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Arjuna Ishaya
March 20, 2024

You’re going to make it

Arjuna Ishaya
March 20, 2024
You’re going to make it

You’re gonna make it. How you have no idea – for all the control and the worry and the over-thinking – but you will.

Tagged: stop overthinking, worry, anxiety, mindfulness practice, more from life, calm and centred

Arjuna Ishaya
March 13, 2024

Shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
March 13, 2024
Shine bright

Greatness isn’t so much about being the best at something, but being the best at being yourself. That’s when you truly start to have an impact.

Tagged: shine bright, leadership, parenting, self development, self improvement

Arjuna Ishaya
March 6, 2024

Everyday heroism and going first

Arjuna Ishaya
March 6, 2024
Everyday heroism and going first

Go first, take the lead, don’t wait for others to bring to life what you value. Then you’re free from disappointment and being let down – because you know only you can fulfil your ideals.

Tagged: values, ideals, be a leader, leadership, heroism, shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
February 28, 2024

Is "normal" life that safe?

Arjuna Ishaya
February 28, 2024
Is "normal" life that safe?

Normality is our society’s commonly accepted path to find stability and ultimately success and happiness. But it’s insanely flawed. There is no stability in anything our society promotes.

Tagged: success, normality, anti fragile, go within or go without, go within to go beyond, self development, mindfulness, meditation

Arjuna Ishaya
February 21, 2024

For when times are tough

Arjuna Ishaya
February 21, 2024
For when times are tough

Despite 25 years of study and practice, my advice for anyone facing tough times remains vague and seemingly cliched.

Tagged: self improvement, self development, stress, trauma, anti fragile, mindfulness matters

Arjuna Ishaya
February 14, 2024

What makes something soulful?

Arjuna Ishaya
February 14, 2024
What makes something soulful?

We often separate the soulful and deeply satisfying from the ordinary and ho-hum. But what if you could have more soul in every part of life?

Tagged: soul, soul first, truly alive, more awe, shine bright, go within to go beyond

Arjuna Ishaya
February 7, 2024

What can I say?

Arjuna Ishaya
February 7, 2024
What can I say?

Beauty, awe, life … just by lifting your head up and looking around. Here's to thinking less and experiencing more.

Tagged: more to life, soul, soul first, shine bright, mindfulness matters, self improvement, truly alive

Arjuna Ishaya
January 31, 2024

The Absurdity Of Beating A Mind To Train It

Arjuna Ishaya
January 31, 2024
The Absurdity Of Beating A Mind To Train It

Don't make the mistake that so many do. Every step on your journey can be a joyful movement to more. It never needs to be a painful grind through hell.

Tagged: more peace, more good, what you focus on grows, mind training, self development, self improvement

Arjuna Ishaya
January 24, 2024

A place to go

Arjuna Ishaya
January 24, 2024
A place to go

Being able to change your world is an admirable trait, but on equal footing is the ability to accept what you have no control over. When an emotional past comes back to revisit, resistance only causes more problems. Acceptance and going with is the very thing you need.

Tagged: anxiety, mentalhealth, going with, releasing, mindfulness matters

Arjuna Ishaya
January 17, 2024

Tend your fire

Arjuna Ishaya
January 17, 2024
Tend your fire

Life can be full of joy and it can be absolutely terrible. How do you navigate your way to a better life? This simple cliche shows the way.

Tagged: positivity, silver lining, intentional living, mindful living, shine bright, peace

Arjuna Ishaya
January 10, 2024

What do you love?

Arjuna Ishaya
January 10, 2024
What do you love?

Doing something out of the ordinary more often gives you so much more Life; life has more love in it, more energy and creativity, more sense of humour. You ride the storms easier. So, don’t forget the love!

Tagged: more love more life, fully alive, more to life, intentional living

Arjuna Ishaya
January 3, 2024

The spark that you are

Arjuna Ishaya
January 3, 2024
The spark that you are

It’s said that you are the sum of the people you hang out with the most. Good people are so valuable in so many different ways. But how can you best be such a person of Quality?

Tagged: live well, good company, role models, leadership, be better, more to life

Arjuna Ishaya
December 27, 2023

Learning to take things a little less seriously

Arjuna Ishaya
December 27, 2023
Learning to take things a little less seriously

When did we start to take everything so so seriously? What happened to that sense of play and curiosity we used to have?

Tagged: have more fun, play, explore, curiosity, mindful living, intentional living, fully alive

Arjuna Ishaya
December 20, 2023

Perspective and doing life differently

Arjuna Ishaya
December 20, 2023
Perspective and doing life differently

We don’t have much time, so it’s important to fill the time we do have with as much quality as we can. Here's how to make the most of your moments.

Tagged: intentional living, intention, perspective, mindful living, mindfulness matters

Arjuna Ishaya
December 13, 2023

Crystal clear crisp aliveness …

Arjuna Ishaya
December 13, 2023
Crystal clear crisp aliveness …

Beauty, magic, grace, energy and ease … make them the foundation for your life. Take time to stop and smell the roses. Your missions in life will be so much better for it.

Tagged: beauty, mindfulness matters, alive, fully alive, fully awake, shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
December 6, 2023

Avoiding apathy and getting more Aliveness

Arjuna Ishaya
December 6, 2023
Avoiding apathy and getting more Aliveness

What gets you out of bed in the morning? What floats your boat, lifts your skirt, puts lead in your pencil? What do you care deeply about? What makes you come alive, truly Alive? These things are more important than you might realise.

Tagged: self improvement, spirit food, becoming better, self development, shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
November 29, 2023

Self-development. What a funny term

Arjuna Ishaya
November 29, 2023
Self-development. What a funny term

Self-development – such a funny term. Why? Well, you see, you are already developed. A more accurate term would be Self-remembering.

Tagged: self development, self improvement, mindfulness practice, becoming better, love

Arjuna Ishaya
November 22, 2023

Getting what you want vs what you need

Arjuna Ishaya
November 22, 2023
Getting what you want vs what you need

Completely attached to making life the way you want it to, forcing and pushing and controlling? Or flowing with, waiting until, moving at the perfect time with ease and grace and flow? The choice, as they say, is yours.

Tagged: flow, effortless action, wuwei, contentment

Arjuna Ishaya
November 15, 2023

It’s not the fancy outsides of life that count

Arjuna Ishaya
November 15, 2023
It’s not the fancy outsides of life that count

‘You are made of the finest stuff’ … strong words you may not believe. But in living a Good life, you have to distrust what your mind says in this matter. It’s a fine servant but a terrible master.

Tagged: the power of now, mindfulness matters, awareness, self development, go within to go beyond, shine bright

Arjuna Ishaya
November 8, 2023

Things to remember as you go about your day

Arjuna Ishaya
November 8, 2023
Things to remember as you go about your day

Intentionally creating your day as you go is so much wiser and such an easier way of living than crashing through it hoping for the best. Here’s some things to remember as you do that.

Tagged: wednesday wisdom, wisdom quotes, mindful living, mindfulness matters, gratitude, more to life, go within to go beyond, shine bright

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