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Identity Journey Travel & adventure

You have to leave the comfort of home to find home

Travel offers us the unique opportunity to leave home in order to find home. I have had the opportunity to travel and live in different parts of the world and it definitely has been an interesting journey so far.

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Identity mindfulness Social Media Spirituality Uncategorized

Living beyond virtual reality

In a world filled with distractions designed to keep us “happy” in virtual reality, we need a “red pill” that will allow us to step out of autopilot and into “Actual Reality 360” (or real life).

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mindfulness Prayer Spirituality

The false idea that keeps you a prisoner in your mind

Your greatest enemy is you. Your ego or the false self can be your greatest enemy because it prevents you from seeing your own flaws or mistakes. This shortsightedness however does not stop you from being able to see everyone else’s mistakes no matter if they are big or small.

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False Thinking Identity mindfulness

Your thinking determines your destiny

The operating system of the human being is his or her heart, soul or mind. Change the inside and the outward actions will follow.

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Identity Journey Life in Canberra mindfulness Spirituality

Leaving home to find home

You have to leave the comfort and security of home in order to find home. We have to come out of our own selfish and self-centred worldview to see how big, infinite and diverse yet so much alike we all are.

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Spirituality

Learning to live with eyes wide open

Perception is REAL.ity Our perception determines how we [view, understand and experience] reality. We don’t see with our eyes but our brain and create our own virtual reality that exists only in our minds.  We interpret the world around us through various lenses. Our upbringing, values, culture, race, nationality, age, religion and many other factors […]

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Wisdom & Learning

The ultimate guide to choosing the best presents this Christmas

Finding that perfect present is like finding parking at a busy shopping mall on the weekend before Christmas. It’s more often than not a painful process. The many choice available today in stores and online make finding that special something more difficult. There is however one priceless gift that everyone longs for and needs but […]

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Cycling Life in Canberra mindfulness

Cycling is meditation on two wheels

The focus of the ride is the journey. Not simply reaching a destination.Both the challenging steep climbs, the rough and rugged terrain as well the sweet downhill and flat sections are all part of the ride, conquered one pedal stroke at a time.

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Faith Journey Wisdom & Learning

How to survive when you are in a hard place 

How do you survive when you are caught between a rock and a hard place? When there seems like there is no light at the end of the tunnel or options to choose? How do you keep on moving when the situation stretches from days to weeks and then months? When it seems like the only […]

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Happiness Journey Spirituality

9 simple steps to stop worry from choking you

Worry about the future (and regret of the past) stop us making the most of what we have NOW by being fully present and active, making the most of every moment we have. But how does one keep from worrying? And is it even possible?