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Ways to celebrate Winter Solstice and Great Conjunction online – today and tomorrow
Below are 3 events that I am aware of and am taking part in to mark these two great events. I will be watching solstice at Stonehenge live (today 16:01 GMT and tomorrow 08:09 GMT). I am not an astrologist … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, conjunction, festival, happiness, happy, holiday, jupiter, meditation, nomad, peace, saturn, solstice, stonehenge, universe, world
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Some light in the dark – positive news amidst the pandemic #coronavirus
In the first couple of weeks of The Great Lockdown, I have spent too much time on the news feeds obsessively reading the news and feeding my fears of uncertainty and missing out. Once the panic subsided, I have cut … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, happiness, happy, isolation, light, lockdown, mental health, news, nomad, pandemic, positive, universe
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The day was crisp/ The light was new/ Autumn has come/ Like deja vu
Man, I forgot how much I love autumn. I was washing dishes one day and glanced outside – the light was different. It was soft as if I was in an oil painting. The angle has changed. Sunlight in autumn … Continue reading
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Tagged art therapy, autumn, fall, happiness, happy, light, nomad, photo, poem, universe
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Finally! Found that beautiful Sita Ram song!
In Netflix’s documentary on Ram Dass a young devotee is performing a Sita Ram song in Ram Dass’s house. The performance is so beautiful that I returned to it and replayed it many times after I watched the documentary. Now thanks … Continue reading
What brings you most joy?
I remember going to the shaman because although I had a good life on the face of it, it was bleak as if something was missing. And she told me that I stopped feeling joy. She told me that to … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, happiness, happiness, happy, mental health, nomad, shaman, universe
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Action for Happiness course – Exploring What Matters
This fall, I am volunteering to organise and co-lead Exploring What Matters, an 8-week course designed by the Dalai Lama endorsed charity Action for Happiness, in the area where I live. We will explore what really matters for a happy … Continue reading
Can seeking happiness be an actual purpose to life?
Original thread here. Have a nice weekend!
We all need some Positive News
I’ve been keeping an eye on these guys. I just love the idea of positive news – there is too much negativity around and good news do not get enough attention. I was too late for their crowdfunding campaign but … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, happy, news, nomad, positive, subscription, universe
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Taking random acts of kindness to the next level, and with a wedding
This story is amazing, how-have-I-not-thought-of-this great and truly inspirational. I feel definitely inspired to do something similar for my 10th wedding anniversary this year. Perhaps, 10 random acts of kindness in one day? Newlyweds Skip Traditional Banquet to Feed Thousands … Continue reading
We all have an obligation to be happy
I watched ‘Hector and the search for happiness’ yesterday. A very inspirational and thought provoking story. Spot on casting, the British actor playing the main character adds vulnerability and lifelikeness, although I may be biased. Overall, I hope more movies … Continue reading
How rich do you feel now? #happiness
I woke up. I exercised. I am finally feeling better after a vicious cold. It’s a long weekend here in the UK. I am listening to an album I found on iTunes yesterday, Soviet Central Asia Music (1930-1950). I found … Continue reading
How cool was Peggy in the last episode of Mad Men – she makes me smile :) #happy
Also, I just have to post these. Peggy was always my favourite character in Mad Men (and Pete). This moment in the latest episode of Mad Men is just so cool. I related to it on a number of levels 😉 … 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
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
“Stumbling on Happiness” by Dan Gilbert
I am reading this new book on happiness and absolutely loving it. It’s written in a way that makes you giggle through it, from the first page, yet it makes a serious and big point. It talks about happiness, our … Continue reading
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