Category: Articles
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Rewrite your story daily
Think of the most honest thing you can possibly come up with. Write it down. Repeat. That’s it. That’s the whole thing. Jed McKenna calls it Spiritual Autolysis. Many Catholic and Sufi mystics have been working with this kind of process. I told my husband about it today for the first time. “So, kinda like…
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The greatest gift
My family completely skipped Christmas presents this year. This was such a fantastic idea. Instead of buying random things and then pretending you love the random things someone else bought for you, we could all make the most of my favorite gift–spending time together in celebration. We didn’t have much time, it went by much…
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Embracing the chaos
I have more freedom in shaping my environment than almost anyone I know. During dark winter days like these, I work surrounded with ambient rainbow lights, relaxing music, scented candles, ginger tea, and wrapped up in cosy blankets. I can take a break and go for a walk in the park if the weather is…
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Life happens at the edges
When do you feel most alive? When going through your morning routine, or when trying something you’ve never done before? When you’re so efficient at work that you could almost do it blindfolded, or when you have to experiment and fail a lot to figure your way? When driving the same route to work and…
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All my friends
I had a weird dream a few days ago. I was desperately trying to hide in an old house from a group of strangers. I don’t even know why, but they were terrifying. I kept turning the deadbolt in the entrance door but somehow it wouldn’t lock at all. I pushed at the door with…
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Look at the trees
How surreal it must be to live as a tree in winter? Day by day, it gradually gets too dark for you to get enough energy. Until at one point you surrender and let go of the only thing that could possibly feed you. All you can do is to stand there, hoping it will…
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Pain is inevitable. But misery is a choice
A few months ago I wrote why we shouldn’t feel sorry for people. It was the most shocking thing I’ve learned this year, but it makes perfect sense looking back. Only recently it occurred to me that I should apply the same rule to myself first. Turns out this is much harder not to feel…
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Nobody builds cathedrals anymore
I can’t stop thinking about Gardens by the Bay. I’ve been to many beautiful places all around the world, but few human-made structured filled me with such awe and wonder. Nature does this effortlessly. The next best thing humans can do are grand concert halls and cathedrals. Old concert halls and cathedrals, I must add.…
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This is enough
There’s a voice in my head that says I should be doing more. She knows I am capable of this. She accepts no excuses. If I could give my 200% consistently a few months ago, what’s stopping me from doing it now? But infinite exponential growth is not a thing in nature. After time of…
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Mandarin Ducks
I don’t know how they arrived in Warsaw. They’re originally from East Asia, and rarely live in other parts of the world. When a single one appeared in New York last year, it stirred quite a sensation, with people waiting in a long queue for their chance to capture a photo. I don’t have to…
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