Archive for the 'Happiness' Category

Bliss vs. Logic: Understanding Our Emotional Nature (Digest)

Note: this is a condensed version of a longer essay.

So, the basis of all desires is to be Who-We-Are, the way we are meant to be.  Being Who-We-Are is the key to living a fulfilling life.
That seems obvious, but in reality we often do acts that not only prevent us to be Who-We-Are, but take [...]

Bliss vs. Logic: Understanding Our Emotional Nature

In this essay, I propose a system to help understand our emotional nature, and use it correctly to gauge decisions and options that empower you to be more of who you are.
In a hurry?  Read the digest version.

In a previous article, I discussed that the basis of all desires is to be who you [...]

Why You Can’t Do What You Love (Digest)

This is a digest version of a longer essay. If you like it, explore it in full detail.

“Do what you love to do.” I’m sure you’ve read it before.
But do you really feel like it?
If not, that doesn’t mean that you are lazy or coward. It simply means you are too depleted [...]

Why You Can’t Do What You Love

Here’s an examination of a situation when one can’t even do what he/she loves. And talking about solutions and rewarding activities leave you overwhelmed and unmotivated. It turns out that you have to first make room in your life, before you can invite goodness to come in.
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The Most Engaging Activity in Your Life (Digest)

This is a digest version of a longer essay. If you like it, explore it in full detail.

When we think of what makes life fun, we tend to think of activities like traveling, eating good food or spending time with family/friends. I am not about to dispute that. But there’s something bigger and [...]

The Most Engaging Activity in Your Life

In this essay, I examine one of the greatest sources of joy and fulfillment, one which is seldom identified correctly and brought into open. That’s because many people are not in a place to be able to tap into it, so they fail to recognize it for what it is. But when you get [...]

This Is How Good Life Can Be

Tonight was perfect.
My wife and I have this tradition of having dinner together with another family, our long time friends.  They came over, and we were all hanging out in our courtyard of our condo.  The kids were running outside, playing.  My wife cooked a delicious meal of Tex-Mex — tacos made of whole foods.  [...]

Path over Destination: A Little Known Secret to Satisfying Life

We all know that we ought to “do what we love to do.” Yet, a common misunderstanding prevents us from actually implementing. This essay takes away the fluff and uncovers the essence, the real truth about what it is that gives us life.
In a hurry? Read the digest version.

Many of us [...]

Path over Destination: A Little Known Secret to Satisfying Life (Digest)

Note: This is a digest version of the original entry on Path over Destination.

If you choose careers and vocations, or even projects based on the benefits and destinations, you’re sure to have an unenjoyable life.
Because life is what happens when you’re on the way.
Instead, choose based on how enjoyable the process is. Because [...]

Low Self-Esteem Is the Root of All Problems (Digest)

Note: this is the digest version of the extended essay analyzing how self-esteem is the root cause of all personal problems.
All your personal struggles boil down to the single cause: a faulty self-esteem.
The lower the esteem, the more fearful you become. It permeates in all areas: learning (all growing involves risk), school or job performance, [...]