Take a Break
25th June, 2022 When Nobel prize-winning West Indian poet Derek Walcott was asked by an interviewer what he liked to do when he wasn’t writing poetry, he said he liked to paint. “Oh, I didn’t realise you were an artist as well,” said the interviewer. “I’m not an artist,” said the poet. “I don’t paint […]
‘My Digital Detox Experience’
20th June, 2022 Hello and welcome to the world of beautiful calm. How many times have you felt you “should” learn to relax more. Or maybe learn to meditate? But learning doesn’t sound very inviting when you’re already busy and feeling stressed. But, there is a place that exists deep within us all, far away […]
‘Digital Detox’
13th June, 2022 Good Morning, They say ‘Offline is the New Luxury’ Of late, I realised had been having these FOMO pangs and becoming obsessed with receiving text and posting messages on social media. I was feeling compelled to check my gadgets constantly for no particular reason. Hence, I have decided to go on a […]
ECHO
11th June, 2022 A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: “AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain: “AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” Curious, he yells: “Who are you?” He receives the answer: “Who are you?” And then he screams to the mountain:”I […]
Who is Happy?
10th June, 2022 A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life. But one day he saw a swan. “This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black. This swan must be the happiest bird in the world.” He expressed his thoughts to the swan. “Actually,” the swan replied, […]
‘Hold the hand’
05th June, 2022 A Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, “Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don’t fall into the river.” The little girl said, “No, Dad. You hold my hand.” “What’s the difference?” Asked the puzzled father. […]
Someone who Understands
04th June, 2022 A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about Nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he Felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the […]
‘Rewrite the Fairy Tales’
31st May, 2022 Sometime ago, I overheard my cousin read out a story to her grandaughter, “And then the princess found herself locked in a tower surrounded by a stinky moat with crocodiles and a huge scary dragon guarding the door,” read the grandmother, with her eyes wide and voice deep. Then, she made a […]
Happiness Boosters
22nd May, 2022 I was recently re-reading one of my favourite investment book, ‘The Behavior Gap’ by Card Richards and came across these wonderful lines from the chapter on Life Planning. He illustrates that, “Personal Relationships are absolutely crucial to happiness.” Loved the line where, he says, “Joining a group that meets once a month […]
‘A Goal that Serves’
19th May, 2022 More than 100 years ago, a young man, the son of a Midwestern college president & preacher was flailing around at various jobs; his problem : None of them really seemed to serve anyone.’ Since childhood he had been imbued with the ethic, which involved, among other things, the concept of service, […]