August 2011
16 posts
R2-D2 Bike Helmet Protects Your Motivator Unit →
Zen Nerdist says: “When in doubt, shroud your unit”.
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“Forget the need for evolution of thought, we are is desperate need of a...”
– ~ Zen Nerdist
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“Three Rules to Live By: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find...”
– ~ Albert Einstein (via becomingminimalist)
Zen Nerdist says: “All three lead to one place - a mind at peace.”
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On this day in History - 19th Amendment adopted -... →
Zen Nerdist says: “As humans we all are equally worthy of dignity and respect regardless of sex, race or color. The evolution of thought is slow for it took an amendment and 144 years for the right vote to be made available to women.”
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How to Ask for Help from People You Respect →
Zen Nerdist says: “Remember: you will rarely get what you do not ask for.”
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Letting Go of Insecurties with Two Realizations →
Zen Nerdist says: “The moment you stop comparing yourself with others is the moment you start to truly understand who you really are. And who better to know better than yourself?”
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Sad that as a race we destroy greatness...
“But even if we act to erase material poverty, there is another greater task, it is to confront the poverty of satisfaction - purpose and dignity - that afflicts us all. Too much and for too long, we seemed to have surrendered personal excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. Our Gross National Product, now, is over $800 billion dollars a year, but that...
“Everyone believes in how they think it ought to be…”
– ~ John Mayer (via quote-book)
Zen Nerdist says: “How it ‘ought’ to be is the best thing to believe for it is your world view and yours alone.”
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“Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize...”
– - Lao-Tzu
Zen Nerdist says: “Contentment is a sign of a mind at rest and a restful mind is an open mind.”
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Have you considered? →
The word “should” in the English language packs such a negative connotation in terms of judgement. People often use it to press their values or what they feel is right; yet, who are they to really know what is “right” for a situation that you alone know the most about? Instead of using the word “should” try replacing it with “have you ...
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“I find that life can be so much nicer when you can be who you are and loved as...”
– ~ Zen Nerdist
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Judging by first impressions →
Zen Nerdist says: “Since we are designed to survive it’s difficult to not judge. The trick is to assess only if danger is present and then go no further in judgement.”
