Having been a perfectionist myself and having many perfectionist friends and family around me, I am only now beginning to … More
Category: Inner Reflections
You are the new year’s resolution
As this tumultuous year comes to a close and we welcome the new one with a beseeching prayer that the … More
Solitude and intimate relationships
This post is sparked by a rather thought provoking quote that I read in the beautiful book titled Solitude by … More
The Law of Attraction: Actualizing our innermost desires
The biggest barriers to living joyously are the conditions we place on life. We demand that certain things must be … More
Teach your children (and yourself) how to handle failure
One of the greatest gifts parents can teach their children is the art of handling failure in a graceful manner. … More
How to overcome strong emotional reactions?
Eckhart Tolle calls it the ‘pain body’. This is the strong bundle (or body) of emotions in most of us … More
Aging gracefully
We’ve heard the expression ‘to age gracefully’. But what does this really mean? In this post I wish to look … More
Ego and living for others
The greatest paradox in self development is perhaps the ego. Most of us think that being egoistic is being self-reliant, … More
Why do we fall in love with precisely the wrong person?
To answer and understand this question, we must attempt to figure out what love is. All of human emotions can … More
What is Optimism?
We think of optimism as being always positive about things, ignoring the negative and pushing on, almost warrior like in … More