Author: TDB

The routine of daily life gives us the sense that life will go on forever exactly as it is. The result is that we make endless excuses to do tomorrow what should be done today. I was particularly guilty of this when I was younger, where I’d routinely wait until the last minute to do, well… everything.

We experience things more intensely in our mind than they actually are in real life. When we think about that interview coming up, the next game, your big speech, that bill that’s overdue, or anything else we tend to inflate the severity of the situation subconsciously.

There is no denying that this past year has been — if I may be blunt — difficult.

The Buddha was ahead of his time in many ways, but what many fail to realize about him and his teachings was the very core of his perspective when it came to our own life – informed independence.

There’s a reason why Buddhist monks seem so peaceful all the time: they follow certain rules of living we don’t. Their whole philosophy revolves around the idea of reducing suffering. That philosophy may seem alien to you and nearly impossible, but the truth is it leads to higher happiness.