So you started Monday off with enthusiasm but come Tuesday . . . and you find your energy levels flagging. How do you stay inspired? Me, I love inspiring quotes. I am a quote-junkie and always have a categorized repository. Amazing how words can work magic when you feel low. I’ve…
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Okay, I am going to try and make this a quick gratitude post–and may or may not succeed. Thanks to my gratitude journal, I already have a ready list of things I am grateful for–and I’ll simply pick some random points to share. Not surprisingly, I have a lot of little…
Do you often wish to have that one little nudge—that tiny drop in the bucket—that will make all the difference in getting you all fired up? But first, you want to know how this relates to the question, what is your pendulum, right? So—I live with this excruciating shoulder pain. My…
I was probably five years old when our joint family of 30+ members slowly started dispersing. Marriages, new jobs, job transfers—all the usual things. We lived in Mumbai. My Grandmother’s brothers lived in the family estate very close to our place with their rather large family, and of course, the houses…
To become a well-rounded and self-sufficient adult, it is imperative that we become comfortable managing stress and taking care of ourselves first. But why should this notion be merely limited to adulthood? In fact, it can be argued that self-care is valued more during childhood and adolescence. While self-care can be…
There’s this story about Itzhak Perlman, the great violinist, about how he played an entire concerto on three strings. While the authenticity of this anecdote isn’t verified, I thought it a wonderful Wednesday Wisdom read with an excellent inspirational message. So, the story goes that Perlman was scheduled to give a…
I bet each one of you has an umbrella story (or several) to tell. My first memory of an umbrella is probably from the time I was five–or younger–huddling under a huge black umbrella with a wooden handle; at least it seemed huge at the time to my 2.2-foot self. Summer…