‘Climb the Mountain’s’
05th November, 2022 Life is not all work & just mowing your lawn in spare time. It’s also about your secret desires & wishes, About those long forgotten passions, About those forgotten treks, That musical instrument you were so passionate about, The sport you loved playing, The lyrics you used to secretly pen, The time […]
‘How to Relieve Pain’
03rd November, 2022 Some years ago I read this beautiful narrative by Elena Bernabe (Shared and translated by Takiruna) and it really touched a chord. “Grandma, how do you cope with pain?” “With your hands, honey. If you do it with your mind instead of relieving the pain, it toughens even harder.” “With your hands […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]
‘The Holy Flame’
12th October, 2022 A long time ago, a man heard, that in a foreign place, far, far, away, there was a holy flame burning. So he got up and left his home to find the holy flame and bring some of its light back home to his house. He thought: ‘When I have this light, […]
‘Perspective’
01st October, 2022 One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return […]
‘The 10,000 Hours Rule’
28th September, 2022 The 10,000-hour rule has been a topic of scientific research since the 1970’s but it came into the mainstream when Malcolm Gladwell wrote about it in his book ‘Outliers.’ The rule is based on research into the abilities of top performers in various fields like mathematics, chess, tennis, swimming, and music. The […]
The Frogs and The Tower
23rd September, 2022 There once was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants. The race began, Honestly, no one in the crowd really believed […]
‘Regret’
22nd September, 2022 ‘Regret’ is a short story by the American writer Kate Chopin who wrote ‘Regret’ in September 1894 and it originally appeared in Century magazine the following year, before being reprinted in her 1897 collection, ‘A Night in Acadie.’ ‘Regret’ is about an unmarried woman, Mamzelle Aurélie, who looks after her neighbour’s children […]
‘A Sense of a Goose’
10th September, 2022 Every Autumn, when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying in a “V” formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a “V” formation, the […]