In today’s society we are so fixated on physical looks. Advertisers and marketers capitalize on this ego need and provide myriad of beauty enhancing products. Ones that will reverse age and make us look younger, which is associated with prettier- more acceptable. What if we aren’t aging at all, simple physically transforming? Just as we… Continue reading Physical Transformation
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Abundance or accumulation?
Examining today all those things which I have accumulated in my life here today- material things, obligations, guilt, shame, habits, responsibilities, patterns, relationships, should-be’s, self-criticism etc. Examining each carefully to determine if are they things I am grateful for, which provide me with a sense of abundance, or are they burdens I bury myself under,… Continue reading Abundance or accumulation?
Happy NYE 2023-2024
My friend Adi, sent me this picture this morning, to wish me a Happy New Year. Not your typical NYE picture right? I was maybe 23-24 in when I had sent Adi this printed picture (remember when we did that!), almost 30 years ago! What struck me most was that Adi saved this print of… Continue reading Happy NYE 2023-2024
Comfort and Joy
In the same flavor as “happiness”, we are constantly seeking comfort and joy in our life. Everything we do or don’t do is an ego version of comfort and joy. In analyzing why I tend to binge eat I learnt that I simply want to “feel something”, to be comforted and feel joy/motivation/passion. I have… Continue reading Comfort and Joy
Our unique “happy”
How do you define your own “happy”? Socially we have come to accept many external situations as ones that bring us joy and keep us happy. Many of these can be challenged for most. We each have our own definition of happy, things, situations, state of mind that makes us happy. In examining those with… Continue reading Our unique “happy”
Inner processing of an external life
We process internally all that is external. Especially, the people in our lives. Somehow we tie their behavior to our own grain and resort to judging them or ourselves. What if each person was simply living life as a character in a book? would we be as inclined to judge or control a character in… Continue reading Inner processing of an external life
Bias and polarization
As humans we naturally tend to lean into a bias or be polarized. Being right is a conditioned pattern learnt early in childhood. Our Egocentricity makes sure we are right, and all else out there must be wrong. Its a struggle, needing to prove the right versus wrong. Wanting the wrong to change to mimic… Continue reading Bias and polarization
Thanksgiving, compassion, being kinder
As its Thanksgiving in Canada, and after meeting many soul nourishing friends and family, consuming delicious food and drinks together, I am pondering this- thanksgiving. I am grateful for everything, and I mean everything in my life. The comfort, safety, privledge, and all that life has brought to me in between. I want to make… Continue reading Thanksgiving, compassion, being kinder
Taking it personally or for granted
How often do we want a certain something to happen in our life. When it does, we move on to the next thing we need and take for granted that which did come to fruition. All of the Universe conspires to bring us our desire and we often do not blink an eye to notice… Continue reading Taking it personally or for granted
Experiencing Abundance and examining scarcity
What to do when life feels scarce in one area or more, or on the flip side we have excessive abundance which feels overwhelming? Humans are conditioned to look at what is missing. When we are little we are constantly counting our stuff versus the other kids, the same happens as we age. This feeling… Continue reading Experiencing Abundance and examining scarcity