Personal Wellbeing

THINGS I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO BE HAPPY BUT DON’T

 I’ve been reading Deepak Chopra’s “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success.” He discusses the misplaced, extremely high value placed on material abundance as a universal marker of success. Moreover, he says, success is a journey and not a destination. It also includes good health, energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, emotional stability, …

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TWELVE SIMPLE WORK-FROM-HOME PLEASURES

The pandemic forced us all to get creative with finding ways to maintain a positive attitude and find pleasure in the simple things of life. As we all know, most of our escapist habits and tendencies were snatched away ruthlessly by forces out of our control.  Not since I was a child have I had …

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Personal Wellbeing

HOW MEDITATION ADVANCED MY LIFE IN 5 KEY AREAS

HOW IT STARTED I never really took the time to understand and adequately experiment with practicing meditation until the COVID-19 pandemic. I was always too busy, too skeptical, too impatient. The idea of dedicating precious time in the morning to a relaxation technique seemed to contradict the purpose of the previous night’s sleep. Instead, I …

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TEN UNEXPECTED LESSONS FROM THE PANDEMIC

As we round the turn of the world’s second Christmas spent in the psychological and physical confines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus tends to be on what we can buy for loved ones (and ourselves) to distract ourselves from the weariness of further restrictions and booster shots. We feel an even stronger need than …

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