Today I was cooking rice. Nothing spectacular or glamorous. Nothing grand. Just rice — that humble staple food item that sits quietly in a pan, pretending not to be capable of rebellion. Then the rice water escaped. It bubbled up, lifted the lid, spilled over the edge of the pan and spread itself across my… Read more: From Irritation to Inspiration: The Art of Eccentricizing Everyday Mess

An unconventional but powerful way to reclaim your inner weather, stop overthinking, and turn emotional disturbance into comedy. I am sure you have experienced a situation in your life when someone enters your consciousness and starts to change the colour of your thoughts, or affect your inner weather. Let’s say you go to the gym… Read more: How to Stop Obsessing Over Someone by Turning Them into Satire?

Many creatives try to unlock their potential through pressure. They sit at the desk as if reporting to a strict invisible manager. They demand ideas. They demand discipline and structure. They demand originality immediately. And then, very unsurprisingly, nothing significant arrives. For years, I thought creativity required structure, self-discipline, deep focus, intensity, and possibly a… Read more: Creativity Does Not Work Under Pressure

Most people are not born average. Children come into the world strange, intense, theatrical, obsessive, imaginative and excessive. They ask unsettling questions. They want to wear bizarre outfits. They become fascinated by obscure things. They invent magical worlds and identities with almost alarming confidence. Individuality is initially natural. Then socialization begins. School rewards compliance more… Read more: Why Most People Choose Mediocrity?

This morning began in a strangely symbolic way. I woke up at 7:00 a.m., earlier than usual, and sat down to write my Morning Pages. My mind felt unusually clear, almost suspended between sleep and wakefulness, as though something deeper was trying to surface. Lately, I have been reflecting on a metaphor that keeps returning… Read more: A Shore I Cannot Yet See

The longer I live in this society, the more often I notice that the system does not want people to be happy. On the opposite, the system wants people to stay unhappy. The system wants people to be stuck in 9-5 boxes, to be stuck in unhappy relationships, to eat crappy food, to be broke,… Read more: The system does not want you to be happy, wealthy and free

The more headspace I create, the more interesting thoughts come to me uninvited. Some slide into my mind unobtrusively and because I enjoy the sensations they give me; I retain them and replay them many times in my imagination. The more we work on our energy, the bigger vessel we become. And when we become… Read more: You do You & amplify your life

Some of you who read my posts might have been wondering what happened to me. What has happened to the author of this blog? Is she still travelling? Is she back? How did her travels go? Was it worth it? Does she have regrets? Yes, I am back in the UK. Yes, it was worth… Read more: Was quitting my job and travelling for 7 months worth it?