When silence is NOT golden

“Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.” We seem to recollect those harsh and spiteful words spoken by others, that may have been spoken in anger, frustration, irritation, disappointment or pain, which have hurt us. However it would possibly take us a while to recollect the events that evoked a searing [...]

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Encouragement does wonders

“A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success” One of the casualties of intense competition are the school going children who are constantly prodded by parents to excel at examinations. While it is necessary to ensure that the children study hard and do well in the [...]

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The futility of worrying

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength. A.J. Cronin Strange as it may seem, many of us worry because the pain of worry seems to offer an axis around which one can go in circles and feel that we have actually done our bit to stem the tide. [...]

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Forgiveness is sweet revenge

Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge. Isaac Friedmann On the face of it, the very thought of forgiveness being sweet sounds like a sugar coated pill bitter inside but sweet on the outside. When we add the word revenge the whole meaning changes and now it has become as effective as chemotherapy with side effects, for [...]

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Forgive and…

I firmly believe a great many prayers are not answered because we are not willing to forgive someone. Dwight L. Moody When we hold a grouse against another, we not only carry a deep resentment but there is a lot of ill will that we wish upon that person.  We work up a frenzy within [...]

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Adaptability makes the difference

He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper; but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances.  David Hume Everyone would like things to go the way they want it, visualize it and plan it. When most times things do fall in place as per our desires, we are elated and [...]

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A disaster called Revenge

Revenge could steal a man’s life until there was nothing left but emptiness. Louis L’Amour The one problem with anger is that the next immediate thought that comes to mind is revenge. The problem with such a thought is that we are so consumed by that thought that we forget to enjoy life. It is [...]

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Forgiving friends…

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend. Madame Dorothee Deluzy Forgiveness does not come easily to anyone. We find it hard to forgive because often the hurt caused is too raw and painful to be condoned. Our ego and self respect won’t permit us to let bygones be bygones. We are seething [...]

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Forgive self

They may not deserve forgiveness, but I do. Anon At first glance the quote is both confusing and perplexing. Our initial reaction is of shock and disbelief that someone can dare to point a finger at others but absolve himself/ herself of the same crime. It is only on a closer second reading and introspection [...]

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You reflect what you feel

We are cold to others only when we are dull in ourselves. William Hazlitt Most of us are prey to mood swings and often use that as an excuse for our poor manners and behavior at times. The reality is that we behave in a manner that we actually feel inside us. Even attempts to [...]

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