Change..

10th September 2025 We live in a world where everyone wants everyone else to change first. We blame the govt for our problems. We blame our bosses for our stress. We blame the traffic for our misery, and so on. But blaming others is a convenient way of excusing yourselves and not changing. I love […]

Make things happen

9th September 2025 People can be divided into three groups: Those who make things happen, Those who watch things happen and Those who wonder what happened. Get up, follow your dream, take risks & make things happen. Ships are safer in the Harbour, but they are not meant for that purpose. All of us do […]

The Snake Chasing Effect

Snake Chasing Effect

8th September 2025 Here’s a story I come back to often when I feel negative emotions rising: A man is walking through the woods when he stumbles across a snake in the center of his path. The snake lashes out and bites him without warning, then turns and slithers away down the path. The man […]

Good Deed Sunday

Good Deed Sunday

7th September 2025 Let this Sunday be your day to fill your account at the Bank of the Universe with good deeds. Give encouragement to those around you. Give kindness. Give good words to those you see and speak to. Give a bigger tip. Give a gift for no reason. Open doors for others. Buy […]

Ganpati Visarjan

Ganpati Visarjan 2025

6th September 2025 Ten days after welcoming Lord Ganesha to our homes on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees bid adieu to Ganesh idols on the day of Anant Chaturdashi. Ganesh Visarjan reminds one of the cosmic cycle of creation and dissolution. The Deity made of ‘Mitti,’ earth, returns to earth by dissolving in water. […]

Happy Teachers Day!

Teachers Day 2025

5th September 2025 “The aim of education is not aquisition of information, although important, or aquisition of technical skills, though essential in modern society; but the development of that bent of mind, the attitude of reason, that spirit of democracy, which will make us responsible citizens.” ~ Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The contribution of Teachers cannot be […]

Oubaitori – The Japanese Philosophy That Changed My Life

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4th September 2025 Let’s face it: we live in a world that thrives on comparison. Social media, house that you live in, car that you drive, holidays, job titles, salaries, likes, followers — the list goes on. From a young age, we’re conditioned to measure our worth against others. Are we smart enough? Successful enough? […]

What is Maturity?

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3rd September 2025 Funny but true, We normally assume that people mature with age, however, many just age and don’t mature. We are always advising youngsters to act in a mature manner, but recently one of them turned back & asked, ‘What is Maturity And when do you mature?’ That got me thinking and I […]

All is well!

2nd September 2025 Remember the movie, 3 Idiots, & the famous dialogue, “All is Well, All is well” Life is actually like that. The mind believes what we tell it. According to scientists, The Bumblebee’s body is too heavy and its wing span too small. Aerodynamically, the bumblebee cannot fly. But the bumblebee doesn’t know […]

Come September!

Come September!

1st September 2025 A New day, a New week, a New month. Make it a September to remember. The name September comes from the the word ‘septem’ comes from the Latin ‘septa’ meaning ‘seven’. The name September suggests that it is the seventh and not the ninth month of the year. This makes sense because […]