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Fear and love addiction: do you love not to fear? #happiness
I continue to quote Lissa Rankin’s The Fear Cure, the book that taught me a lot about fear. I’ll start with this one: Studies show that most emotions last no longer than 90 seconds unless we attach stories to them. … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, anger, fear, kleshas, quotes
Tagged fear, Lissa Rankin, love addiction
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Ego vs Self
Here’s what the Ego believes: 1) Death is real. The Ego believes that our existence is defined by our physical flesh. When the body dies, we die. There is no life beyond life. 2) Time and space are real. The … Continue reading
Dissecting fear: part 1, based on Lissa Rankin’s The Fear Cure #happiness
I was going to do it a while ago. Below are the top quotes from Lissa Rankin’s The Fear Cure, amazing book on how to overcome fear, carefully selected by me and arranged in 3 clusters – Fear, Acceptance and … Continue reading
How we will likely die #happiness
This is a blog about happiness, so why on Earth have I put ‘death’ and ‘happiness’ next to each other? For me, death and happiness are inextricably intertwined – we spoke before about how fear of death is a defining … Continue reading
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Tagged alain de botton, death, euthanasia, happiness, happy, nomad, school of life, universe
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What did you do to save the world today? #happiness
Timely reminder that it’s not all about take – we have to remember to give too. And it’s good to pause and think whether you are doing what you were born to do. Easier said…
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Tagged art therapy, happiness, happy, nomad, save, superman, universe, world
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Dalai Lama – happiness is measured by whether you have inner peace in your heart
This post on Facebook helped me finally nail how I define success and why I made career choices in my life that I made. It’s not about title or money, it’s about whether you made peace with yourself. Buddha had … Continue reading
Stay calm and continue to procrastinate :) #happiness
I am totally procrastinating with my blog. At least I am spending this time usefully (huh?), or so I think. I watched another great documentary and am self coaching using The School of Life cards. The one I want to … Continue reading
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Tagged buddha, buddhist, documentary, happiness, nomad, procrastination, school of life, universe
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Blogging 101 – going back to the roots, and what’s next for this blog #writing
WordPress are doing this new programme Blogging 101. I’ve been blogging for a couple of years now but we always learn, right, so I am taking part. It’s great that they are helping new bloggers get on the platform, although … Continue reading
Posted in self & ego
Tagged blog, blogging101, happiness, happy, nomad, universe, writing
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When you aren’t sure what to do next
Simple, yet powerful advice. More on Chris’s method here.
‘Tis the season to take stock of what you have achieved #happiness #christmas
In the next two weeks everyone – from brands to people, from politicians to entertainers – will be taking stock of 2015 and thinking about 2016. What have I accomplished? Where am I going, and what’s next? This year I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, christmas, happiness, new year, nomad, universe, video & film, youtube
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Pronoia – a belief that everything in the Universe is conspiring to support you – via @Lissarankin #happiness
Lissa Rankin has been setting my mind on fire recently. She is my mentor, my spiritual coach. Her book The Fear Cure, her blog posts and now this talk at the World Domination Summit that I want to share with … Continue reading
Where do I belong?
The team I am in at the moment is not the friendliest bunch, at least to newcomers. Everyone is polite of course but there is not much caring or bonding going on. Everyone to their own. We went to get … Continue reading
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