Author: Ansi
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Pool of Seasons
A couple of months ago, I made a terrible mistake. The mistake was made on a Sunday afternoon, nonetheless. It was a hot and sunny afternoon. I just finished lunch and wanted to quickly cool off in my pool. The Kreepy was running in my 3.8m x 2.8m little splash pool and I did not… Read more
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The Joys of Nothing
“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things” – Henry Ward Beecher I love the idea of sandcastles on a beach. The majority of beach goers play around with basic castles and every now and again you would find a magnificent art piece built by someone. I daydream… Read more
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Monkey Feels
“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection… Read more
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Unapproved Validation
External validation easily explained, is to get the approval or the recognition from others, to determine its truth or accuracy. We all have things in our life that we need external validation for. Whether it’s from friends and family, or at work. As human beings, we would like to know that we are on the… Read more
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Hurry up and wait
“I have everything I need to enjoy my here and now – unless I am letting my consciousness be dominated by demands and expectations based on the dead past or the imagined future.” Ken Keyes, Jr. The first time I was actually consciously aware of how quickly time can pass, was the year I turned… Read more
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Choices, Choices, Choices
“If you choose to not deal with an issue, then you give up your right of control over the issue, and it will select the path of least resistance.” Susan Del Gatto One of the most anticipated decisions in life is when a parent tell their toddler “no”, and you watch how the mechanics in… Read more
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Emergency FFF’d
“Correctly identifying a negative emotion takes the brain out of fight-or-flight mode and into problem-solving mode, out of tension, anger and confusion and into ease, calm and clarity.” – Sam Owen The intellectuals who know a little bit of human behaviour, put people into three different categories when one is faced with high stress and… Read more
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“I just want to understand.”
“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.” – Frank Herbert There is a bit of an inside joke at work: “I just want to understand.” The amounts of meetings and sessions and conversations we have to… Read more
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Habitually Unpacked
“We’re either making good habits or bad habits. We’re either training our minds to be unfocused and unhappy, or we’re training them to find peace and happiness within.”― Todd Perelmuter One of the benefits of not working in a city is the numerous animals that frequent our workplace. My current employment, has some extraordinary visitors. Or… Read more
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Clown Identified
“Unless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.” Brenda Shoshanna I’ve been colouring my hair red since August of 2013. The reason I started, was purely because a friend said it would look good and I was in the mood for something… Read more