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My book on love addiction is now out on Amazon!
It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that a writer in possession of a blog, must be in want of publishing a book đ I went the self publishing route and did it. My guide to healing love addiction is now available … Continue reading
The allure of unrequited love, or why we fall for unavailable people #crush
To all love addicts out there…
Posted in addiction, love, video & film
Tagged addiction, alain de botton, crush, happiness, happy, love, nomad, universe, video & film
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Life purpose – everything I’ve learned so far
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 đ Â to summarise everything I’ve learned about life … Continue reading
Be Yourself by Eugene Lee Yang
Ok, the video is called I’m Gay and it’s a coming out video by an amazing 1/4 of the Try Guys, Eugene Lee Yang (Asians – represent!). But for me the message behind it is about being yourself. Unapologetically. Be … Continue reading
Finally! Found that beautiful Sita Ram song!
In Netflix’s documentary on Ram Dass a young devotee is performing a Sita Ram song in Ram Dass’s house. The performance is so beautiful that I returned to it and replayed it many times after I watched the documentary. Now thanks … Continue reading
Letters to myself. On emptiness.
When you feel the familiar chill of the void opening within you, the deafening vibration of the growing vacuum, the infinite sinkhole of the Big Empty, donât do what you usually do – reach for the phone, like a Pavlovian … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, emptiness, happiness, happy, love, meditation, mindfulness, nomad, phone, text, universe, void
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How to deal with people who unleash the anger or rage in you
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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Tagged anger, fear, kleshas, buddhism, buddhist, happiness, happy, life, love, mindfulness, nomad, rage, ram dass, self help, universe
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For those who loved and lost… ‘Anything worth doing is worth doing badly’
Susan Cain is a bestselling author and co-founder of Quiet Revolution. I mentioned her before on the blog as a person who is making introversion ‘normal’. In one of her recent posts she shared Jack Gilbert’s poem below ‘for those … Continue reading
How do you handle negative people in your life when they are your loved ones? #happiness
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
Where should we begin? Esther Perel’s new podcast on couple therapy #happiness
I found this podcast to be eye opening in many ways and recommend it to anyone grappling with the ‘why’s’ of relationships. Esther provides new perspectives, shares her techniques and asks some tough questions. You can find it on iTunes … Continue reading
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Tagged esther perel, happiness, happy, love, marriage, nomad, relationship, therapy, universe
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How to give and receive love, starting now – Barbara Fredrickson’s TED talk
This short video is a great summary of a 6 week positive psychology course I am taking on Coursera currently. It’s fascinating how Fredrickson redefines what love is – see below. Giving and receiving love is vital for our well … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, happy, love, nomad, positive, psychology, science, talk, ted, universe, video & film
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Build your Positivity Portfolio #happiness
I am taking a Positive Psychology course. I wanted to share one of the exercises. First, in the course they define 10 positive emotions as below (the last line reads LOVE). They also state that positive emotions broaden our perception (rather than narrow … Continue reading
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Tagged course, coursera, gratitude, happiness, happiness, happy, love, nomad, positive, psychology, universe
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Friend lost #happiness
I had a dear friend write to me the other day. It was wonderful. We have not been in touch for a while. I do miss him a lot. He is one of those angels, a friendly soul who you … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, friend, happiness, happy, love, nomad, romantic, universe
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‘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
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Tagged addiction, doris, film, happiness, happy, love, max greenfield, movie, nomad, review, universe
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My guide to happiness – this is what it ultimately boils down to
This is a big post for me. I wanted to summarise everything I learned about happiness. I attempted to distill it to a couple of words, concepts. It took years to get here. It took some thinking, time and several … Continue reading
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Tagged create, death, happiness, happy, let go, love, mindfulness, nomad, present, universe
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