If you are a corporate animal, you’ve probably read a zillion articles on work-life balance. I am not about to wax eloquent on the subject; the thing has already been written to death. My perception is a little different. I do suggest, however, that you google the term. The harvest will be as richly illuminating […]
Choices
Identity: The YOU in You
Identity: The things that make you, YOU! You know already that you are a One-Of-A-Kind rarity. There never was anyone Identical to you, and there never will be. What goes into creating the uniqueness that you call your Identity and what makes it so wonderfully precious? Your circumstances, talents and disposition are unlike that of any other person on earth. […]
Trees Are Poems
Trees are poems. There is nothing as beautiful as a tree against the backdrop of a sunny, intensely blue sky. Its leaves seem dipped in glittering, volatile mercury; their edges brushed with liquid gold. The green in them seems full to the brim with irrepressible joie de vivre. They rustle joyfully in the lightest breeze […]
You Do Not Have a Memory- It Has You!
To aid your fickle memory, it is time to get yourself a jotting pad. Your memory is not really a dependable asset. It forgets things which are vitally important and refuses to let go of things you’d rather it did not store for posterity. But no, it WILL do the opposite both times! Touch has […]
Boy With a Backpack
The boy with a backpack was ten years old, give or take a year. He had bright, intelligent eyes and a cocky assurance about him. He wore a tan jacket and khakhi full length trousers, in protection against the chilly winter winds. He was carrying a backpack which he refused to put down. From time […]
Book Review: Water Boarding by Bragadeesh Prasanna
Water Boarding is not just a romantic story. While the story revolves around love (yes, there is a love triangle), this story is a lot more than just another romance. The story demonstrates how circumstances and events can hold you immovably captive in their grip, reducing you to a helplessness so acute that you feel as […]
Affirmations: Day #10
I affirm that… I am a product of my choices, never of my circumstances. Today is rich with opportunity and I open my heart to receive it. If you always attach positive emotions to the things you want, and never attach negative emotions to the things you don’t, then that which you desire […]
Guilt-Tripped!
A few days ago, as I scrolled rapidly down my Facebook newsfeed, I was arrested by this sentence: You are heartless if you scroll by without hitting a ‘like’ on this post. Under this sentence was (as you can guess, I’m sure) a pathetic and sad photo of a wounded dog. Normally nonsense of this […]
Because I Am Ready
Declaring yourself ready is the most eloquent statement of passionate dedication and commitment.
Filters
When I say “RED” and you hear “BLUE”…