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“It’s too easy to exist and too hard to live” via @QueerEye
I am making sure I live a little bit this weekend, hope you do too! 🎡 Sun is shining, birds are singing, flowers are blooming 🌸 We don’t know how much time we’ve got left. I am writing this from … Continue reading
(Psychedelic) art therapy. What the Universe is made of.
At some point during my first psilocybin trip, I’ve looked at a couple in front of me sat under the blanket, quietly coming down from their trip. Reality underneath and around them was transparent, shimerring with molecular grid connections, blue … Continue reading
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Hello, my pain. I’ve gotcha. I am here for you.
Why We Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh
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Soft belly meditation (by Stephen Levine)
Taking a few deep breaths, feel the body you breathe in. Feel the body expanding and contracting with each breath. Focus on the rising and falling of the abdomen. Let awareness receive the beginning, middle, and end of each inbreath, … Continue reading
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Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life – on anger
I am reading “Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” by Shantideva, the Indian Buddhist master who lived centuries ago. It is a treasure trove of amazing perspective shifts and reframes. For example, here are some of his quotes on … Continue reading
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Butoh, the no self dance
Did you know about Butoh? A rebellion in art form, an ego death ritual, embracing “grotesquerie, darkness, and decay”, where a dancer transports into alternative states of being – Butoh (originally “ankoku butō”, “dance of darkness”) is the best way … Continue reading
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“In the end, one reverses all views”
As I age, I realise that there is no such thing as absolute truth – only points of view. There is no black and white “right and wrong”. Just shades of “depends”. The more I know the more I realise … Continue reading
Joy and sorrow by Khalil Gibran
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You can scream… or you can try therapy #livelife
It’s beginning to look a lot like lockdown… again. This winter is a deja vu of rising infections, struggling NHS, unsure government – pandemic 3.0. Our social enterprise decided not to add to the doom and gloom and create something … Continue reading
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Tagged brian the brain, happiness, happy, livelife, nomad, therapy, tiktok, universe
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Be patient and love the questions
“Be patient with all that is unresolved in your heart, and try to love the questions themselves. Do not seek for the answers that can not be given, for you wouldn’t be able to live with them, and the point … Continue reading
A fractal of infinite consciousness
This was my biggest takeaway from my recent plant medicine ceremony. Fractal indeed. Check the source link above for more cool psychonaut/ spiritual memes like the one above.
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Tagged consciousness, fractal, happiness, happy, nomad, psilocybin, psychedelic, universe
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The Seeker’s quest never ends, yet outcome is always the same
Everyone has a nagging feeling that they are not who they should be, where they should be and who they should be with. That they have not done enough or the right stuff. That there is something else they need … Continue reading
Singing kirtan – Jai Jagadisha Hare by Krishna Das
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Tagged bhakti, buddhism, god, happiness, happy, hinduism, kirtan, krishna das, music, nomad, song, universe, youtube
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“You were made for the wild…”
My wonderful marketing colleague Tene is also a talented poet. Some of her poems made it onto cards. The one above struck a chord. I’ve been recently working on “rewilding” myself, returning to some of my roots… You can see … Continue reading
Mission: JOY
Have you seen this adorable film about Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu’s friendship? It’s like watching two spiritual grandpas, good friends, finally meet 🤩 If like me you have no idea what to watch during holiday break, this one might … Continue reading
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