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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 22, 20232 min read
33 years and happily ever after
“We're all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with...
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Apr 12, 20232 min read
5 key benefits of health checkups
Clichéd as this might sound, the pandemic taught us many lessons, the foremost of which was to stop living on autopilot and act with...
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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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Apr 6, 20233 min read
A weekend getaway to Lonavala
Lonavala, a hill station near Mumbai in western India, is ideal for a weekend getaway with little or no preparation. It’s the kind of...
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Mar 25, 20234 min read
12 famous writers on the pleasures of reading books
Reading books is one of life’s great diversions. It provides entertainment and food for thought in good times and a catharsis of sorts in...
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Mar 21, 20231 min read
To plan or not to plan
Planning something for the future, be it a trip, a voyage or even a simple dinner date after a week or more, is something I have never...
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Mar 20, 20234 min read
What does happiness mean to you?
We once asked a friend of ours “Are you happy?” Instead of answering, he countered it with his own question “Why, aren’t you?” That gave...
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Mar 15, 20233 min read
How to upgrade your home over a weekend
If you’re anything like me, you’ll understand this irrepressible urge I get to update my house at least twice a year. I’m not talking...
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Mar 13, 20233 min read
8 ways to make a daily habit of walking
Walking is one of the easiest and simplest forms of exercise that can boost your physical and mental health. On the other hand, a brisk...
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Mar 10, 20233 min read
Feeling down for no reason? Try these 5 tips to regain your spirits
Most of us have at some point said the words “I’m feeling down” or “I feel overwhelmed” except we can’t put a finger on it. We feel...
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Mar 5, 20232 min read
The joys of friends and books
My husband and I love reading books and have been busy gathering friends who share our passion, to meet once a month to discuss a book;...
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Mar 3, 20234 min read
7 inspirational quotes to lift your flagging spirits
You often need words of encouragement, a strong dose of motivation, a spark of inspiration—call it what you will—when you’re feeling down...
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Jan 1, 20234 min read
Get the best out of your 20s, 30s and 40s
This is a fictional story that might just as well be true. For, it contains an important lesson for young people. A college once invited...
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Dec 31, 20222 min read
10 lessons we can learn from Jonathan Livingston Seagull
American author Richard Bach's illustrated Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) is one of the most inspiring books in the self-help and...
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Dec 25, 20223 min read
Why you should continue working after retirement
I have no plans to stop working. I hope to remain active in a professional or personal capacity for as long as I can. A trip to the bank...
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Dec 13, 20222 min read
Learning to let go
It’s time to see what I can do To test the limits and break through No right, no wrong, no rules for me I’m free Let it go, let it go…...
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Dec 12, 20222 min read
Conversations with my mom
The sun was barely shining through the clear blue sky of a winter morning when I visited my 82-year old mother who has Alzheimer's and...
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Nov 2, 20225 min read
12 inspirational passages from books past and present
Books do more than just inform and entertain us. They also help us to see through the good times and bad times, and inspire us in ways...
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