Building Trust in Yourself – zen habits zen habits
Steve Told Us – I find that almost all problems are a breakdown in trusting ourselves. If we could trust ourselves fully, so many things become effortless. Let me give some examples of where we don’t trust ourselves: Procrastination: We procrastinate when we think we can’t handle the stress or difficulty of one or more […]
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49.5 million registered voters for the 2024 European elections
Steve Told Us – At the beginning of May 2024, 49.5 million people were registered on French electoral lists to vote in the European elections on June 9, 2.2 million more than in the 2019 European elections. Of these, 1.6 million reside outside France and are registered at a consulate, 269,000 are citizens of another […]
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My Morning Routine – zen habits zen habits
Steve Told Us – Lately I’ve been waking up early (5:30am), because I traveled to London for a couple of weeks to lead a retreat, and my sleep schedule shifted. I really enjoy it! Someone asked me recently what my morning routine is like, and I told them: It changes regularly, depending on what I […]
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Ritual to Greet the Day
Steve Told Us – Every new day is a tremendous gift. And yet we often take these days for granted, rushing into everything we need to respond to, distracting ourselves, forgetting to feel wonder. Wouldn’t it be lovely to create a morning ritual to greet your day? The purpose of the ritual is to practice […]
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“My God, why did you take them from me?”
Steve Told Us – That’s the question that 82-year-old Gilbert Thouvenin asks himself every day. His wife and three of his four children committed suicide, victims both of the little-known illness of bipolarity and of the wickedness of a family in their small village. Summary of his book “L’homme qui ne doit pas vieillir*” and […]
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The “White Dog” bite
Steve Told Us – By chance, Romain Gary found a lost dog, calm and obedient with the whites, but a wild beast with the blacks (Photo Vivien Gaumand). Denis Ménochet plays Romain Gary in this film by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, adapted from the writer’s novel. A brutal return to 1960s America. The film recalls the period […]
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Mohamed Amra, escaped or kidnapped?
Steve Told Us – Two days after the attack on the prison van, which left two dead and three wounded, specialists in organized crime are wondering whether the prisoner was freed by accomplices or whether he was exfiltrated “to make him pay”. “Considerable resources”, according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, have been deployed to find […]
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The Possibility of Slowing Down
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta Our days are a busy rush, often from the moment we wake up. Even in our moments of rest, we are often on our phones or using technology to distract ourselves. The result is a life of stress, overwhelm, and habitual patterns. What would it be like to […]
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Solidarity with Gaza extends to French universities
Steve Told Us – French universities are increasingly mobilizing in support of the Palestinian cause and against Israel’s actions in Gaza. The movement that began at Sciences Po Paris has spread to several cities. The mobilization at Sciences Po Paris was the first in France, following the example of several American campuses. Students took strong […]
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The Chaos & Abundance of Spring
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta For many of us in the Northern hemisphere, Spring has fully arrived: gorgeous sunshine, warmer weather, green trees, blossoms. It’s glorious! With Spring comes life springing into action, full of abundance. This is the chaos of life, full and energetic and exuberant. It’s chaotic but in the most […]
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