229: The Surest Way to Grow - Reading

"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them." - Ray Bradbury

There is absolutely no surer way to become better than by reading.  You can't challenge your ideas or create new ones unless you are subjected to them.  Nonfiction aside, stories are a great way to relax and unwind.  Today i will talk about 10 reasons why to read.

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228: Advice to My Younger Self About Being Happy

"Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember."

 - Oscar Trevant

At times it seems happiness is all there is.  Other times it seems to far away.  It's distance is created by the veils we cover it with.  Worry, fear and sorrow are human constructs

As you will discover, once you remove the layers the only thing remaining is joy

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227: Happiness and the Ego - Passages by Eckhart Tolle

I continue to be amazed by how much absolute synchronicity there is to the world. Monday I spoke about how buying things does not lead to happiness and then just yesterday I come across a book by Eckhart Tolle that articulated the same thing.

Today I want to share those passages he so eloquently wrote in his book "a New Earth".

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