Max Ehrmann's "Desiderata"
"Simple ways to have a peaceful moment:
- Close your eyes and just breathe for two minutes.
- Leave your phone in another room for an hour.
- Watch a cloud form and then dissolve.
- Stand in the sunshine and notice how it warms your skin.
- Light a candle and watch the flame dance."
3-2-1: Simple ways to be at peace, the source of reputation, and finding unfair advantages
For guidance, I turned to a poem called “Dark Night of the Soul” by a sixteenth-century mystic, St. John of the Cross.
Mary Morrissey • Brave Thinking: The Art and Science of Creating a Life You Love
To be steady while the world spins around you. To act without frenzy. To hear only what needs to be heard. To possess quietude—exterior and interior—on command. To tap into the dao and the logos.
Ryan Holiday • Stillness Is the Key
ZenHabits.com: Read post on “creating stillness” (709 words) and emailed a link to a friend with a short note.