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Tag Archives: happiness
Art therapy. On why magpies are awesome
Read the word “evil” backwards. Interesting isn’t it? They say that when the witch dies, she turns into a magpie. Yin & yang – it makes sense. Nice reincarnation. Magpies are considered evil in largely superstitious folklore. They are believed … Continue reading
New mantra. No thoughts.
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.
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Tagged anxiety, emptiness, happiness, happy, meditation, nomad, rumination, thinking, thoughts, universe
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If you are stuck, step out of self-centredness
I have been reflecting on what snapped me out of emptiness. Why, suddenly, after 2 years of nothingness, everything started moving again? Those 2 years were terrifying – spiritually, financially, socially and emotionally. Yet it was scarier to go back … Continue reading
Why do you want to help?
At some point some of us come to the realisation that they really want to help others (there are others who just do it, but it’s a different story). The aspiration is urgent. We start out small, by donating to … Continue reading
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Tagged boddhisatva, charity, happiness, happy, help, motivation, nomad, service, universe
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The Dalai Lama and 10 years of Action for Happiness
Recently, Action for Happiness, a UK charity celebrated 10 years of promoting science based approach to happiness, growing happier communities and helping reduce loneliness. The charity’s patron, The Dalai Lama, gave a talk from his home in Dharmsala and answered … Continue reading
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Tagged action for happiness, compassion, dalai lama, happiness, happy, kindness, love, nomad, universe
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Do you send notes to a future you?
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
“Happy is, who forgets, what cannot be changed.”
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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Tagged conflict, forgiveness, happiness, happy, karma, let it go, love, nomad, past, philipp wagner, universe, watch
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Just another dust cycle
I think about the melodrama of my life, the so called problems that seem so solid, real and long-lasting, and words that someone told me ring in my mind: “We will all be dust at the end of it.” It … Continue reading
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Tagged dust, emptiness, happiness, happy, nomad, perspective, serpent, universe
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