Synthetic Happiness
Another myth about happiness is that some people are happier than others. Actually, we all are equally happy. It doesn’t make sense, right? A paraplegic, one year after losing the … Continue readingSynthetic Happiness
This is where I collect things
Another myth about happiness is that some people are happier than others. Actually, we all are equally happy. It doesn’t make sense, right? A paraplegic, one year after losing the … Continue readingSynthetic Happiness
Life wasn’t easy on my grandma. Seeing her suffer was the most tormenting experience of my life. My grandma had suffered from multiple complications for nearly a decade before she … Continue readingWhy does pain exist?
For most people, life isn’t so much out of balance. They have got enough money, they have got friends, family and maybe a somewhat sense of meaning as well. Even … Continue readingHappiness and Sufferings
You see more and more people are talking about happiness. It’s a good sign. The more people talk, the more insights they develop. Here’s what I learned about happiness. The … Continue readingScience of Happiness
When I say people don’t change, most of my friends disapprove. The scientific study of human minds is based on the fact that humans have the capacity to change. Yet … Continue readingPeople Don’t Change
Life isn’t unfair. At a particular moment, life may seem unfair to you, but holistically life isn’t unfair to anybody. Actually, a more accurate answer is, life doesn’t have any … Continue readingWhat one thing most people don’t agree with you? #1
I have always known this. Even though I wouldn’t talk to many people, everyone knew me at high school. I was never the center of attention, but I was someone … Continue readingBeing Secondary
“mature” and “emotionally cold” are two different things. People who are emotional indifferent may seem “mature” at first glance, but as you become closer, your frustration will grow as they … Continue readingMature vs Emotionally Cold
Either people don’t understand me or I can’t speak in a language they understand. I am not an emotionally flat person. I am composed of highs and lows. Like everyone … Continue readingA Work in Progress
If you ask me how self-aware I am on a scale of 0 to 10. My answer would be 10. I know and measure every single aspect of my behavior. … Continue readingFinding Your Tribe
For my grandma love was simple. Her expectations were few in numbers if she really had any. I do not remember a single incidence where my grandpa brought her flowers, … Continue readingLove that doesn’t bring flowers
For my grandma love was rather simple. Her expectations were few in numbers if she really had any. I do not remember a single incidence where my grandpa brought her … Continue readingLove, the moonlit-night
In one year of volunteering, I have been taught to be less judgemental. To acknowledge the human diversity and to accept people as they are. I ran several support groups … Continue readingAcceptance
I love flowers. I love dogs, a lot. I wish my house was full of rare plants and I had like 6 dogs? Three for me, three for the lady. … Continue readingLove, flowers and dogs
People’s opinions about you are simply opinions. They are not truths. Don’t internalize them and causes yourself to suffer. Most people know very little about you. How they judge you … Continue readingOpinions
It’s not that love is absent in pathological relationships. Love is present in pathological relationships as much as it is present in healthy ones. Because people are wired for love … Continue readingLove isn’t any madness
The straw, invisible unless you were standing up close, was tirelessly trying to make it to the shore. Every time a wave would carry it close, the next one would … Continue readingTyranny of the waves
When I say people don’t change my psychologist friends object. Psychologists are optimistic because their profession requires them to be so, like the cancer doctors. What do I exactly mean … Continue readingPeople Don’t Change