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Why meditation can give us joy?

Mindfulness meditation is having its moment in the recent decade and it has become a billion-dollar business. Companies like Nike, Google, Facebook, and Sony are using meditation to empower staff to be happy and creative. Steve Job meditated. Emma Watson meditates. Tim Ferriss meditated. After writing this blog post, I have convinced myself to start meditation too! Simply meditate 10 mins every day. I found myself happier and healthier! I dug into the myth of mediation and I have concluded 2 main reasons why meditation makes us happy — it makes us see things from a different perspective and live in the present.

Seeing from a different perspective

When I forget to bring the door keys and can’t go home, I judge myself being stupid and feel angry and ashamed. My judgment and reaction are automatic. My stupid example shows that we tend to…

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Custodianship and Country: Some Australian Aboriginal Beliefs About the Environment — Petchary’s Blog

Recently I shared with you a “Love Letter to Mother Earth” from the Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. I have been thinking about spiritual matters in general recently, and in particular those relating to the Earth and environment. It seems to me that – apart from the perspectives of the technocrats, the […]

Custodianship and Country: Some Australian Aboriginal Beliefs About the Environment — Petchary’s Blog

13,580 new coronavirus cases logged in LA County; hospitalizations keep climbing – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

With 13,580 new cases logged on Sunday, Dec. 27, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported more than 40,000 new positive COVID-19 cases since Christmas Day. State officials, meanwhile, are expected to extend the strictest stay-home orders in Southern California on Monday as hospitals are quickly running out of intensive-care unit beds for coronavirus patients ahead of a presumed post-holiday surge. Source: 13,580 new coronavirus cases logged in LA County; hospitalizations keep climbing – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

VEM comigo!

”Don’t diminish your dreams. Let’s continue walking towards your purpose, it is possible that they are just a step away from your reach. Get another book! ”

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” Não diminua os seus sonhos. Vamos continue caminhando em direção ao seu propósito, é possível que eles estejam a um passo do seu alcance. Pegue mais um livro!”

Marii Freire Pereira

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South Carolina reports record coronavirus cases | TheHill

The state reported 4,370 new cases for Dec. 25, with the delay due to the state’s policy of not reporting on major holidays, according to state officials. On Christmas Eve, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 2,550 new cases and 14 deaths.

The department also reported a testing positivity rate of 23.5 percent on Sunday.

Source: South Carolina reports record coronavirus cases | TheHill