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Month: January 2021

January 28, 2021 Buddhism / meditation / mindfulness

Exploring My Inner Demons : A Journal Entry from Today’s Meditation

Meditation is my balance. It’s hard to fully articulate what it actually does for me, except that I am more

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January 26, 2021 Buddhism / meditation / mindfulness / Spirituality

What Meditation Isn’t: 5 Common Misnomers of the Ancient Practice

So you want to meditate… kudos to you for wanting to improve your mental health and life. When I’ve practiced

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January 25, 2021 Cinema / film

The 5 Best Alfred Hitchcock Movies According to Me

Oh Hitchcock, the greatest of auteurs, the most influential director in film history who amazingly never won an Oscar for

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January 17, 2021 Buddhism / capitalism / Karl Marx / mental health / psychotherapy / socialism / Spirituality

Why Isn’t Life More Meaningful? Thoughts on Marxist Alienation, Wage Labor and Suffering

You have a job. And you probably don’t like it. Why? The reasons are varied. Maybe you don’t make enough.

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January 12, 2021 capitalism / Karl Marx / mental health / socialism

Creativity, Capitalism and Alienation: Karl Marx’s Theories on Work

“Alienation” is not a phrase you will hear in the mental health field often. If you do, it is commonly

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January 11, 2021 Buddhism / mental health / mindfulness / psychotherapy / Spirituality

Why Self- Acceptance and Letting Go Are Essential for Happiness

Our brains are excellent at keeping us alive. They keep all the functions of your body going and running harmoniously.

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