Another lock down month has gone by. I am enjoying my weirdly normal blessed life. I have nothing to complain about. Unless one counts the not being able to go out as usual. But since we understand the need to be safe, that is perfectly fine now. In fact, I am…
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We were talking about guilt vs shame during our evening walk yesterday after some ranting about family conversations and in the course of it, so many things came out—things we would normally not speak about. One thing was clear at the end of it—the realization that we must understand the difference…
Here is a step-by-step Be the Pebble mindfulness meditation for stress relief. We live in stressful times. Besides the usual stress agenda, we now have the added problem of a pandemic sweeping the world. Be the Pebble meditation may be just what you need right now – at least for some…
Do you find the “new lifestyle” under lockdown rather Zen in some ways? Are you feeling grateful for some things? I imagined calling this the lock down special but I guess I won’t because that’s the new normal right now and it might very well become THE normal in future. I…
XXI years, 21 milestones. Oh! Just a trip down memory lane looking at 21 milestones in the past 21 years. Clever, right? The XXI? I had all kinds of ideas for the X post. Because you see, I am usually never at a loss for words. Sure, I had my list…
Who ordered this truckload of dung – Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life’s Difficulties by Ajahn Brahm is a lovely book with 108 Buddhist teaching stories brimming with humor, humanity and good will. The first book I read by Ajahn Brahm is Don’t worry, be grumpy and I found myself laughing right…
Breaking bad habits is the ultimate Holy Grail. Yes, I use that phrase a lot. Can’t help it. We all have bad habits, don’t we? Biting nails. Endless scrolling on social media. Late night eating. Procrastination. Fill in the blanks for yourself. I wish we could just quit one fine day.…