Tag Archives: life

Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 3: Fill The Emptiness. Day 20: How Do You Fill The Emptiness?

Posted on January 21, 2021 by lolkin

Reflect, journal or meditate on this:  HOW DO YOU FILL THE EMPTINESS? 

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On being and purpose

Posted on July 4, 2020 by lolkin

In the quote below Zen Buddhist Ruben L.F. Habito says that when we meditate (or are being mindful), that expansive feeling of calm, oneness and peace that we experience is us reuniting with the Divine, God, higher self. Could it … Continue reading →

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Life purpose – everything I’ve learned so far

Posted on September 14, 2019 by lolkin

Blogging is like gardening. You go back several years, 6 or 2, you read your old posts and you realise how far you have come. This morning I’ve had an urgent urge 🙂  to summarise everything I’ve learned about life … Continue reading →

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Embrace your greatness. Do not give up.

Posted on July 13, 2019 by lolkin
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How to deal with people who unleash the anger or rage in you

Posted on April 27, 2019 by lolkin

Ram Dass has been my guru for the past couple of years. I love this quote of his. I finally understand that when someone yells at me or is angry with me, it’s their self hatred, their pain with themselves … Continue reading →

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Baz Luhrmann — Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen #happiness

Posted on October 20, 2018 by lolkin

Amen to this! Floss indeed. Origin story here.

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What if money was no object? #happiness #purpose

Posted on September 22, 2018 by lolkin

We’ve had our first session of the ‘Exploring What Matters’ course from Action for Happiness that I am running as a volunteer. It was amazing. That night I felt elated, buzzing, euphoric. We have been blessed with 20 participants who … Continue reading →

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‘To Anyone Who Thinks They’re Falling Behind’ by @jamieveron #happiness

Posted on December 16, 2017 by lolkin

This is the best manifesto I’ve read in the last couple of months. FOMO, feeling inadequate, pushing yourself to achieve what you think you should be achieving, comparing yourself to others, beating yourself up about not measuring up to your … Continue reading →

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How do you handle negative people in your life when they are your loved ones? #happiness

Posted on December 9, 2017 by lolkin

I post on Quora (you can find my answers here). The question in the title attracted my attention because this is something I am trying to figure out (my take on it is here). But it’s Rosalyn’s answer (right) that blew my … Continue reading →

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How I found my life’s passion by asking myself these ridiculous questions, by @IAmMarkManson

Posted on July 22, 2017 by lolkin

Mark Manson is awesome, you guys. I loved his book and I LOVED his recent post on finding life passion. He has a talent to dissect some of the biggest life questions, bring out the top insight and deliver it in … Continue reading →

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