We all carry old baggage and painful memories. So today, I would like to share with you a Zen story that I find so relevant in our lives. The story has taught me a lot, but before I tell you anything about it, here is the story: The story A senior monk and a junior […]
When you follow your dreams, your nightmares come along
So many people want to make their dreams come true. And to be fair, why not? But, then I wonder… why most of us stay behind? Why most of us live inside a limited world? Why so many of us feel unhappy and unfulfilled? And I ask these questions because nowadays, we live in a […]
Baby steps for massive progression
In the previous week, I talked about the various reasons that we tend to procrastinate and one of those reasons is that people don’t know how and where to start. From this week, I will start providing you with some simple but effective ways to bypass this habit, to get things done, or else, to […]
What is this procrastination after all?
Do you know the feeling of anxiety when you have neglected for long what matters? When for example, you postpone again and again to apply to that new job, or study for that exam, or finish that important project? Or even when you just don’t sit down to spend 30 minutes for paying all outstanding […]
Reasons that we give up on mindfulness
Have you ever decided to practice a full week of mindfulness meditation and only after a few days you gave up? Was it because it was hard to be mindful? There is this misconception that being mindful and aware of the present moment is hard, which is not really true. And to prove it to […]
Merging Sounds and Thoughts
Being mindful is to be aware of the here and now without any judgements of the situation, we find ourselves. Being aware though, sounds quite abstract, doesn’t it? You see, there are different types and directions that we can place our awareness. Broad awareness For example, when we walk in nature, we want broad awareness; […]
The 3 Most Important Benefits of Mindfulness
Today, I will talk about meditation, mindfulness and their benefits, and I am quite excited to start this new year with this topic. The reason that I want to talk about it is because I have seen the benefits of meditation and mindfulness myself, and I want to give back what I have found useful. […]
From the moment we are born, we start to die
From the moment we are born, we start to die, and the process lasts our whole life. You see, people die all the time from various causes, like diseases, car accidents, airplane crashes, wars – and we hear about these in the news every single day. And apart from these random unfortunate events that may […]
Myself doesn’t let me or I don’t let myself?
Do you know the time that you want to act or behave in a certain way, yet somehow you don’t? Well, I do! In these moments, it feels as if someone is holding me back; has grasped me from my sleeve, stopping my whole being from taking the step, as if keeping me inside my […]
Perfect is the enemy of good
Perfect is the enemy of good! Because our eager to do something perfectly, is usually the reason that prevents us from starting it at all. Or, as I hear so often lately, we shouldn’t start something when we are 100% ready, but when we are 80%. Because our mind will always find plenty of ways […]