Socrates once said "Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise" How many times have you had someone tell you what you are doing is stupid or that you will fail if you continue to try and do what you want? I bet many of you would have definitely heard these words at one point or another. Socrates was indeed a wise man and these words are not to be gone unnoticed. What i believe Socrates is trying to tell us here is that you will have many people in your life tell you what's good for you, tell you that you shouldn't be doing what you're doing or that you are cra ..read more

Gratitude is the one aspect of life that can truly make a difference to your happiness on a daily basis. How long can you go without seeing a loved one? A day? A week? A month? A year? If I went without seeing one of my loved ones for a week, I would miss them. So can you imagine the possibility of someone not seeing their mother and father for 21 years? Can you imagine not seeing a sister or a brother for 29 years? My father can. In 1991, my father fled war torn Iraq with my mother, brother and sister. He escaped the country without saying a proper goodbye to his family. Years went by after h ..read more

So you alarm goes off in the morning, you're too comfortable and don't want to get out of bed. So what do you do? You hit that snooze button right? You hit that snooze button and try and get as much time as you in bed because you just want to stay in your comfort zone. Do you see that? That right there! That right there is you starting your day off with a mental retreat. The more you snooze your alarm, the more the day is getting away from you, the more time you waste and the more you start your day off on the back foot. Right there are multiple negative outcomes already starting to build up i ..read more

We all want nice things right? We all want that dream house, that fancy car and all those fancy gadgets. Obviously i am generalising but you get the point. These are all nice things but how far are you willing to go just to obtain them? Are you willing to sacrifice your peace of mind, your passion, your family and your health just in the pursuit of these items? I'd like to think that when presented with that question, most of us would say no. I would hope that because material items are only temporary and can easily be taken away from us. They can also lead us to become people we may not neces ..read more

As i finish my Synctuition meditation session today, my mind is clear and i can think freely. The sun is shining through the window and the wind is gently coming through. I feel at peace and in such a good space. I recently have been able to sit still alot more and free my mind from my day to day stresses. Meditation has definitely helped with that but i can say that being able to free my mind is an accumulation of positive habits. Positive habits which i have implemented into my daily life. They come in the form of things that i love which include exercising, eating healthy, sharing philosoph ..read more

The Legendary Bruce Lee once said "One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm". Could there be anything more true? Life today constantly has its pressures and obstacles that we all face and must overcome. For if we do not overcome the challenge, we will be defeated and will remain defeated unless we choose to try again. When i see someone easily thrown off by a single defeat, i have a significant amount of empathy for that person. This empathy comes from being understanding. An understanding of what it feels like to be that person which is easily defeated. It ..read more

If you are like me then once upon a time, you were stuck in a job that you didn't like. If you are like me, then you are probably still in that job. However if you are like me, then you are also taking action day in and day out to make your dreams and goals a reality. You are trying everything in your power to make what you want in life a reality. I wasn't always this motivated. I used to consistently pretend that what i was doing in life was getting me to where i wanted. It wasn't actually. It was getting me to where other people wanted me to be. I allowed people's projections of what they wa ..read more

Whether it be in your career or in your daily life, the significance and importance of mentors can not be understated. If you are like me, then your environment does not encourage you or give you the tools that you need to in order to pursue what it is that you love. The people around you are encouraging you to pursue a very standard life with tried, proven and safe methods. All around you, you see people pursuing respectable yet safe paths in life. My family for example. My brother works in a warehouse, my mother works in a printing company, my father works in a meat factory and my sister wor ..read more

In life, we all want to be happy. At least that is what i have observed from most people. You hear many ways that you can achieve happiness. Money, recognition, relationships and so on. The common theme with what i mentioned in the previous 3 is that they are all external sources of happiness. The source of happiness is dependent on others or something not in your control. This means that the external sources hold the switches and levers to your happiness in your life. Today, i want to focus on internal happiness. Things that are in your control and that with practice, you will be able to iden ..read more

When i look at the world around me today, i see many great people. I see many motivated people. One thing i also see, are many people not dealing with their difficulties in life appropriately. When i see people not dealing with difficulties appropriately, it is a natural instinct within me to ask myself "What makes this person react in such a way". Through my thoughts with certain observations in life, i have come to this analysis. I believe throughout high school and primary school, we are constantly being praised or rewarded. Even when you don't pass a subject, you may still progress to the ..read more