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NBA Coach's Good Deed

I love this video of Moe Cheeks, NBA head coach, helping a scared young girl get through the national anthem after she freezes in the middle of the song. It's such a wonderful act of kindness and humility. He certainly could've remained a bystander but something in him took action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4880PJnO2E

Thoreau Knows

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. - Henry David Thoreau

Ever find a quote that absolutely fits where you're at in this moment??

Centering for Battle

For the Samurai, the application of Zen was used as a calming influence to center himself before battle, therefore allowing the perfection of the mechanics of aggression.
(from "Zen & the Art of Playing Poker" by Larry Philips

Attention to Detail

I find the Navy Seals to be very inspirational. One documentary showed their training and the instructors were absolutely irate when they found a piece of lettuce the size of a pea on the beach left by one of the trainees after lunch. The instructor explained that this piece of food would be enough to give up their position to an enemy. The staff harped on the dire importance of attention to detail in everything the Seals did.

What results could you get if you increased your attention to detail?

Celebrity

The other day, I saw Martha Stewart on Oprah. They had a fan who wanted more than anything to meet Martha. The fan's story was that she lost a teenaged son to cancer after a torturous battle. The woman was brought out on stage and said to Martha, 'You are an inspiration because of the way you got through your difficult times' - to which Martha replied: "My challenge was nothing compared to yours." I thought that was the perfect thing to say! It would've been very easy for Martha just to say - 'Thanks.'

Who is one of your role models? Why?

So Much Beauty

One of my favorite movies is "American Beauty." The film ends with this breath-taking monologue by Kevin Spacey:

I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second before you die. First of all, that one second isn't a second at all, it stretches forever, like an ocean of time....for me, it was lying on my back at Boy Scout Camp, watching falling stars...and yellow leaves, from the maple trees that lined our street...Or my grandmother's hands, and the way her skin seemed like paper...and the first time I saw my cousin Tony's brand new Firebird. And Janie...and Janie. And... Carolyn. I guess I could be really pissed off about what happened to me...but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst...and then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain. And I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life...(amused) You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry...(cut to black) You will someday.

What is one way you can experience a higher level of awareness on a day-to-day basis?