Making the best of holidays

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell. George Bernard Shaw For those who are wondering why this blog has not been updated, let me clarify that I was on a holiday in Mysore and Waynad (Kerala). While it was a  well planned and refreshing break, I did occasionally feel guilty that I [...]

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The perfect time is now…

This time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it  - Ralph Waldo Emerson Last night, I was deeply disappointed that I ran headlong into a writer’s worst nightmare ‘the writer’s block’ and after pottering around for more than an hour attempting to get going with [...]

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Give and receive

It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35 One of the problems that we humans constantly battle is our urge to want more and more. We crave to have more wealth, more power, more freedom and more happiness. More often than not, it is a losing battle because we are unable to [...]

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Value of time

A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life. Charles Darwin The challenge for us with respect to utilizing our time effectively is to define what waste of time is. For a person who enjoys his/ her sleep, sleeping more than the norm of8 hours is never [...]

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Managing time

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. Golda Meir Often we are victims of our own folly and nothing makes it as crystal clear as our own approach to managing our own affairs. The primary problem relates to how we make use of the time at our disposal. Far too often we [...]

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The TIME for ME is NOW

The most important thing in our lives is what we are doing now. For every human being, time is the most precious resource for the simple reason that it cannot be replenished. Time lost is lost forever and since it is said that time is money, every second lost is money lost. Viewed differently time [...]

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Self inflicted pain

The greatest grief’s are those we cause ourselves. Sophocles The common tendency among people is to claim credit for all success and pass on blame for all failures. While there are many times we can legitimately claim to be the chief architect of success, there are as many number of reasons for us to take [...]

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This day

Nothing is worth more than this day. Johann von Goethe Too often we put a very high value on money and the worldly goods / possessions that money can buy. We blissfully ignore the reality that intangibles like strong family ties, harmonious relations ships and a clear conscience are far more valuable, for money can’t [...]

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Patience

The secret of patience … to do something else in the meantime.•Anon Patience is a virtue that is both rare and valued. Patience tests our self control, nudges our value systems, challenges our emotions, makes us question our self belief and exposes our fragility in matters of mind and heart. It is the ultimate test [...]

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Tomorrow – Brings Opportunity

Tomorrow is the mysterious, unknown guest. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow When we buy a lottery ticket or gamble in a casino or lay a wager or bet, it is hope that gives us impetus to make a payout, even when the odds are heavily stacked against us. Tomorrow is a FREE lottery given by God and [...]

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