Yearning to learn – to unlearn.
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Today
For if today is lived fully, yesterday will be a memory full of meaning, and tomorrow will be a fulfilled dream. We often live our days on autopilot. The activities of the day take over. The routine devours the time. The day ends. A new day begins on repeat. Living intentionally, with mindfulness and brings…
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Reflect
I have always wondered why it is said that everyone is a mirror image of you. How can I see myself in others if I disapprove of what they say or do? Then I realized that, yes, it is true. What we think, feel, and do is also what they think, feel, and do. The…
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What the ladoos taught me.
All the information in the world is useless unless someone heeds it…not necessarily because they need it, but because they choose to listen and apply it. I was quite proud of my ladoo-making skills, until I burnt the besan. The recipe called for microwaving the besan and ghee mixture for eight minutes total, broken into…
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Ignite the good
How do you define Good? An act that lights you up, perhaps? Something that you witness in and around that makes you feel lighter, the source of light, and goodness that sometimes sparks more goodness. We all see these tiny sparks off and on, and then they seem to extinguish somehow with the winds of…
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Overcoming
When we are buried under life’s challenges, both big and small, we often are unable to see beyond that entanglement. When we consciously take the time to pause and ponder, and look around we often realize that we have so much to be grateful about. We pause and we ponder on all that we have…
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Limitless
Today, I had the opportunity to participate in a webinar organized by HSA. I am so glad I found the time to jump into it — or, well, zoom into it. Jim Kwik has an exciting personality; he has much wisdom to share. Though I couldn’t capture the whole discussion yet, I was able to…
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Energy and Information
What we place our attention on, we energize. Our intentions have the power to transform what we focus on. Since we can only control the energy we cultivate, the energy we transmit influences how we receive and interpret information. This is a reminder that everything, at its core, is energy and information. Let’s be mindful…
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Reflections on my 50th
If I were to compile a Photoshop file of my life so far, the first background layer would be the color of the sky. Blue, perhaps teal, every hue possible of that color. I would add a rainbow and some butterflies, too. Perhaps some flowers. If I had to create it layer by layer, I…
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Grounding
Several moons ago, I injured my knee and was left to heal, unable to walk for several days, refusing to accept defeat, I stepped into my light. That was the time when I was ferociously practicing gratitude journaling. Day in and out, I was jotting down, pouring out, venting, with feelings of gratefulness. I stumbled…
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Happiness Boosters
In his book Happier, Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar @talhappier introduces the term “happiness boosters,” also known as MVIs—minimum viable interventions. These are short activities that last from a few minutes to a few hours, providing us with purpose and enjoyment and recharging us with energy. Their contribution to our mental health is both immediate and long term. Good…
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All sounds
All sounds cease to reach the quiet spaces inside…All sounds cease to cease where noisy thoughts reside…
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Your feelings are your God
I have always found this quote by Chanakya quite intriguing. I have read it and re-read it. I am only now beginning to relish it and understand it a little. I plan to apply it to my life. I can hold on to it now, more than ever before. It has started to make sense.…
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