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Jul 15

Thoughts on Positivity

There is a key difference between positivity and being positive. Positivity is essentially trying to see the good in everything. i.e think happy / be happy. (Or, to use a tired cliché, seeing the “silver linings” in every dark cloud.) And in times of calm, this mindset works to a…

Psychology

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Thoughts on Positivity
Thoughts on Positivity

Jul 12

Lessons from Philosophy — Daily Mantra from Marcus Aurelius

Say this to yourself first thing in the morning; Today, I will meet people who are meddling, ungrateful, aggressive, treacherous, malicious and unsocial. And all of these things have afflicted these people due to their ignorance of what is good or evil. But in spite of them, I have seen…

Philosophy

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Lessons from Philosophy — Daily Mantra from Marcus Aurelius
Lessons from Philosophy — Daily Mantra from Marcus Aurelius

Jul 11

Lessons from Philosophy — Seneca on Friendship

“If you look on anyone as a friend when you do not trust them as you trust yourself, you are making a grave mistake, and have failed to grasp the full force of true friendship. Certainly, you should be able to discuss anything and everything with a friend. But, before…

Philosophy

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Lessons from Philosophy — Seneca on Friendship
Lessons from Philosophy — Seneca on Friendship

Jul 5

Happiness

Happiness is a result of imagination — not reason. In his book “The Metaphysics of Morals”, Immanuel Kant says that “Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination, resting solely on empirical grounds, and it is vain to expect that these should define an action by which one…

Philosophy

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Happiness
Happiness

May 18

The psychology of egotism and insecurity

Megalomania and inferiority complex often come hand in hand with each other. In fact, it is very rare for one to be found without the other. Megalomania is essentially when one has a delusion about their own power or importance. And inferiority complex is usually seen as the exact opposite…

Psychology

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The psychology of egotism and insecurity
The psychology of egotism and insecurity

May 17

Anger and Virtue

The danger of identifying too strongly as a “nice” or “harmless” person is that it often leads to the suppression of anger. And, some time down the line, that pent up anger is going to come out. Life will not allow for it remain dormant for long. We all have…

Psychology

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Anger and Virtue
Anger and Virtue

May 14

Journeys into the unconscious

We cannot consciously know the unconscious — any more than we can literally breathe under water, or stand upon air.

Psychology

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Journeys into the unconscious
Journeys into the unconscious

Journeys into the unconscious

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May 12

Losing Faith

In a world of so many tragedies, to lose faith is very easy. We can look at the situation globally — with wars, poverty, inequalities, and political turmoil. We can look at the past — at just how many have suffered unfairly, or lost their life for no reason We…

Psychology

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Losing Faith
Losing Faith

May 11

The Psychology of Pain and Suffering

Sadly, one of the only certainties in this life, is that we will all experience pain. And when it happens, pain is something which leaves us in no doubt at all about it’s sheer, all consuming, power. For example, think about when something good happens to us. Of course, we…

Psychology

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The Psychology of Pain and Suffering
The Psychology of Pain and Suffering

May 11

Changing Tides— Poem

This is a poem in three parts. Inspired by that feeling of dichotomy we face when on the brink of change.

Poetry

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Changing Tides— Poem
Changing Tides— Poem

Changing Tides— Poem

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