Articles
Respect There are two dimensions to it; demanding respect and commanding respect. Proportion of people demanding respect outweighs those commanding it. That is obvious. Everybody wants to be respected. That’s critical for optimum self esteem. But we all live in a world where there is scant respect for one another. It is hard to get […]
Blame game I think most of us humans blame someone or something in our life for all the adversities we face. Surely it is the easiest thing to do to safeguard our self esteem. Freud was very right when he coined the ‘defense mechanisms’ to explain many human failings in times of stress and trauma. […]
The difficulty of parenting Most of us middle class parents assume that we are good parents, since we are doing all that is feasible for our children. In fact, many among us go out of the way to accommodate the needs of our children. What are these needs? Good clean home Tasty healthy food Medical […]
Where have all the geniuses gone? The human intelligence is slowly but surely depleting…that’s the feeling I get…or, are there some other reasons for not seeing what we had millennia ago. Let us think about the treasures that we have found across the world. We have diligently stored them, displayed them in museums …art, sculptures, […]
The power of silence Human beings have a strong urge to talk. We like telling others things that we think are important. We like advising. We like describing things. We like complaining, explaining and in general letting others know what is happening in our lives. But there comes a time in life when nobody wants […]
Eavesdropping What percentage of world population is into eavesdropping? With the advent of social media there is less need now, people tell us all they feel, they do and they think about almost everything under the sun. But still everyone has something to keep to themselves but share with a few friends or family. Interestingly […]
Watching the Indian television soap opera? These are the things you will constantly encounter All characters are basically stupid; they do things in the silliest ways which normal humans, even the least educated will never do Some great examples ; forgetting to close the front door, losing important documents in the taxi, leaving the cell […]
Daily life therapies All of us need therapies. Life is full of stress provoking situations. Human beings are prone to stress from various sources, the most common being education, work, interpersonal relationships, work relationships and financial troubles. Most often we end up doing the following in trying to deal with the stress. These are actually […]
A sense of entitlement It is a belief that one deserves privileges and special treatment. It can be in any arena in life. Sense of entitlement in social relationships is the bane of our society, creating on its way unequal relationships, where one feels entitled to deference and respect and the other is relegated to […]
Assertiveness Assertiveness is staying steadfast on to one’s own ideas and ideals. Taking a stand and having the courage to admit it and live by it, saying ‘No’ when it is seems wrong to self . How much of this is good? Too much assertiveness breaks relationships. Too little, breaks you! All around us we […]