21Dec 2015 by aryask@gmail.com
Simple choice, no arrival

Simple choice, no arrival

happiness
One of the best decisions I have made is to be simple and direct with myself and not depend on impressing others. I live for curiosity and self-expression. I live to create destiny. You can create yours'. If I'm in your way, you have permission to confront me or kindly shove me aside, which people often do and I graciously accept. Creativity is a birthright, one thing to not forget.
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08Dec 2015 by aryask@gmail.com
Spiritual inquiry

Spiritual inquiry

happiness, leadership, spirituality
"We are here to awaken from the illusion of separation." -Thich Nhat Hanh Spirituality is the process of becoming whole, the underlying why to what we do. It is purpose, it is culture, it is now. In the depths of spiritual inquiry, one might ask, "what if you are everyone you've ever known?" Your friends, parents, monsters, colleagues, customers - all reflections that you get to co-create. This is what I call a worthy inquiry. And on your final breath you might ask yourself a simple question, "how deeply did I love?"
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21Jun 2015 by aryask@gmail.com

Why I don’t bother with humility

gratitude, happiness, play, spirituality, storytelling
What if each waking breath you had a whole new brain, a new perspective, and all that remained was a wonder, “Here I am.” What if we dropped our personhood, no matter clever or simple, humble or self-absorbed, into the thick fragrance of now. Those ribbons of analysis wrapped around the mind, how we decorate our walls with untold stories. If we remove the outside world from the equation of "me," what are we left with? The self-image is hallow. there is no person behind the mask. There is nothing to chase or avoid, you are the light soaking on your forehead. How light wrinkles and shifts in her eyes, starring at the world behind the world with the spear of destiny in hand. Easy under the skin, liquify your spine, melt like gravity washing over the…
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