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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.

Always Start With Yourself

Posted on July 24, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

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

Posted on July 21, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

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

Posted on July 13, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

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

Posted on June 22, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

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

Posted on June 14, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

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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14 Most Powerful Ted Talks For Disruptive Career Change

Posted on June 3, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

If you are trying to radically change what you do (I am at the moment) or are thinking about it, this playlist should provide the ideas and inspiration. If you are an overnight success story or not, keep trying! How … Continue reading →

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How Can I Help This Person?

Posted on June 1, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

We covered it here before – giving back, helping others, asking yourself, as they say in the Bucket List, has your life brought joy to others? In his post for Linkedin, Bruce Kasanoff proposes a great idea – thinking ‘How can … Continue reading →

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Hello, Fig Inspired. Cry Of A Fox

Posted on May 27, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

As we say on this blog, art therapy is great for happiness. My favourite art is surrealism, Picasso, Dali, et al, my favourites are usually the contemporary art museums, the painting I am obsessed with at the moment is Bosch’s … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Places To Visit In The Netherlands

Posted on May 26, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

The list is very cool, my top favourite is the national park. Maybe there I will finally have courage to get on a bike. Last time I cycled was in Japan, when I went to get some burgers, and it does … Continue reading →

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What Does Your Inner Voice Tell You?

Posted on May 25, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

Who said it? My friend Justin I believe. Eckhart Tolle is a bit like Marmite – you either love him or hate him 🙂  Yes, he is slightly out of this world. Yes, he holds weird TV meditations where for … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia Of Expat Living In Holland

Posted on May 21, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

I’ve spent too much time on the subject of happiness lately 🙂  Now back to Holland, my current place of residence. It’s been raining for 2 weeks, pretty much non stop, so the weather is not too exciting at the … Continue reading →

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Fight Or Flight

Posted on May 15, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

It’s easy to put us into this mode, isn’t it? Unknown noise, unexpected movement, fleeting moments when peripheral vision imagines it saw something…  I have recently realised that most of my life I have been in a fleeing mode. I … Continue reading →

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Happiness Junkies

Posted on May 14, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

Can you get fixated on the pursuit of happiness? Absolutely! Happiness junkies (a good example in today’s article), fixate on it so much that inevitably lose the object of their pursuit out of their view entirely. Desperately wanting to be happy … Continue reading →

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Reintroducing Wisdom In Everyday Life

Posted on May 10, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

Alain de Botton is a genius. My favourite living philosopher. He helped me change my thinking about so many things. I follow him on Twitter and his School of Life on Facebook. I read several of his books. This recent … Continue reading →

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How Creating A Wolf (Or Any Other Art) Can Make You Happy

Posted on May 9, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

As I decided to finally start doing something about my passions (see my previous post), I have defined 3 areas that I am going to ‘try anything’ in. 20 seconds of ‘insane courage’ is all I need 🙂 One is … Continue reading →

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