2017
Honesty and trustworthiness Why did I combine these two traits to discuss today? Both are considered very honorable and worth having traits. Great saints have always told us to be both honest and trustworthy. Being completely honest and trustworthy in life is not possible for most of us. But many among us, after having committed […]
Don’t tell…nobody wants to listen to your story All of us have a perspective…all of us have our own story…we want the world to know it…we want to tell… We somehow think our experiences are a lot more significant, valuable and worth telling. To the extent that we block the other from telling their story, […]
Decision making This is considered an important aspect of independence and power. If we have decision making power, that will enhance our status in our own eyes as well as the others. No doubt. Everyone therefore craves decision making power. Children envy parents for the power they hold on them Wives envy husbands for this […]
Some thoughts Planning is everything for success… what if one keeps at it for such a long period when all opportunities are lost? It’s easier to be ourselves; pretending to be someone else is hard to keep up for long We humans rarely recognise good things in life…we let them pass and crib endlessly about […]
Expectations One perennial problem with us human beings is we have expectations; from life, from others and from ourselves. Expectations on life are not in our control; so we sigh and move on. Expectations from ourselves are truly convenient; we get inspired by something we see, experience and develop an expectation that we will do […]
When we want others to change “I am OK …you are not OK” Have you noticed the general trend of complaints that people have? Others are this or that and not meeting their expectations. This phenomenon is completely ingrained in our psyche and we constantly seek affirmation that we are okay and if something needs […]
Some thoughts When your luck is in, many doors open simultaneously, unfortunately you can cross through only one door We desire a lot of things when we can hardly afford them; but get them only when we no longer desire them Don’t search outside…search inside you There is an inner world in all of us…inner […]
The importance of negativity in life Yes. That’s right. I did say negativity is important. It can accomplish many things. Imagine a daily scenario where we wake up to no challenge, go about the day without any thought, complete it and end the day feeling a little let down and bored. If this continues for […]
Making adjustments This is a concept that has both serious as well as humorous connotations. Here I am addressing the serious aspect of making adjustments. In life we humans have to make scores of adjustments. Some of us do them willingly, others with some reservations, still others with good grace and a few hopping mad […]
Planning is everything for success… what if one keeps at it for such a long time till all opportunities are lost? It’s easier to be ourselves; pretending to be someone else is hard to keep up for long We humans rarely recognise good things in life…we let them pass and crib endlessly about bad things […]