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What can we do to be happier?

Posted on August 23, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

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Love crushes, obsessions, poetry… How to start reframing a love crush (Part 2)

Posted on August 15, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

In my recent intense, somewhat all over the place post Love crushes, obsessions, poetry… Love addiction and what pain-body has to do with it (Part 1) I promised Part 2. Here we go.

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Taking random acts of kindness to the next level, and with a wedding

Posted on August 8, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

This story is amazing, how-have-I-not-thought-of-this great and truly inspirational. I feel definitely inspired to do something similar for my 10th wedding anniversary this year. Perhaps, 10 random acts of kindness in one day? Newlyweds Skip Traditional Banquet to Feed Thousands … Continue reading →

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Good morning!

Posted on August 2, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am going through another personal transformation stage. My ‘rage against the dying of the light’ has manifested itself lately in enrolling myself into a day of meditation at the London Buddhist Centre and in getting tickets to Dalai Lama’s … Continue reading →

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Mantra for today. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can #happiness #success 

Posted on July 25, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

If you want to make today different, if you are starting from scratch, if you are looking for ways to re-energize yourself for doing something huge, or new, or scary, these 4 cool quotes from some of the blogs I … Continue reading →

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Who are you? #happiness #universe

Posted on July 25, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

When I was younger, I remember writing an essay at school, and later – uni, on who I thought I was. I tried to define myself through descriptive nouns and adjectives of all sorts – daughter, sister, good student, human … Continue reading →

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We all have an obligation to be happy

Posted on July 19, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

I watched ‘Hector and the search for happiness’ yesterday. A very inspirational and thought provoking story. Spot on casting, the British actor playing the main character adds vulnerability and lifelikeness, although I may be biased. Overall, I hope more movies … Continue reading →

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Are you your harshest critic? #happiness 

Posted on July 11, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

This week let’s take a step back from the fascinating subject of love crushes (see the previous week’s post here, if you missed it), and look at our internal language.    How do you talk with yourself? Are you being … Continue reading →

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Love crushes, obsessions, poetry… Love addiction and what pain-body has to do with it (Part 1)

Posted on July 4, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

Romantic love is an unachievable fantasy — Dalai Lama    Love. What a tricky, elusive, individual thing. We all know what it should or might be, we never really know if it is what we’ve got. When I was young, … Continue reading →

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It’s not about happiness pursuit, it’s about being happy right here, right now

Posted on June 28, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

Guilty as charged. I often say that I am working on pursuing happiness. I am not. I am learning how to be happier. But also how to be happy right now. And this is the sole purpose of this blog. … Continue reading →

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Happiness is only the cart, love is the horse 

Posted on June 20, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am really enjoying the Science of Happiness course from UC Berkeley’s. I in particular enjoy the scientific articles on happiness. Here is a good one and it’s also a link to the UC Berkeley’s Greater Good centre where you … Continue reading →

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How to find my life’s purpose? #happiness 

Posted on June 14, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

My thinking on the subject progressed from reading Viktor Frankl’s book and desperately trying to find that elusive ‘life goal’, from being jealous of geniuses and people who knew their passion, who knew what they wanted to do with their … Continue reading →

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How much money do you need to be happy?

Posted on June 1, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

I’d like to build on the last week’s blog post and talk about money vs happiness. I recently learned that scientists did quantify the ‘money vs happiness threshold’. Actually seeing the number somewhat has shaken my conviction that ‘to be happy, … Continue reading →

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How rich do you feel now? #happiness

Posted on May 24, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

I woke up. I exercised. I am finally feeling better after a vicious cold. It’s a long weekend here in the UK. I am listening to an album I found on iTunes yesterday, Soviet Central Asia Music (1930-1950). I found … Continue reading →

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Don’t worry, be grumpy by Ajahn Brahm #happiness #talk

Posted on May 17, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

I have been sceptical of Google talks before. They seemed too long. However I am glad I stuck out with this one by Ajahn Brahm (a Buddhist monk from Australia). Even despite the poo story somewhere in the second half … Continue reading →

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