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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.

Dutch Erwten Soup Recipe

I am a big soup fan. A bowl of well made, hearty, healthy soup always makes me happy. During my recent Dutch escape, I discovered erwten soup which was immediately added to my fave soups list. Perfect for chilli days, … Continue reading

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How To Be Smart About Fashion

I am now in London where I plan to be based for a while, and moving has been inspiring some breakthroughs, in terms of understanding myself better and also coming up with life hacks. I will share them here over … Continue reading

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Let’s Call It A Life Experiment

I am staying with an Airbnb host for the first time. I am quite excited about it. My host is a lovely interesting woman, and overall I did enjoy the stay. Where am I? In London, the one and the … Continue reading

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The Secret To Successful Marriage And Relationship

A bit of an unusual post today. I don’t recommend books a lot. The last couple I’ve been on and on about were Power of Now and Escape Manifesto. But this book is amazing. If you are in a long … Continue reading

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Dutch Geometry & Dinosaur Dreams

This week I have been a bit on fire art wise. Despite having no drawing or graphic skills whatsoever, I became possessed with drawing a night view from my window – the geometry of Dutch roofs does this to people. Several … Continue reading

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Change Is Our Everything

I am a big fan of Escape The City community and this picture of the week in their recent newsletter is just so spot on. I was going to post my latest piece on change for Hitrecord here anyway, here … Continue reading

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To All The Nomads Out There

I have installed Ted app on my smartphone. I should have done it long time ago really. Now instead of watching my favourite TV shows (which are on summer break anyway) before going to bed, or in other words passive … Continue reading

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Little Things, Joy And John Newman

Since I started a family and had to become our financial manager, not very exciting things like budgeting, saving and meal planning became reality. All I can say – automation is key 🙂 I think I have proclaimed my recently … Continue reading

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Something To Meditate To – Little Things

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Are We Recording? Presenting Hitrecord

Universe works in mysterious ways. I have been having a go at freelancing on elance, and one of the projects I worked on was about millennials. I am not sure if I am one or if I am a Gen … Continue reading

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Always Start With Yourself

I talk about different things that make us happy here, on this blog. Self development or self improvement is a big one. At some point I read almost no fiction, and exclusively on self development. I complimented that with reading … Continue reading

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George Monbiot On Career Advice

I am going through a massive career change. I am trying to change what I do from corporate to impact. I am guided by the amazing Escape Manifesto, and still it’s not easy. Lots of stuff to figure out on … Continue reading

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Strategies For Happiness, Medical Angle

I must confess, I am a bit of a hypochondriac. I love reading about health, watching medical shows and I do follow a couple of doctors on twitter. So for those of you preferring a medical angle on happiness, I … Continue reading

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A Girl And A Camel Laughing Together

This photo by Hancheng Li (my source for its origins is Quora however) cheers me up every time – it captures the essence of happiness beautifully – child like, innocent, in the now. I hope it makes you feel happier. … Continue reading

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Happy Blossoms

In the village I live people seem to obsess about 3 things – cleanliness, windows decor and flowers. Everyone here has lots of flowers in their gardens. And because their gardens are open (facing the street, no doors), the flowers … Continue reading

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