Chop wood, carry water — before and after enlightenment, the work stays the same. Why I replaced new year resolutions with values, and how that changed everything...
Simplicity isn't minimalism — it's the rare ability to reduce complexity without losing what matters. And that takes more maturity than most people realize...
Placebo and nocebo are real — your beliefs shape your body in measurable ways. A short reflection on the invisible convictions that quietly run our lives...
Are you a mad scientist, judge, cheerleader or poet? A reflection on emotional profiles, intensity as a gift and the cost of flattening who you truly are...
Time blindness is real — and so is its hidden gift. A short reflection on struggling to feel time passing and the unexpected freedom that comes with living in the now...
The valley of despair is real — and it has a name. How a 1979 model of change explained exactly where I was, and the tiny experiment I designed to get through it...
Emotions aren't reactions — they're constructions. What neuroscience and spirituality reveal about how the brain creates feelings, and why that changes everything...
Being too conscious can sterilize life. A reflection on why love songs, emotional irrationality and art give us permission to feel what the mind tries to control...
From Rivotril at 13 to a daily meditation practice — how Buddhism opened the door and 5 honest conclusions about what meditation really is and isn't...