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Leo Babauta

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My Fearless Living Academy is one of the best things I've ever created — what it takes to live a meaningful life (30+ courses in the Academy!)

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Notice small lovely things in every moment. Instant day enhancer.

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Find gratitude in this moment. Don't take things personally. Assume good intentions. Turn your focus to caring for others. Relax & smile.

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6 years

Formula for when you're unmotivated: disconnection, rest, a good walk, & reflection about what you deeply care about.

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8 years

Frustration stems from focusing on what we don't have. The antidote is appreciating what's already here.

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You are complete as you are, without needing to buy anything. The source of peace & happiness is within you.

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1 year

Today is my 50th birthday! I’m celebrating being alive, having such incredible loved ones, and the privilege of being connected to the most open hearted (and sexy) readers on the planet. ♥️🔥🙏🏽

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3 years

You guys. This is my mom’s house in Guam!! I miss it. 🔥

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You could die at any moment. Let go of the ego and fully express yourself and your love ♥️♥️

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7 years

Really loving #yoga right now! Here's a photo of me at class today.

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3 years

Death in the family this past weekend, heartbreaking and a huge loss. It caused me to reflect on the widespread influence a person has on the world around them ... ... and to see that when we die, that doesn't end. We are still in the world in a very real way. ❤️

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Today is my 49th birthday, what a life I've led so far! It is an absolute privilege to be connected to all of you, to be a father of 6 incredible kids, husband to a beautiful woman, with amazing family and friends who love me. Such an honor to be alive, on this delightful earth.

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8 years

I have truly loved my 12 days here in Iceland! What a gorgeous country, with such good-hearted people.

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All you need, you already have.

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7 years

As I'm only half brown, I consider myself just terror-*ish*

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8 years

This was my top tweet for 2016, by far:

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8 years

Frustration stems from focusing on what we don't have. The antidote is appreciating what's already here.

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11 months

Launch date for the Zen Habits podcast is next week Wednesday! I hope you'll join me on this new adventure.

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7 years

May this day be filled with love for you.

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3 years

1. You must let the pain visit. 2. You must allow it to teach you. 3. You must not allow it overstay. ~Ijeoma Umebinyuo

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8 years

May we have the courage to go to the places that scare us.

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7 years

“Waking up this morning, I smile ... I vow to live fully in each moment & to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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8 years

I'm getting ready to launch a Kickstart campaign for my new habit app, called Habit Zen. Excited to share with all of you!

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'Perfection is not achieved when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.' -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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7 years

“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” – Lao Tzu

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6 years

"The bad news is you're falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there's no ground." ~Chogyam Trungpa

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4 years

Send compassion to everyone feeling anxiety right now. Take a moment to give yourself compassion, for whatever you've been feeling.

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6 years

Act as if your next act might be your last on Earth.

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6 years

"If you chase two rabbits, you will catch neither one." ~Russian proverb

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11 years

'You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.' ~Mike Murdock

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4 years

Sending compassion to everyone facing this moment filled with strife. So much pain, outrage, fear, I'm feeling it all. Let's let ourselves feel the heartbreak of our world, & start from this place of heartbreak to create something more compassionate, more just.

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3 years

I wish you a restful day today. Be kind to yourself ❤️

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8 years

Happy mother's day to all the mommies! (early for some) My wife Eva & the kids laughing together today ...

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6 years

Sitting in profound silence is the most valuable thing I do, after love. And the love is found in the silence.

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4 years

What are you happy about today? For me, it's that I have a beautiful, healthy family that I love fiercely.

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9 years

'Let silence be your general rule ... avoid speaking of persons, either in the way of praise or blame, or comparison.' ~Epictetus

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8 years

Notice when you're sure about something; then let go of that certainty & be curious.

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10 years

If you're bored, you haven't been looking at life closely enough.

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A fellow vegan said she knew me, but I’d never met herbivore.

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4 years

A powerful practice: Develop an attitude of friendliness towards anything your awareness touches — other people, the world, yourself. Warmth, love, friendliness towards everything.

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8 years

With love in your heart, prepare yourself for death. Appreciate every moment as it passes.

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6 years

“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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8 years

This moment is one of the greatest moments of your life; it contains the joy you've been looking forward to.

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6 years

My top tweet of 2017: "Find gratitude in this moment. Don't take things personally. Assume good intentions. Turn your focus to caring for others. Relax & smile."

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7 years

Find gratitude in this moment. Don't take things personally. Assume good intentions. Turn your focus to caring for others. Relax & smile.

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“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” ~Rumi

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6 years

Join My Fearless Training Program & Support My Mission

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9 years

Scott Dinsmore, I Miss You Deeply http://t.co/JDBnsOVewF

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11 months

Podcast launches in 2 days! I can't wait ...

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9 years

Today, as people commit Internet Jackassery ... breathe, and smile. Also, go outside.

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8 years

Meditation for Beginners: 20 Practical Tips for Understanding the Mind

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10 years

7 Rules That Keep My Life Simple http://t.co/tY4QYOQ6qC

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10 years

When there's writing to be done, a writer gets good at cleaning. Also, tweeting.

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4 years

“In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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6 years

“A lifetime is so precious, and so brief, and can be used so beautifully.” ~Pema Chödrön

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8 years

Putting finishing touches on my new ebook, the Zen Habits Beginner's Guide to Mindfulness. Hope to launch today!

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3 years

"All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape our art.” ~Jorge Luis Borges

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9 years

5 Ideas to Create an Amazing 2015 http://t.co/1IHeTkCpM3

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8 years

'The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.' ~Storm Jameson

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10 years

Advertising & marketing are a plague. Simplicity & authenticity are the antidotes.

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6 years

What one thing would you like to accomplish in 2018? What daily ritual could you create to make it happen?

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3 years

May you walk gently through the world

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6 years

8 Key Lessons for Living a Simple Life

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Some Days, You Just Have Nothing

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Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends. ~ George Bernard Shaw

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Breathe as if it’s the whole universe breathing with you

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9 years

31 Perfect Things

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“Distractions are limitless; only when you quit them will they leave.” ~Kunchyen Longchenpa

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“The important thing is to be in love with something.” ~Ray Bradbury

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Fear Is Why We Have Too Much Stuff

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14 years

If you want to learn, teach. If you need inspiration, inspire others. If you're sad, cheer someone up.

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4 years

'It takes courage to push yourself to places that you’ve never been before, to test your limits, to break through barriers. 'And the day comes when the risk it takes to remain tight inside the bud is more painful than the risk it takes to bloom.' - Anais Nin

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11 years

'Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.' ~Ogden Nash

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6 years

My oldest child, @chloebabauta , is a quarter of a century old today. I've officially reached Old Dad-hood. Happy birthday love!

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2 years

“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” ~William Morris

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10 years

The Letting Go Ebook, Free http://t.co/2eXuCgOwSG

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7 years

The sunrise this morning burned fiery red, setting my heart ablaze with love for life.

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8 years

Beginner's Mind: What would this moment be like if you were experiencing it afresh, no ideas about how it will be?

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7 years

What I've Learned in 10 Years of Zen Habits

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9 years

Awesome read

HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT IN 4 EASY STEPS

I’ve spent the past year losing 80 lbs and getting in shape. A lot of people have been asking me how I did it; specifics like what diet I…

medium.com

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7 years

A Guide to Developing the Self-Discipline Habit

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6 years

Try reading this from start to finish: The lost art of concentration

The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world

We check our phones every 12 minutes, often just after waking up. Always-on behaviour is harmful to long-term mental health, and we need to learn to the hit the pause button

www.theguardian.com

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10 years

A Guide for Young People: What to Do With Your Life http://t.co/347fTKHOXk

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7 years

How can your current difficulty be seen as a gift, to be grateful for?

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8 years

Rules for Getting Organized & Decluttered

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12 years

'Fear less, hope more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, & all good things will be yours.' ~Swedish proverb

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"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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10 years

The Lies Your Mind Tells You to Prevent Life Changes http://t.co/hV68ourETR

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1 year

This weekend I officiated my oldest daughter's wedding. It was the most incredible honor, to hold witness for her love and commitment. ❤️

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4 years

My family & I moved to SF in 2010-14, San Diego in 2019-2020, then L.A. area in mid-2020: * SF Giants win 3 World Series 2010-14 * Warriors build a dynasty in 2014 * Padres make the playoffs in 2020 * Lakers & Dodgers win championships when we arrived We're open to offers.

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'True happiness is to enjoy the present ... to rest satisfied with what we have, for he that is so wants nothing.' ~Seneca

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