If you are feeling anxious, frustrated or visibly stressed during the current pandemic-induced circumstances, you are not alone. But you can, however, take small steps to improve the quality of life and restore balance in times…
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35 Things I Learned about Life
Some life lessons I learned, more often than not the hard way, in my thirty-five years of being on this planet. Words have immense power. They can uplift and inspire, threaten or destroy. Choose…
Mindfulness: Powerful Ways to Calm Your Mind
Imagine an enchanted forest where trees abound; so many that the first thing you notice is their majestic trunks and canopies. Now close your eyes and try to capture the beauty of the forest as…
Life’s Big Moments are the Ones You Don’t Expect to Happen
“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” When I first heard it, I agreed with Forrest Gump’s credo in the same-titled movie, and it wasn’t…
The Trouble with Happiness and the Forgotten Path to Fulfilment
A series of encounters with human behavioural specialist Dr Demartini changed my interpretation of happiness and provided me with an unexpected secret to lasting fulfilment. Happiness or Fulfilment? “I prefer the term ‘fulfilment’ and not…
The Positive Side of Self-Doubt: Why Doubting Makes You Stronger
What if doubt could make you stronger and wiser? In this essay, I explore five reasons why I believe doubt can be a powerful ally in your self-improvement journey. In a world craving for security…
Why Love Does Not Last
How do you see romantic love? Is love a one-way destination to the one you perceive as your soulmate, or it is more like a ‘moving goal,’ one that resembles so much the passion and…
Simple Ways to Bring Balance in Your Life
A life coach I consulted once told me that growth happens during times of rest, not of activity as often believed. She used the analogy of the bodybuilder or athlete who knows that training is…
Be Here Now: A Guide to Happiness
Are you happy? Or are you still looking for the ‘magical feeling’? Think of an inner journey to your happy place. Where would you start? Picture this: You are living in the age of busyness,…
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
In light of Dr Wayne W Dyer’s unfortunate recent passing, I am sharing a few thoughts about one of his most inspiring books that I am blessed to have in my collection: “Change Your Thoughts,…