This is a post about gratitude. In the last few days, I have spoken to a few close friends about this at great length. The basic premise is that there is no horrible situation that you and I can be in that does not have a positive side. Or more simply, “It could have been… [Read more…]
September 23, 2010
Jealousy is a natural emotion. Yet we’re told that feeling jealous is not nice, which adds to our misery. Because when we feel jealous, not only are we feeling left out, we’re also feeling guilty, dirty, bad, un-nice, selfish, etc. I have to say that I feel jealous all the time. Everyday in fact. I… [Read more…]
July 24, 2010
Every once in a while, we all go into the “Why is this happening to me” mode. And self pity or anger at the situation never helped anyone. Yesterday while working on the life skills programme that I am currently associated with at Aparajitha Foundations, a line came forth a couple of time – “Focus… [Read more…]
July 12, 2010
The blues may be here to stay, and it may seem like there’s no way, but here’s something you can try to do, to make you NOT feel blue. Sometimes when we are down, it’s hard to pray, meditate or even share our feelings with someone else. We feel a disconnect with life around us.… [Read more…]
March 27, 2012
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