Category Archives: emptiness

What if not knowing what next is an achievement?

Posted on February 23, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

I’ve been mini-retired for 6 months. Retirement is a great way to practice emptiness. Six months of non-doing and facing uncertainty is when I usually hit the psychological threshold and the monkey brain spirals into anxiety. You know the script … Continue reading →

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Boötes void, the emptiest place in the Universe

Posted on February 1, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

I’ve been reading my little one’s “How it works” magazine and have learned about the Boötes void, the emptiest place in the Universe. Isn’t it amazing how enormous and empty this place is? Apparently scientists estimate that up to 60% … Continue reading →

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Do you feel lonely tonight? #happiness #quora

Posted on January 18, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

I write about happiness and meaning here but also on Quora. I wanted to re-post my answer below (source). When you feel the familiar chill breeze of the void opening within you, the deafening vibration of the growing vacuum, the … Continue reading →

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Emptiness practice – stuff

Posted on December 21, 2019 by nomadoftheuniverse

Inspired by Ram Dass’s story of burning his possessions, his “stash”, and hopefully an impending house move (nomads never stop! 😊), I decided to go through the “memory boxes” where I store sentimental stuff – photos, travel souvenirs, small gifts … Continue reading →

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Postcard paradise. Emptiness and holidays.

Posted on August 24, 2019 by nomadoftheuniverse

You can go as far as you wish – and yet, there you are. Hope you have a joyful holiday and enjoy this poem.

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If you want change…

Posted on June 29, 2019 by nomadoftheuniverse

This quote sums up my life at the moment 🙂 Uncertainty, here I come! Open the void… This week is the last week at my job, a start of my mini retirement and several personal projects 🙂

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Letters to myself. On emptiness.

Posted on May 25, 2019 by nomadoftheuniverse

When you feel the familiar chill of the void opening within you, the deafening vibration of the growing vacuum, the infinite sinkhole of the Big Empty, don’t do what you usually do – reach for the phone, like a Pavlovian … Continue reading →

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Alternative Time

Posted on October 12, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

Great quote on another positivity/ happiness blog I follow, Positively Positive, today: Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. … Continue reading →

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