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Redefining happiness
Happiness is not something to aspire for. Or rather, you will aspire for it but discover it’s something else altogether. Happiness is painfully shedding everything that does not let you see That you are already happy. That you don’t need … Continue reading
Finding enlightenment in the in-between state
It takes some training to equate complete letting go with comfort. But in fact, “nothing to hold on to” is the root of happiness. There’s a sense of freedom when we accept that we’re not in control… This may lead … Continue reading
Posted in buddhism, emptiness
Tagged buddhism, emptiness, happiness, happy, in between, nomad, pema chodron, stuck, uncertainty, universe, unknown
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Nomad of the Universe
I don’t know what it means That I, it exists before the thought, Before the breath, 3D spliced between zeptoseconds, Between pulsating fractal heartbeats. As someone who has felt spacetime(has been spacetime?),Time does not exist. Mushroom tears. Somehow I remember … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, happy, nomad, plant medicines, poem, psilocybin, universe
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Heartstopper indeed
I am currently obsessed with Heartstopper, a Netflix show filmed in the UK with a terrific and diverse cast of talented British teenage actors. It is a beautiful love story, it is comforting, it is sleek, it is socially important … Continue reading
Posted in video & film
Tagged happiness, happy, heartstopper, lgbtq, netflix, nick nelson, nomad, universe
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What would you do if you had 24 hours left to live?
Ask friends and family too. You will learn something new. A friend said she’d get on the first flight to Hawaii. Another friend would finally try psychedelics. My son would fly to Japan. I’d hug everyone I love, eat something … Continue reading
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Tagged bucket list, death, happiness, happy, joy, nomad, question, self-discovery, universe
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Resilience in Buddhism, a different perspective to find happiness, joy and peace #burnout #unemployment #anxiety
When you find yourself in a predicament, see it from a different point of view. “Happiness is sorrow, sorrow is happiness. There is happiness in difficulty, difficulty in happiness”. If it’s so bad it’s impossible, know it too shall pass, … Continue reading
Posted in buddhism, video & film
Tagged anxiety, buddhism, burnout, happiness, happy, joy, mental health, mini retirement, nomad, peace, redundancy, resilience, self-discovery, shamanism, suffering, therapy, unemployment, universe
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Overcoming challenges and growing through struggles – my talk on resilience #burnout #mentalhealth
Cathy Lawson and Alison Burgess of I Have Got This invited me to take part in their Resilience Matters series. I talk about some of the challenges I had to overcome and how I did it, my corporate burnout and … Continue reading
Posted in money, work, downshifting, video & film
Tagged anxiety, burnout, event, happiness, happy, live, mental health, nomad, redundancy, resilience, talk, unemployment, universe
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To get out of your anger #ThichNhatHanh
Posted in anger, fear, kleshas, quotes
Tagged anger, fear, kleshas, happiness, happy, nomad, thich nhat hanh, universe
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Loving awareness – what does it feel like?
What does loving awareness feel like? I had no idea before. It was just a concept. Like one of my spiritual friends says, all you need to do is meditate and answers will come (or rather questions will dissolve but … Continue reading
Posted in buddhism, love
Tagged buddhism, emptiness, happiness, happy, loving awareness, meditation, nomad, ram dass, tonglen, universe
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The self-help advice I actually need
I am tired of the mainstream self help advice. I am tired of being told I need goals, better goals, different goals, more commitment, more discipline, more faith, more trust, better routine, better structure, new framework. I am told to … Continue reading
Precept #5 of the Order of Interbeing. The realization of perfect understanding is Bodhisattva’s only career
Do not accumulate wealth while millions are hungry. Do not take as the aim of your life fame, profit, wealth, or sensual pleasure. Live simply and share time, energy, and material resources with those who are in need. The Eight … Continue reading
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Tagged bodhisattva, buddhism, career, happiness, happy, mental health, minimalism, nomad, thich nhat hanh, universe
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