Tag Archives: happiness

“Natural” not “Cosmetics” for the beautiful you!

“There is beauty in simplicity and there is strength too. The less you define yourself- your successes, happiness, and worth by stuff, the more enjoyment you will find in your day and the less external validation you will need.” Beauty is gifted, but if you conduct yourself well, beauty is acquired and is more long-lasting. […]

How to be your own cheerleader?

“A friend can occasionally help pick you up when you are down, but they cannot force you to enjoy life.” To be in the state of perennial self-motivation, you need to wake up, dress up and show up, come what may. It is up to you to set goals and take action to reach them. […]

Is failure the best teacher?

Why failure is a great teacher? It teaches us about ourselves. When we fail, we learn things about ourselves that we would never have known otherwise. We learn what we are good at, and what we need to work on. This self-knowledge is invaluable, and it can help us to be our best selves. Thus, […]

The Importance of Scheduling Nothing

While returning from my evening walk in the colony, I met an old acquaintance who travelled with me to Church Gate when I was working. The lady in her 50s looked pretty as always, but not happy. After exchanging pleasantries, I asked her, why she was here. She told me that she was returning from […]

Hot water shower…immensely beneficial to calm your nerves!

Recently, I returned from a daylong event. The venue was great, it was not far, we travelled in an AC cab to the AC venue, sounds cool. Still, when I returned home, I felt exhausted due to the heat outside, Mumbai traffic, and temperature imbalance. As I stepped into the house, my phone rang…as anticipated, […]

Naatu Naatu your way to life!

“Dance is a language beyond words, expressing that for which we have no words.” – Jennifer De Leon How Dancing Can Improve Your Quality of Life and Health?  When the news of Naatu Naatu winning the Oscars splashed, we could not resist doing Naatu Naatu in our living rooms but only to face the harsh […]

Importance of “Sunshine” Vitamin

I live in Mumbai, which has a tropical climate and you do not experience extreme weather here. Hence, it works well for not-so-young people like me or old people like my mother. This January, I visited my mother in Greater Noida to experience some severe cold there. It was in a long time since I […]

Do you devote long hours in the office?

A company in MP’s Indore is in the news for a different reason. It wants its employees out – no not the way of laying off, but leaving the office at a stipulated time every working day. Sounds strange? Yes, it does! Probably, the times are getting passe when working rather than sitting late was […]

Holi – A festival of colours & universal brotherhood!

The year 2023 is running at a breakneck speed. You blink an eye and we are in March, which is known for Holi celebrations. We all have big plans for Holi like inviting or visiting our family and friends, Holi Parties, Colours, Water splashes, and Holika Dahan (Bonfire). Many Indian States, particularly in North India […]

Is WRITING therapeutic?

How do we communicate? By talking? By Writing? By expressing? By actions? Yes, bit-by-bit all are means of communication. All of us talk, write, express, and act to put our point across. As far as talking, expressing, and acting is concerned all of us are naturally gifted. But we acquire writing as a skill through […]