Joy of being
The joy of being arises in this present moment when you realize that everything you are experiencing is perfect. Nothing needs to change – the joy is in appreciation of what is. It doesn’t mean you don’t act, rather when you do act it is more of a dance with what is, rather than craving to get somewhere or something …
Joy of growing
The joy of growing comes out of the thrill and satisfaction of evolving into something greater. If this is a natural joy, then why do we resist change? Living within our comfort zone is easy. The world around us stays congruent with our beliefs, and we know how to act throughout the day. The only problem is that we are …
Joy of creating
You are a creature that likes to create. One trip to the mall, and the obsession in our society is crystal clear. But you create much more than just objects. You create your belief systems and how you think of the world around you. Together with your neighbors, you create cultures and communities, which leads into creating concepts like governments, …
Joy of giving
Everything we do is ultimately selfish – we always act in our own best perceived interest. This sounds bad, but hey, it’s true, isn’t it? And it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Eckhart Tolle refers to assisting others as “enlightened selfishness” – when we help others in return for the good feelings that arise. There is a certain power behind …
Pillars of joy
Prof. Srikumar Rao describes happiness as the joy you feel when you’re watching a sunset. He says, there is nothing you need to change with sunset, and nothing you need to do to obtain the happiness from it. The happiness arises within you in admiration of the moment. This is the joy of being. Recently, I was journaling and it …
Say cheese
I am quite familiar with the concept that happiness is something within – there is nothing you need from the external world to be happy. If you do need something, then it is probably just your ego craving attention for something which, even if you got, you will eventually lose. This week’s theme is happiness. And while I may be …
Turbulent thinking
When I think of creativity, brainstorming pops out as a natural easy activity. All you need to do is: defer judgment while generating ideas generate as many ideas as possible record ideas as they occur elaborate or improve upon these ideas In other words, splatter as many off-the-wall ideas as possible up onto a white board without thinking twice about …
Viewpoint II
Creativity is compromised when we are too close to the problem we are working on. It is easy to get stressed out, frustrated and pressured to the point there is no room for creativity. Judgment, criticism and evaluation close off the possibilities and creativity. Sometimes it helps to step back, take a rest and get some fresh air. If you …
Viewpoint
What can you do to gain a fresh perspective? How about: stand on your head open your eyes cook up something new
Twisted networks
I always thought the neural networks in my brain were a bit messed up… nothing seems to connect properly. Apparently this is a good thing when it comes to creativity. One of the best ways to improve your creativity is to increase the random associations in your brain. Finally, the entangled mess in my head is worth something! You too …