The word “success” has a sweet ring to it, doesn’t it? As we attempt various things in life—personal or professional—our efforts are geared towards achieving our goals. We want to be successful, right? Not only is it delicious but also boosts our self-confidence and self-esteem. Success, when we work for it, helps us grow and live a life of purpose.…
This Wednesday Wisdom post is inspired by a profound question from Jiddu Krishnamurti, an Indian philosopher, speaker and writer, also regarded as one of the greatest philosophical and spiritual figures of the twentieth century. What is your subjective experience of time? To find the answer to that question, let’s try this experiment: Put away your watch/clock for a day. Don’t…
Ever wondered how some people always seem to be positive, no matter what? Even when you expect them to sulk and react and rant? Happy people have a strategy for staying that way. It is called positive thinking and it is powerful. Also, much easier said than done. The thing with life is, some days are good and it is…
There is profound wisdom in the philosophy “It is what it is” I am sure you have all read this story at one point or other, either as a forward (which you probably speed-read and passed on) or somewhere. Ditto with me. But recently I read it again and the deeper truth in it struck me, perhaps because I was…
Of course it is nice when life hands us things on a plate, preferably with a spoon and fork, maybe followed by dessert. But how would that make us stronger? Unless we experience the value of struggling, how can we realize our true potential? ♥ A kind man once came across the cocoon of a butterfly in his garden. He’d…