Sometimes We Are Strong, Sometimes Not
We go through life oscillating between feeling strong and sometimes not. When we are feeling strong, we live with confidence that we can take on...
Winds Of Change
Yesterday I watched several flowers fall off a beautiful cherry blossom tree as a strong wind blew across it. Though a beautiful sight, my first...
Learning To Flow Like A River
It is always a pleasure to watch a flowing river. There is a certain energy and freshness around it which resonates. If we were to reflect on its...
Thought For The Day
The Last Mile Is The Toughest
The enthusiasm of starting something new always inspires us and propels us into action. However, very often we find our energy, enthusiasm, and...
This Too Shall Pass
Life by nature is cyclical. Good times don’t last forever, tough times will not. Our challenge is we don’t want good times to end and we cannot wait...
Keep Ploughing
A couple of days ago I had a very interesting chat with a friend whose story is one of the most inspiring ones for me. Almost ten years ago he moved...
Life Is A Long Distance Run
Life is a long distance run. And as a half marathon runner, there is much I have learnt from my running. Some principles of sports can easily become...
Hitting A Wall
We seem to be moving along well having got into our stride when suddenly we hit a wall. The mental wall of finding it difficult to move ahead and...
Thought For The Day
Sometimes We Are Strong, Sometimes Not
We go through life oscillating between feeling strong and sometimes not. When we are feeling strong, we live with confidence that we can take on anything that comes our way, and yet when we find our strength waning, even the things we could easily handle start...
Winds Of Change
Yesterday I watched several flowers fall off a beautiful cherry blossom tree as a strong wind blew across it. Though a beautiful sight, my first thought that it’s sad that flowers fall, was immediately replaced with the thought that some flowers need to fall to make...
Learning To Flow Like A River
It is always a pleasure to watch a flowing river. There is a certain energy and freshness around it which resonates. If we were to reflect on its beauty, there is much we can imbibe in our own lives. It is the constant flow that keeps the river water fresh. When we...
Thought For The Day
The Last Mile Is The Toughest
The enthusiasm of starting something new always inspires us and propels us into action. However, very often we find our energy, enthusiasm, and focus waning as we move ahead, and if we look back, we may well find a string of well-intentioned initiatives that we...
This Too Shall Pass
Life by nature is cyclical. Good times don’t last forever, tough times will not. Our challenge is we don’t want good times to end and we cannot wait for tough times to end. Understanding the transient nature of life gives us the clarity that we should focus on what we...
Keep Ploughing
A couple of days ago I had a very interesting chat with a friend whose story is one of the most inspiring ones for me. Almost ten years ago he moved overseas with his entire family, to a country where he did not know the language, starting from near scratch and today...
Life Is A Long Distance Run
Life is a long distance run. And as a half marathon runner, there is much I have learnt from my running. Some principles of sports can easily become guiding principles for life. Start slow and finish strong. Expending our energy upfront will get us ahead for a while...
Hitting A Wall
We seem to be moving along well having got into our stride when suddenly we hit a wall. The mental wall of finding it difficult to move ahead and every step becomes a struggle. Marathoners sometimes face this almost two thirds into the race. Authors get a writer’s...
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