Here I am, just floating, not knowing, where to go anymore. Is that bad? I’m just sitting here contemplating the clouds the wind rustling the leaves the sun embracing all things I’m here and not here at the same time I hold only this instant not knowing what comes next and I don’t care. The […]
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Watching Monday Go By
Of course, I have a favourite spot, In that little bistro It’s right by the window, In a corner, Precisely one ray of sunshine, And if I sit With my back to the crowd, I can pretend I am Alone. One cup of coffee, Filtered, Two sugars, demerara, Milk, a touch of cream. Hot. Very […]
The Luxury Of Doing Nothing
I remember a time when I hated sitting around doing nothing. My days had to be packed with things to do, places to go, people to meet or I felt like I would go crazy. And somewhere along the way I had to make peace with having too much time and too little to do. […]
A Perfect Moment
If someone were to ask you, about a moment that you could create that could be absolutely perfect, what would it be? Have you ever thought about that? Somewhere you could be, far far away from the traffic, noise, madness, anger, frustration, maybe in the arms of your loved one, or surrounded by children, or […]
The Wait..
Out and about in the happily bustling, oozing with life city this past week and craving for an escape to a land of beaches and waves, a lot of things have been hitting me in the face. The most recent being the lack of time anyone seems to have for anything anymore. And if you do have a lot […]
Gratitude…
A new country. New faces. New culture. And endless stretch of empty time that was a wishful thought until a few months back is now a reality. Often I tried to find a sense of belonging in all these. Compared to my quest for a more purposeful life and years of running around like […]
Tasting The Dance Of Honey
This morning I ate my breakfast mindfully. That is to say that I ate my breakfast as opposed to shoving food in my mouth while my mind raced ahead towards the day, one hand on the cellphone checking for messages and eyes on the computer screen, with parts of me scattered all over time and […]
Slow Down To Speed Up-2
Continued… Peter Senge said that “Small changes can produce big results but the areas of highest leverage are the least obvious.” That is another reason why it makes eminent sense to learn to slow down. When you are engaged with higher leverage work, you need to work less frenetically. Life is more spacious. And fulfilling. […]
Slow Down To Speed Up-1
As we allow more space and reduce the pace, somehow, we invite grace. An affluent industrialist said to the Master, “What do you do for a profession?” “Nothing,” said the Master. The industrialist laughed scornfully. “Isn’t that laziness?” “Heavens no. Laziness is mostly the vice of very active people.” Later the master said to his […]
Exhale Your Stress
Stress should not be added to stress. In fact stress can be used as a driving force to solve any issue at hand. A lot depends on the way in which one perceives stress. Stress should be understood as a sign to prepare oneself to solve an existing problem so that it does not become a […]