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Whom Can You Depend on in Life?
It’s tempting to reply with some absolute answer like “no one”, “only yourself” or “God”, depending on your beliefs, but I think that honest reply requires going deeper. “To be able to depend on someone” as I understand it, is … Continue reading
Are We Suffering From Generosity Deficit?
Have you ever made something creative, something you put your soul into, only to get cold indifference from your friends? Have you ever shared something very personal and significant, only to receive deafening silence? Have you ever ventured into something … Continue reading
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Tagged Abundance, Emotions, Generosity, Psychology, Relationships
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Where Does Lasting Change Come From?
My friend has just finished an army service. After serving for several years, she is getting discharged, and starting a new phase in her life. When toasting her, I mentioned something about taking the time “to look inside” and not … Continue reading
Turning 30, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving
I never thought that turning 30 will be so painless. Just two years ago I dreaded this date, vaguely aware of the existential void it would unveil. Last year, having departed from most certainties of my life, I was coping … Continue reading
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Tagged Meaning, Relationships, Romance, self-discovery, self-exploration, Soul-mates
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Riding The Waves Of Uncertainty
Fulfilled living requires us to learn to live with uncertainty. This idea has preoccupied me for the last several months. And while I still struggle to grasp its full meaning, my life has been giving me enough opportunities lately to … Continue reading
Wherever I Go, There I Am
Last week I was invited to friends’ picnic party. At first I didn’t want to come (I anticipated that I wouldn’t know most people there), but not finding that reason compelling enough, I took out my jacket and left the … Continue reading
The Transforming Power of Struggle
I grew up as a somewhat reserved, but generally happy child. My parents have enabled me to develop empathy through their love and warmth, conscience through their personal example. School was adequately challenging, but never too difficult. The choice of … Continue reading
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Going to Vacation Alone (And Surviving It)
Just a couple of days ago I returned from a ski vacation in Bulgaria. Not only it provided me the much desired opportunity to learn and practice skiing in a real European ski resort, but also the dubious pleasure of … Continue reading
My Experiments with Transformation
I have never given too much thought to questions of nutrition, healthy food, eating habits, etc. Being skinny isolates you from the world of calories-counting and diets. But as I have discovered, no one is safeguarded from the advances of … Continue reading
Birthday Neurosis
Birthday has always been a sad business for me. Surely you get to feel ‘special’, you get greetings and presents, your friends come to your party – all those nice traditions we grew with, lift your spirit. But something inside … Continue reading