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Until you are clear on what you want in life, where you want to go, everybody else will keep telling you where you SHOULD go. They are trying to help…or sell 😊 If you listen to where everybody says you should go, you will want to go everywhere. It is natural. If you try to …
There are many reasons why you might feel very anxious nowadays. And googling for solutions might drown you in an avalanche of information. Here are 7 simple suggestions that I have for you. Disclaimer: They are very simple. If you are looking for something hard, complex please do not read. 1. FEELING ANXIOUS IS OK. …
Once upon a time there lived a poor archer who hit his target every time – no matter how small, how far. When he pulled his bowstring into position, he became the picture of concentration, calm and focus. It would seem as if the arrow was being released not from the bow, but from him. …
The error lies in the interpretation of the word “self less action” and “Being unattached to results”. The common interpretation of ‘selfless’ seems to be ‘unselfish’ or ‘noble’ or ‘without expecting anything in return’. Or an ‘action done for the greater good, and not for oneself’. And we often agree because it sounds so ‘nice’…so …
The common answers found for this question usually swing between morality(“Because God said so”) and practicality(“We can try whatever is practically possible”) But that’s not needed. If you understand what the teachings really mean – it makes absolute, logical, meaningful sense. The other good news is, you do not have to use labor, hardwork, ‘will power’ …
“Every behavior has a positive intent” is one of the pre-suppositions of NLP(Neuro linguistic programming) This can sound strange. People do so many clearly ‘wrong’ things. How can the intent be positive? What about the guy who is always angry, the wife who had an affair, the guy who drinks and beats his wife? Instead …
Agreement is confused with understanding. Subsequently, disagreement is confused with inability to understand. We can end up losing true friends this way
I began the struggle by chasing money, status. Someone told me that’s cheap. Chase being a noble, caring human being instead. I did. Until I realized I was still chasing status – albeit a more sophisticated one. Then somebody told me – money, status are just symbols. What I was chasing is pleasure. A pleasurable …
I feel offended when people write about painful things happening in another part of the world, but nothing about the things that are happening in their own country or society. So fake! I feel offended when people write about painful things that are happening in our nation but selectively. So much bias! I feel …
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom” This is a beautiful quote by Viktor Frankl. This is often interpreted as our ability to CONTROL our reaction. So if someone insults you, your instinctive reaction might …