Are you bogged down by expectations? Expectations of others Expectations of your own Expectations of circumstances Expectations of surroundings You are not the only one! The day we are born, expectations start chasing us, so much so that we start growing up under the weight of expectations of our parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, teachers… Sometimes […]
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05
Jun
Jun
World Environment Day propagates: Go green, breathe clean. Stop polluting the environment. Save our planet. Think before you trash it. World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. It is supported by many non-governmental organizations, businesses, and government entities, and represents the primary United Nations outreach day supporting the […]
02
Jun
Jun
If you have regrets in life, then you are not alone or an exception. All of us have regrets in life. Understandably, what is gone is gone, there is no point in crying over spilt milk. Still, we do it despite being warned by our elders. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I […]
28
May
May
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Ferris Bueller Just as everyone has their definition of success, we all have slightly different ideas of what constitutes a high-quality life. However, there are some steps everyone can take to make life more enjoyable. Just taking […]
26
May
May
Do you laugh often? Or do you not laugh that often? Or do you not laugh at all? You need to seek an answer and why do you do that? What are its implications? How laughter enables you to maintain a cheerful spirit? How laughter helps you with good health? Many years ago, when a […]
20
May
May
“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. […]
17
May
May
“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. […]
12
May
May
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, […]
09
May
May
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 […]
04
May
May
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, […]