Unlike most people I know, I’ve never had a clear sense of time or direction. Perhaps it comes naturally to them, or they’ve developed an internal clock and geographical compass from routine and discipline, but I’m the kind of person who can get lost even with a GPS and if I don’t have a calendar or a clock in front…
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What Does It Take To Be Happy?
Let me ask you, are you happy? If not, do you know what would make you happy? You can probably observe there are both positive and negative things in yourself and your life, but did you ever imagine it would be the way it is when you were younger? And more importantly, what expectations of your future self do you…
How Your Illusions Create a ‘Halo Effect’
Not long ago, I heard a story of a couple I’ll call John and Sylvia (not their real names) who decided to flip houses as a way to invest money. He had experience as a handyman and contractor, and she had been saving for years, so they agreed that Sylvia would use her savings to buy a small fixer-upper in…
Are You Aware Of How Big Your Ego Is?
When we think or say that someone has a big ego we usually refer to a self-centered or narcissistic person, right? Someone whose attitude reflects the belief that they’re better or more important than others; they tend to take all the space in the room and draw all the attention to themselves; they treat others as if they didn’t deserve…
Can You Be Truly Happy Without Self-Knowledge?
You’ve probably heard the expression, Ignorance is bliss from one of Thomas Gray’s poems. Maybe you’ve even wished to go back in time to avoid the pain of certain awareness or during challenging times. But how true are these words taken out of context? The poem refers to the carefree stage of childhood in contrast with the awareness of the…
3 Tools To Stop Worrying About the Future
Do you worry about the future? Who doesn’t, right? Especially with all the chaos in the world. But worrying comes from ego, which is like a monkey jumping from one thought to another and one desire to another, leaving a trail of fear behind. Your monkey-mind goes back and forth between the past and the future, to prevent you from…
Why Self-Care Is Essential For Self-Growth
If you’ve read my story you know that at some point I decided to cut off from the world almost completely for three years. That was the time of my spiritual awakening (until then I wanted nothing to do with religion or spirituality). I can honestly say that it changed me forever. But my transformation didn’t happen only on a…