The Better Life Awareness Blog
Tips, practices, and teachings for living a happier, more awakened life.
Learn to handle painful emotions and destructive beliefs in a mindful, healthy way.
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Hey there Better Lifers!
Who got it right - the east or the west?
Yes, you can see spirituality in the west, and psychology in the east.
But by and large, the west focuses on psychology.
The east on spirituality.
But the fact is that you...
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Life is full of challenging times.
That, in and of itself, is out of our control.
It’s an inevitable part of living; it’s part of the deal.
What we can control is how we react, how we...
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Hey there Better Lifers!
Oh, relationships…
(romantic and other)
They can be both the best and the hardest, can't they?
If you just said yes-
you’re not alone, as you’ll see below.
If you said no…...
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“Once you have recognized that there are other realities,
other than the one you have been familiar with,
your life starts to change.
I don’t care whether you got it from a joint;
whether...
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I used to hate my birthday.
It was a combination of unpleasant experiences,
expectations that didn’t get met, and, of course,
hating myself.
And then, in 1995, the biggest tragedy of my life happened:
My...
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Hey there Better Lifers!
A Bedouin was walking with his son in the hot, unforgiving desert.
Their camel was all they had.
It was their hope for survival, too.
One day, after a long journey, they arrived in a small town.
All they...
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"Simply do this:
Be still, and lay aside all thoughts of what you are and what God is;
all concepts you have learned about the world;
all images you hold about yourself.Empty your mind of everything it thinks is...
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Hey there Better Lifers!
In a mother’s womb were two twin babies.
The first baby asked the other:
“Do you believe in life after delivery?”
The other baby replied, “Of course.
There has to be...
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We all want a happier, better life.
Yet we often find that Buddha had a point (to say the least) when he said that life is full of suffering .
He did, however, also say why we suffer - as do other traditions.
But not too many...
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We all want a happier, better life.
Consciously and unconsciously, we run away from pain and towards happiness.
But what is the key to happiness?
It seems that humans struggled with this question forever.
A Course...
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Loved ones
Do you sometimes get so worried that you can’t even sleep?
A new coaching client of mine shared how now that his business of many years is completely closed, he can’t sleep well.
He had a business in the tourism industry...
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Following our FREE MEDITATION TRAINING on how to meditate (click here to join),
we received great reviews and some questions from people who wanted to deepen their practice and understanding of how to meditate.
Join us for...
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Loved ones
While everyone is aware of the many problems the corona crisis is causing, it’s essential to pay attention to the gifts of the corona crisis as well.
One gift is that scary, stressful times such as these bring out the...
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So how are you these days, my friend?
As the corona crisis keeps evolving, almost everyone is taking a direct hit.
Health, work, social life, you name it - everything gets impacted,
even though only an incredibly tiny fraction of the population...
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A dear friend of mine confessed to me this week that she is having a very hard time.
It was really both beautiful and heartbreaking to hear her.
Human life can be so hard, you know?
It’s important to know and acknowledge this,
because you...