My first visit to a comic bookstore
It took a long-haul flight from Mumbai to Vancouver for me to finally experience a comic bookstore I'd only read about online and watched...
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Sep 161 min read
How a tricky faucet taught me the value of simple instructions
The faucet at a public washroom I visited appeared quite ordinary. I turned the knob both ways, but nothing happened. I moved my hands...
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Aug 284 min read
How mindful eating can improve your daily life
Thich Nhat Hanh, the renowned Vietnamese Buddhist monk, famously wrote about mindfulness: Tea is an act complete in its simplicity....
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May 12 min read
How facing your fears can unlock your potential
Real achievement and satisfaction comes from doing things we have never tried or done before — because we think we lack confidence or we...
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Apr 33 min read
12 motivational quotes on the writing process
As a journalist many years ago, I was intrigued by the writing process and referred to writing guides such as The Economist Style Guide,...
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Mar 62 min read
3 tips for boosting mindfulness with exercise
Monks and sages have been saying it for ages – mindfulness has a remarkable ability to boost our mental and physical well-being, and...
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Jan 51 min read
The power of genuine mistakes
Most mistakes are genuine. They are oversights. Made unintentionally or inadvertently. They occur due to human error resulting from...
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Dec 10, 20231 min read
The change lesson
For a guy who, up until the pandemic, waited patiently in the queue to update his bank passbook every month, my almost overnight...
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Dec 7, 20232 min read
Spreading joy and positivity through writing
Think before you speak. Or as the late US radio host Bernard C. Meltzer is believed to have said: “Before you speak ask yourself if what...
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Dec 3, 20231 min read
Pizza as an analogy for family
There is an interesting phrase that goes "A pizza is made round, packed into a square box and eaten as a triangle". The pizza model can...
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Nov 28, 20233 min read
10 legacy tips for parents travelling without kids
Consider this scenario. A middle-aged couple is planning a holiday. Their two children won’t be joining them. Although they are both old...
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Sep 22, 20233 min read
7 essential steps to avoid online and digital scams
Not a day goes by when you don’t hear or read about online and digital frauds. It’s almost as if you’re living in an era of scammers,...
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Aug 29, 20233 min read
15 inspirational quotes on facing life's challenges
Life is no cakewalk. If it was, most of us would’ve breezed through it and probably would have been happier most of the time. The good...
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Jul 13, 20231 min read
Humour in writing
If you could adapt a famous or memorable film dialogue to your professional skill, which would it be? Mine would be Liam Neeson's “I will...
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Jun 30, 20232 min read
Life, laughter and friendship
Friendship can make us stronger or more vulnerable. It can positively affect our health or have a negative impact. It can be sharing...
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Jun 30, 20232 min read
How to stop worrying about small things in life
Why am I not getting enough likes, comments and followers on Instagram? Did I walk a thousand steps today? How many calories did I burn?...
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May 22, 20233 min read
Why the practice of gratitude is good for us
Of all the expressions in the dictionary, there are two that probably evoke very powerful and positive emotions — one is “Thank you” to...
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May 20, 20232 min read
The other side of the river
There is a popular Zen story that is both revealing and inspiring for its clarity of thought and deeper meaning. One morning, two monks,...
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May 3, 20233 min read
How I learnt to flip an egg omelette without breaking it into two
I developed a liking for eggs when I was in school, probably in middle grade. My mother would occasionally pack a couple of hard-boiled...
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Apr 7, 20231 min read
How to make friends for life
Friends are synonymous with laughter, happiness, a relaxed feeling and acceptance. You make friends at different stages in your lives but...
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