Category Archives: self & ego

What are the values that define your choices and guide your decision making? #happiness

Posted on October 14, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

Happiness comes from knowing oneself well or at least better. Introspection is hard, takes work and can one ever be really sure that they’ve got an objective view? This year I spent a lot of time thinking about and understanding … Continue reading →

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To be happier, prioritise positive experiences on your to do list

Posted on August 6, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

If you find seaweed in your nether regions, you must be on a holiday 🙂 I am in my bucket list destination – Fuerteventura in Spain. Several days to pause, breathe, clear headspace, think about important things. In between being … Continue reading →

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The wolf inside. My shamanic healing experience and what I learned from it #happiness

Posted on July 15, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oeIVAQRr4Y4 It was always about the wolf. I was interested in shamanism for a while, occasionally read about it but never actually considered doing it. When I read about Lissa Rankin’s experience with a shamanic ritual in her book The … Continue reading →

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Letting go of what was and accepting what is. Thank you for the lesson @wordpressdotcom

Posted on July 1, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

So apparently if like me you are a ‘zero inbox’ person and decide to tidy up, as in empty, your WordPress media library, when WordPress say that they will delete your images permanently, they don’t mean just from the library, … Continue reading →

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Back on the road, happy nomad

Posted on April 8, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

Travel is a fascinating thing. It is a space shifter that transports you into the new worlds – parallel universes a flight away. After years of parenting, financial limitations, home-work-home routine and being able to travel only as far as Europe, I am back … Continue reading →

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Friend lost #happiness

Posted on April 1, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

I had a dear friend write to me the other day. It was wonderful. We have not been in touch for a while. I do miss him a lot. He is one of those angels, a friendly soul who you … Continue reading →

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How to fail better and not spiral into anxiety every time you make an ass of yourself #happiness

Posted on March 25, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

Recently I screwed up big time at work and panicked. It’s been a while since I experienced such anxiety when your heart races, you get tunnel vision, beat up yourself endlessly and your mind is engaged into a negative thought loop, … Continue reading →

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The Meditator #happiness #

Posted on March 18, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

With spring comes awakening. Creativity buds and blossoms together with crocuses, cherry trees and daffodils. I can’t draw so I create collages. This one is called The Meditator. In meditation there is an exercise where you imagine that you are … Continue reading →

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Rescued by spring

Posted on March 11, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

Thank you, my dear spring, For dropping by so early Or even just on time. For joy and hope you bring, For sunshine and for smiles. For filling me with light. For saving me from cold Those dark and empty … Continue reading →

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My guide to happiness – this is what it ultimately boils down to

Posted on January 21, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

This is a big post for me. I wanted to summarise everything I learned about happiness. I attempted to distill it to a couple of words, concepts. It took years to get here. It took some thinking, time and several … Continue reading →

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Rejection therapy as a way to get unstuck #happiness

Posted on December 10, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

This guy is amazing and what he did is awesome. We can all benefit from rejection therapy, or even from just being aware of what we think and feel when we are rejected or think we will be. Perhaps being … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 30, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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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Blogging 101 – going back to the roots, and what’s next for this blog #writing

Posted on February 23, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

WordPress are doing this new programme Blogging 101. I’ve been blogging for a couple of years now but we always learn, right, so I am taking part. It’s great that they are helping new bloggers get on the platform, although … Continue reading →

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Love crushes, obsessions, poetry… Rejection vs self love (Part 3) #happiness

Posted on December 30, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

Step over denial and face the music. The music of the night, the dark side of your soul where shadows of your fears drown in tears of your sorrows. Revel in rejection, let it wrap you into an icy mist … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the season to take stock of what you have achieved #happiness #christmas

Posted on December 19, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

In the next two weeks everyone – from brands to people, from politicians to entertainers – will be taking stock of 2015 and thinking about 2016. What have I accomplished? Where am I going, and what’s next? This year I’ve … Continue reading →

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