Zen Moments

“Having a child … can be an adventure all on its own…”

When I realized that my life experiences are simply different and wonderful in their own way, I stopped feeling inferior due to wonderful stories of travel and adventure I hear from my childless friends. Having a child when you’re a still a child can [...]

“I love him for every single bizarre behaviour he throws my way…”

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before – but my three year old son, Oliver is weird.
This is at least partly due to something called SPD (sensory processing disorder) that causes him to engage in activities that “feed” his need for a lot [...]

“…inner peace is the ultimate source of happiness…”

His Holiness the Dalai Lama: A 2 minute video clip from Khashyar
“Ultimately we want happiness.
We do not want suffering – everybody – every sentient being. Now we are actually creating more unnecessary suffering.

I think it’s very important to make clear to the public – we are not talking [...]

A man surprises people at a gas station and offers to pay for their gas. He selects his target cars almost at random and tells his amazed recipients: “Just do something nice for somebody else…”

“You no never mean to me…You a good person”

While babysitting and hanging out with my best-good friends’ children, I was picking and prodding pomegranate seeds from the shell, having picked some fresh from the girl’s backyard.
While the youngest, age just 2, was eating hers from a bowl while watching kid shows on the couch, the [...]

“…all I could think of was: life. the good and the bad.”

More wonderful replies to the question: “What Inspires You?” from our Twitter and Facebook friends…
DixieThorn: Hi! My Inspirations are: Nature, Art, Passion, & Random Acts of Kindness.
knitfemme: What inspires me is new people coming into my life doing really interesting things!

teresantoinette: hello [...]

” … the sunrise this morning, the beauty of a new day “

Zen Moments asked our Twitter and Facebook friends: “What Beaty Can You See?” – and had these wonderful replies…
Allison Doyle: An exquisite tree, covered in pink flowers…a blue, blue sky and sunshine…you?
Zen Moments Dot Org: My beloved – and hopefully in a [...]

“The capacity of the human spirit to overcome against all odds…”

More wonderful replies to the question: “What Inspires You?” from our Twitter and Facebook friends…
Allison Doyle: The moon, nature, my children, my dogs and many of the new people i’m meeting on facebook. what inspires you?
Katy Dawes: The sunset, sunrise, Friends, Family, my cats….so many [...]

“Without a doubt, that was the biggest surprise I have had in three years of this show…”

Susan Boyle – Singer – Britains Got Talent 2009
“SHE lives alone with her ten-year-old cat, has never been kissed, and is teased by children in the street. But 47-year-old Susan Boyle could just be the UK’s next singing [...]

” I am still trying to figure that one out…”

More wonderful replies to the question: “What Inspires You?” from our Twitter and Facebook friends…
ZebranoBrazil:  U asked what Inspires you? Ummm, Love, Life, Art, definitely Art, the chance to experience new things, sensations, feelings…  Oooh & Ice-cream!
CollectiveThink: What inspires me: my children, art, music, nature, passion, [...]