by Marnix Pauwels | Jan 12, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
When I quit drinking after decades of severe abuse, I thought life would become easy. Boy was I wrong -though not completely. Eventually, yes, eventually life became easier, sweeter, more joyful, and simple. Eventually. But not at first. The thing with drinking or any...
by Marnix Pauwels | nov 8, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
Let me ask you something. Would you agree that life is better without worrying all the time? Yes? Good, then stop worrying. Just stop it. Cool huh! What? You can’t? I know. I know it seems that way, for sure. And I know why you keep doing it, even if you somehow...
by Marnix Pauwels | nov 7, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
Most people would agree: there’s a rainbow in the sky. I could point it out to you as we are walking across the street, and you would see it too. Look, there it is! Even though it doesn’t really exist. A rainbow is an optical illusion. It’s not...
by Marnix Pauwels | nov 6, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Love, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
I write a lot about the mind. For a good reason, I believe. Since it’s the creator of every single element within our personal experience, where suffering begins but also can end, I find it endlessly fascinating. And because of its captivating nature and magical...
by Marnix Pauwels | okt 22, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
I will never forget October 22nd, 2012. On that day, exactly nine years ago, I quit drinking. Nine years ago. Pff. It was a big deal, HUGE actually, because until then my whole life revolved around that habit. Alcohol stood firm at the center of my existence, and...
by Marnix Pauwels | okt 14, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me
I’ve had hundreds of truly amazing moments in my life. My first kiss. Being on stage in high school, feeling like a true entertainer. Scoring a goal in the last minute of an official soccer game. Being on TV. Finishing the creation of my first book. Seeing rows and...
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