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by Murray Hidary

Want vs Desire — The Language That Shapes Our Lives Jan 14, 2026

When we reflect on the changes we want to make in our lives — especially at the beginning of a new year — we often ask a familiar question:

How do I ...

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WONDER by Murray Hidary Jan 12, 2026

It enters in small ways,
unnoticed,
when the light thins, 
and finds its way
through a narrow opening.

You step into it
unsuspecting,
startled by what you ...

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The Path to Enduring Joy — A Journey from Suffering to Freedom Dec 30, 2025

Joy is a word we all know — and yet, few of us truly understand.

We speak about it often, chase it relentlessly, and measure our lives by how much of...

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Becoming Joy — Living from the Inside Out Dec 23, 2025

 (Part 5 of the MindTravel Series: The Journey to Joy)


In our last post, we rediscovered joy in the world around us — in color, light, sound, and t...

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JOY by Murray Hidary Dec 23, 2025

Where does joy reside?

We look for it on the horizon,
that perfect life 

just out of reach,
the horizon always 
slipping further away.

What if joy ca...

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The Joy Hidden in Plain Sight — Seeing the World with Childlike Wonder Dec 16, 2025

(Part 4 of the MindTravel Series: The Journey to Joy)


In our last post, we explored the eight pillars of joy — the attitudes and perspectives that ...

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The Eight Pillars of Joy — A Mindful Foundation for a Joyful Life Dec 09, 2025

(Part 3 of the MindTravel Series: The Journey to Joy)


In the last post, we explored the alchemy of suffering — how pain, when met with awareness, c...

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The Alchemy of Suffering — How Pain Opens the Door to Joy Dec 02, 2025

(Part 2 of the MindTravel Series: The Journey to Joy)


In the last post, we explored how joy can’t be pursued — it can only be found. It arises natu...

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Joy Cannot Be Sought — It Can Only Be Found Nov 17, 2025

(Part 1 of the MindTravel Series: The Journey to Joy)

This post is the beginning of a five-part exploration into the nature of joy — what it truly is...

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Love as a Verb: A MindTravel Guide to Living Connected Nov 10, 2025

Love is one of the most written-about, sung-about, and sought-after experiences in human life. Yet for all our talk of love, we often misunderstand it...

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TO FEEL by Murray Hidary Nov 10, 2025

 

What else are we made for 
but to feel? 

We were not made
to solve life
like a problem set before us, 
but to walk it barefoot 
the ground rising 
to me...

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Self-Love and Universal Love – Two Ends of the Same Circle Nov 04, 2025

We often talk about love in terms of others: partners, friends, family, colleagues. But at its core, the capacity to love outwardly is limited by the ...

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