“Buddy Bench”
19th Feb 2024 Walking through a schoolyard during a visit to a school for a talk I was presenting, I noticed a bench painted bright red. I asked a student, “Why is this bench painted a different color?” He said, “That’s the buddy bench. When someone feels lonely or they have nobody to play with, […]
“The Mountain”
18th Feb 2024 With work piling up & many tasks still to be finished, I was wondering how to spend my Sunday & I came across this wonderful poem by Laura Edwards which pointed me in the right direction. “If the mountain seems too big today, then climb a hill instead; If morning brings you […]
‘Let the child in you be alive’
17th Feb 2024 In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play,” says Friedrich Nietzsche. As we grow, we tend to pay too much attention to advice and etiquette and stop taking pleasure in the little things’ life has to offer. Childhood is lost in a maze of time management and goals […]
‘I AM TRULY BLESSED!’
16th Feb 2024 Have you ever considered the power of a statement, or a thought? Get up in the morning and invite good things into your life. Declare “I am blessed. I am strong. I am talented. I am disciplined. I am focused. I am prosperous.” And always imagine good things and wonderful things will […]
‘Change – take the chance’
15th Feb 2024 The season is changing from winter to spring, so can you. Let the change happen, don’t worry, Everything is temporary, emotions, thoughts, seasons, people; do not become attached, just flow with it. Change is necessary for incredible results. Two seeds lay side by side in the fertile soil. The first seed said, […]
Happy Basant Panchmi! Happy Valentine’s Day!
14th Feb 2024 Shakespeare, “When winter comes, can spring be far behind.” Basant Panchmi marks the advent of spring when it is time for every bush & bower to spring to life with blooms & bursts of colour & fragrance, vibrant as sparklers in a festive display. This day is also celebrated as the day […]
‘Express your love’
13th Feb 202 Author Stephen Levine asks the question, “If you had an hour to live and could make only one phone call – who would you call, what would you say, and why are you waiting?” What a powerful message! Who knows what we are waiting for? Perhaps we want to believe we will […]
‘Hug Day’
12th Feb 2024 Every year, Valentine’s Week is celebrated with a whole lot of grandeur & pomp all across the world. Dedicated to love of all kinds, this week is the time of the year when people express their feelings for each other. Hug Day is celebrated two days before Valentine’s Day. Hug Day celebrates […]
‘Choose your hard’
11th Feb 2024 Regret is hard, discipline is hard, choose your hard. Obesity is hard, and being fit is hard. Choose your hard. Dealing with illness is hard, Adopting a healthy lifestyle is hard, choose your hard. Pleasing everyone is hard, pursuing what you love is hard, choose your hard. Indecision is hard, trusting yourself […]
‘Live in the Present’
10th Feb 2024 To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we can live in the present moment. Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things – all at once. We allow past […]