Monday, March 08, 2010

The Zen Commandments

I'm reading a wonderful book, "The Zen Commandments." It's subtitled "ten suggestions for a life of inner freedom" and it's well worth reading (and it's an easy read). Here's something I read today regarding relationships:
Our personal relationships can also be simpler than we usually make them. Whether in a romance or a marriage or a family, the principles are the same: you take care of one another, you be as kind as you can, you do your share of finding new sources of fun, you quietly pass up opportunities to score points or be a wise guy, you give the benefit of the doubt, and you try to make things less insane rather than more.
Have a wonderful Monday!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Happy Monday Leslie. Have a good week.

Anonymous said...

Glad to see you're doing well.

Take care and best wishes.

:-) :-).

Matt

Irene said...

I need that book. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

Joe Run For Dom said...

Leslie -

I just wanted to stop by and thank you once again for your generous support of Run for Dom - you are the proud sponsor of mile 7 at Boston!

http://joerunfordom.wordpress.com/

I will be augmenting my pace band for the race to carry the names of all the mile sponsors with me. I am very much looking forward to running mile 7 in your honor.

Dom heads in for his final round of chemotherapy next week - it is hard to believe just how quickly the two marathons are approaching and how far we've come since I saw him last in December.

Thanks again for your generous support - you are the greatest! Best from Austin, Joe

Patty said...

"The Zen Commandments" that's great! I'll definitely check it out.

Marathon Maritza said...

What a great message! Thanks for sharing it :)

Cindy said...

Hi, looks worth checking out. I always strive for a Zen moment.

Jennifer said...

Just wanted to let you know we miss you. I know that your absence here often means life is chaotic at home. You're in my thoughts, and I am sending you good vibes. :)

Pattaya Girls Blog said...

that's great advice which i'd like to think i practice already :-)