Mystical mind

  Are you going through one of the worst periods in your life? Feeling broken, lonely, desperate, frustrated, unloved – in fact, every negative emotion going through your head? If there have been a series of such storms in your life, leaving you feeling devastated, then sit down for a moment…take a deep breath a...

  In a world that is faking emotions and relationships, it is very hard to find a sincere person around. ‘Being genuine’ has lost its sheen. Even when someone compliments or praises us,  we are left wondering whether the person really meant what he/she said. It is a ‘pseudo culture ‘ that has caught...

    We often try to classify Time in our lives as that of being ‘good’ or ‘bad’. Some days are good, some days are bad, we say. But the ‘good’ and the ‘bad’ are so intricately woven even within the time frame of a day. Moments in the same day seem to be full […]...

  Life holds a lot of tough situations as we move through it. It is like the weather that unpredictably gets harsher and tougher. All we can do is to brace ourselves and meet the situation with as much ease as possible. Our lives are also full of ‘rough and tough’ surprises like these. We […]...

  If we were to get all that we wished for, in life, just bang on, what would the fun be? Would it not be boring? Life remains exciting because it remains unsolved and a mystery. Things that remain out of reach and unattainable attract us more than what we get without raising a finger. […]...

  Most of the ostentatious living that we opt for  is not for ourselves. It is either to get a firm social standing, to be accepted socially or to be accepted among peers or family. Left to ourselves we would not want half the things that we buy with our hard-earned money. When the gloss […]...

  There is no one perfect here on earth. All of us have flaws and we do make mistakes. That is what makes us so human .’To Err is Human’. But to go on erring and not learning from it, is unpardonable. Every time we make mistakes we should take stock of the situation and […]...

  Once our prime needs of food, clothing and shelter are met with, then our natural instincts are to find some source of happiness or Peace. A normal day in any man’s life has its own worries, but what if these worries start gnawing at him and he loses his cool altogether? There are no […]...

  Many of us face run-down conditions much too often in Life. Whatever we take up does not seem to go on fine either on the career front , on the personal side. or most probably on the financial side. The roadblocks that we face take us into a spin of desperation. There does not […]...

  When we hear about people becoming overnight celebrities and get applauded for being ‘THE BEST’, we wonder at how easily they seem to make it to the top. Little do we realize the amount of slogging they would have done, to work their way up to the top. How much of pain, struggle and continual failures [&hell...

  We tend to always think about the bad things that happen to us. Only to get carried away in self-pity and blame everything except ourselves. We become blind to all the good that has happened in our lives. God in his Infinite Mercy keeps us safe from all harm. We live in His Loving […]...

  Truthful Lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.   Proverbs 12:19 Do you not get confused reading about ‘Sweet Lies’ and ‘White Lies’ and then see what the Bible has to tell us? That a ‘lying tongue’ lasts only for a moment? Well, when we were young we were al...

  Who does not like a good story? From a tiny tot to an old person everyone enjoys listening to tales with or without morals. Somehow they create an imprint on the mind for a long time. Here are three thought-provoking stories that will touch your hearts. 1.  HAPPINESS IS A GIVE-N-TAKE GIFT. The seminar-room […]...

  Acknowledging the Power above us and humbling ourselves before the Source always gives us the feeling of ‘being taken care of’. We all need to be taken care of, even spiritually, whatever may be our age. We need to belong to the Higher Self or Source. That is why we experience a ‘hollow space’ [&he...

  This Biblical verse, spoken by Jesus, shows clearly the uselessness of ritualistic practices even in those times. The argument is about being unclean due to the disciples’ not washing their hands before taking food. The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were always trying to question Jesus on everything that He ...

  ‘I have faced rejection..it is awful’… ‘There was no one to help me out…I was all alone..it was terrible’. ‘Whoever I approached, they all had the same answer…”NO”. These are all very familiar phrases and phases that most of the people go through. Life cannot be ...

  We all have so many turbulent thoughts – confusion added to fear, guilt, low self-esteem, insecurity and a myriad other negative emotions running around in our minds. There is so much of trouble within our heads that every other issue in life seems to eating us up. There is no strength in us to […]...

  ‘Ikigai’ is a Japanese concept meaning ‘A reason for being’, the purpose of life, why we wake up each morning. In short, the Search for Self. ‘Ikigai’, (pronounced ee-kee-guy) is a deeper, more expansive interpretation of happiness. The belief is that Life is more than money or a mere j...

“Until we can receive with an open heart, we’re never really giving with an open heart. When we attach judgment to receiving help, we knowingly or unknowingly attach judgment to giving help.” ― Brené Brown. This, perhaps sounds a bit contradictory to what we have always heard being said about the ‘Concept of ...

“Crying is cleansing. There’s a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.” – Dionne Warwick ‘All cried out…exhausted …no more energy….want to sleep and never wake up…’ Have there been any incidents or times in your life when you would have thought this way? Lots of times...

Live a good and simple life. You will like it anyway. – Marriam In the midst of a chaotic consumer culture and the world of the FMCGs (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) Revolution, bringing up a topic liked this sounds madness. Yes ..I wonder whether there would be any takers for this one. Simple life, Simple […]...

 “Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” Ronald Reagan Dealing with difficult behavior anytime is a strain and a drain on one’s energy. But when you have to do it at your workplace which is almost your second home, it becomes worse. For those who spend a [&h...

The difficult thing isn’t living with other people, it’s understanding them. – Jose Saramago Wake up to a bright new blessed day! You yawn, stretch, say your prayers and are ready to hop out of bed with an eagerness to start the day on a new note. Suddenly the previous days’ hostile home scene flashes in...

The freedom that comes from being alone is exhilarating. — Marriam We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone. — Orson Welles A whole tiring day at work ! A crammed brain…splitting headache…...

  ” Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.”  –  Vincent Van Gogh ‘Good friends a...

  Here a rush, there a rush, everywhere a rush rush….! What a fiasco! Vehicles lined up, impatient, horns hooting and honking, abuses being hurled left, right and center. Traffic signals jammed, policemen frustrated, pedestrians and motorists unforgiving…the air reeks of intolerance …you ask, ‘What i...

Each one of us has a concept within our minds about ‘Beauty’. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…True. So what may strike as ‘being beautiful’ to one may not be the same in another’s eyes. Good looks , chiselled features, fair skin, model height, weight …the list is endless. But this is only […]...