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The secret of being happy

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Be who you are #happiness #love

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Unsure what to do in life? Move towards your fears

So many years spent pondering the direction, the why, and here such a simple advice, in a couple of lines. Eureka moment indeed. Golden words. Now what is it you are most afraid of right now?

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Fear and love addiction: do you love not to fear? #happiness

I continue to quote Lissa Rankin’s The Fear Cure, the book that taught me a lot about fear. I’ll start with this one: Studies show that most emotions last no longer than 90 seconds unless we attach stories to them. … Continue reading

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Ego vs Self from The War of Art by Steven Pressfield #happiness

Here’s what the Ego believes: 1) Death is real. The Ego believes that our existence is defined by our physical flesh. When the body dies, we die. There is no life beyond life. 2) Time and space are real. The … Continue reading

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Dissecting fear: part 1, based on Lissa Rankin’s The Fear Cure #happiness

I was going to do it a while ago. Below are the top quotes from Lissa Rankin’s The Fear Cure, amazing book on how to overcome fear, carefully selected by me and arranged in 3 clusters – Fear, Acceptance and … Continue reading

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What did you do to save the world today? #happiness

Timely reminder that it’s not all about take – we have to remember to give too. And it’s good to pause and think whether you are doing what you were born to do. Easier said…

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Hang in there

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Dalai Lama – happiness is measured by whether you have inner peace in your heart

This post on Facebook helped me finally nail how I define success and why I made career choices in my life that I made. It’s not about title or money, it’s about whether you made peace with yourself. Buddha had … Continue reading

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Stay calm and continue to procrastinate :) #happiness

I am totally procrastinating with my blog. At least I am spending this time usefully (huh?), or so I think. I watched another great documentary and am self coaching using The School of Life cards. The one I want to … Continue reading

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When you aren’t sure what to do next

Simple, yet powerful advice. More on Chris’s method here.

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Gratitude makes our lives richer

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Biggest happiness lifehack – cure your fears

I am reading this awesome book, Fear Cure by Lissa Rankin. If you want to work on overcoming your fears, it’s a perfect guide on how to do it. Can’t believe I’ve been reading her posts on Positively Positive and … Continue reading

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Good morning!

I am going through another personal transformation stage. My ‘rage against the dying of the light’ has manifested itself lately in enrolling myself into a day of meditation at the London Buddhist Centre and in getting tickets to Dalai Lama’s … Continue reading

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Mantra for today. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can #happiness #success 

If you want to make today different, if you are starting from scratch, if you are looking for ways to re-energize yourself for doing something huge, or new, or scary, these 4 cool quotes from some of the blogs I … Continue reading

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