Last week, my partner became ill with Covid-19. Despite our extensive travel, we have been relatively fortunate in avoiding Covid-19. My partner, on the other hand, had a high fever followed by a sore throat last week. We had just gone out drinking and playing tennis over the weekend, so we decided to get an antigen test just…

I was a chronic insomniac until I discovered this remedy. I was a chronic insomniac At first, I tried melatonin, a natural remedy that almost everyone with sleeping problems has tried. It was ineffective. …

It will provide you with calm, clarity, and peace of mind. Everyone understands the dangers of addiction. Nonetheless, we are all addicts in some way. We may not be drug addicts, alcoholics, porn addicts, or nicotine addicts, but we may be addicted to seemingly innocuous things like caffeine, social media, drama, validation, and so on. All…

This post is dedicated to the living Bodhisattva whose teachings saved my life. “Don’t say that I will depart tomorrow — even today I am still arriving. Look deeply: every second I am arriving to be a bud on a Spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings, learning to sing…

My formula for greatness in a human being is Amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it But Love It. — Friedrich Nietzsche. Have you ever wish to change the course of your life? I have—several times. The first thing that came…

As a Roman Emperor, Marcus was mentored by many teachers. One of them was Junius Rusticus, one of Marcus’ closest advisors and a mentor to Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius mentioned Rusticus in the first chapter of his infamous book, Meditations. “From Rusticus, I gained the idea that I was in…

The Four Virtues of Stoicism After a long time of pause, I am finally back, re-learning the one philosophy that helps me get through one of the hardest times in my life: Stoicism. This time, I’m reading ‘How to Think Like a Roman Emperor’ by psychotherapist Donald J. Robertson. I was once again reminded of…

“Blossom by blossom the spring begins.” — Algernon Charles Swinburne It was the usual morning in a hot, dreary, humid Jakarta. I woke up, scrolled aimlessly at my phone, and ordered an iced latte from my go-to coffee shop. When the coffee arrived, I went out to the balcony. The…

“What a strange thing! to be alive beneath cherry blossoms.” ― Kobayashi Issa The death of life Spring Equinox symbolizes a new beginning. In the Northern Hemisphere, after the winter comes to an end, it marks the return of the light. In many cultures, We are encouraged to attune to this energy by coming…