This week I caught up with college friends, some of whom I hadn't met for over 20 years. As one of them messaged me, it was such a wonderful feel-good evening. Catching up on not just what each one was doing, but laughing at the fact that we met as kids, and now we...

Our inner world is not only private but extremely precious as well. It is the only space where we have full control over whom we allow and what we open up to. Interestingly, what we share with whom defines and shapes our relationships in the world. With whom do we...

There may well be things that bother us every day, causing stress and taking away our peace of mind. We try and fight it, try and change things, and try our best to cope with situations. However, there is something else we may want to try; remind ourselves of three...

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...