by Marnix Pauwels | sep 5, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Relationships, Spirituality, Typically Me
Can life really be simple? Well, it is. It’s life, period. And it isn’t. Because it’s life, and it’s thoughts, and things, and dreams, and changes, and instability, and chronic unpredictability, and all kinds of surprises and illnesses and viruses and tsunamis...
by Marnix Pauwels | sep 5, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Relationships, Spirituality, Typically Me
You’re always missing out on life. There’s always an event you’re not visiting. There’s always better sex somewhere else. There are always countries you haven’t visited yet (and of course there are many people who are there right now, rubbing it in)....
by Marnix Pauwels | sep 5, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
The problem is almost never the problem. The real problem is the anticipation. The worrying. And analyzing. And expecting. The constant vigilance. The problem is the tension, the dis-ease, the restlessness that is caused by the non-stop feedback, the planning, and the...
by Marnix Pauwels | sep 4, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Parenting, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Relationships, Spirituality
I’m writing my journal. It’s not easy. I’m SO angry right now that my capacity to type is heavily obstructed. Normally, my blind typing is absolutely first-class, like the best you can find in the world of blind typing. I’ve been doing it for decades and used it day...
by Marnix Pauwels | sep 4, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Relationships, Spirituality, Typically Me
I’ve been having a hard time over nothing. It feels like longing for Summer, while it’s Summer. Unsettling. Frustrating too. Where to begin, or how to stop? It’s like a deep incapability to let go, to be aware (and nothing else), to keep it simple, and to be with...
by Marnix Pauwels | aug 25, 2022 | Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
You are now reading this. Right? How do you know? Well, because you do. You have experiences. You’re aware of sensations. You know the moods you can drop in, and the expectations and judgments that arise. You know. You, just, know. But who is that you? Is it the body...
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