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Life Purpose Unfolds

The Unlived Life is the Death of the Self

May 5, 2022 By Marina Alteza Leave a Comment

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Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. When I read that part in Stephen Pressfield’s book The Art of War, it struck such a deep accord that I often go back to it whenever I feel resistance. The majority of my […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fears, Life Purpose Unfolds, Manifesting, Surrender, Truth Tagged With: create the life you want, fear of judgment, fear of making a mistake, manifest your dreams, resistance, shame, surrender experiment, unlived life

A Letter to My 20-Year Old Self

June 12, 2017 By Marina Alteza 1 Comment

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Dear Marina, At 20 you know very little about life yet you sense that there is something much more to what your five senses are telling you. What you perceive is an illusion, but you don’t know that yet. Dig deeper for you will find the truth. Authenticity I see that you are already weaving […]

Filed Under: Blog, Joy, Life Purpose Unfolds Tagged With: fears, love, stillness

Seeking Happiness? You Won’t Find It

May 15, 2017 By Marina Alteza Leave a Comment

Conditional Happiness? For a good portion of my adult life, I was in constant search for happiness. At some point in my life, one or more of these thoughts have crossed my mind: I will be happy once I land a great job Life will be so good when I marry my ideal partner I […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fears, Health, Joy, Life Purpose Unfolds, Mindfulness, Wellness Tagged With: be present, joy now, pursuit of happiness

101 Ways to Get Inspiration & Find Life Purpose

September 15, 2016 By Marina Alteza 3 Comments

Get inspiration by walking in the forest

To discover our life purpose can be an easy process if we’re open to the possibility. A lot of the times, our fears and our conditioned past get in the way, and which are founded on false beliefs that we formed from a little child. No one can tell us what we’re meant to do […]

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