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Just don't breathe and some hopeful thinking

Just don't breathe. Now-a-days whenever anyone sets out of the house, I give them a list. It is not a shopping list but a list of instructions. They range from - 'don't shake hands with anyone to...

Life lessons that you wish you learned ten years earlier

I came across an amazing article that talked about some of the valuable life lessons. When we set out to fulfil a long cherished dream, sometimes we can foresee the product but most...

Beginnings - Resolute in a way that you feel liberated

To Beginnings! I usually write a post in December which either sums up the year or talks about new year resolutions. However, I couldn't write one this time around as I was travelling....

A note to the aspiring late bloomers

Have you found your calling?

We live in a world of 'use by date'. Or at least it has been deeply embedded in us that early success and fame in life is the core of our existence. You should be able to...

A  breathing technique can bring clarity of the mind and calmness within

Have you checked that you are breathing?

Are you breathing? When was the last time you checked upon it? I am talking about the simple process of breathing because you...

Bring in Diwali joy with greens

What can I possibly tell you about Diwali that you already don't know? The meaning, its origins in Sanskrit and the legend of Diwali has been written and talked about in so many forms and languages. Yet, I am...

Seek balance or truly present in the moment?

I stumbled upon the word ‘Koyaanisqatsi’ while doing my research for this post on balance. Some of you might have heard the word or the movie. But it’s not a word that I use often in my everyday...

A vent buddy is good for your mental health

Do you have a vent buddy?

A recent podcast by The minimalists stated that there are 60,000 thoughts in day and 80% of those thoughts are negative. It means that there are 48,000 negatives...

The science behind the mystery of missing socks

As a kid, one of the things that intrigued me the most was the mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle. The write ups of years of fevered speculations – ‘Was it due to magnetic field? Or aliens or...

Secret of raising successful kids

How to raise successful kids? The question that generates pages and pages of answers in the google search engine is a mind boggling question. Because your definition of success, may not be the same as mine...