Here's a special July 4th edition of our ezine.
Thirty Thousand Days represents the average number of days a person in North America will live. It reminds us that life is finite and we must use our time wisely.
The purpose of our ezine is to complement our printed journal by offering you guidance, inspiration and practical advice for moving forward in your life.
Published by the ToDo Institute, our work is grounded in Japanese Psychology and represents values such as living on purpose, mindfulness, gratitude, compassion and striving to live a meaningful life even as we are constantly subject to distraction.
When you tug at a single thing in
nature, you find it attached to the rest of the world -- John Muir
"A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on
the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order
to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving."
-- Albert Einstein
Man does
not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the
web, he does to himself.
-- Chief Seattle
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Beyond Fireworks: Celebrating Our Interdependence
by Gregg Krech (Audio Podcast)
 "Independence often stimulates a sense of pride - a sense
that I am competent, capable and can get along without others. Interdependence,
on the other hand, stimulates a sense of humility, a reminder to be grateful, an
acknowledgment that we cannot exist except through the efforts of others."
Soon we will be lifting our heads toward the sky to witness the dazzling
display of fireworks that mark the celebration of Independence Day. It's a
wonderful opportunity to reflect on our good fortune of being born, through no
effort of our own, on the soil of a country which offers us a great deal of
freedom. We can easily take this freedom for granted. We mostly go where we want
to go, say what we want to say, worship the way we want to worship -- and pay
little attention to this gift of freedom. But freedom is different from
independence. (To listen to this podcast, click the link below) Beyond Fireworks: Celebrating Our Interdependence (10 min.) |
Connected: A Declaration of
Interdependence (Video)
 We're excited about an upcoming film called Connected: A Declaration of Interdependence. Fabulous
images and animations create a powerful display of our complex and interwoven
lives. This beautiful little film makes
viewers "laugh, think and then rethink their preconceptions of progress,
independence and the consequences of their actions in an interdependent
world". This trailer is a little gem in and of itself, giving
us an interesting peek at the big picture.
View the video here (approx 1 min.)
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Dopamine and Vacations:
8 tips for enjoying your time off
 You know how it goes . . . you
spend months looking forward to that summer vacation, imagining, dreaming,
anticipating the splendor of it all. You
can almost feel the balmy breeze on your skin and taste the surf on your
lips. And then, on your way to paradise,
the mood begins to darken as you and your partner have a disagreement about your
plans for the first day, the beach turns out to be WAY more crowded than you
expected, and storm clouds start rolling in. Of course we can't control
partners or crowds or the forces of nature, but there are plenty of things we
can control. This article includes some great tips for planning your next vacation.
Read the entire article here.
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Light Mind: Mindfulness for Daily Living
by Padraig O'Morain
 Mindfulness involves deliberate awareness of the flow of our present moment experiences. In this book, counselor and writer Padraig O'Morain provides exercises that will help you practice mindfulness immediately and explains how mindfulness can deepen many areas of your life, including your relationships. If you have never practiced mindfulness, this book will show you how to start. If you already practice mindfulness, this book will deepen and broaden your approach.
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Upcoming Events
Naikan Retreat
October 23-30, 2010
A one week retreat reflecting on your life in the
Japanese tradition
Location: ToDo Institute (Monkton, Vermont)
View here for more information
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Fall Work Party
October 9-12, 2010 (Columbus Day
weekend) Will you join us for a Fall Work Party here at
ToDo? Come and give us a hand with the grounds and the facility and we'll give
you some fabulous fall foliage, great food, fun music and good company. View here for more information
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Published by the ToDo Institute
A non-profit educational center that adapts methods of psychology from the East for people living in the West.
An elegant blend of the psychological, the spiritual and the practical.
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