Surround yourself with people who make you feel alive

Posted on November 27, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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To all of my friends and creative mentors – Aliya, Lia, Yulia, Kate, Gera, Misha, my family and all amazing bloggers I follow and get inspired by! On the low days you breathe life back into me. Forever grateful that you are in my life.

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Growth mindset = happiness

Posted on November 20, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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Creative motivation meditation. You can do it #happiness #art

Posted on November 19, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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Meaning of life vs being alive #happiness

Posted on November 13, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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Does not this quote completely change how you think about what next? Go do that thing that brings you joy and makes you feel alive!

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Happiness takes lots of choices that are sometimes hard to make

Posted on November 12, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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I love this quote. It is so simple to say ‘happiness is here and now, in you, you don’t need to look for it’. I found that I needed to work to be happy. I had to shed a lot of stuff, painfully unpeel one thing after another. I had to learn a lot of stuff, learn about myself and what ticks me. For me, enlightenment, achievement of happiness is a path, perhaps circular where you return to where you started, albeit with a new perspective, but still a path. You have to walk the path. You need to work on being happy. You need to learn the skills. You need to seek out things and people that make you happy. It’s a process. Don’t give yourself a hard time if progress is slow and non linear, but remember – there are choices to be made, and they won’t be easy, and you will have to make them. So don’t just sit and wait for happiness, it does not just come, go get it, work for it, make some choices and take some actions!

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Meditate to get the answers #happiness

Posted on November 7, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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I used to think meditation was some mumbo-jumbo. Retrospectively I wish I tried it earlier. How many insights could have been gained! How calmly I could have dealt with stuff that life threw at me and what better choices I could have made! Opportunities noticed! Time wasters left behind! Crises averted! More importantly, how much less suffering and more joy I could have had! If you are on a fence, try it. Start as early in life as you can. Meditation will give you so many answers…

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On the importance of people around us #happiness

Posted on November 5, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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The importance of feeling joy and feeling alive #happiness

Posted on October 29, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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Perhaps you are a new parent and it seems that the Groundhog’s day will never stop. Maybe you are not happy with where you are and it seems that there is no alternative. Maybe you, like me, wake up one day and realise that you were so busy with this whole adult thing, being a parent, bringing income, running a household that you found yourself stuck in a rut, bored out of your mind and it’s been years since you last truly experienced joy.

Joy, feeling alive – this amazing feeling of being wide open to the Universe. I looked at joy in my life and though I appreciate its sources are different now than 10-20 years ago, it’s still important to have and maximise it. I invite you to do the same – take stock. When was the last time you felt truly alive and full of joy of living? What can you do differently, what do you need to reconnect with to bring more joy into your life?

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Victory is near #happiness

Posted on October 22, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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Minimalist happiness: radical saving as a way to liberation

Posted on October 14, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

Universe seems to have given me the answer to my question about work vs freedom vs money. Minimalism is the answer. Continue reading →

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Your eternal destiny – weekend motivation quote #happiness

Posted on October 8, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

Your eternal destiny is not cosmic retirement; it is to be part of a tremendously creative project, under unimaginably splendid leadership, on an inconceivably vast scale, with ever-increasing cycles of fruitfulness and enjoyment – that is the prophetic vision which ‘eye has not seen and ear has not heard.’

— Dallas Willard

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Minimalism: one sure way to happiness @theminimalists

Posted on October 6, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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 saving experiment, I hope to scrutinise every purchase we make as a family because I realised that the more we buy, the less freedom we have – less time with loved ones or for myself, more work and for longer, less options to do work that matters. And it’s better for the planet too if we consume mindfully.

I am striving to be minimalist in my spiritual world and relationships – I quit Facebook, I deactivated most notifications on my phone, I save the time and energy that I used to spend on social media. I noticed my little one, bombarded by ads and product videos on Youtube, was becoming consumption obsessed, so I uninstalled Youtube on his iPad. We play together more now.

I hope this film inspires you equally, helps you refocus, shed stuff and bring more lightness of being into your life. On Amazon, Google Play and iTunes, from £9.99.

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Overthinking and letting go – how to manage your thoughts #happiness

Posted on October 1, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

The NPR’s Invisibilia podcast on thoughts called The Secret History of Thoughts was truly eye opening and life changing for me. I highly recommend to listen to it if you tend to overthink or obsess or if your inner voice (mind) is out of control. Why don’t we get to learn this stuff early on in our lives? Sharing with you here if you are reading this on an iPhone or here if you are on desktop or another OS.

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Everyone can learn to be happier #happiness #buddhism

Posted on September 24, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am ready to move to the next level in learning to meditate and self discovery and I believe I can achieve this by learning more about Buddhism. I am not interested in theory per se, I am after practical knowledge that can help me be happier.

I’d love to do a silent 3 day retreat ideally or take a course on Dharma, but I do not have the money or the time to be honest. I can’t complain. This day and age as long as you have Internet connection, not having money is an excuse. And time can be found if one really wants to. Make time, as they say.

I looked online and found 2 interesting (and free) programmes on Coursera and edX respectively. Thought I’d share the links!

Buddhism and Modern Psychology from Princeton University on Coursera

Buddhism Through Its Scriptures from Harvard University on edX

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That one thing you are not sure of doing – do it now #happiness

Posted on September 3, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

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