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When Are You Done Working On Yourself?
If you're reading this I know you've worked on yourself plenty. You’ve laid all your problems out, felt every emotion there is, turned the lights on, faced the shadows, and done all you could to fix whatever you believed needed fixing. At what point are...
Life Is Not About Improving but Accepting Yourself
For a long time, I unknowingly believed that the goal was to fix all the aspects of myself I deemed less than acceptable. (This is what the whole self-improvement market rests on.) In short, I tried to perfect myself. I was convinced I could only truly...
The Only Fool Who Doesn’t Become Wise Is the One Who Isn’t Foolish Enough
“The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.” — William Blake You’ve heard this one. Whether you understood it or not, you know it sounds wise. Perhaps Mr. Blake here has followed his own advice and has become a wise fool. But what...
You Forgot This at the Station – A Short Story
One spring night I was sitting in my room and browsing the web. The window was open, allowing the moon and the wind and the darkness to enter. Nights like these had soothed my spirit since I was a little girl. I stumbled upon an obscure piece of writing talking...
Who Would You Be if You Became Who You Really Are?
Forget for a moment who you think you are. Forget the life story, crafted by a select few events, you’ve been identifying with. What lies ahead? What is your potential? I have no clue. But more importantly, neither do you. When we think...
Feeding Your Creative Demon, the Simple Way
If there were a meaning to life (there isn’t) then it would be to create. I use the word create here in the broadest way. As broad as your field of vision — immeasurably broad. So when I say create I don’t mean you need to create something “material” as...
Magicians Don’t Need a Crowd – A Short Story
When my friends and I went to town to see the magic show we didn’t know what to expect. We’ve heard great things. We’ve heard shocking things. We’ve heard unbelievable things. It was a warm summer night. The event was happening outdoors in the town’s...
You Don’t Have Free Will, You Are Free Will
The question of whether we have free will or not is usually considered one of the biggies. But anyone who spends some time thinking about this will realize that it’s actually not that mysterious. I’m not sure if there is still debate about this. Most likely...
Weltschmerz
There is a German word that wonderfully expresses the non-specific discontent that gets us on the right track towards awakening or even a more, dare I say, authentic life where conditioning-riddled decisions, opinions, and actions are no longer the norm — Weltschmerz...
The Importance of Dreaming Well
Let’s briefly forget this whole awakening business and focus on something partially related. You have to dream well. In other words, you should enjoy the life you’re living. Many people find themselves living nightmares and use that as their fuel for...