Have you thought about doing fulfilling work? Now, what do I mean by fulfilling work? I believe work is fulfilling if it nourishes your soul. So if you can do this work, even if it doesn’t pay you or pays you modestly, it is fulfilling. Would you agree? Is it surprising? But then you may […]
Tag: Purpose in Life
Why We Outsource Our Identity
Think about your savings portfolio. Would you keep all your investments in one stock? Or only equities? Why do we diversify our portfolio? Now, then why do we feel comfortable working our entire lives with an outsourced identity, especially in corporate jobs? Think about how you worked for 40 years in your career, working for […]
Why We Don’t Listen to Our Body
Have you ever realised that your body is trying to tell you something? Many times we realise it but intentionally choose not to listen to it. Why? That’s an interesting question. It’s because our “monkey mind” keeps telling us what to do all the time and tells the body to shut up. Now, what do […]
Why We Avoid Facing Ourselves?
How much time can you just be with yourself without the itch to do something? Just think about it. Why do we want to stay busy all the time doing something? Is it that we need to distract ourselves from ourselves so that we don’t need to face ourselves? What if I say we live […]
Why Early Retirement Is a Dilemma?
Have you ever thought about early retirement? How does it feel even at the thought of it? There is an entire financial industry to service you in navigating through the retirement process financially. That is more of a math thing. But what goes into the math is also assumptions. How do you know your assumptions […]
Why Many Don’t Retire from Jobs Even if They Can
Why is it that so many people don’t retire from their jobs even if they can financially? This is more prevalent than you think. Most of the time, people talk and analyze the financial side of being able to retire. Retirement planning on the internet is an extensive business. With many services that take advantage […]
There is More to Retiring Early Than You Think
First, if you are reading this post, congratulations! Retiring early before the age of 65 years is a dream that more than half of Americans have. But there is more to retiring early than you think. Achieving financial independence is certainly great. But retiring early needs some sort of vision, even if there is no […]
Will You Have Any Deathbed Regrets?
Being on a deathbed is a topic that we don’t want to think about much. But death is the biggest truth. Often, we want to avoid the truth since it might not be comfortable. The question is, will you have any deathbed regrets? As I think it over, I have regrets from my life that […]
Why Selfless Service is Rare?
In today’s fast-paced materialistic world, almost everyone is chasing selfish goals. Now what do I mean by selfish goals? Everything that we do is to meet our own selfish needs or wants. Be it chasing money, power, fame or love. In the end, it’s what’s in for me. If there is nothing for me, why […]
Why Visualize Death Before We Die
There is a meditation practice in Buddhism named Maranasati, which means the mindfulness or awareness of death. Death is the ultimate truth, although we shirk away from contemplating about it. We come into this world naked and leave naked. Only our true self, our soul, is eternal. We keep on cladding our true self with […]