The Hidden Cost of Certainty
13th June 2025 We are always looking for certainity. In all decisions we make, we look at trying to reduce the odds. But certainity can only lead to a limited outcome. As they say, we need to leave the safe shores to discover new lands and ships are the safest in the harbour, but they […]
‘Change the perspective’
12th June 2025 “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” We all face tough times & the world seems unfair. During one of my low periods, I was only seeing negatively & one day I realized that there was only one thing I could change, and that was […]
‘Sometimes….’
8th June 2025 I recently reread the wonderful poem by Robert Drake & it struck a chord. “Sometimes I feel I want to go back in time… Not to change things, but to feel a couple of things twice. Sometimes I wish I was a baby for a while… Not to be walked in the […]
“Kafka and the travelling doll”
4th June 2025 This is a beautiful story, about a fabled encounter by Prague-born author Franz Kafka. It was said that, one year before his death, Franz Kafka was walking through Steglitz Park, in Berlin which was his daily walking route, but that day, he took a different turn & he found a little girl […]
Premeditatio Malorum
2nd June 2025 There is a wonderful 2000-year-old technique for weathering life’s Storms. In ancient Greece & Rome, many prominent thinkers subscribed to a philosophy called Stoicism. As part of this philosophy, they practiced a thought exercise called ‘Premeditatio Malorum,’ which means premeditation of evils. It simply means taking a moment to think through everything […]
The wisdom of the elderly..
29th May 2025 “The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.” John Leland from the New York Times published an article in late 2015, titled “The Wisdom of the Aged”, depicting life experiences of six people age 85 & older, whose lives were followed throughout the year and yielded […]
Thank You Dad….
27th May 2025 They say, “Something that is loved is never lost, for all that we love deeply, becomes a part of us.” As I reflect on Dad’s life, I can’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude. He wasn’t just an amazing father, he was an incredible human being. His love, wisdom & […]
HTDO
22th May 2025 My grandma always used to tell me “You catch more flies with sugar than with vinegar” and this is advice I always kept close to my heart. Being nice costs us nothing, it’s a simply a choice, and what does it say about us if we choose the alternative. Let me illustrate […]
What’s Your Alamo?
21st May 2025 The Alamo is a truly inspiring place – where about 300 Texans chose to stand off a Mexican army numbering over 6,000. A fool’s errand? Perhaps, in our modern world – but in their world, it was a matter of honor. For those Texans, the Alamo was their last retreat. The Texans […]
Meaningless Goals
17th May 2025 A farmer had a dog who used to sit by the roadside waiting for vehicles to come. As soon as one came he would run, barking and trying to overtake it. One day a neighbor asked “Do you think your dog is ever going to catch a car?” The farmer replied, “That […]