From Eckhart Tolle’s classic, The Power of Now, which I wholeheartedly recommend to all sufferers of retroactive jealousy: There is no need to go and investigate your...

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Watch this: “The wake doesn’t drive the ship”

I am a huge fan of the late English philosopher Alan Watts. Of the many great teachers I have encountered, few have made such a profound impact on the way I see the world, and...

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Watch this: “Ex-Boyfriend” by Lil’ Dicky [NSFW]

Because it’s Friday and spring is in the air (at least here in Canada) and love is all around us if we are brave enough to choose it, I thought I’d share something...

"Everything is amazing, and nobody’s happy."

As usual, some profound insight from one of the funniest humans on the planet, comedian Louis CK: A few years ago, upon initially seeing this bit on Louis’ special...

Read this: Jiddu Krishnamurti on observing emotions

When you are able to cultivate the ability to simply observe a thought or emotion as it arises, and then watch it fade away peacefully, you suddenly become very powerful. As I...

Listen to this: "Still Crazy After All These Years"

As I write about in my guidebook, music can have a serious impact on how we feel, and how we think. In one of the chapters in Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy, I recommend that...

Give love and seek no reward

Continuing on the theme of last week’s post, I thought I might share this beautifully simple take on the meaning of life by the Russian concert pianist Andrei Gavrilov....

by Zachary Stockill

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John Lennon: Jealous Guy

When I was in the grips of retroactive jealousy, I used to take some comfort in this John Lennon classic: As were many of John’s songs, “Jealous Guy” was...

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