Injustice, especially on a structural/systemic scale, can make us feel that our actions are too small to change anything. Whether that is true or not, this way of thinking misses the point of living well. The scope of misery in the world can be debilitating
Have you ever felt that were achieving the goals you had set for yourself, but their completion did not bring about the satisfaction you hoped for? It may help to consider telic projects and atelic processes. A telic activity is one that is completable, such
Grief is something that is often thought of as an emotional state that we can overcome, but this is perhaps too linear. Instead, grief can be thought of a process, something that does not necessarily have resolution. There are different types of grief, including relational
today’s morning mindfulness was on feeling lonely, what that means, and ways to improve it. Perhaps surprisingly, loneliness is not solved by having others reach into our own lives, but rather from extending ourselves out there to pay attention to others. I should note that
Mistakes and failures are not the same as regret, though they may result in feeling regret. The difference comes from noticing the feeling of regret and determining if that feeling can be reframed. Life is full of possible paths to take. There is an infinite
We often experience fear of missing out, or FOMO. In reality, the fact that we are able to experience missing out says a lot about the abundance of possibilities in life, and is not something that should be feared. Each decision we make in life
Today’s mindfulness was on the distinction between meeting needs and finding joy in life. The subtext was “exploring the difference between ameliorative and existential value”. Let me explain: There are many things in life that bring about satisfaction by improving the quality of life. Much
What does it mean to practice philosophy? Philosophy is not the act of pursuing the dream life or the “best life”, but is rather the pursuit of living well. To me, this means finding ways to maximize the quality of existence, with the idea that
It may feel like there can be no stability in the moment since it is always leaving. But we can learn to find stability in this instability. The moment is in a constant state of transformation, of flux. It is transient, here for no time
Do you ever feel dissatisfied with life? Moments of boredom, feeling like everything is static? Nothing could be further than the truth. The idea that life is boring or static is merely that, an idea. This idea forms a mental overlay on experience, creating a