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Top 7 Posts—Thousands of Reads

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Top 7 Blog Posts of All Time!

The end of 2013 marks two and a half years of blogging at SMART Living 365.  From a statistical perspective it is an excellent reminder that perseverance is one of the best qualities a writer can bring to her craft.   At the end of 2011 I had barely 50 email subscribers and a handful of feed subscribers.  Now two years later I want to thank the thousands of readers who have stopped by and made SMART Living a part of their lives.

With that in mind I went through and looked at my top posts during the previous 30 months.  With so many new followers I’m assuming many of you may have missed some of them.  As usual they reflect some angle of what I consider a SMART Life.  And always my goal is to share ideas that will help us all live a more happy, peaceful and meaningful life.  Here they are: [Read more…]

Where are you Going? Don’t know…

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Where are you going? Don't know...

Where are you going? Don’t know…

There is an old Zen story that uses the comments, “Where are you going? Don’t know,” to make its point.   For those who may not know, Zen is an ancient spiritual practice related to Buddhism that frequently uses stories, parables or “koans” to explain and deepen its teachings among followers.  Many koans are paradoxical and used to shock the mind into enlightenment.  So, when you hear a Zen Koan for the first time, it may not make any sense at all.  However, at exactly the right time and place, the truth behind it suddenly becomes clear.   That’s what happened for me after a few recent events.

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