Nothing is really work…

Nothing is really work unless you’d rather be doing something else. James Barrie. Peter Pan This is a very unorthodox way of viewing work, but if one ponders long enough, the truth in the statement will liberate us from feeling like a bonded laborer.  The reality is that each one of us without exception would [...]

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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 key to learning

He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning.  - Danish Proverb It was Rudyard Kipling who wrote the Poem that began as follows I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. Almost all of us have [...]

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Dont let tomorrow mess up today

If you are afraid for your future, you don’t have a present. James Petersen There are times, when each one of us has got this sudden unexplainable feeling of fear, panic and helplessness when thinking about the future. Such fear when it comes occasionally is useful for us to be aware of our own mortality, [...]

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When troubles simmer…

The only incurable troubles of the rich are the troubles that money can’t cure. Ogden Nash If we pause for a moment we would realize that in a sense each of us is rich when compared to the vast majority around and yet we keep bitterly  complaining about the numerous troubles that we are confronted [...]

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Why worry?

Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due. William Ralph Inge Anything that disturbs our equilibrium, will pressurize us, make us anxious and continue to be an irritant that constantly nags and worries us. It could be as simple as awaiting ones exam results or it could be more life altering as awaiting [...]

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Be aware of the truth

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. Oscar Wilde There is a natural tendency of most of us to form opinions about people and come to some conclusions. We are rudely shocked or pleasantly surprised when contrary to our assumptions there are exactly opposite views expressed by others about the same [...]

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Enjoying the sunshine

If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine. Morris West There are a few people who perennial live as if there is a Damocles sword hanging over them.  There are others who live a carefree life till they experience an unexpected blip in their life and then they [...]

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The process of change

When you’re through changing, you’re through.  Bruce Barton While it is well know that change is the only constant in this world, the process of change and its influence are never really understood much less appreciated.  The trouble with change is that sometimes it creeps up with little warning and before we know it, he [...]

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