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prom gowns — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:46:49 +0000

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By: StephanJade

StephanJade — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:50:37 +0000

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By: Bistriti Poddar

Bistriti Poddar — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:41:27 +0000

These ways sound good! We often tend to get soaked up in the daily humdrum and finding some time to ourselves or in peace is just next to impossible. However, I feel these ways can definitely help in finding quiet space amid busling schedules.

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Got a Bit of Time? Take a Retreat! « The Winged Life — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:54:49 +0000

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By: Avish Parashar - Motivational Smart Ass

Avish Parashar - Motivational Smart Ass — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:27:47 +0000

Hi Ali,

Nice article with some good tips on ways to find and use quiet space. I have a friend who goes to an annual “silent retreat” where everyone shows up and literally doesn’t talk or have any sound stimulus all weekend. It sounds a bit crazy, but it also sounds…intriguing. I may like to try it some day.

Regarding finding time in the day, Neil Fiore, in his book “The Now Habit” talks about what he calls the “unschedule.” In that, you only fill in your daily calendar with mandatory appointments and fun stuff (9like time for yourself. It’s a different approach I have had success with. There’s more to it than I go into in a comment, but if you google it I’m sure you’ll find info.

By: Ali Hale

Ali Hale — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:16:24 +0000

I’ve no problem with alcohol, TV, internet surfing or any other activities like that … so long as people are doing them consciously and to enjoy them, rather than just drifting along. I think the key is to THINK about what you’re spending your time on. Same with money: if you want to splash out on something, that’s fine, just make sure you’ve really made a decision.

By: Ali Hale

Ali Hale — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:13:59 +0000

I’m sure even atheist-leaning agnostics are allowed to have a spiritual side. (Seriously, though, I think a lot of places will welcome individuals of any faith or none.)

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:59:42 +0000

As a dad with a young ‘un around, I hear you on the difficulties in finding a little time to myself. I’ve gotten fairly addicted to my half hour or 45 minutes of treadmill time I try to take in most days this winter.

As for extended time to myself like a weekend, that is one thing that I have had an extremely hard time finding. In fact, from time to time taking advantage of something like a monastic retreat has popped into my head. Consider I’m an atheist-leaning agnostic, that’s probably saying something of the need for time in one’s head…

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By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:08:42 +0000

People concern about wasting money, but don`t concern about wasting time, since both of them are so precious and limited. I believe that people have time enough to do anything important they want, but the problem is people use to waste their time doing banal stuff like drinking alcohol,watching movies and so forth. No trouble at all about watching TV since it does not comes first your obligations,meetings and goals. I don`t wanna be radical here, but believe or not we waste our time everyday with the unimportant, letting the priorities behind. The most successful people and the most poor people in the world have one thing in common. Both of them have exactly 24 hours a day to spend.