February 2011
The Archives
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Science & Philosophy
Philosophy – Guide to Happiness
Check out this documentary series by Alain de Botton, based on his book The Consolations of Philosophy. In this series, Botton examines the lives of six famous philosophers and shows us how their philosophies on subjects such as self-confidence, happiness, anger, self-esteem, love, and hardship still hold true today. Two thumbs up! Socrates on Self-Confidence [...]
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Life Unplugged
The Buddha
I watched this last night on Netflix. If anyone is even a bit curious about The Buddha (and Buddhism), I would point them to this documentary first. It’s a great place to start. Watch the full episode. See more The Buddha. “A human being is part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe’; a part [...]
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Life Unplugged
My workbench
02.06.11 | Permalink | 2 CommentsI mentioned a few posts back that I built a workbench. Behold!! I had a lot of fun doing this little project. You can check out the step by step instructions here.
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Fun & Entertainment
More “Game of Thrones”
If this series is even half as good as the book, it will be fantastic. HBO tends to go all out too, so my hopes are high. More @ Inside Game of Thrones
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30 Days
30 Day Challenge: Meditation (and 2011 resolutions)
My next 30 day challenge will be to sit and meditate everyday for at least 20 minutes. I’ve done 14 consecutive days before, but never 30. My meditation practices in the past have always been spotty, a day here and a day there, but I really want to make it a daily practice. (see below) [...]
