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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.

Art therapy- the beautiful love story from Cirque Du Soleil

Took my breath away… Cirque du Soleil, Worlds Away. Note: this clip is not in great resolution but you can buy and stream the whole show, it is worth it… 

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Present moment reminder from Eckhart Tolle #happiness

“Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary.” — Eckhart Tolle

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If Werner Herzog wrote a birthday card…

As you may know, I love film. One of my favourite directors is Werner Herzog. He happens to be one of the favourite directors of a good friend of mine, whose birthday it was recently. Inspired by his lovely partner, … Continue reading

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Harness the power of joy to overcome any obstacle #happiness #chopra

Ahh the infinite wisdom that is Mr Deepak Chopra! I am doing this exercise today, to decide what to do next with my script. See if it helps you too. And if interested, check out Chopra’s 5 week online programme … Continue reading

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Art therapy- #happiness

Upward Spiral by Steve Perrault 

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This week’s happiness recipe- do nothing, listen to Spotify and watch James Altucher’s TED talk

This week 3 things have been helping me to stay happy. Here they are. Brilliant post by Swati Desai on The Importance Of Doing Nothing does not appeal to me just because I am lazy 🙂  Often staying still and letting things go (this, too, shall … Continue reading

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Ted talk- How to make hard choices by Ruth Chang

An amazing, life changing, eye opening Ted talk that I want to share with you. Let Ruth Chang, the first Chinese philosopher who is also a woman that I encounter, change your perspective on hard life choices.

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Jason Silva’s Shots of Awe – Existential Bummer

This video might just make and define your day, week or even a year. Do not go gentle into that good night, … Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Source

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31 day happiness programme/ challenge to beat the January blues

You don’t necessarily need to start on Jan 1, it’s never too late to start being happier. The UK ‘happiness experts’, as Daily Mail calls them, Andy Cope and Andy Whittaker helped compile this programme/ challenge. My top 4 must be the knickers … Continue reading

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Happy New Year! Fly into fireworks #magic

Fireworks are magic. My new year eve was warm and magic, I hope yours was too! In my home town (Almaty) new year eve is celebrated with the fireworks- not the public ones but the ones done by many people … Continue reading

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No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.

No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself. — Positively Positive My office Christmas party is today. I spent a couple of weeks thinking about what I will wear, how I will look, … Continue reading

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Different good, different bad — you are perfect

I often find myself in situations where I propose “crazy” ideas, or people listen to what I say and go ‘ok…’ or my point of view is seen as too extreme. I usually feel guilt and regret afterwards — what’s … Continue reading

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“The only way to get to happiness…”

Your happiness is buried underneath your ego, desires, fears and insecurities. The only way to get to happiness is by facing and overcoming those pesky little buggers.. and it’s oh-so-worth it! — Timber Hawkeye, Buddhist Boot Camp

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“Everything is a happening, and all you do is watching it.” Guided meditation with Alan Watts.

I’ve discovered Alan Watts recently through LinkedIn out of all places. I follow Bruce Kasanoff’s mindfulness challenge, and one of his followers mentioned this meditation, which was so profound, it took me several weeks to find a moment of 100% … Continue reading

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Jason Silva brings awe to London and causes a ‘mindgasm’

For the last couple of weeks, Jason Silva has been exploding my brain, or as he would say, was the cause of multiple mindgasms 🙂  I had a chance to meet him in London where he did a talk at … Continue reading

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