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Letting go of what was and accepting what is. Thank you for the lesson @wordpressdotcom
So apparently if like me you are a ‘zero inbox’ person and decide to tidy up, as in empty, your WordPress media library, when WordPress say that they will delete your images permanently, they don’t mean just from the library, … Continue reading
Back on the road, happy nomad
Travel is a fascinating thing. It is a space shifter that transports you into the new worlds – parallel universes a flight away. After years of parenting, financial limitations, home-work-home routine and being able to travel only as far as Europe, I am back … Continue reading
Posted in self & ego
Tagged happiness, happy, kazakh, kazakhstan, nomad, travel, universe
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How to fail better and not spiral into anxiety every time you make an ass of yourself #happiness
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, downshifting, self & ego
Tagged anxiety, cheat sheet, failure, happiness, happy, meditation, nomad, peace, stress, tips, universe
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The School of Life Career Crisis cards #purpose #meaning #happiness
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
‘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
Posted in addiction, video & film
Tagged addiction, doris, film, happiness, happy, love, max greenfield, movie, nomad, review, universe
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How to live a good life #happiness
I’ve been recently exploring the idea of realising life purpose or calling in work that we do. Almost by accident I stumbled into this book by Jonathan Fields. It’s not about living your purpose as such but it has amazing … Continue reading
What stands in the way becomes the way #happiness
I thought I’d share this post about the book that Linkedin VP of talent apparently gives to his colleagues – it contains great book recommendation as well as motivational one liners like the one in the headline or How you do anything is how you … Continue reading
How to be happy in marriage – appreciate the context and adjust your expectations
I am a big fan of Alain de Botton. He manages to poetically capture the essence of modern life struggles, throws a life ring of information and proposes reframing exercises to shed light on the big existential questions we seem … Continue reading
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Tagged alain de botton, happiness, happy, marriage, nomad, relationship, sex, universe
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My understanding of happiness so far
When I think how to summarise everything I learned about happiness so far, ultimately the above is what it boils down to for me. I hope to expand on this in later posts.
Happy New Year!
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Tagged card, congratulation, happiness, happy, Neil Gaiman, new year, nomad, quote, universe, wish
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The book that will be my default present this year #happiness
I have noticed this book several times before and bought it recently after it appeared on one of the happiness blogs I read and I realised I follow the author on Twitter – serendipity it is. Reviews promised a kick … Continue reading
Posted in how to
Tagged art therapy, book, happiness, happy, mark manson, nomad, present, universe
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When in a difficult situation, accept it as if you chose it #happiness
I moved house. On moving as an exercise in mindfulness later, what this meant however was that a) I got thrust out of my oh so comfortable routine, b) I suddenly had an even longer to do list and even … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, choice, eckhart tolle, happiness, happy, negativity, nomad, resistance, 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
Posted in self & ego, video & film
Tagged happiness, jia jiang, life calling, nomad, rejection, stuck, ted talk, therapy
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Surround yourself with people who make you feel alive
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 … Continue reading