28May 2016 by aryask@gmail.com
Creating flow and connection

Creating flow and connection

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When you regularly apply your passion without expectations, good things happen. It’s that simple. Here are four ways to focus, adapt, and drive positive change. 1. Make it an adventure Living an adventure means accepting life in its fullness. It means going with the flow, constantly learning and unlearning to make way for new. Seeking novelty is a psychological state that fevers the adventurous spirit. Whether though travel, hobby, honing a new skill, a career or lifestyle transition. Whatever your goal is at the moment, be eager to re-discover your potential, without clingy expectations. Find yourself constantly transforming by letting go of stories that no longer serve growth. Choose the story you want tell yourself. Make it epic. 2. be present There’s the old proverb: necessity is the mother of…
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16May 2016 by aryask@gmail.com
Putting questions to work

Putting questions to work

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Would you rather be wise and worried or foolish and happy? This is a question I've been asking people, and what comes up is that wisdom comes when you let it go. My young cousin replied, "I'd be foolish and happy because then I get to learn more." I was working on my laptop earlier preparing a question deck for a communication workshop. I was fielding questions in mind and one in particular stood out. Soon as I came to write it, it escaped me. I waited a bit, seeing how it would resurface. It was a no show, so I shifted to the next thing. The question shortly reappeared which was: Do you think your opinion matters? I might have an opinion on something, but I don't fixate on it. I…
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25Apr 2016 by aryask@gmail.com

Be like Gumby

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I'm in the Philippines airport for a transfer flight and I go to buy a water and snickers. All I have is Taiwanese Dollars and the guy at the counter says "only US Dollar." I asked where I can convert the currency and a white middle aged man standing next to me just pays for it, referring to me as brother. He was a retired Marine, also heading to San Diego, and we chatted a bit. He reminded me of being simple and flexible like Gumby (the cartoon character). Pointing to the circular table we were by he said, "there is a small span of things you can control, the rest just let go." He emphasized the value of kindness through small acts. We also got into the nature of…
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27Feb 2016 by aryask@gmail.com

Root-self research

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All you need is something out of nothing to change everything, into what the soul ever is, a dream. The dreamer’s job is to merge joyfully into that nothing, here and now, and death is the last and only vail in the way. Befriend death to dance with life. Such is the nature of yin and yang. With a calm compassion it yields into itself, and to all. It knows its inner substance so it knows peace, flowing balanced in dynamic ease. 'Be like water,' said Bruce Lee.
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24Feb 2016 by aryask@gmail.com

End of expectations

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During a recent workshop titled happiness and success I asked, “How do you want your life to be remembered?” One yelled out, "I don't want to be remembered!" Another girl told her partner, “I want to live a simple life.” Her partner responded passionately, “People always say ‘I want to be simple’ but they don’t know what it means!” The girl’s eyes lit up with a thousand smiles and nodded in confession. He continued, “I also want to be simple and really want to know how.” Death is the best teacher on living simply so I followed with, “on your final breath what advice would you give yourself today?” People said things like, “Accept things as they are” and “follow your heart.” Then I asked them to write or draw something that expressed this feeling.…
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