Rebecca Rashid, the producer of the Atlantic podcast How to Build a Happy Life, talks about the science of happiness. Source: How to Build a Happier 2023
How to Build a Happier 2023
Our Deepest Fear
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness
That most frightens us.
We ask ourselves
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small
Does not serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine,
As children do.
We were born to make manifest
The glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us;
It’s in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we’re liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.
‘Our Deepest Fear’ Poem by Marianne Williamson (also attributed to Nelson Mandela) and ‘The Invitation’ by Oriah Mountain Dreamer – a deeply inspiring poem and quote.
5 Teachings From The Japanese Wabi-Sabi Philosophy That Can Drastically Improve Your Life
Wabi-sabi is a concept that motions us to constantly search for beauty in imperfection and accept the more natural cycle of life. It reminds us that all things including us and life itself, are impermanent, incomplete, and imperfect. Perfection, then, is impossible and impermanence is the only way. Go to the source: 5 Teachings From The Japanese Wabi-Sabi Philosophy That Can Drastically Improve Your Life — OMAR ITANI
What You Need in Your Marriage Isn’t the Problem
It’s how you try to get those needs met that causes problems. Source: What You Need in Your Marriage Isn’t the Problem
Who Am I If There’s Nothing Wrong With Me?
Author June Beaux writes “My belief that I’m fundamentally flawed is so deeply held, I’m not sure who I’d be without it.” Read more from the source: Who Am I If There’s Nothing Wrong With Me?
The Answer is Love: Evolving out of “Bad Other”
How have you been relating to yourself?
You Have Just Five Minutes Left to Live – What Are Your Deathbed Regrets? via @TinyBuddha
By contemplating our deathbed regrets, we learn that the secret to the art of dying well is right under our noses in how we live our lives. Source: You Have Just Five Minutes Left to Live – What Are Your Deathbed Regrets? – Tiny Buddha
What Can Be Done About Our Deep Political Divisions? via @PsychToday
“Long-form journalism traditionally prompted us to “stop and think.” By contrast, today’s partisan news and social media outlets often encourage us to “hurry up and feel.” As a result, our ability to think and argue with our fellow citizens has regrettably atrophied. Accordingly, we have to start exercising our deliberative social skills and discerning media habits once more.” Source: What Can Be Done About Our Deep Political Divisions? | Psychology Today
The Calling of These Times via @tarabrach
The Dalai Lama invites us to trust in the power of heart and awareness to awake through all circumstances. What does that look like in the midst of our current global crises? Source: The Calling of These Times – Part 1 – Tara Brach
7 Ancient Stoic Tenets To Keep In Mind Today And Every Day
Could some ancient and obscure pages—the private diaries of one of Rome’s greatest emperors (Marcus Aurelius), the personal letters of one of Rome’s best playwrights and wisest power brokers (Seneca), the lectures of a former slave and exile, turned influential teacher (Epictetus)—really contain anything relevant to modern life? The answer, it turns out, is yes. Source: 7 Ancient Stoic Tenets To Keep In Mind Today And Every Day
The tenets are:
Memento Mori: Live each day as if it were your last
Amor Fati: Love what is as if you had chosen it
Premeditatio Malorum: Prepare for the worst case scenario
Sympatheia: Think often on the mutual interdependence of all things
Summum Bonum: Think always of the highest good
The impediment to action advances action; what stands in the way becomes the way
Ego is the enemy..
The 16 Greatest Lessons From 16 Years With Marcus Aurelius
Ryan Holiday writes “I was 19 years old when I purchased my first copy of Meditations. Here are 16 Stoic lessons I learned from over 100 readings of the classic”. Go to the source: The 16 Greatest Lessons From 16 Years With Marcus Aurelius
Unraveling Anxiety
Buddhist teacher Judy Lief explains the Buddha’s deep analysis of the roots of anxiety and shows how mindfulness can help us ease the suffering of an anxious mind. Source: Unraveling Anxiety
Three Practices for Nurturing Wise Hope
Meditation, Emotional Healing, and Spiritual Awakening from Tara Brach, PhD – Psychologist, Author, and Meditation Teacher. Source: Three Practices for Nurturing Wise Hope – Tara Brach
How Your “Locus of Control” Affects Your Life
Learn how to manage your locus of control to your benefit. Source: How Your “Locus of Control” Affects Your Life
Bonus: consider these thoughts from the stoics…
Why I Had to Stop Judging Myself to Start Healing from Childhood Trauma
My childhood trauma led me to judge and abuse myself. Here’s how I healed my wounds through self-acceptance. Source: Why I Had to Stop Judging Myself to Start Healing from Childhood Trauma – Tiny Buddha
Cultivating Inner Strength; a Conversation with Tara Brach and Lori Deschene
I have followed both of these women for almost a decade; Tara Brach is of course one of the most respected western teacher of eastern thought and Lori Deschene is the chief creative at the site Tiny Buddha. It’s fun to listen in on their conversation.
Four Hacks for Becoming Your Best Self
Tap into your authenticity through self-awareness. Source: Four Hacks for Becoming Your Best Self
How I Beat Procrastination With Stoicism
“Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole. Don’t try to picture everything bad that could possibly happen. Stick with the situation at hand, and ask, “Why is this so unbearable? Why can’t I endure it?” You’ll be embarrassed to answer. Then remind yourself that past and future have no power over you. Only the present—and even that can be minimized. Just mark off its limits.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Lightening the Load We Carry From Childhood
Ten ways to forgive the unkindest cuts. Source: Lightening the Load We Carry From Childhood
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