Zen Tips for Self Improvement

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 Are you completely useless until you’ve had your morning cup of coffee?  I hate to admit it, but I’m one of those people.  I was never concerned with coffee and caffeine until my small stint in real estate a few years ago.  I remember drinking my first cup of coffee on my second day on [...]

I think by now we all aware that over 50% of Americans are considered obese.  Sadly, Americans are becoming the most unhealthy population on the planet.  While Pacific Islanders and the Asians consume  a healthy diet of mostly vegetables and fish, Americans are known for stuffing their faces with fast food.  I recently heard a [...]

Let’s face it, we are living in high stress times with the ongoing war and a recession that almost matches the one of the Great Depression.  Add increasing unemployment levels to the lot, and we can all agree that we are living a high stress nightmare that can only bring ill health with it as [...]

Recently, I was on the set of a film and I got into a huge blowup with the director.  This person is largely sarcastic with myself, the producers and anyone else he encounters, even though all of us are pretty much working for free.  Over the course of a 3 month period, I have held [...]

Zen philosophy says Mindfulness means you are living in the now.  The past is over the future does not exist.  All that matters is what you are doing at this very moment.  Easier said than done, especially since the Bush administration finally decided to tell us we’re in a recession, as he makes a quick [...]

They say we are in a recession and I’m starting to believe the hype.  Trying economic times bring increased stresses into our lives.  Here are 5 quick zen tips that should improve your mood.
1.  Breathe.
Our breathing usually gets quicker when we get stressed.  Take a deep breath by inhaling deeply through the nose, and releasing [...]