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April 19, 2017

awareness, consciousness, False Self, learning the lesson, letting go, life's journey, life's path, mindfulness, self-discovery, Soul, soulfulness, transcendence, True Self

When we were little we used to make bets by crossing our pinkie fingers. These bets were binding, social contracts that we honored religiously (especially if they involved morning loaf in boarding school), and are one of my earliest lessons on honor and keeping my word. I’d never questioned why we used our pinkie fingers […]

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Life is Messy, Embrace it.

Wanjiru Ndung'u

March 18, 2017

awareness, consciousness, learning the lesson, letting go, life's journey, life's path, mind body soul, soulfulness, transcendence, Transformation

Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Think of a drop of water in relation to a puddle in the ground. Then think of that puddle in relation to a lake. Now, think of a lake in relation to the ocean, and the ocean in relation to planet earth. Earth is a fairly big planet yet when compared […]

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Bitterness: Give up False Power and Take Back the Real Power to Heal

Wanjiru Ndung'u

December 5, 2016

anger, bitterness, forgiveness, happiness, letting go, moving on, power

It’s a fast, fast world we’re living in now. We barely have the time to stop and breathe. You can see it in the cities, people rushing like rats in a maze, cracking their knuckles, urgency in their voices when they’re talking on the phone. Every deal is a once in a lifetime deal. It’s […]

21-Day-projects

Parable Sunday: The Troubles Tree

Wanjiru Ndung'u

September 2, 2016

awareness, consciousness, emotional intelligence, emotions, letting go, mindfulness

The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited […]

21-Day-projects

Parable Sunday: The Samurai’s Gift

Wanjiru Ndung'u

August 7, 2016

awareness, consciousness, emotional intelligence, emotions, letting go

In Japan, in a village near the capital city, there lived an old samurai. One day when he was conducting a class for his students, one young warrior, who was famous for his rudeness and cruelty, approached the samurai. His favorite technique was provocation: he would make his opponent so indignant that, blinded by rage, […]

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Finding the Path from Anger to Forgiveness

Wanjiru Ndung'u

April 1, 2016

anger, emotional intelligence, emotions, forgiveness, happiness, letting go, life's journey, moving on

I have found the hardest part about anger is being angry at someone who is oblivious to how much they hurt you. You see them going about their lives, unperturbed, unaware of the hurting going on inside you, and even when you don’t, it plagues your thoughts. You feel the rage burning inside of you […]

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Ambiguous Loss

Wanjiru Ndung'u

March 25, 2016

ambiguous loss, emotional intelligence, emotions, Grief, invalidated feelings, letting go, loss, personal development

It is just as it sounds – vague and confusing. Ambiguous loss is one that occurs without closure or understanding. It leaves a person feeling upset and searching for answers. It is a difficult kind of loss, because more often than not one’s feelings of angst are invalidated either by family, friends or community. For […]

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The Sting of Rejection & how to transcend it

Wanjiru Ndung'u

March 11, 2016

fortitutude, guilt, higher self, learning the lesson, letting go, life's journey, life's path, moving on, rejection, resilience, shame, strength, transcendence

Ah yes, rejection. It starts early in life, but no one actually tells us how to deal with it. In our early lives our caretakers may try to shield us from it, but they never actually tell us how to get past it. It is the kind of thing that we learn as we go […]

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9 Simple Steps to Overcome Guilt and Shame

Wanjiru Ndung'u

March 4, 2016

guilt, learning the lesson, letting go, moving on, self-discovery, shame, Soul depth, soul nourishment, soulfulness

If you have ever felt ashamed, then you know just how severely it withers you. It makes you feel small. It bores into your self-esteem and corrodes it fervently. Shame takes away your self-worth. It persuades you to agree with other people who deem you unworthy. Sometimes good people do bad things. That doesn’t make them […]

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