Category Archives: Eastern philosophy

A friend sent me this list the other day of “22 things happy people do differently,” and it was too good not to share.

Hope you enjoy it, and hope all my wonderful friends and followers have a great and rewarding day!

Stan R. Mitchell

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

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I’ve been neglecting sharing my Eastern philosophy of late, but I won’t beat myself up over this. (Beating myself up over this is a Western response, after all.)

So, I will instead congratulate myself for sharing all the Eastern philosophy that I already have shared to date, and remind my friends that follow my blog that you can at any time click on the “Eastern philosophy category” at right and get dozens of posts on the topic that you may have missed. (Likewise, you can click on any other category and get the same results. I particularly suggest clicking on the “Motivation category” since it’s a Monday and you could probably use a healthy dose of it, after you get done reading the habits of calmness below.)

And with that, here’s today’s dose of Eastern philosophy: The 7 Habits of Calmness.

Stan R. Mitchell

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

P.S. Please accept the greatest gift I can give, a book I believe to be worth $10,000.

P.P.S. Thanks to all who continue to make my novels a success. I seriously couldn’t have done it with everyone’s support. Thanks to your help,, Little Man, and the Dixon County War  has gone as high as No. 16 on the Amazon UK Paid List (see here and here)! And my second novel, Sold Out, has also done well, going as high as No. 81 on the Amazon Paid List for the category of War (see here and here)! Thanks a million to my awesome friends, and if you’ve stumbled on my blog, you can learn more about both books here.

Wow! I love this guy.

I watched this video earlier today from a news site and it totally made my day. I swear, after watching this, I’m pretty much convinced that the path to peace is either:

A) Moving to a Shaolin monastery.

B) Surfing and living on the street.

(Warning: Contains graphic language.)

And here’s the link to the news story if you’re half as interested in this guy as I am! (Mystery ‘surfer dude’ hero takes the web by storm: Hitchhiker who stopped crazed driver from brutally attacking three bystanders.)

Stan R. Mitchell

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

P.S. Please accept the greatest gift I can give, a book I believe to be worth $10,000.

P.P.S. Thanks to all who continue to make my novels a success. I seriously couldn’t have done it with everyone’s support. I’m excited to say that Little Man, and the Dixon County War  has gone as high as No. 16 on the Amazon UK Paid List (see here and here). My second novel, Sold Out, has also done well, going as high as No. 81 on the Amazon Paid List for the category of War (see here and here). Learn more about both books here.

Good food for thought in this article below.

Read it, consider what you’re scared of tackling, and go start making it happen. Start slow, don’t be hard on yourself, and stop second-guessing yourself. Believe me, enough of your “friends” will do that for you.

So, take a glance at the article and make something happen. Article: The Do Plan, or Why We Know But Don’t Do.

Stan R. Mitchell

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

P.S. Please accept the greatest gift I can give.

P.P.S. Thanks to all who continue to make my novels a success. I seriously couldn’t have done it with everyone’s support. I’m excited to say that Little Man, and the Dixon County War  has gone as high as No. 16 on the Amazon UK Paid List (see here and here). My second novel, Sold Out, has also done well, also, going as high as No. 81 on the Amazon Paid List for the category of War (see here and here). Learn more about both books here.

With the election finally over, it’s time to purge all those negative feelings you’re holding.

If your man lost, and you think the President is the worst person ever, calm down. The country will survive.

If your man won, and you’re just angry at the pummeling and unending number of derogatory remarks he’s taken over the years, calm down. Please stop rubbing it in the other side’s face now that your side has won and you have something to cheer about.

Fact is, our country needs to move forward and both sides could handle toning things down and working together more.

And more than likely, if you’re reading this, you could handle focusing less on politics and more on your work. And more importantly, your dreams. Your plans. Where you want to be in five years.

So, here’s some Eastern philosophy to chew on. You’ll get both of the quotes if you just think on them a bit.

“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” — Richard Bach. (Hat tip: Zen Every Day.)

“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Chinese proverb. (Hat tip: Zen Every Day.)

Keep moving,

Stan R. Mitchell

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

P.S. Please accept the greatest gift I can give.

P.P.S. Thanks to all who continue to make my novels a success. I seriously couldn’t have done it with everyone’s support. I’m excited to say that Little Man, and the Dixon County War  has gone as high as No. 16 on the Amazon UK Paid List (see here and here). My second novel, Sold Out, has also done well, also, going as high as No. 81 on the Amazon Paid List for the category of War (see here and here). Learn more about both books here.