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Category Archives: self & ego
Rumination, or obsessive thinking, and what to do when it becomes too much
Many of us believe that we are our thoughts, or rather many of us don’t stop to think whether what our minds are telling us in the form of thoughts is true or not, because the belief that thoughts are … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, brain, disorder, emergency, happiness, happy, mental health, mind, negative thinking, nomad, obsessive, psychology, rumination, spiral, thinking, universe
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Burn baby burn. What can we do with ourselves in times of coronavirus.
Who is up to what these days? I volunteer with the Hear Me App where I talk to folks from all over the world who need someone to talk to. And everyone is struggling, myself included. I’ve spent the first … Continue reading
Posted in buddhism, how to, self & ego
Tagged buddhism, coronavirus, happiness, happy, lockdown, mental health, nomad, quarantine, ram dass, universe
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Do you feel lonely tonight? #happiness #quora
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
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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If it’s not fun, don’t do it! And if you must do it, make it fun!
What do you do when you are mini retired? Well, art, of course. In the Episode 94 of the Here and Now podcast Ram Dass tells a hilarious story about cooking a lobster with his father as a buddhist (from … Continue reading
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Tagged art therapy, buddhism, happiness, happy, lobster, nomad, podcast, ram dass, universe
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Postcard paradise. Emptiness and holidays.
You can go as far as you wish – and yet, there you are. Hope you have a joyful holiday and enjoy this poem.
Posted in art therapy, emptiness, self & ego
Tagged art therapy, emptiness, happiness, happy, holiday, nomad, poem, universe
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Letters to myself. On emptiness.
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
Posted in emptiness, self & ego
Tagged addiction, emptiness, happiness, happy, love, meditation, mindfulness, nomad, phone, text, universe, void
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Love addiction – the ultimate post (inspired by @melissabroder)
My book on love addiction is now on Amazon, read for free with Kindle Unlimited or get it here. This article by Melissa Broder and her book ‘Pisces’ were the latest eureka moment in my understanding of love addiction. The dots connected, the … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, love, self & ego
Tagged crush, limerence, love addiction, melissa broder
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Shadow Work Journal by Loner Wolf
I have been writing offline a lot lately, partially because I am working through the Loner Wolf‘s Shadow Work Journal. I highly recommend it. It’s a compilation of exercises that help you uncover your dark, repressed side. I believe that uncovering … Continue reading
Winter is different this year. Be more cat.
Usually winters are the worst. It’s too cold, too grey, too miserable, I go stir crazy stuck inside. This winter feels different. Or more precisely I am different. I now aim to walk 10k steps every day whatever the weather. … Continue reading
How shamanic experience changed my life? Let me see…
Source: Tatler magazine, Jo Bowlby with a shaman in Peru. It’s almost been a year since I went through a shamanic ritual (I wrote about it here). I still have a one pager where I hungrily have scribbled down key … Continue reading
How do you handle negative people in your life when they are your loved ones? #happiness
I post on Quora (you can find my answers here). The question in the title attracted my attention because this is something I am trying to figure out (my take on it is here). But it’s Rosalyn’s answer (right) that blew my … Continue reading
Art Saturday – Spanish still life #amwriting
I am making more time to write and it’s amazing. I wanted to share my new poem today. At the moment I am inspired by Frank O’Hara. Hope you make time for creativity, positive experiences and people you love this … Continue reading
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Tagged art therapy, happiness, happy, nomad, poem, positive, spain, spanish, sun, universe
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