Tag Archives: anxiety

Resilience in Buddhism, a different perspective to find happiness, joy and peace #burnout #unemployment #anxiety

Posted on May 14, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

When you find yourself in a predicament, see it from a different point of view. “Happiness is sorrow, sorrow is happiness. There is happiness in difficulty, difficulty in happiness”. If it’s so bad it’s impossible, know it too shall pass, … Continue reading →

Posted in buddhism, video & film | Tagged anxiety, buddhism, burnout, happiness, happy, joy, mental health, mini retirement, nomad, peace, redundancy, resilience, self-discovery, shamanism, suffering, therapy, unemployment, universe | Leave a comment

Overcoming challenges and growing through struggles – my talk on resilience #burnout #mentalhealth

Posted on May 8, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

Cathy Lawson and Alison Burgess of I Have Got This invited me to take part in their Resilience Matters series. I talk about some of the challenges I had to overcome and how I did it, my corporate burnout and … Continue reading →

Posted in money & work, video & film | Tagged anxiety, burnout, event, happiness, happy, live, mental health, nomad, redundancy, resilience, talk, unemployment, universe | Leave a comment

Let go of the outcome

Posted on April 9, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

Whatever the situation that vexes you the most right now, let go of the vision of how it ought to be. Surrender every shred of expectation. Do what needs doing but do not expect a reward. Do not dread the … Continue reading →

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New mantra. No thoughts.

Posted on September 11, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

I have recently tried this new technique. It helps to manage anxiety, over thinking (rumination), excessive worrying and instantly returns you to the present. All you do is stop thinking.

Posted in meditation | Tagged anxiety, emptiness, happiness, happy, meditation, nomad, rumination, thinking, thoughts, universe | 3 Comments

Do you send notes to a future you?

Posted on August 14, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

Do you write yourself future notes? I like to play this time travel trick, especially when I worry about something. For example, I added this note above in my calendar for a future me in March nearing 2 years of … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 3, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

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

Posted in video & film | Tagged anxiety, covid, depression, emptiness, happiness, happy, lockdown, nomad, pandemic, poem, tiktok, universe, video | Leave a comment

Transforming Anxiety – with Elisha Goldstein and Action for Happiness

Posted on May 26, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

Fear + Uncertainty = Anxiety. How true. Who has not felt anxious in the last year? Elisha Goldstein says that 1 in 12 of us used to suffer from anxiety before the Covid pandemic, and now it is 1 in … Continue reading →

Posted in how to | Tagged action for happiness, anxiety, covid, elisha goldstein, happiness, happy, nomad, pandemic, talk, uncertainty, universe | Leave a comment

“Dance In The Fire” practice to manage emotions

Posted on July 25, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

Dawa Tarchin Phillips What To Do When You Don’t Know What’s Next I am going to lead you through a short exercise with your emotions. The first emotion that I would like you to connect with is the emotion of … Continue reading →

Posted in how to | Tagged anxiety, awakening, awareness, depression, emotions, exercise, happiness, happy, mindfulness, nomad, practice, sadness, universe | 1 Comment

Rumination, or obsessive thinking, and what to do when it becomes too much

Posted on June 27, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

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 →

Posted in self & ego | Tagged anxiety, brain, disorder, emergency, happiness, happy, mental health, mind, negative thinking, nomad, obsessive, psychology, rumination, spiral, thinking, universe | 6 Comments

“My soul drifts light upon a sea of trees” — a film about a Zen priest helping depressed, suicidal people.

Posted on May 23, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

After losing two friends and an uncle to suicide, Zen priest Ittetsu Nemoto made it his life’s mission to support those struggling with depression and suicidal behavior. My Soul Drifts Light upon a Sea of Trees follows three of the … Continue reading →

Posted in buddhism, death, video & film | Tagged anxiety, buddhism, depression, documentary, film, happiness, happy, japan, nomad, suicide, trailer, tricycle, universe, vimeo, zen | 2 Comments

Which mindset zone are you in during Covid-19?

Posted on April 26, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

I’ve seen this chart on Professor Scott Galloway’s Linkedin page (I listen to his Prof G show and Pivot podcast with him almost exclusively now) and it is the best visual summary of our mindset options during this pandemic. I’ve spent … Continue reading →

Posted in quotes | Tagged anxiety, coronavirus, fear, growth, happiness, happy, mental health, mindset, nomad, quarantine, scott galloway, uncertainty, universe, well being | 4 Comments

Living in the time in between

Posted on April 4, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am envious of those who, unlike me, can stay productive and positive in such uncertain times. I missed a blog post last week because I’ve been struggling. Psychologists call what many of us are experiencing grief. I’d add uncertainty … Continue reading →

Posted in emptiness, quotes | Tagged anxiety, calling, change, emptiness, happiness, happy, Lissa Rankin, nomad, uncertainty, universe | 1 Comment

What if not knowing what next is an achievement?

Posted on February 23, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

I’ve been mini-retired for 6 months. Retirement is a great way to practice emptiness. Six months of non-doing and facing uncertainty is when I usually hit the psychological threshold and the monkey brain spirals into anxiety. You know the script … Continue reading →

Posted in emptiness | Tagged achievement, anxiety, buddhism, calm, desire, emptiness, happiness, happy, in between, nomad, peace, success, universe | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in money & work, self & ego | Tagged anxiety, cheat sheet, failure, happiness, happy, meditation, nomad, peace, stress, tips, universe | 4 Comments

The School of Life Career Crisis cards #purpose #meaning #happiness

Posted on March 4, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

For me happiness has many levels. I am happy where I am, but I also want to grow. Overcoming my internal blocks and realising my purpose in life, doing what I was born to do, placed on this Earth to … Continue reading →

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