Was it a ‘Successful’ Year?
29th December, 2022 As we complete another year, A dear friend asked me, “How were the last 12 months, Was it a ‘successful’ Year?” I sat back & reviewed the year gone by and that got me thinking, “What is success?” What does ‘success’ mean to me? Success is definitely not about the cars you […]
2023- The Year of the Rabbit
28th December, 2022 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit and on On January 22nd, the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit bounds into action. The shift in energy will be significant as we move out of 2022, the Year of the Tiger, and into the more patient and gentle Rabbit Year 2023. All Rabbit […]
Wish Time
18th December, 2022 A new year is approaching, it is wish time, What do you want to wish for? What is the 1st thing which comes into your mind, whatever your heart desires the most : health, a goal, family, wealth, happiness… If you have more than one wish your heart desires, throw a coin […]
‘Slow Food’
11th December, 2022 Slow Food was initially founded by Carlo Petrini and a group of activists in Italy during the 1980s with the aim of defending regional traditions, good food, gastronomic pleasure and a slow pace of life. In the decades since its beginning, Slow Food has grown into a global movement involving millions of […]
‘Art of Doing Nothing’
10th December, 2022 Blaise Pascal said, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” In 2014, psychologists from the University of Virginia asked a number of subjects to sit in a room by themselves for a period of 6 to 15 minutes at a time. They were asked […]
Meaningful Life
04th December, 2022 At some stage of our time on Earth, we might wonder about the meaning of our life. If you have ever had this thought, then take comfort that you are not alone. There is ample anecdotal evidence that people are looking for ways to live a more meaningful life. Living a meaningful […]
‘You are allowed’
27th November, 2022 Sunday is your day, And you are allowed, to start fresh, to be happy, To Work some, play some, Breathe in & breathe out and to ‘Waste’ your Sunday if you want. Don’t be frustrated, be motivated. Don’t be depressed, be impressed. Don’t be pressured, be passionate. Don’t be pathetic, be strategic. […]
‘Celebrate Life’
26th November, 2022 Remember the movie, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, where after the Tomatina Festival, Hrithik & Katrina are taking a walk & katrina asks,” What do you want in life”& he replies, “Earn money till 40 & then retire & enjoy life” and she replies, “How do you know, you will live till 40. […]
Find your True Desire, then Live it
25th November, 2022 In a thought-provoking lecture many years ago, British philosopher and writer Alan Watts told the audience this – Students come to me and say, ‘We’re getting out of college and we have the faintest idea of what we want to do.’ I always ask the question, what would you like to do […]
‘Follow your Dream’
24th November, 2022 All of us come to this planet knowing why are we here for. Very few remember this and fewer have the courage to follow it. Steve jobs ate at Iscon, returned soda bottles to survive yet learnt design. Walt Disney created the theme park in his head for 20 years and then […]