Presentation – How to Live Deeply by Guðbjörg Eggertsdóttir
Agapi Stassinopoulos is a Greek-born author, speaker, and spiritual teacher known for her work on personal growth, mindfulness, and living with heart-centered awareness. She’s the sister of Arianna Huffington and often explores themes of love, gratitude, and inner peace in her books and talks.
Her notable works include Wake Up to the Joy of You and Speaking with Spirit, both of which blend storytelling, practical wisdom, and spiritual reflection. Agapi’s approach is warm and accessible, often encouraging people to connect with their inner strength and live with more compassion and authenticity.
She frequently speaks at wellness events and corporate gatherings, guiding audiences toward emotional resilience and spiritual fulfillment through meditation, prayer, and self-awareness practices.
Agapi Stassinopoulos teaches that how to live begins with remembering who you truly are — a being of love, not fear. Her philosophy blends ancient Greek wisdom, spiritual practice, and everyday compassion.
At the heart of her message is the idea that life is not something to be conquered or perfected, but something to be lived through the heart. To live deeply, she encourages these guiding principles:
1. Begin with Presence
Life unfolds in the now. Agapi often reminds us that the mind loves to wander — into regrets of the past or worries about the future — but the heart lives only in the present. Through simple breathing, prayer, or stillness, you return to yourself. Presence is the foundation of peace.
2. Practice Self-Compassion
Living fully means embracing your humanity — your flaws, your emotions, your mistakes. Agapi teaches that self-judgment blocks love. When you forgive yourself, you open space for growth and joy. Speak to yourself as you would to a dear friend.
3. Lead with Love
Every interaction is an opportunity to bring love into the world. Whether through kindness, listening, or gratitude, love transforms both giver and receiver. Agapi calls this “living from the heart,” where your choices are guided not by fear or ego, but by connection.
4. Surrender Control
Much of our suffering comes from trying to control outcomes. Agapi invites surrender — not as resignation, but as trust. Trust that life has intelligence, that there is a rhythm beyond your plans. When you let go, you allow grace to move through you.
5. Cultivate Inner Joy
Joy is not dependent on circumstances; it’s a state of being. Through daily rituals — prayer, meditation, gratitude, or creative expression — you awaken joy as a natural current within you. Agapi often says joy is your birthright.
6. Serve and Share
Living deeply means giving of yourself. Service, in her view, doesn’t have to be grand — it can be a smile, a kind word, or a moment of presence. When you give, you align with the flow of life itself.
To live, in Agapi’s sense, is to awaken — to remember that you are not separate from life, but an expression of it. It’s a daily practice of returning to love, again and again, until love becomes your way of being.
Presentation – Living Deeply by Guðbjörg Eggertsdóttir
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