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Highly sensitive people at work – interview
I did an interview with my friend Anastasia who is a coach specialising in helping Highly Sensitive People (HSP) succeed at work. I hope some of the tips I am sharing may help provide a new perspective to introverted and/or … Continue reading
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Tagged best practice, career, happiness, happy, highly sensitive, HSP, money, work, downshifting, nomad, tips, universe
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The meaning of Om Mani Padme Hung mantra by Dalai Lama
I was chanting this mantra with my little one helping him relax and go to sleep when I realised I have no idea what it means. I looked it up and was blown away. Whole doctrine of Buddhism neatly wrapped … Continue reading
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Tagged buddha, buddhism, dalai lama, happiness, happy, mantra, meditation, nomad, universe
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What can I do with my time that is important?
Passion. Life purpose. Meaning. The big goal. Life calling. As I was reading on the subject over the years, I struggled to summarise what I learnt in one neat action plan. Mark Manson did it and did it really well. … Continue reading
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Tagged action, fear, happiness, happy, mark manson, meaning, nomad, passion, purpose, universe
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How to give and receive love, starting now – Barbara Fredrickson’s TED talk
This short video is a great summary of a 6 week positive psychology course I am taking on Coursera currently. It’s fascinating how Fredrickson redefines what love is – see below. Giving and receiving love is vital for our well … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, happy, love, nomad, positive, psychology, science, talk, ted, universe, video & film
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The wolf inside. My shamanic healing experience and what I learned from it #happiness
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
Posted in self & ego, video & film
Tagged happiness, happy, healing, nomad, shaman, universe
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How to resolve conflicts – Ajahn Brahm
Are you working to get better at conflict management, or even better, prevention? Does your blood boil and you lose it, and you wish you could be mindful in that moment where your mind just spirals into the familiar unconscious pattern … Continue reading
Posted in anger, fear, kleshas, video & film
Tagged ajahn brahm, anger, fear, kleshas, buddhism, conflict, conflict management, happiness, happy, nomad, rage, universe, youtube
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‘Hello, my name is Doris’ is not what you think it is. Must see for love addicts #happiness
What attracted me to this movie was Max Greenfield the idea, I thought it would be a bubbly romcom about a delusional, yet adorable, old lady with lots of laughs and aww moments. A bit like Happy Go Lucky or … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, doris, film, happiness, happy, love, max greenfield, movie, nomad, review, universe
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Rejection therapy as a way to get unstuck #happiness
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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Tagged happiness, jia jiang, life calling, nomad, rejection, stuck, ted talk, therapy
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Minimalism: one sure way to happiness @theminimalists
I followed The Minimalists for a while. I minimised my wardrobe (inspired by Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs too). I am streamlining how I buy and what I buy. I live lighter overall and as I embark on a radical … Continue reading
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Tagged consumerism, consumption, detox, happiness, happy, minimalism, minimalist, nomad, universe
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4 ways to improve close relationships #happiness #love
From Dr. Elaine Aron, psychologist and author of the international bestsellers The Highly Sensitive Person and The Highly Sensitive Person in Love. I recently contributed on Kickstarter to her new documentary because I am an HSP and I liked her first documentary. Do novel … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, happy, love, marriage, nomad, relationship, universe
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How we will likely die #happiness
This is a blog about happiness, so why on Earth have I put ‘death’ and ‘happiness’ next to each other? For me, death and happiness are inextricably intertwined – we spoke before about how fear of death is a defining … Continue reading
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Tagged alain de botton, death, euthanasia, happiness, happy, nomad, school of life, universe
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‘Tis the season to take stock of what you have achieved #happiness #christmas
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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Tagged 2016, christmas, happiness, new year, nomad, universe, video & film, youtube
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Pronoia – a belief that everything in the Universe is conspiring to support you – via @Lissarankin #happiness
Lissa Rankin has been setting my mind on fire recently. She is my mentor, my spiritual coach. Her book The Fear Cure, her blog posts and now this talk at the World Domination Summit that I want to share with … Continue reading
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