Right after the car accident in the summer of 2019, I remember penning a blog post. My priorities had changed after a terribly close brush with death. I wanted to (a) publish my book, (b) devote more time doing Reiki, and (c) I’ll get to that in a bit. This month, I crossed off (a) … Continue reading Ticking off Items on My List
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Cognitive Biases and How to Avoid them – Guest Blog by Dinesh Damodaran
Are you aware of the way your mind works? Many people aren’t. Most of us are unaware of how our cognitive biases affect what we perceive, think, and do. To be human is to experience bias. We all have biases, and yet many of us don’t even realize that they influence our thoughts, feelings and … Continue reading Cognitive Biases and How to Avoid them – Guest Blog by Dinesh Damodaran
30 Days of Gratitude (Chennai Edition)
This Thanksgiving was different just like this year was. I spent it away from my kids and family in the US. I didn't cook a Thanksgiving meal with mashed potatoes and pie (both regularly feature in my Thanksgiving feast). It's not a holiday in India although Wednesday was a public holiday thanks to cyclone Nivar … Continue reading 30 Days of Gratitude (Chennai Edition)
7 Tools to Deal with Stress
Years ago when I was in India without a job and without my own place, I was under a lot of stress. I was eating and sleeping well and generally healthy. But I was losing weight. An aunt suggested that I start drinking Ensure to improve my health and increase my weight. I consumed bottle … Continue reading 7 Tools to Deal with Stress
Runaway
I ran and I ran, not knowing what I was running from, I thought it was the people in my life I was running from, I thought it was the place I was running from., I thought it was the problems I was running from, I did not stop until I was several continents away, … Continue reading Runaway
Driftwood
I have a one-way ticket home, No clue where I'll go from there, Definitions of home are blurry right now, Is it the place you share with people you care for? Or is it the place where all the people who care for you live? I've been cut loose after being anchored for so long. … Continue reading Driftwood
Ganga, My Third Grandma – Guest Blog by Dinesh Damodaran
They say you can choose your friends but not your family. It is also normal to have two grandmas. In my case both are exceptions. I have a third grandma who isn't related by blood but chose us as her family. Her name is Thankam or as my sister fondly christened her Ganga (alluding to … Continue reading Ganga, My Third Grandma – Guest Blog by Dinesh Damodaran
A Slice of Paradise
Ten days after I landed in Chennai, my parents and I packed ourselves into a car early one Monday morning and started off for Rajapalayam. My dad wanted to fly to Madurai and then drive from there to our destination. I was the one who insisted on doing a road trip so we could spend … Continue reading A Slice of Paradise
30 Days of Gratitude (2019)
I've been doing this for three years now and feel like gratitude is one of the best practices you can incorporate in your life. And not just say the words but feel it deeply in your heart. Here's what I am thankful for this year. Day 1 I am thankful for being alive. Several incidents … Continue reading 30 Days of Gratitude (2019)
A Tribute to Dr. Chacko
The hands that whisked me out of the jaws of death when I was a wee baby lie lifeless in another part of the world. I never tire of telling the tale of the day I was born and nor did she. For it is truly a miracle that I lived to write these words. … Continue reading A Tribute to Dr. Chacko
