What are atomic habits? Atomic habits are not huge explosions or big bursts of energy. Instead, they are the tiny particles, or small changes, that build up the systems that help us achieve our goals over time. Focus and pay attention to the small actions that we are already doing in our lives to help build up our systems and processes.
Forget About Setting Goals. Focus on This Instead. I’ve found that goals are good for planning your progress and systems are good for actually making progress. (view more: jamesclear.com)
Zen heart note: One of the effortless ways to integrate an atomic habit into your life is by habit stacking—when you stack a small habit onto another habit you are already performing well.
For example, While you are sitting, walking, standing, drinking coffee or tea you can simply smile, breathe, slow down a bit, and choose another thought that empowers you to be mindful in the present moment. Atomic habits help to initiate miraculous results in the moment with small tiny changes in our daily life. Inspired from James Clear, Author of Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
In a sea of self-help word play and abstract concepts , it’s a pleasure to find Mental Fitness, Michiko Rolek’s mind-body manual covering practical basics of breath and attention to help us stay centered and grounded in a challenging world.” Dan Millman – Author of Everyday Enlightenment and Way of the Peaceful Warrior
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Willpower goes by many names: drive, determination, self-discipline, self-control, resolve.
Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear. Dan Millman, peacefulwarrior.com
“Remembering and forgetting are the dance of consciousness.” Dr. Cherie Carter Scott, author of If Life Is A Game, These Are the Rules
The opposite of being mindful is being forgetful. And, it’s never too late to be mindful. Would you like to quickly pivot from worrier to warrior? One who faces challenges or the music of life with laser focus, discipline, and confidence? All it takes is a moment of choice to flex your courage muscle, (smile at fear to face it and erase it) and joyfully deciding to make that change. A tiny shift of awareness, unconditional acceptance, a mindful posture move, breath check, and simply turning up your mouth corners, = ) are self-loving acts that activate your compassionate warrior within.
May the right words found in an inspiring quote ignite your inner light with curiosity and nonjudgment, (or beginner’s mind) giving your heart wings to fly.
“All it takes is one new insight or idea…to take you to a completely different place.” – Robin Sharma, Own Your Genius
The Heart of Zen Practice, Mindfulness Touchstone: Smile, Breathe, & Go slowly, (slow it down) Press pause; exhale ahhh, whoosh or woosah ~ take a deep breath, pause, long breath out, pause, feel it to heal it (release any anger or anxiety).
More Self Love Refill: Paraphrasing, Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen monk, the first act of self-love is to breathe in and go home to your body. When mind goes home to the body, the mind and body are grounded in the here and now.. Your breath is your breath friend forever, BFF.
“Only in the Center of the Storm is it calm. But it takes great courage to go there.” Thomas F. Crum
We have to love ourselves more than enough to go slowly. In other words, we must calm down to find our center and make better choices.
“You are at a choice-point in every moment of each circumstance, each activity, spoken word and thought” – Michael Bernard Beckwith
“The state of mind that exists when you sit in the right posture is, itself, enlightenment.” Shunryu Suzuki, Roshi, Author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Polish Your Mindful Gem, The Miracle Diamond: The intention is using the mindful posture tool for breath and posture checks to stay present with the 3G superpowers; Grounded in gratitude with a Grateful heart, standing tall, light and firm, elevating your Gorgeous heavenly crown which radiates the diamond light of divine love, wisdom, oneness and enlightenment. Note, The word diamond comes from the Greek word “adamas”, which means “invincible”.
Eating diamonds for breakfast and shining all day is what we (funzen girls or guys) call our activities of daily life which include, being focused on the present not perfect, mindful, centered moment by moment and spiritually aligned with values like self love, self respect and self discipline. Note, the highest values mentioned all start with self, no one can give them to us, we eat and digest them for ourselves. We got this! I’m rooting for you!
In the words of ―Mikhail Baryshnikov, “Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun..”
“Mastery of the fundamentals are the buidling blocks of FunZen.’ Simply put, Hustle -love yourself first to polish up your miracle dianond and Sparkle- shine brilliantly with courage to be brilliant, resilient and confident.
Mental Fitness Tip: Yes I Can and I Will; The Power of Intention.
Thank you profusely for checking out this page. I’m truly honored that Leonard Cohen helped me find my voice (hallelujah) to share the inner mechanics of enlightenment in our daily life with his Foreword to my first book, Mental Fitness.
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Takeaway Quotes:
“I have met myself and I am going to take care for her fiercely.” Glennon Doyle Melton
True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. Audrey Hepburn
"Diamonds are a girls best friend." Marilyn Monroe
“To be aware of your body is the beginning of self love.” Thich Nhat Hanh
“Books simply help you to see what is already within yourself. that’s what enlightenment is all about.” Robin S. Sharma
“You will only ever have two choices: love or fear. Choose love, and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart.” Jim Carrey