By Leo Babauta It’s the end of 2023, and I’ve just finished my 17th year of publishing Zen Habits! What a journey this has been so far. As ...

When I woke up this morning,  the first thing I did was a guided meditation titled “Cultivating Joy.” In this meditation I was taken back to a time ...

By Leo Babauta Happy New Year my friends! Today I’m going to talk about how to start the year off right, with the Uncertainty Challenge we’ve ...

In the spring of 2012, I heard this word, “rest.” I realized how horrible I was at it. I wasn’t even sure what it was. Was it extra sleep? Was it not ...

By Leo Babauta How many days do you wake up excited for life, stoked to be alive and take on the day’s challenges? If your answer is “often,” ...

“Solitude is where one discovers one is not alone.” ~Marty Rubin “No one invites me to their party.” That’s what middle school was like for me, anyway. ...

By Leo Babauta The last couple of months, things have piled up on me: emails, tasks, random notes, a bunch of browser tabs with things I’m ...

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. I suspect ...

By Leo Babauta “The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” ― Rumi There’s rarely a moment in the day when most of us stop moving ...

“I have inherent worth. It cannot be raised by my strengths or lowered by my weaknesses or defects of character.” ~Pia Melody Perhaps you’ll resonate ...

Many of us endure a pain and suffering existence. Well, at least there’s an upside – the notion of change often knocks at the door. But letting it in sure ...

By Leo Babauta “Smile, breathe and go slowly.”~ Thich Nhat Hanh Recently I got a running watch, and have been keeping most of my runs below a ...