Zen Michael
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Happiness in on the Way, not at the end of the road. Calm, joy, meditation and creativity shape the Way. Don’t search for happiness and it may find you.
Stories (30/0)
Love Is Not Enough - If We Can’t Express It
The capacity to express love is a skill that all of us need to develop to be emotionally healthy. Most of us do not know the best way to express love and many of us know almost nothing about it - but that is something we will need always.
By Zen Michael3 years ago in Humans
The Past Is Not Who You Are - Realize That to Be Free
In many people, the personality is almost entirely identified with the past. For those people, what they have done is essential for them and is all their ego recognizes as real and important, as the key factor to evaluate who they are, their achievements, or future goals.
By Zen Michael3 years ago in Longevity
To “The Man in the Arena” Fighting Coronavirus, I Say Thank You
To all the doctors, who work day and night to save lives in increasingly difficult conditions. To all who spend days and weeks without being able to see their own families; who trade their homesickness for the safety of their families; who strive to reduce the suffering of others and ignore their own suffering.
By Zen Michael3 years ago in Motivation
Mindfulness Is Like Eating - You Have to Actually Do It to Get the Benefits
We all want to get results fast and with minimum effort. In a society of instant gratification, when we start any activity — sometimes even when we are just thinking about starting it — we already want to get the benefits of it, we want immediate rewards.
By Zen Michael3 years ago in Longevity
Your Life Is About to Have a Dramatic Change
When we think about radical changes in our lives, we always imagine something either very sad or overly positive. Like something broken in our body, losing someone we care about, or winning the lottery and going to live forever on a wonderful tropical beach.
By Zen Michael3 years ago in Motivation
How 2:1 Breathing Technique for Anxiety Can Help You
When we feel stress, the first thing that changes in our body is our breathing. Our mind sends a message saying we are (because we think we are…) in danger. Our body receives that message and responds in several ways, one is accelerating our breath, which causes even more stress.
By Zen Michael3 years ago in Psyche
