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In the years leading up to me becoming an ordained Hindu monk, I had so many people tell me how I should be living my life. They knew I was very spiritually inclined and in the year before becoming a monk, I made my intentions to be a monastic clear to people. It was fascinating to me how many of them gave me advice on how I should be living my life as I will become a monk soon. None of these peop...
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Aug 18, 2021 3 MINUTES READ
COVID: The Path Forward
The last 18-months have been challenging to say the least. For many, as a result of this pandemic, so much of life has changed - from work, income, lifestyle and more. For some, it has been devastating with the loss of loved ones, side effects of the virus and other severe reperc
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Aug 11, 2021 3 MINUTES READ
Big Dog, Small Dog
I once observed a man walking a big Rottweiler dog on a sidewalk. As he passed along the fence of the front yard of a home, a small dog came running up from the front door of the home to the fence barking. This little furball threw its front paws on the chain-link fence that sep
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Aug 4, 2021 3 MINUTES READ
Emotional Surfers
Do you get affected by other people’s emotions? Do other people’s emotions impact how you feel? Many people surf the wave of other people's emotions but emotional surfing is optional. The words that people say to you contain emotions. Sometimes they don’t contain much emotion a
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Jul 14, 2021 3 MINUTES READ
Dealing with Disappointment
To expect to go through life without disappointment is delusionary. Disappointment is a part of life. It is a part of life until we start to shift our perspective on disappointment. Disappointment comes when our expectations are not met. When we have invested so much in something
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Jun 9, 2021 4 MINUTES READ
Why we struggle to change!
“Have compassion for yourself. We all fail. We all screw up. Sometimes multiple times. As long as you are firmly resolved to overcome your shortcomings and never give up in striving to change those subconscious patterns you detest then victory is assured, for those patterns are n
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May 13, 2021 2 MINUTES READ
Gratitude and Specificity
When we express gratitude or appreciation, it’s good to remember to be specific. For instance, instead of saying “thank you for being in my life”, you could consider saying “thank you for being in my life and always inspiring me to be a better version of myself”. Specificity mat
