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Closing an Old Book & Starting a Brand New One

by NadiaFebruary 4, 2010

Recently, as a result of all the focus on aligning my outer life to match my inner life, I had an amazing realization that I wanted to share with all of you.
As you may recall, I do not write very fondly of my childhood and teenage years. Those were very dark and painful times. Unlike [...]

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Forgiveness in a Paper Cut

by NadiaJanuary 24, 2010

“We are what we repeatedly do.” – Aristotle
One of the many things that is truly beautiful about Eastern thought , especially Buddhism, is that it makes you aware that most human problems arise in the mind. We are what we think and as the quote above so wisely states, we are what we do over and [...]

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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

by NadiaJanuary 3, 2010

Unknown to all of you, a lot has been happening in my personal life which I have not shared. As I mentioned in the post that was published on Christmas Eve, I have been getting a lot of signs and indications from the Universe that there are some changes that I need to make in [...]

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How Much Money is Enough?

by NadiaDecember 17, 2009

Recently one of my friends and fellow bloggers, Lisis of Quest for Balance, wrote a heartfelt post about what she referred to as the Passion Paradox. The post was written with a lot of emotion and passion which displayed her frustration that sometimes when you follow your passion it does not necessarily mean that you will [...]

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What You Can Learn from a Burger

by NadiaOctober 1, 2009

While out running errands with my husband this past weekend, we drove by a Burger King and saw something that came as a total shock. Apparently, the food chain now has a special new sauce called the Angry Sauce which is served on Angry Chicken Sandwiches.
I asked my husband to read the sign to make sure [...]

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The Night That Changed Everything

by NadiaSeptember 10, 2009

During my last year of law school, a fellow classmate told me the following “joke” that I never forgot. The joke was: if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.
When my friend told me that line my life was a mess. I was on the verge of graduating without any idea of [...]

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The Unity of Words, Thoughts and Deeds

by NadiaSeptember 3, 2009

When my spiritual quest was in full force, I came across the following quote by Gandhi:
“I do what I say, I say what I think, I think what I feel.”
Shortly after reading this, I was in an ashram in the middle of India and heard another spiritual teacher utter the same phrase. This teacher said [...]

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“Julie & Julia” & The Happy Lotus

by NadiaAugust 27, 2009

There was a time in my life when I used to go to the movies every single weekend. During a recent discussion with my husband, I noticed for the first time that as I became happier, the desire to see a movie just kind of disappeared. So now in order for me to see a movie, [...]

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Happy Lotus and The Big Apple

by NadiaAugust 13, 2009

This past weekend, my husband and I went to New York City along with Lisis (Quest for Balance) and her family. They had never visited the city and I was more than happy to play tour guide.
We only spent two days together but we had a wonderful time. Although we met for the first time, [...]

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The Power of Images

by NadiaJuly 29, 2009

Often in life, there comes a time (sometimes even more than once) when we wonder more about who we are and why we are here. Not many people undergo the challenge of trying to figure out the answers to those questions.
Some people might think that such a quest is a waste of time and is [...]

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