The Beautiful People In Our Life
Some people live their lives in a manner that evokes respect and admiration for them. They not only become a source of our inspiration, but over time, we develop a love for them which adds a joyful dimension, knowing that they are part of our life. Not only do we look...
Talk About Your Mistakes
Making mistakes is part of life, but what we do with them is what defines us. We regret our mistakes and, over time, come to terms with them. As we grow, we learn to gain insights and learnings from them, paving a better future for ourselves. But we need to consider...
Mending Our Relationships
Deep down, we know that we may have hurt people, sometimes unintentionally, and those with whom our relationship is strained, no longer as it was before. We carry this because they matter, and somewhere we silently wish things would normalise, our challenge being that...
The Last Day
Our company was acquired a few days ago, and even as I stay on to help transition, yesterday was technically my last day as owner of the company I had been part of for 41 years. At 7.30 pm, my younger son Abeer came into my cabin and asked me a simple question – ‘So,...
Managing Our Moods
We have all experienced being in different moods, and in fact, we often classify some people we know as moody, not knowing which way they may behave. Often we have fallen prey to our own moods and find it difficult to get out of them, and sometimes we get into a good...
The Power Of An Apology
Often, we know we need to apologise, but something holds us back. We view it as giving in and maybe a sign of weakness. On the contrary, it takes strength to apologise, and finding the clarity and courage to do so is powerful. Apologising dissolves our ego. We learn...
Appreciate, Don’t Compare
Over the years, we have become habituated to instantly comparing what we are experiencing with another reference we may have in mind. Benchmarking sometimes may not be a bad idea, but we need to be mindful that we are not losing out on enjoying life in an unfiltered...
The Balance Between Work And Home
We often consider work and home as two separate buckets of our lives, struggling to achieve goals in both places and wondering what the right balance is. Sometimes we want to chase success but are unsure about the compromises at home, and often we want to be there for...
The Pelican’s Sacrifice
On a recent visit to the medieval town of Stein in Germany, a painting on a building caught my attention. On researching it, I found that it was a symbolic motif called the “Pelican in Her Piety.” In Christian art, the pelican became a powerful symbol of sacrifice,...
Don’t Give Up Your Freedom To Choose
Freedom is beyond the ability to freely move around and be part of a free society. It is deeply tied to our sense of being, because by nature we are limitless and unbound. Whenever we are restricted, controlled, or bound, we react sharply because we want to live by...
