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I’m crossing an American border, entering the country with my new Green Card for the first time.I’ve lived in the US for three years, and finally, I could afford to visit my hometown in Kazakhstan and not worry about entering on the unreliable travel parole.This time I’m relaxed and happy.I confidently approach a border officer.I…

Yoga first happened to me when I was 15 years old. At the moment of writing, I’m 34, so it makes a scary number of “19 years ago”. Yoga happened in my life the scary 19 years ago. I hurt my knees at the martial art class I was taking then. No, I didn’t turn to…

Every so often I wonder: Are successful people happy? I would look at the people who have more than I have, and I would consider them successful. Earlier I believed that people who have more than I have must be happier than me. And since I am quite a happy person myself (in my own…

There is a problem with settings goals. A goal is this beautiful place where you really want to be, but you’re not there yet. And that is a problem. We address this problem differently. Some of us just get upset about the fact, but never move towards the goal. They make peace with such circumstances…

When I was 21 I started my first real job in the oil industry. I was a translator at a big international project — construction of a refinery plant. During the first few days at the plant, I was just following my more experienced colleague, watching him working and familiarizing myself with the job. This…