Nearly all of us, on some occasions, are plagued with insecurity. Are we good enough, we ask ourselves? We often…
Finding your inner strength
How can we find our inner strength? How can we find the courage within ourselves to, as Churchill famously said…
Courage : the act of dreaming, knowing it might fail
We are all prisoners of our own minds. We are trapped in fighting with life, expecting it to be in…
Why do some people love negative talk?
People love to grumble. People love to criticize and put down others. People love to indulge in self-pity. What is…
The psychology of perfection
Having been a perfectionist myself and having many perfectionist friends and family around me, I am only now beginning to…
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…
Solitude and intimate relationships
This post is sparked by a rather thought provoking quote that I read in the beautiful book titled Solitude by…
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…
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.…
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…
Journey of a thousand words 