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With Christmas cheer in the air and the New Year’s around the corner, everyone seems to want to forget about stressful issues and simply make merry. Great idea! It does make me w

You ARE Good ‘Enough’

In most cultures, a child is not considered to be anything more than blessing… there is no demarcation attached to it in terms of being ‘good’ or ‘bad’ as a human being. The fact is, that is simply how each one of us is born – intrinsically good. Yes, it’s possible that some of our […]

How Free are You?

We would all like to believe that we live in a free society; feel liberated and be under the illusion that we live life the way we want to. But take a moment to ask yourself how free you really are. Not from a social, political or cultural perspective. No. Ask yourself – how free […]

Life is Good

Let’s say your best friend, someone you love, respect and depend on, your ‘go-to’ person, is in a space of complete hopelessness. This individual is experiencing loneliness and pain you cannot even begin to comprehend, believing that the only way to be rid of it is to stop living. As a true friend (no matter […]

Mind Body Spirit

As we all strive to be physically fit, let me ask a simple question – does physical fitness lead to mental/ emotional fitness as well? Or is it the other way around? If you are mentally and emotionally healthy, could that manifest in your body? Negative Emotions Can Hamper Physical Development The truth of the […]

I’m Responsible for My Own Happiness

How many actions and decisions have you honestly taken responsibility for? Small or big, day-to-day or even the life-changing ones… how often and how many do you take sole ownership of? Perhaps when the fruits are sweet, it’s easier to publicise that you planted the seed. But what happens when the consequences are bitter? Do […]

Mistakes are Proof That You’re Trying

Mistakes are the one thing we all dread making for the fear of failure and/or ridicule. And having made one, we immediately drown ourselves in shame, guilt and self-criticism as well as a whole bunch of negative emotions, which don’t help us in any way. Yet, truth be told, there isn’t a single person in […]

Spring Cleaning for Our Mental Closets

Where do we store your material possessions? A cupboard/almari safe, a cabinet maybe or even a chest? Some of these have shelves and drawers and other may not, but the fact is, this is where our belongings go. Sometimes they’re neatly stacked, sometimes dumped, stuffed or basically just squeezed into all corners and crevices, filling […]

The Path to Healing – A rough road of Self Discovery

It’s something you need to do if you really want to evolve… one sure way of doing it is by forgiving yourself and others. The other way is becoming aware that perhaps forgiveness wasn’t even needed because the situation YOU thought warranted it was, in effect, self-perceived. Let’s try and make sense of the above […]

Dealing with Loneliness

A study conducted by the University of California, with 340 people, concluded that 76% of the participants suffered from moderate to severe loneliness. Based on another study, researchers and experts proclaimed that as a health risk, loneliness stood right beside obesity and smoking. Loneliness can also lead to depression and suicidal ideation. Is loneliness the same as being a […]

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A Season to cheer and…

You ARE Good ‘Enough’

You ARE Good ‘Enough’

How Free are You?

How Free are You?

Life is Good

Life is Good

Mind Body Spirit

Mind Body Spirit

I’m Responsible for My Own Happiness

I’m Responsible for My Own Happiness

Mistakes are Proof That You’re Trying

Mistakes are Proof That You’re Trying

Spring Cleaning for Our Mental Closets

Spring Cleaning for Our Mental Closets

The Path to Healing – A rough road of Self Discovery

The Path to Healing – A rough road of Self Discovery

Dealing with Loneliness

Dealing with Loneliness