The Link We Cannot See
We often think of life as a journey with a clear beginning and an equally clear destination. We celebrate births, mourn deaths, and imagine that everything meaningful happens in the years between. But perhaps that is only the visible part of the story. Long before we...
Reflect, Don’t Regret
Life has a way of inviting us to look back. Sometimes we do so with gratitude. More often, we revisit the past carrying the weight of what could have been. We replay conversations, question decisions, and wonder how life might have unfolded had we chosen differently....
You Could Be The Answer To Someone’s Prayers
There are moments in life when we silently hope for someone to come along and make a difference. A kind word when we are discouraged, a helping hand when we are struggling, or simply someone who listens without judgement. Often, we call these moments answers to our...
Don’t Strike When The Iron Is Hot
If we look back at times when we wish we had acted and decided differently, one thing in common may well stand out; we acted under an emotion that clouded our judgement, only for us to see things clearly at a later time when our mind had settled. Doing things in the...
Are We Content With Our Life?
Last week, a very dear friend of mine said to me, ‘It is difficult to be happy if you are not content.’ His words rang true: there may be moments when something feels happy, but the inner discontentment takes away lasting happiness. Reflecting on contentment in a...
Money Is Important, But It Does Not Define Us
Money is an important factor in our life, and is often linked to our well-being and state of mind. There is no taking away from the value it gives as an enabler and protector, but one has to be careful of giving it the right perspective. We can either make it a goal...
Story Of Two Plants
A school conducted an interesting experiment with two plants. Students were asked to bully one plant with insults, and show love, giving compliments to the other. After 30 days, the loved plant was thriving, and the bullied plant wilted. Even though plants do not...
As We Deal With One Problem, Another One Awaits Us
A dear friend of mine and I were navigating through a transaction, and I said to him jokingly that this seems never-ending - as we deal with one thing, another one crops up. He smiled and said something profound that not only gave me perspective, but has also stayed...
We Can’t Fix Every Ache Inside Of Us
Just as wounds leave a scar, so also people, decisions, and experiences often leave an ache we continue to live with. We carry these for years, becoming an emotional companion, surfacing time and again, even when we thought we had closure. Understanding them may well...
Learning To Say No
One of the things we often struggle with is the ability to say no. The feeling that we will be letting people down, and the pressure we sometimes feel of living up to the expectations of others, often makes us say yes when deep down we know we should decide...
