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Spring!
There is that first weekend when it’s not yet spring but already bright and warm for the first time since November. And the scarf is suddenly too much and the shoes are ok. I spot first snow drops, stubborn daffodil … Continue reading
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Helping others – Be My Eyes app
Thanks to Apple App Store newsletter, I found out about and immediately volunteered with Be My Eyes – an app connecting blind and visually impaired people with sighted volunteers. I myself have a bad eyesight and was at a point … Continue reading
Mission self love – does the shoe fit?
I can’t believe that I have been wearing size 5 shoes for so long while being size 4,5. Once we moved to a place where I had to walk a considerable distance across the country side, I have become aware … Continue reading
Can seeking happiness be an actual purpose to life?
Original thread here. Have a nice weekend!
Advice I would give my 20 year old self
On Quora there are plenty of Q&A along the lines of ‘looking back, what would you advise your 20 year old?’ I think I finally have the answer and it’s not ‘eat less sugar and floss daily’ (though this advice … Continue reading
For those who loved and lost… ‘Anything worth doing is worth doing badly’
Susan Cain is a bestselling author and co-founder of Quiet Revolution. I mentioned her before on the blog as a person who is making introversion ‘normal’. In one of her recent posts she shared Jack Gilbert’s poem below ‘for those … Continue reading
Quote of the week
I watched ‘The Last Shaman’ on Netflix last night and I loved this quote. Stop looking for love elsewhere (in material riches, in other people) – find it in yourself first.
Happiness at work – promotion is not the only way
I have been thinking about this post for a while. As we start 2018, evaluate what we achieved and formulate our goals, I thought I’d talk about my recent findings around happiness at work.
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A little poorer and a little more obscure… Here is to a simpler, minimalist 2018! #happiness
At the start of 2017 I wrote: I start 2017 with a firm belief that less is more and freedom is everything. I want time, for my family, creativity, spiritual growth and development, I want quality of life. Be it … Continue reading
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Tagged freedom, frugal, happiness, happy, minimalism, minimalist, money, nomad, radical, saving, universe
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‘To Anyone Who Thinks They’re Falling Behind’ by @jamieveron #happiness
This is the best manifesto I’ve read in the last couple of months. FOMO, feeling inadequate, pushing yourself to achieve what you think you should be achieving, comparing yourself to others, beating yourself up about not measuring up to your … Continue reading
‘One day, I woke up and decided I deserved the best in life and no one was going to get in my way’
I occasionally like to catch up on the latest music by using lists like Grammy nominees. This week I listened to Khalid, an American singer and songwriter. It is what he said on Twitter that got me the most. This … Continue reading
Spanish still life
I am gorging onBocadillo de tortillaWhat an undiscovered gem!Adding an occasional olive(Have you seen olive prices lately?)Washing it down with olorosoFine but not JimenezAnd it was Jimenez I was after…In retrospectIt is rather fittingFor this autumnWhy sweeten the bitterness?I don’t … Continue reading
The Tibetan Book of the Dead is not about death (part 2) #happiness
I finally got the book, the first translated edition (UK readers, you can get one here). And it is amazing. Nothing like what I expected! It is not about death at all. It is about enlightenment, how to achieve it and … Continue reading
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead is not about death (part 1) #happiness
I wanted to read this book forever but despite my interest in death and dying, I was a bit conscious of the subject. Then I watched this documentary (link to part 2 is on the right side of the video … Continue reading
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Tagged book, buddha, buddhism, death, documentary, funeral, happiness, happy, nomad, ritual, tibet, universe
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Where should we begin? Esther Perel’s new podcast on couple therapy #happiness
I found this podcast to be eye opening in many ways and recommend it to anyone grappling with the ‘why’s’ of relationships. Esther provides new perspectives, shares her techniques and asks some tough questions. You can find it on iTunes … Continue reading
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Tagged esther perel, happiness, happy, love, marriage, nomad, relationship, therapy, universe
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