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The Tibetan Book of the Dead is not about death (part 2) #happiness
I finally got the book, the first translated edition (UK readers, you can get one here). And it is amazing. Nothing like what I expected! It is not about death at all. It is about enlightenment, how to achieve it and … Continue reading
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Build your Positivity Portfolio #happiness
I am taking a Positive Psychology course. I wanted to share one of the exercises. First, in the course they define 10 positive emotions as below (the last line reads LOVE). They also state that positive emotions broaden our perception (rather than narrow … Continue reading
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How I found my life’s passion by asking myself these ridiculous questions, by @IAmMarkManson
Mark Manson is awesome, you guys. I loved his book and I LOVED his recent post on finding life passion. He has a talent to dissect some of the biggest life questions, bring out the top insight and deliver it in … Continue reading
Happiness in parenting – Buddhist view
Research on happiness of parents is mixed and on-going. Some studies show that new parents are as unhappy as after death of a loved one after they have kids. Some say parents are happy but just in a different way. … Continue reading
Resistance may explain the circular pattern you can’t seem to break #happiness
Do you sometimes feel like you are stubbornly repeating the same pattern in your life, eg jumping between jobs, people, places, where each scenario ends similarly to the previous one, and you understand that this is not working out, that you … Continue reading
What is making you happy?
There are lots of things that make me happy at the moment. Fall. I used to take it rather unwell – fall used to signify the end of summer, chills to the bone, greyness and death. These days ‘September is … Continue reading
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Happiness is only the cart, love is the horse
I am really enjoying the Science of Happiness course from UC Berkeley’s. I in particular enjoy the scientific articles on happiness. Here is a good one and it’s also a link to the UC Berkeley’s Greater Good centre where you … Continue reading
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Art therapy- full on living, and looking for a silent retreat
My life has been full on this week. My laptop finally died (never buy HP again!). My new job is great but also full of uncertainty. Commuting for more than an hour each way in the hot weather is taxing. We … Continue reading
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There is no such thing as failure #happiness
There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction. — Positively Positive
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Different good, different bad – you are perfect
I quite often find myself in situations where ideas I propose are crazy. Or people listen to what I say and go ‘ok…’ Or my point of view is too extreme. I usually feel guilt and regret afterwards – what’s … Continue reading
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Incredible Water Bears, We Come From Plants, And Turtle In Operating Theatre
Today’s post is going to be about science, because as you may know, scientific news is one thing that makes me happy. Here is a couple of cool things that came onto my radar this week from the world of … Continue reading
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The True Colours Of Auroras
I would have never thought that auroras – which I imagined were mostly green – only appear as green when we view them with our eyes at night. Change the viewing instruments and all sorts of colours come out! How amazing … Continue reading
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Living In Holland vs UK
So I have been promising this for a while. A post about Holland and why I decided to leave after 6 months. I intentionally left some time to reflect on the experience and also to allow my grey matter to … Continue reading
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Tagged dutch, europe, expat, foreign, happiness, holland, immigration, london, moving, netherlands, nomad, universe
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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
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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