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J.A. Santana

J.A. Santana

By: J.A. Santana
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 At J.A. Santana, stories are our portal into the human experience. Let's gather 'round to explore tales of all kinds - mythology and poetry, speculative fiction and interactive games. Through them we'll unpack insights about life's complexity - love's light, human nature's shadows. Guided by history's lessons, myths' magic, philosophy's perspective, we'll seek truth, virtue, purpose. We'll discover how words, read and written, teach and transform lives. This is a place for curious minds, kind hearts, and shared discovery. Let's traverse rich worlds both imagined and lived.J.A. Santana Personal Development Personal Success
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  • How To Be Happy | Life Of Pi Lessons

    How To Be Happy | Life Of Pi Lessons
    Feb 24 2024
    Journey with Sam as they uncover the path to lasting happiness through the "Life of Pi" book. This exploration delves into the novel's rich allegory, extracting profound life lessons and explaining how "Life of Pi" serves as a powerful metaphor for resilience, compassion, and purposeful living. Learn how to be happy in life by understanding the delicate balance between pleasure and meaning. Explore ways to be happy and how to feel happy authentically, from nurturing quality relationships to developing a positive mindset. Sam's analysis weaves teachings from various self-help authors, offering insights on mindfulness, enlightenment, and mental health. Discover the characteristics of happy people and how they navigate life's challenges. Gain practical strategies for mindset shifts, positive thinking, and building resilience. Remember, mindset matters! This story addresses obstacles to happiness in our modern world, examining the impact of materialism and social media on wellbeing. Whether you're seeking to be happier, more resilient, or simply looking for a deeper understanding of life's meaning, join Sam and let the wisdom of "Life of Pi" explain and inspire you to find your own path to lasting fulfillment and be happy. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎦 Subscribe to YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnta1A0pghtvRQ_NE-e3LeQ?sub_confirmation=1⁠ 🌍 My website: ⁠https://jasantana.me/⁠ 📨 Subscribe with email: ⁠https://jasantana.me/free/⁠ 📚 My personal library: ⁠https://jasantana.me/great-books/⁠ 📚 My books: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/author/jasantana⁠ 🖥 Tools & Services I use: ⁠https://jasantana.me/tools-and-services/⁠ 🛒 Official Merch: ⁠https://jasantana.creator-spring.com/⁠ 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠The Cool and Warmth of Hearts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Shadows Amongst the Threads⁠ 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Inspirational Verse⁠ 📚 Free Download of the ⁠Poetry Writing Process⁠ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📷My Gear: ▶ Shure MV7 USB Microphone https://amzn.to/3YR7yYW ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Recommended Reads, Watch ▶ The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom https://amzn.to/48olHR5 ▶ Life of Pi: A Novel https://amzn.to/3RufRXz ▶ Life of Pi https://amzn.to/3TsLd36 ▶ The Courage to Be Happy: Discover the Power of Positive Psychology and Choose Happiness Every Day https://amzn.to/480sQHq ▶ The Power of Myth https://amzn.to/4aiqHbH ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📢 Let’s Connect: 📺 Odysee ➔ ⁠https://odysee.com/@jasantana:4⁠ 📺 Rumble ➔ ⁠https://rumble.com/c/c-3324478⁠ 📷 Instagram ➔ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasantanaauthor/⁠ 📘 Facebook ➔ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/jasantanaauthor⁠ 🎧 Podcast ➔ ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana⁠ All socials ➔ ⁠https://lhub.to/jasantana⁠ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you.
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    18 mins
  • Pursuit of Happiness | Living a Purposeful Life - The Philosophy of Happiness

    Pursuit of Happiness | Living a Purposeful Life - The Philosophy of Happiness
    Feb 17 2024
    Sam explores the intricacies of human contentment through philosophy, psychology, and spirituality. This quest for true happiness and inner fulfillment weaves together ancient wisdom and modern life insights, from Aristotle and the Stoics to contemporary mental health research. Delve into the meaning of life and how to find your purpose amidst life's complexities. Uncover the real meaning of life through diverse perspectives, including Buddhism, Jesus Christ's teachings, and philosophical inquiries into consciousness and the philosophy of mind. Learn how societal norms, technology, and economic instability impact our pursuit of happiness and meaningful life. Sam's exploration illuminates paths to personal growth and self-discovery, offering practical wisdom on mindfulness, dealing with negative emotions, and nurturing healthy relationships. Understand how cultural factors shape our perception of happiness and influence our journey towards inner peace. This story of the pursuit of happiness bridges the gap between ancient wisdom and modern challenges, inspiring viewers to redefine their understanding of happiness. Join Sam on this profound adventure of the mind and spirit, and discover your own path to sustainable joy and a purposeful existence. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎦 Subscribe to YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnta1A0pghtvRQ_NE-e3LeQ?sub_confirmation=1⁠ 🌍 My website: ⁠https://jasantana.me/⁠ 📨 Subscribe with email: ⁠https://jasantana.me/free/⁠ 📚 My personal library: ⁠https://jasantana.me/great-books/⁠ 📚 My books: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/author/jasantana⁠ 🖥 Tools & Services I use: ⁠https://jasantana.me/tools-and-services/⁠ 🛒 Official Merch: ⁠https://jasantana.creator-spring.com/⁠ 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠The Cool and Warmth of Hearts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Shadows Amongst the Threads⁠ 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Inspirational Verse⁠ 📚 Free Download of the ⁠Poetry Writing Process⁠ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📷My Gear: ▶ Shure MV7 USB Microphone https://amzn.to/3YR7yYW ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Recommended Reads ▶ Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse https://amzn.to/49AzwNI ▶ Nicomachean Ethics https://amzn.to/46adz4X ▶ The Philosophy of Epicurus https://amzn.to/3stq4ei ▶ The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering https://amzn.to/3ucnaeo ▶ Stoicism Mastery: The Surprisingly Simple Philosophy To Change Your Life For The Better https://amzn.to/479Rvsx ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📢 Let’s Connect: 📺 Odysee ➔ ⁠https://odysee.com/@jasantana:4⁠ 📺 Rumble ➔ ⁠https://rumble.com/c/c-3324478⁠ 📷 Instagram ➔ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasantanaauthor/⁠ 📘 Facebook ➔ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/jasantanaauthor⁠ 🎧 Podcast ➔ ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana⁠ All socials ➔ ⁠https://lhub.to/jasantana⁠ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you.
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    27 mins
  • What Is the True Meaning of Happiness - Philosophy of Lasting Happiness | The Nature Of Happiness

    What Is the True Meaning of Happiness - Philosophy of Lasting Happiness | The Nature Of Happiness
    Feb 10 2024
    Join Sam on an introspective journey decoding happiness and the pursuit of a fulfilling life. Questioning their repetitive routine, Sam explores the nature of happiness through psychology and philosophy of life, unraveling why happiness fades and how to cultivate lasting joy. Concepts like hedonism, eudaimonia, and affective state theory to understand the science of happiness. Discover the role of neuroplasticity and biological influences on our happiness 'set point', shedding light on why happiness is fleeting. This narrative examines the evolutionary reasons behind our fleeting moments of joy, distinguishing between temporary pleasures and the deep contentment that stems from purpose and self-fulfillment in life. Learn how mindfulness and personal development contribute to emotional and mental balance. Sam's journey of personal growth offers insights into achieving inner peace and self-fulfillment. Explore strategies for mental health improvement and discover how to have a more fulfilling life through the lens of positive psychology. Whether you're in your own pursuit of happiness or seeking deeper understanding, join Sam in this exploration of what truly constitutes a meaningful and joyful existence. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎦 Subscribe to YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnta1A0pghtvRQ_NE-e3LeQ?sub_confirmation=1⁠ 🌍 My website: ⁠https://jasantana.me/⁠ 📨 Subscribe with email: ⁠https://jasantana.me/free/⁠ 📚 My personal library: ⁠https://jasantana.me/great-books/⁠ 📚 My books: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/author/jasantana⁠ 🖥 Tools & Services I use: ⁠https://jasantana.me/tools-and-services/⁠ 🛒 Official Merch: ⁠https://jasantana.creator-spring.com/⁠ 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠The Cool and Warmth of Hearts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Shadows Amongst the Threads⁠ 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Inspirational Verse⁠ 📚 Free Download of the ⁠Poetry Writing Process⁠ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📷My Gear: ▶ Shure MV7 USB Microphone https://amzn.to/3YR7yYW ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ▶ Those Who Remain https://amzn.to/46uKF0i ▶ The Hero with a Thousand Faces https://amzn.to/46MA1Su ▶ The Myth of Sisyphus https://amzn.to/3QitlX1 ▶ Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics https://amzn.to/3RremJt ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📢 Let’s Connect: 📺 Odysee ➔ ⁠https://odysee.com/@jasantana:4⁠ 📺 Rumble ➔ ⁠https://rumble.com/c/c-3324478⁠ 📷 Instagram ➔ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasantanaauthor/⁠ 📘 Facebook ➔ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/jasantanaauthor⁠ 🎧 Podcast ➔ ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana⁠ All socials ➔ ⁠https://lhub.to/jasantana⁠ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you. 📚 Recommended Reads, Watch
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    15 mins
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