 Ways Chores Can Make You Happier

    by Lori Deschene “Smile, breathe and go slowly.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh Last night I did something I rarely do. Drum roll please! Last night I cooked. OK, to be fair, I more prepped than cooked. But my willingness to participate in this domestic ritual with my boyfriend at the helm was certainly not the norm.…

  • 5 Rules for Life

    by Lori Deschene When I first sat down to write this piece for 5 Rules for Life, I wrote Live without rules five times, each followed by a reason to keep your approach to life flexible. The way you live is largely a reflection of where you’ve been, who you’ve been, and the beliefs you’ve…

  • Do Happy: Pursue Fewer Goals

    This post is republished with permission. Find more of Lori Deschene’s writing at tinybuddha.com. Read the original post here. “The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed- it is a process of elimination.” ~Elbert Hubbard A couple weeks back you probably wrote out a…

  • Do Happy: Stop Doing

    This post is republished with permission. Find more of Lori Deschene’s writing at tinybuddha.com. Read the original post here. “The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” ~Robert M. Persig We live in a fast-paced, achievement-oriented society.  At the end of a busy, to-do-list-focused day, we often…