“Good Deeds Week”
11th March 2024 Let this week be your week to fill your account at the Bank of the Universe with good deeds. Encourage those around you. Give kindness. Give good words to those you see and speak to. Give a bigger tip. Give a gift for no reason. Open doors for others. Buy coffee or […]
“Being Busy cont’d”
10th March 2024 Continuing with our yesterday’s theme, Being busy all the time can give us an illusion of productivity which may feel reassuring, but isn’t there a risk we are too busy to enjoy life? For some people, being busy is unfortunately not an option. Students working part-time to pay for their studies, parents […]
“Being Busy”
9th March 2024 Do you know that feeling of being so busy that time flies in the blink of an eye? We’re so busy with all kinds of things—work, friends, going out, partying, holidays, etc., but being busy is not a good thing. Especially because we waste most of our time being busy. We say […]
‘Happy Mahashivratri’
8th March 2024 ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥ Om, We Worship the Three-Eyed One (Lord Shiva), Who is Fragrant (Spiritual Essence) and Who Nourishes all beings. May He sever our Bondage of Samsara (Worldly Life), like a Cucumber (severed from the bondage of its Creeper), and thus Liberate us from […]
“Change your Habits”
7th March 2024 Aristotle wrote, “We are what we repeatedly do.” Webster’s dictionary defines a habit as: “An acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary.” Our life today is essentially the sum of our habits How in shape or out of shape we are? A result of our habits. How happy […]
“The Eisenhower Matrix”
6th March 2024 Dwight Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, serving two terms from 1953 to 1961. During his time in office, he launched programs that directly led to the development of the Interstate Highway System, the launch of the Internet (DARPA), the exploration of space (NASA), and the peaceful use of […]
“You are the ocean”
5th March 2024 The story is about a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a grand old time. He’s enjoying the wind and the fresh air – until he notices the other waves in front of him, crashing against the shore. “My God, this terrible”, the wave says. “Look what’s going to happen […]
“Identify the problem clearly”
4th March 2024 One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops – a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well. At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a […]
“Live Life Now!”
3rd March 2024 Here is a poem written by child psychologist David L. Weatherford, I read some years back and again recently. This is one of the few texts that led me to work towards changing my life, from one where I was deferring living for tomorrow to one where I try to live today […]
‘Ahhhh Saturday’
2nd March 2024 Every Saturday is your day to feel as free as a bird, to feel as free as you did when you were a child. Play! Have fun! This is the day to find your bliss and live it. Do the things that make you feel wonderful. Do the things that make you […]