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
Tag: motivational
Living Life to the Fullest
Imagine yourself on your deathbed. No, really! Take a moment and imagine that. Will you be happy that you lived your life in the best way possible? Will you have a sense of satisfaction that you pursued all your dreams and made them come true? Or would you be wringing your hands in despair thinking … Continue reading Living Life to the Fullest
Hello From the Other Side and Other Signs of Afterlife
Ganga's gone. Physically gone. Her obituary appeared in the Manorama newspaper yesterday. So it must be true. I find it hard to believe, because I wasn't there when it happened. Chennai was in a lock down and Dad and I couldn't travel to Palakkad for her funeral. How cruel is this life that we couldn't … Continue reading Hello From the Other Side and Other Signs of Afterlife
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
30 Days of Meditation
I won't lie. The car accident left me emotionally scarred. Right after it happened I wasn't sure if I'd ever drive again. I had a hard time focusing at work and the smallest frustration made me burst into tears. Physically, I had escaped with a few scratches and bruises but emotionally, I was a mess. … Continue reading 30 Days of Meditation
The Best Job in the World
The other day while surfing channels I chanced upon a news story that made me stop. A janitor was cleaning floors at a school and the reporter was saying that we shouldn't judge a person by the work they do. And yet I had made a lot of assumptions about this silver-haired person with a … Continue reading The Best Job in the World
So I’m Bossy Now
The other day my husband remarked, "Of late you've become so bossy." I told him I was tired of being nice because I never got anything I wanted. The kids keep telling me to stop yelling and I'm like if I ask you nicely you just don't do it, so I have to yell to … Continue reading So I’m Bossy Now
22 Days of Gratitude and Counting
Like promised, I kept a memo pad at my work desk and every day I jotted down what I was thankful for in the time it took my laptop to switch on. On weekends, I stuck my gratitude notes on the refrigerator. The notes were not as thoughtful and deep as the ones I did … Continue reading 22 Days of Gratitude and Counting
Power Up, Bring it On!
This post is dedicated to all the supermoms out there. Who knew that the tiny bump growing in your belly would one day unleash dormant powers that you never knew you possessed. In the first few days of your baby's life you realize you can wake up at unearthly hours, sleep-walk to the crib, feed … Continue reading Power Up, Bring it On!
