‘Allow Yourself to Be Bored’
29th January, 2023 For many of us, our lives are so filled with stimuli, not to mention responsibilities, that it’s almost impossible for us to sit still and do nothing, much less relax – even for a few minutes. A friend of mine said to me, “People are no longer human beings. We should be […]
‘Enjoy what You Have’
28th January, 2023 It all started one lazy Sunday afternoon in a small town. Two school-going friends had a crazy idea. They rounded up three goats from the neighborhood and painted the number 1, 2 and 4 on their sides and let the goats loose inside their school building. The next morning, when the authorities […]
Choose What You Fight.
27th January, 2023 I once met a very successful man and I asked him to share his secret with me. He smiled and said to me, I started succeeding when I started leaving small fights for small fighters. I stopped fighting those who gossiped about me, I stopped fighting over unnecessary issues with my spouse, […]
Happy Republic Day!
26th January, 2023 Good wishes on the occasion of Republic Day. Republic Day is often thought of as a day on which we celebrate our military might and cultural divergence through the Republic Day parade. However, The Republic day means much, much, more. It is a celebration of the eternal ideals, values and ethos that […]
‘Tend your Garden’
25th January, 2023 I went to visit a friend recently and he was in his garden. I went and sat in a chair that he has in his garden and I could however see he was in a fowl mood. I sat there until he spoke and said “these weeds man, they are a pain, […]
‘Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff’
24th January, 2023 The greatest discovery of my generation is, that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. ~William James Whenever we’re dealing with bad news, a difficult person, or a disappointment of some kind, most of us get into certain habits, ways of reacting to life – particularly adversity – […]
Why Not You?
23rd January, 2023 A new day, a new week, make a choice, have a good day or a great day. Every day is a new beginning, Smile & start again. Someone will do something fresh, new and brave today…why not you? Someone will befriend a stranger, deliver hope to the hopeless and model decency… why […]
“Enjoy Every Sandwich.”
22nd January, 2023 When legendary musician Warren Zevon was dying of terminal Lung cancer at the age of 52, he appeared on the David Letterman’s talk show and Letterman asked him, what he had learned about life. You know, what were Zevon’s parting words? Looking straight through the camera lens into every soul watching, he […]
Mário de Andrade – The Valuable Time of Maturity.
21st January, 2023 I counted my years and realized that I have less time to live by, than I have lived so far. I have more past than future. I feel like that boy who got a bowl of cherries. At first, he gobbled them, but when he realized there were only few left, he […]
Happy Nation
20th January, 2023 For five years in a row, Finland has been ranked No. 1 as the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report. In the 2022′s report, people in 156 countries were asked to “value their lives today on a 0 to 10 scale, with the worst possible life as […]