I read this beautiful poem titled “Have you earned your tomorrow?” by Edgar Guest a few days ago and thought it was a lovely reminder to be mindful, be kind, and do good. See the pic above? I clicked this when we visited Dharamsala a few years ago. How true that…
Posts tagged as “kindness”
I need your support for the Help Mithu Save School Fundraiser Campaign and I’ll tell you why. I am fortunate to have grown up in a family where kindness was the norm. My Grandfather would wear multiple layers of clothing, one over the other, and carry extra bed linen and woolens…
Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day. Ever have days when the whole world seems upside down and off-kilter? Well, you can change that and you can do it in less than a minute! How? Grab a piece of paper Write down your name and the name of someone you know.…
Keeping score. I believe that a majority of us has a tendency to hold on to things we should have let go of. Over the years, that fear of being judged, that we might be seen as less than we are without the opportunity to speak for ourselves makes us hang…
Back in 2013, when I visited my spiritual hometown – the place where I grew up, I met two of my classmates. Fortunately, they lived a minute away from where I was staying and we got to spend wonderful hours together. I met them after 35 years – yes, you heard…
Kafka and the doll is one of the best stories I’ve read. It reminds me so much of my Mom who was an expert at spinning a soothing story every time someone felt sad or hurt. I came across this story Reiner Stach’s book Kafka: The Years of Insight. It’s the…
There was once a young man who was fascinated by stories of a beautiful pearl. He was keen on seeing it…and dreamed of acquiring it. He kept asking everyone he met but they had no idea where this legendary pearl was, as no one had actually seen it. Still, he didn’t…