Tag: Mindset
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Why Suffering is Important
Don’t feel entitled to anything you didn’t sweat for. — Marian Edelman. Not many people will choose to suffer if they can avoid it. This I think is because we view happiness as the opposite of suffering and so, it is only logical to seek happiness as far away from suffering as possible. But is that…
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No, Everybody is Not Against You
Sometimes, there are people who try to hurt us or who compete against us or dislike us for no reason at all. It’s normal. Everyone cannot like you and that’s fine. What is not fine is letting it get to you; believing that everybody is out to get us is one of the worst mindsets we can have. Why is this such a…
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How to Not Let Arguments Escalate
Two wrongs don’t make a right. Old proverb We’ve heard this proverb countless times. Well what it means in this context is that when others hurt us, we should not do something hurtful in return. When an argument starts heating up, both parties want to prove that they are right; going on top of their…
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Minimalism; the more in less
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. –Socrates Minimalism began in visual art, music and other media around the 60’s and early 70’s. These works of art possessed a striking feature that could be summarised in the following words “stripping down to…
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The Past-Future Trap
Ever wondered why people worry and stress over any end every thing? Or what the cause of all suffering is? Well I’ve been wondering too… There are two ‘times’ that don’t exist. First is the Past. If I said, “go show me something from your past,” you can’t. You might show me a photograph, a…
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The Inevitability of Change
There is an uncertain future out there; it could be two seconds from now, or two months, or fifty years…but it is out there; and no matter how well or terrible things are going now, you have to always keep in mind the good and bad news that ‘nothing remains the same’ The Future
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Snacks and Magazines; The importance of carrying a light attitude in life
On the journey to enlightenment, it is easy to narrow our attention on an end result with a very specific idea of where we want to end up and who we want to become. And when we don’t realise these end results quickly, we become frustrated. In this journey called life however, our attitude is…
Alpha Felicity 