In the old days, whenever boredom would come up, I would take it as an indication I was not in a good place and needed
Tag: enlightenment
Reward yourself…for suffering
Instead of staying in suffering, we ought to reward ourselves for it. Whether the reward is healing, being kind to ourselves, returning to our happiness,
Why you are already happy
Last year I was introduced to Advaita philosophy, which states that we are intrinsically happy, and all we have to do to avoid suffering is
The imbalance of fear
I once thought how we can walk on a sidewalk without worrying about falling over, yet if that sidewalk itself were a mile high, we’d
Pain is the mask that covers your joy
Is being joyful sustainable? In my attempt to be joyful, bad feelings seem to still creep in and linger. Pain from past trauma is obviously
How to feel good in a world of opposites
This world operates between extremes—between opposites. From the weather to our emotions, we experience polarity. All of this includes being up and down, healthy and unhealthy, hot