Perhaps, you are already alone and are not willing to acknowledge this. The situation you fear has already happened several times. To put things out would just mean realizing and accepting that which has been you reality for a long time. At least, now you’d actually just be alone with yourself and not in the […]
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Love is as critical for us as oxygen; its importance is non-negotiable. When we are connected, our physical and mental selves are healthy. The less connected we are, the greater the risk we face. No matter how much one would like to deny it, love forms the foundation of a fulfilled life! Our culture teaches […]
Our first impulse might be to pick up some current event or to talk about how good or bad the food is or mention a few impressive things about ourselves. But if a date is the test of the heart then we must talk about things that help two people understand each other at a […]
From the time I was a child, I was taught in bits and pieces how to be a good guest. When I am invited to someone’s place, I shall dress as they’ve asked the members of the party to, I shall eat only when I’m served, I should talk about matters that the host of […]
Nandita Kochar If everything were to be on autopilot right from the start then making new habits stick won’t have been such a task. But it is. So here are a few tricks to help ease the process. Thirty Days is All You Need Sustain your new habit for at least three to four weeks […]
Many a times, those that occupy the four walls of our homes complain when our work is written all over pyjamas, our dinner table conversation or our sleep. They complain about how we are unable to leave our work in the office. This can lead to fights to couples sleeping on the two edges of […]
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain But how does a woman, living in this youth-obsessed world, avoid or escape the judgement sent her way each time she speaks to someone, opens a magazine, walks into a store or just goes online? How does she […]
We all have wondered how different child-rearing practices affect children’s development, including Diana Baumrind, an American clinical and developmental psychologist known for her research on parenting styles. After studying how parents interacted with their preschool children, she identified two key dimensions of parental behaviour: Warmth versus Hostility Warm parents communicate love and affection for the child, whereas […]
People say, “I love my dog”, “I love chocolates”, “I love my wife”. Love and the relationships it helps build are a very essential part of everyday life. And there essential-ness traces itself back to the times of Aristotle, a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece. In today’s article, we’ll be looking at his perspective […]
The 5 stages of grief are 1. Denial & Isolation 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression & 5. Acceptance. People do not necessarily go through these stages in the order mentioned or even spend time in all of them. These stages were first proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her 1969 book On Death and Dying. The purpose […]