Dear Vidur, Have you ever wondered about how our mind works overtime? Even when we do nothing, those thinking wheels are constantly turning – going through a loop of planning, worrying, freaking out over things to do or simply stressing over something or other. While it is great to have a…
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Dear Vidur, “We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.” — Epictetus (AD 55 – c.135) Do you remember that fun game we played where each of us took a sheet of paper, set the timer and listed everything we noticed in a…
Dear Vidur, When I chose this word for you today, Nourish, the first thing that came to my mind is the home made porridge you would get so excited about when you were a baby. You would literally bouncing in your baby chair as you saw one of us – your…
Dear Vidur, Juggle is a word you will now identify with easily and, hopefully, with a smile. You have lots to do over the next three months – exams, interviews, meeting with friends and discussing what’s going on, your hobbies and maybe some travel too, eh? You know I juggle on…
I enjoy shopping. My folks love to tease me about how I spend more time chatting up the shopkeepers and window-shopping rather than actually purchasing. It drives them crazy, when they accompany me. By the time we’re through with the first hour, they have a hunted glazed look in their eyes,…
A friend of mine would often say : Money may not buy you happiness. But at least it keeps you miserable in comfort. Ask anyone who’s broke! Of course, that is only one point of view. Agreed that more money makes life look happier but all the time we do see…
Change is a lovely thing. It is great to welcome the sunshine today after the heavy rains we’ve enjoyed the past week. Yes, enjoyed. Mother Nature has her way of taking care of the pollution in the air from Diwali celebrations and oh, how I admire Her for it! I am…