‘Enjoy The Coffee’
02nd November, 2022 The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.” A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work […]
Humility
01st November, 2022 Once the River became very proud of the tremendous flow of its water. The River felt that I am so powerful that I can wash away everything with me – the mountains, houses, trees, animals, humans, etc. One day the River proudly asked the Ocean, “Tell me, what should I bring for […]
Hope
31st October, 2022 Once a king announced a death sentence to two convicts. One of them knew that the king is very fond of his horse. He went up to the king and told him that if you spare my life, I will teach the horse how to fly in the next one year. On […]
‘Sharpen your Axe’
30th October, 2022 “If I only had an hour to chop down a tree, I would spend the first 45 minutes sharpening my axe.” ~Abraham Lincoln. Continuing with the importance of self care importance, let me share another parable. Once two woodcutters had an argument, who of them could cut more wood from morning till […]
Take Care of Yourself
29th October, 2022 There’s a reason why the friendly voice on the plane always tells you, in case of an emergency, put your own oxygen mask on first. If you save yourself, you have a chance of saving your family, your kids, the other people you’re travelling with. If you try to put the mask […]
‘Dare to Fail’
28th October, 2022 I recently read the International Bestseller “Dare To Fail” by author Billi Lim who defines success as a day to day progressive journey towards a predetermined worthwhile goal. Billi Lim has touched an altogether different aspect of ‘Success’ phenomenon. Generally people know the history of the success stories of famous people, that’s […]
Make Things Happen
27th October, 2022 Diwali is about the start of the new Year, about the New Samvat, about new beginnings, about new opportunities, about planning and making things happen. Whenever I think of opportunities and making things happen, I always end up recollecting an instance. It happened some years ago but I can recall the evening […]
Day 5 – The final Day of the Diwali Festivities – Bhai Dooj – The Day of Love between Siblings
26th October, 2022 The festival of Bhai Dooj has a literal meaning attached to it. It is made up of two words namely- “Bhai” meaning brother and “Dooj” meaning the second day after the new moon which is a day of its celebration. Bhai Dooj or The teeka, as it is popularly known in the […]
‘The Day after Diwali…. Celebrate Life’
25th October, 2022 So, the festival of Diwali has gone as suddenly as it had arrived. Wasn’t preparing for the festival more exciting than the festival itself ? The planning for gifts, cleaning the house, anticipation of the card parties, getting new clothes, sharing and giving, buying the Diyas, getting the Puja thali ready, and […]
Day 3 – Diwali – The Day of Light
24th October, 2022 ॥तमसो मा ज्योतिर् गमय॥ “हे ईश , हमें अज्ञान के अंधकार से ज्ञान के प्रकाश की ओर ले चलिए |” On this auspicious Festival of Lights, May Lord Ram shower his blessings on us with energy to move away from the darkness of ignorance, towards the light of knowledge, intellect & wisdom. […]