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Lauren Shepley in Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

Aug 22, 2021

Modern Deathwish — the Controversial Death of Laura

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Lauren Shepley in Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

Aug 22, 2020

Self-love, God, and Conscience

We often come across the proverb “If you don’t love yourself, it is impossible for you to love others.”…

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Lauren Shepley in Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

Apr 22, 2020

Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

If you could choose between being happy or having a clear conscience, which would you…

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Lauren Shepley in Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

Jul 22, 2020

Becoming a pessimist is harder than you think

Seriously, can we just get over our infatuation with ‘being positive’ and…

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Lauren Shepley in Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

Oct 22, 2021

Commitment & Discipline

Since April last year, when I published the article Create stronger emotional bonds through an exchange of shame and…

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Lauren Shepley in Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

Dec 22, 2020

What We Do Not Understand About Judgement[1]

In the past, when Western society was still influenced by Christian values…

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Lauren Shepley in Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

Jun 22, 2020

Humanising Evil

Our gauge for what is considered evil has become much more sensitive. Many people would not raise an eyebrow if you called Hitler…

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Lauren Shepley in Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

Nov 22, 2020

Be YourSelf & Conscience[1]

One proverb that has gained recent ground is Oscar Wilde’s ‘Be Yourself — Everyone Else is Taken’. The…

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Lauren Shepley in Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

Oct 21, 2020

Friendship with Cats and Dogs: A Compliment to our Species

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Choose the Good Life over the Happy Life

A discussion describing why we should try to do good over pursuing happiness. This publication exams modern challenges in postmodern and diverse climates while explaining that meditation and mindfulness can help to facilitate good.

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