Category Archives: video & film

Nature therapy. Watching sun through the leaves.

Posted on October 16, 2021 by lolkin

For a second, I again was a child, lying on the ground under the cherry trees, staring at the summer sun winking at me through the green canopy of the leaves…

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Anger means expectations.

Posted on October 3, 2021 by lolkin

This week I did not prioritise well at work, took too much on, struggled, exploded and lost it with my colleague and boss 🤯 Oh, anger, thou shalt not leave me alone. So I made myself this video reminder:

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Nothing Means Anything #emptiness

Posted on September 25, 2021 by lolkin
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I Gotta —> I Get To

Posted on September 18, 2021 by lolkin

I love a good reframe. This one is a powerful perspective shifter.

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“Happy is, who forgets, what cannot be changed.”

Posted on July 31, 2021 by lolkin

I am not into watches so don’t know who Philipp Wagner is. But what he says in this short documentary stuck with me. He quotes a line from the Die Fledermaus operetta. No point dwelling on it, save your energy … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Trauma with Gabor Maté #ptsd #mental health

Posted on June 10, 2021 by lolkin

I have learned about Gabor Maté from his work with psychedelics and then discovered his amazing work on understanding addiction and childhood trauma. This documentary is a beautifully made summary of his work and the many people he helped over … Continue reading →

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Surviving the pandemic – TikTok videos that soothe, inspire and uplift #happiness #anxiety

Posted on June 3, 2021 by lolkin

#3 This is exactly how I felt most of 2020 – do you relate? (source)

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Five Hindrances – going beyond emptiness

Posted on May 8, 2021 by lolkin

I have recently watched this talk on five hindrances to self-mastery by Master Shi Heng Yi. I read about Five Hindrances, a concept new to me – desire, anger, restlessness and worry, sloth, torpor and boredom and doubt (I memorised … Continue reading →

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Emptiness as freedom. The Void by Alan Watts.

Posted on April 3, 2021 by lolkin
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“Lean into loneliness like it is holding you” #mentalhealth

Posted on December 19, 2020 by lolkin
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