Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
January 27, 2022
More than a year back, I had shared a post about the Wisdom Of Master Thích Nhất Hạnh by capturing eight of his powerful messages that I found endearing. The Vietnamese master credited by many to be the father of the mindfulness Read more…
June 29, 2021
I have written a few times about being in the present moment, being in the now. A reader reached out to me asking for some guidance on how one can consciously be in the moment. This is a challenge all Read more…
September 18, 2020
Most of our life happens on autopilot. Our habits, reactions, impulses, routines control us, and we are not even aware of them taking over. A few days back, after a difficult work-related conversation, I was chatting with my son on Read more…
June 28, 2020
What is mindfulness ? Mindfulness is a form of “thoughtlessness.”. If you have no thoughts going through the mind to distract you from your experience of any moment, you are present and being mindful. In some ways, the opposite of Read more…
May 12, 2020
In anything we do, for every action, we want feedback. Whenever there is an investment of effort, we want to see some outcome, some progress. We want proof that the process works, E.g., when you work on a project diligently, Read more…
April 2, 2020
I have parked my car to go into a building to meet someone. I complete my Meeting, I come out, and I am utterly blank about where I parked my car. I have no memory or awareness of where I Read more…
February 26, 2020
Life is all about problem solving. You could be a student, an early career executive, an entrepreneur, a seasoned executive, artist or a home maker. Whatever it is one is doing, everyone has a broad job or role description and Read more…
January 27, 2020
I practice meditation daily and it is possibly the only addiction I have, because I enjoy it. What is there to enjoy when all one does is sit quietly ? I’ll try and explain my perspective. Meditation is an active Read more…
January 22, 2020
When I was a student my schedule was something like this. Wake up- freshen up- have breakfast- go to school/college. At the college, attend the classes, extra curricular activities, spend time with friends. After college, play some sport for an Read more…
January 20, 2020
We often go through the motions of the day without really paying attention to our own emotions and behavior. We are constantly in a “reaction mode” instead of being in a “respond mode”. Viktor Frankl famously said, between an external Read more…
