The Most Important Thing
Essays, insights, teachings and ideas around what it means to live a sane & satisfying life. By Aliya Mughal

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May
07
The gift of vulnerability: Opening the door for others to be real and for us all to get free

The gift of vulnerability: Opening the door for others to be real and for us all to get free

The healing power of mutual confession
6 min read
Apr
11
Words of Wonder: On finding hope in the dark, sharing what helps, and healing the hurts

Words of Wonder: On finding hope in the dark, sharing what helps, and healing the hurts

"I've been on a journey, and that must involve change, or what's the point of going on the journey at all?" - Nick Cave
7 min read
Apr
06
On tattoos, ancestral healing, love, loss and being a lamp unto ourselves

On tattoos, ancestral healing, love, loss and being a lamp unto ourselves

What we inherit and how we continue
4 min read
Mar
26
I don’t need you to tell me I’m good: On rejection and validation

I don’t need you to tell me I’m good: On rejection and validation

Choosing self-empowerment over projected diminishment
7 min read
Mar
17
Words of Wonder: Resting into the nature of experience & giving up the fight

Words of Wonder: Resting into the nature of experience & giving up the fight

Enough is enough, and that's okay - how much more satisfying life can be when we accept the fact over fabricated conflict
6 min read
Mar
12
On reclaiming my power

On reclaiming my power

Post-retreat thoughts on taking back my power. Or, in the words of The Doors: “The time to hesitate is through. No time to wallow in the mire.”
4 min read
Feb
15
The ache in my bones

The ache in my bones

On giving up the fight to control the uncontrollable
6 min read
Feb
05
Words of Wonder: Facing & embracing change

Words of Wonder: Facing & embracing change

When we can accept rather than resist or deny change, it changes everything
6 min read
Jan
23
What's up, Monkey Mind: Let your inner demons run riot and free yourself from their claws

What's up, Monkey Mind: Let your inner demons run riot and free yourself from their claws

What you don’t release will weigh you down, so why not let it go
7 min read
Jan
11
Who are you and how shall I know: On knowing my father and myself

Who are you and how shall I know: On knowing my father and myself

It’s often said that the best teachers teach without explicitly teaching, holding up a mirror to our own and showing us which way leads where.
8 min read