http://travelingforever.com/blogs Change the world, one journey at a time. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:11:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spent the rest of the day putting the pieces together." - Ray Bradbury Why do some people seem blessed with infinite luck and passion? Why do a lucky few get to do ... http://travelingforever.com/blogs/2009/10/come-correct-or-stay-home/ 1. Serve A Purpose or Be Pulled Out Every year, we gardeners work our asses off for our plants. We prepare the soil, clear the ground, and bring in fertilizer so our plants can grow to their maximum potential. We work hard so our plants can grow strong. Because they give us ... http://travelingforever.com/blogs/2009/10/7-business-lessons-from-the-garden/ What do we do when things aren't working? How do we respond to dismal situations, when we're trying our best, but the world decides to hand us lemons? Consider the following Haiku, written by Basho: Fleas, lice, The horse pissing Near my pillow. Although he was on a spiritual journey, and thought himself something important, ... http://travelingforever.com/blogs/2009/10/basho-and-the-dirty-shed/ "Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine" - Shunryu Suzuki Having a hyperactive brain sucks. In the process of continually planning and worrying, the hyperactive brain forgets to pay attention to the task at hand. People will go entire days without ever paying attention to ... http://travelingforever.com/blogs/2009/10/sitting-zazen-to-quiet-the-mind/ "For every sin but the killing of Time there is forgiveness." - Unknown Have you ever secretly dreamed of traveling the world? Do you have a secret place of the globe you've always wanted to visit? Planning for the trip of a lifetime is easy enough. It's getting out of the rat race ... http://travelingforever.com/blogs/2009/10/how-to-leave-the-rat-race-for-the-trip-of-a-lifetime/