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About nomadoftheuniverse

Nomad of the Universe, nobody special, Buddhist, student of Ram Dass. I write about happiness, meaning and spirituality. My book on Love Addiction is out on Amazon now.

My understanding of happiness so far

When I think how to summarise everything I learned about happiness so far, ultimately the above is what it boils down to for me. I hope to expand on this in later posts.

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Happy New Year!

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How to remain calm with people. It has to do with self love #happiness

I have taken a long time to learn to deal with ‘negative’ people. It took a while to understand that often the problem is not in others but in me. Alain de Botton sums it up beautifully. When dealing with … Continue reading

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The book that will be my default present this year #happiness

I have noticed this book several times before and bought it recently after it appeared on one of the happiness blogs I read and I realised I follow the author on Twitter – serendipity it is. Reviews promised a kick … Continue reading

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When in a difficult situation, accept it as if you chose it #happiness

I moved house. On moving as an exercise in mindfulness later, what this meant however was that a) I got thrust out of my oh so comfortable routine, b) I suddenly had an even longer to do list and even … Continue reading

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Rejection therapy as a way to get unstuck #happiness

This guy is amazing and what he did is awesome. We can all benefit from rejection therapy, or even from just being aware of what we think and feel when we are rejected or think we will be. Perhaps being … Continue reading

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Surround yourself with people who make you feel alive

To all of my friends and creative mentors – Aliya, Lia, Yulia, Kate, Gera, Misha, my family and all amazing bloggers I follow and get inspired by! On the low days you breathe life back into me. Forever grateful that … Continue reading

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Growth mindset = happiness

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Creative motivation meditation. You can do it #happiness #art

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Meaning of life vs being alive #happiness

Does not this quote completely change how you think about what next? Go do that thing that brings you joy and makes you feel alive!

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Happiness takes lots of choices that are sometimes hard to make

I love this quote. It is so simple to say ‘happiness is here and now, in you, you don’t need to look for it’. I found that I needed to work to be happy. I had to shed a lot … Continue reading

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Meditate to get the answers #happiness

I used to think meditation was some mumbo-jumbo. Retrospectively I wish I tried it earlier. How many insights could have been gained! How calmly I could have dealt with stuff that life threw at me and what better choices I … Continue reading

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On the importance of people around us #happiness

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The importance of feeling joy and feeling alive #happiness

Perhaps you are a new parent and it seems that the Groundhog’s day will never stop. Maybe you are not happy with where you are and it seems that there is no alternative. Maybe you, like me, wake up one … Continue reading

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Victory is near #happiness

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