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Centuries ago, in a time when the world was marked by a different pace and ethos, a transformative encounter unfolded near the banks of a serene river. Within a quaint village, inhabited by a privileged few, a group of wealthy and affluent individuals emb…

When it comes to making changes in our lives, the most impactful change we can make is in our minds. Our minds have incredible power over our habits, thoughts, and actions. Every day we are presented with numerous opportunities to change our mindset and i…

** Motivation is a matter of the heart.** If you want your employees or students to be engaged with their work energetically, enthusiastically, and creatively, you must learn to engage their hearts and feelings.

**If your job feels like hard work to you,…

Contemplating ‘who you are being’ draws you inwards and invites you to be more congruent with your true self. The idea of ‘being’ is a subtle yet profound aspect of oneself that is the foundation of all that is evident about an individual, such as their p…

Reality can lead us from self-deception to a richer life.
Ryan Holiday shows us how to apply Stoicism to modern life in The Obstacle is the Way. Late in the book, he summarises his message in a few sentences:

See things for what they are. Do what we can.…

An analogy for anxious times
As a person, I walk this Earth for some eighty years. Born of my parents, I thrive, suffer and die. As one of billions, I think, speak and act, a tiny yet distinct fragment in a societal mosaic.In my travels, I behold magnific…

Trade struggle for flow.
We carry unnecessary emotional backpacks through life. The more we see them in their proper context, the more frequently we can set them aside. They may always accompany us, but we needn’t bear their weight.

Reality’s quality che…

Taoism sees Life as one big process in which ‘things’ or ‘happenings’ are related and progress in a single flow. That movement follows one principle called Tao. Tao is how reality unfolds.

Despite this underlying unity, everything we observe is part of a…

Bumps in the road from the illusion of control to letting go.
I recently had what felt like a setback, slipping into anxious worry about an aspect of my future. The theme of this anxiety emerged nine or ten years ago, and it has occasionally risen quite s…

Healing is a soul searching journey that can have you try many many things to heal and ascend.

When we aren’t doing too well we go on a quest.
We go to doctors or psychiatrists, hypnotherapists, social workers, an astrologer or two.
We get philosophical,…

Decisions, it’s something we talk about very often. Enough importance has been given in how to make a decision. Perhaps we do not always analyze that every decision we make has a consequence, brings with it a consequence, whether good or bad. In our educa…