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Overcome
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Continue reading →: OvercomeOne of the greatest skills we can learn is how to let the many minor challenges that we face in life wash over us. It’s very easy for us to be overcome by what, in essence, are minor issues, incidents, problems, frustrations and setbacks. To be able to witness and…
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Acceptance
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Continue reading →: AcceptanceThere is no easy journey to happiness that doesn’t involve a huge dose of acceptance. There are three principles of acceptance that, if fully absorbed into your every-day life, will provide an instant and continuous boost to your mood. Each of these have to be fully embedded as part of…
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Continue reading →: LightWhen too many people are trying to be the brightest light others just get blinded by the glare. We live in a world where attention makes money. “Followers” and “likes” are monetised so readily and billions of people carry the power of creation in their pockets. The energy expended on…
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Continue reading →: ChallengeOur brains have evolved to examine the various outcomes of choices and future scenarios. This has led to humans making largely better decisions and outliving other species. This ability to examine our own future selves and consider the permeations of future encounters is also responsible for conflict, anxiety and sub-optimum…
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Continue reading →: InterpretationThe experience of our existence is derived through our senses. The input from our senses are interpreted by our brains which builds them into our experience of life. Our brains use our impulses and dispositions (each derived from our memories, genetic coding, the momentary balances of various chemicals within our…
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Continue reading →: HolidayIn the middle of the northern hemisphere summer, it is quite common for us to start to enjoy time off work and a vacation – possibly in another part of the world or elsewhere in the same country. We aim to wind down, reconnect with our partners, our families and…
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Continue reading →: OpportunityIt’s easy to be waiting. Waiting for that chance, the inspiration, the piece of luck, the right moment, the perfect weather, the invitation. Waiting can be preparation. It can be useful. We can use the time to build strength, to enhance our knowledge and to practice. This is preparation and…
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Memory
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Continue reading →: MemoryWe are nothing but the now plus our memories. We are defined by our reactions to our circumstances. Our actions are guided by our evolved instincts and our conscious and unconscious histories. As a moth flies to a flame, our conscious brains fight against chemical instincts and unconsidered biases to…
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Comparison, Curate, Decisions, Drive, Foundation, Goals, Perspective, philosophy, Relationships, Spirituality
Maintain
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Continue reading →: MaintainWe allow ourselves to become stretched. Overcomplicated lives with too many connections, too many distractions and too many responsibilities. The human spirit needs to grow. The sense of personal achievement, self-actualisation and general pride stem from a sense of development and progress. Many of us continue to try to drive…
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Continue reading →: CraftThere is no craft without graft. Whether people are born with natural talent or whether it is developed in the environment they grow up in is a consistent debate. Records of young children with musical virtuosity are examples that would suggest that there is an element of base skill that…
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