Even as we carry several relationships in the world, it will serve us well to remind ourselves that we are first individuals. Just as only a strong tree can support other trees in a forest, we too can give our best in our relationships when we recognise, communicate...

As relations grow in age they often change, and what changes is communication. We may well find few people in our life with whom we carry on the relationship but don’t carry the same openness and free flow of conversation. In our minds, we may have good reason for the...

We like to feel in control of things and get a sense that life is manageable. Not knowing, not being in charge, and not being able to influence things not only throws us out of our comfort, but it often creates stress and anxiety. At the same time, we know that we...

At the heart of what we do is to be happy. Our deepest desire after survival is to find happiness. We often think of becoming happy and finding joy. Even though they are just words, our inner conversation drives us to look out there to be happy in here. Of course, the...

It is usually good not to interfere in the lives of others unless asked. Even though we may be close to someone, people prefer that we get involved only when they ask us to. Respecting their space and keeping a distance builds strong relationships. However, sometimes...

When we need an opinion, or support or find ourselves in a situation, we turn to a few people in our life who over the years become our ‘go-to’ people. This strong support system not only becomes a source of strength but also develops into shaping us as well along the...

No one gets into a relationship for it to break, and yet there are times when we may find ourselves drifting away from people whom we were once very close to. Like two boats in a sea that once moved in tandem, over time we find ourselves steering different courses by...