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How to handle any difficult situation?

Confronting difficult situations every now and then? Not an unusual scenario! All of us face such situations day in and day out… …There is no guaranteed formula to follow to overcome such difficult situations but you can ease the pain by working on your attitude as per your aptitude. “It is only in our darkest […]

Is your sleep pattern linked to a particular activity?

Is your sleep pattern linked to a particular activity? If yes, you need to re-think your sleep pattern. “A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.”  What if you are enjoying your activity and enjoying your sleep pattern? What if your activity is getting addictive? What if your […]

How do we get non-dreamy sleep?

“When you cease to dream, you cease to live,” – Malcolm Forbes Do dreams mean anything? Alan Eiser, a psychologist and a clinical lecturer at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, says dreams can be “highly meaningful,” because they “deal with the sort of personal conflicts and emotional struggles that people are experiencing […]

When we celebrate children’s day today!

Children’s Day “A child can always teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to be always busy with something, and know how to demand with all his might what you want.” – Paulo Coelho Children are our biggest teachers, as the saying goes: The child is the father of man! We […]

Guru Nanak Dev Ji: The relevance of his teachings today!

Today, we are celebrating Guru Purab! Happy Guru Purab everyone! I have very fond memories of celebrating Guru Purab always. My first would be when I was a toddler and my bua (father’s younger sister, whom I fondly called Suman bua) took me for Guru Purab celebrations in Gurudwara in Gwalior (MP). One such Guru […]

Is freedom related to happiness?

In India, freedom like fashion was a taboo for young girls in their growing-up years in, say late 70s – early 80s. There was hardly any freedom given concerning even some major decisions of life. She was dependent on her parents, siblings, or other elders to decide how she would lead her life. Will she […]

Meditation: A BIG boon in stressful times!

“You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day unless you are busy. Then you should sit for an hour.” Zen proverb. This is an ideal situation if you practice meditation to live a happy life. Many of us are aware of the immense benefits of meditation but feel very lazy to practice it. […]

Bhai Dooj: Unique festival celebrating sibling love!

India is probably the only country in the world that not only maintains an intrinsic family system but also celebrates sibling love. You would recollect that we recently observed a pious month dedicated to our ancestors – Pitru Paksh when we paid obeisance to them. This is also a unique festival, if I may say […]

Happy Diwali, HappyHo Family!

IMPORTANCE OF LAXMI PUJAN ON DIWALI Today, when we celebrate Deepawali (popularly known as Diwali), we light Deepon ki maala to mark the return of Ram to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana, we also invoke Goddess Laxmi. May Goddess Laxmi showers us with immense wealth and happiness, we pray on her arrival during Diwali. This year […]

Why it is important to have a good memory?

Indeed, good memory has a big role to play in one’s life. As a student, our parents and teachers always insisted that we should memorize everything properly whatever we have learned. We did not understand its importance then, but it helped develop our memory. People with sharp memory are blessed and don’t need any alarm […]