You cannot travel to the Philippines now to check if you can completely let go and fall into the mountain stream backward. But you can feel that lightness in you by letting go of all the past anchoring you down unnecessarily.
Meraklis Musings
Journaling can give us insight into each of these aspects and build our awareness of self, how we see ourselves, how others perceive us, where we fit into our world, and what gives us the most meaning in life. With this awareness you get clarity on self, relationship, how you should prioritize your time, and what contribution you can make to society.
Today’s diverse career options combined with the internet acting as a force multiplier opens up many possibilities and paths that lead to success. While this is a utopian dream for the previous generation, we are daunted by the sheer variety of options, and it’s paralysing us from moving forward. The article looks at strategies to navigate overchoice.
Book Summary and notes on Essentialism, Greg McKeown. Essentialism is the ability to discern the vital few from the trivial many and the disciplined pursuit of less. The book approaches the essence of essentialism and lays out 3 ways – explore, eliminate, and execute to live the life of an essentialist.
Derek Sivers contests that entrepreneurs hold the power to create Anything They Want – they hold the power to define their laws and build their slice of paradise in a utopian world. He then shares 40 lessons he learned over 10 years as he started, built, and sold his venture.
Last weekend, I took up a challenge to do a 3 day juice fast. If you know me well, you know I love my food and my periodic shots of caffeine quite a lot. But with all the transformations I was experiencing at a mental and a spiritual level, I thought it’s time to test the physical level too. I wanted to test my levels of self-control and willpower and signed up without really thinking about how tough it’s going to be.
Lives can’t be lived in the past, or too much in the future, for it never was within our grips. Lives can’t be lived with greed, jealousy, envy, hatred. Give these emotions the control, and they’ll run your life to the ground. Who do we live for? I’m sure you already know the answer but it doesn’t hurt to hear it from someone else too – YOURSELVES.
Whenever you catch yourself going down this rabbit hole of negative thoughts, anchor yourself consciously to the present moment. Bring your awareness to your present reality and observe the thoughts from a distance. Remind yourself that you are much more than your thoughts and feelings.
We avoid hard decisions because we are not sure what’s the right direction. But not choosing is choosing in itself and has a price attached. If you’re avoiding making decisions, this is a question you must reflect on.
If we were to peel away the layers of self-doubt, fear of failure, what others think, and all the other drama, there is pure magic waiting to unfold within us. The potential needs just a tiny window opening to show it’s presence.
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