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Merry Thisness and a Happy New Now! #Christmas #2021

Posted on December 25, 2020 by lolkin
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Ask yourself…

Posted on November 14, 2020 by lolkin
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My guide to happiness – this is what it ultimately boils down to

Posted on January 21, 2017 by lolkin

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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The book that will be my default present this year #happiness

Posted on December 31, 2016 by lolkin

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 →

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Present moment reminder from Eckhart Tolle #happiness

Posted on April 4, 2015 by lolkin

“Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary.” — Eckhart Tolle

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The biggest secret to happiness is to stay present, live in the now

Posted on October 12, 2014 by lolkin

Recently I have come to realise that the biggest source of happiness is how we treat the present and whether we live in the now. I’ve seen Matt Killingsworth’s talk and it made me revisit what I read in Eckhart … Continue reading →

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Happiness: Surviving The Negativity Tornado

Posted on June 20, 2014 by lolkin

I had a really stressful week. I had to deal with some deeply unconscious, ego driven people who completely forgot they were mortal. There was no way around it, and I was not intending to let negativity take over me, so … Continue reading →

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How To Overcome The Temptations

Posted on April 6, 2014 by lolkin

I have been working on self development, or self improvement, however you call it, for now almost 15 years, perhaps even more. Over the years I have uncovered a variety of truths – underlying motivations behind my actions, implications of … Continue reading →

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Embrace Ambiguity And Dance With Life

Posted on January 14, 2014 by lolkin

This one is going to be short. Embrace ambiguity, guys. Life is not black or white or even grey. It’s neutral. You and your thoughts and your emotions make it what it is. So relax. Don’t try to figure it … Continue reading →

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