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How To Be Calmer - Super Pack 5 Books In 1: Learn 25 ways to reduce stress and discover how to calm down
How To Be Calmer - Super Pack 5 Books In 1: Learn 25 ways to reduce stress and discover how to calm down

A selection of my Medium articles with simple ways to build a more calm and joyful life.

2021

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Zen Michael
Zen Michael

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Zen Breaks

·Nov 29

2024 Christmas Book Gifts

Simple ways to create calm and joy — With the intention to reduce stress is buying gifts, as I did last year, I suggest some books that I can recommend as gifts. These books can be great gifts for any time of the year, such as birthdays or special dates like Christmas, or just when we feel the…

Christmas Gifts

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2024 Christmas Book Gifts
2024 Christmas Book Gifts
Christmas Gifts

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Zen Breaks

·Oct 21

The Roots of Your Happiness

120 | Where does your well-being comes from? — Our joy or sadness is made up of a great mixture of things. A mixture of emotions, experiences, thoughts and circumstances. How we balance these aspects is a decisive factor in our quality of life and the maintenance (or not) of our physical and mental health. The video I’m suggesting…

Mental Health Awareness

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The Roots of Your Happiness
The Roots of Your Happiness
Mental Health Awareness

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Zen Breaks

·Sep 25

The Leaf of Difference

119 | When you can see without thinking — One of these days, on a short walk, I was surprised. I was walking and observing my surroundings. The trees, the birds, the noises of nature and of some cars and people passing by. Suddenly, something caught my eye on the ground. In the middle of all the green, a…

Difference

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The Leaf of Difference
The Leaf of Difference
Difference

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Zen Breaks

·Sep 11

Does This Tree Still Exist?

118 | What I see is not what I feel — At first glance, looking at this tree trunk, it seems that there is nothing here anymore. It looks as if this trunk belonged to a tree that was once here and has now gone. However, contemplating it for a while, it seems to me that this is not the case. …

Nature Awareness

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Does This Tree Still Exist?
Does This Tree Still Exist?
Nature Awareness

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Zen Breaks

·Aug 30

Looking At The Moon

117 | Closer and closer — In recent years, I’ve felt more and more connected to the Moon. I enjoy watching it more and more. I feel the effect of the calm it gives me, almost as if it were a companion. An old friend who comes to greet me every night. It’s like the sun…

Connection To Nature

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I See Myself Looking At The Moon
I See Myself Looking At The Moon
Connection To Nature

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Zen Breaks

·Aug 19

Walls with flowers

116 | Conflicts between our needs and limitations — Discussing our limitations is always a sensitive topic, in my opinion. Defining what we are willing to share — or question — doesn’t seem easy. We are often not prepared — emotionally or culturally — to explain to others how we feel about things that happen to us or how…

Emotional Intelligence

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Walls with flowers
Walls with flowers
Emotional Intelligence

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Zen Breaks

·Aug 13

No Lights, No Sound, Non Action

115 | Our life is not a movie — In movies, the sequence is usually: Lights, Sound, and Action! Our life is a different story. In real life, it can be beneficial to try a reverse sequence. Once in a while, in short breaks during the day, we can try this: - Closing your eyes - Putting on headphones or…

Non Action

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No Lights, No Sound, Non Action
No Lights, No Sound, Non Action
Non Action

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Zen Breaks

·Aug 5

Look for attitudes, not solutions

114 | Curiosity is better than the answer — In our desire for results, we look for quick solutions, we want something that solves our problems easily and quickly. In the world of our mind, we imagine super aspirins that eliminate our emotional pain or relationship difficulties. In the real world, things don't work like that. Even if it…

Atitude

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Look for attitudes, not solutions
Look for attitudes, not solutions
Atitude

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·Jul 16

Let us sail without fear

113 | Paths that connect islands — Some say that every man is an island. It is true that sometimes we feel isolated, alone, even abandoned. However, it is also true that the water that separates each island is also what unites them, what links them. Each island has to have deep roots to hold on. Each drop…

Reflections

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Let us sail without fear
Let us sail without fear
Reflections

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Zen Breaks

·Jul 8

Lifting our gaze

112 | Observing what surrounds us — When we are in the middle of nature, it is easier to notice the beauty that surrounds us. In the middle of the city, everything seems more artificial. There are fewer elements that remind us of our connection with nature. It is more difficult to keep in mind that we…

Relaxation

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Lifting our gaze
Lifting our gaze
Relaxation

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