Get Unstuck in Life
Before I answer this question, I have a question for you. Can you tell me whether I should take a left turn or a right turn? Which is better? Are you finding it difficult to respond? You don’t have to worry. I won’t blame you for the consequences. So there is no need to fear …
I have been very sick for past two days. And had to ask my wife to oversee some service installation job at home, so I could rest, sleep. She agreed. But as the service guy rattled away with his tools in the other room , I lay on my bed worrying incessantly if this would …
You are not alone. Most people choose career paths not based on what they want, but what the market wants. So they end up doing the minimum needed to pass the exams, get the degree, bag a job. Interests, passions are not yet explored. What is explored is not worth writing on a resume 😉 …
Over-analysis is the favorite weapon of intelligent people – to shoot themselves in the foot! To prevent themselves from following their own dreams. Are you one of them? The favorite words when your dream hits the dust is “It is not realistic!” or “But it is not practical!!”. Though these sound like sincere truths, these …
An agreement is just that – an agreement. Not a proof of truth or rightness. Violence and conflict don’t happen because we all have our own perceptions of truth. “I call it 9, but you call it a 6? Ok, let’s agree to both look at it from the right hand side and then proceed” …
I got asked this question once “My wife has a bunch of really attractive friends, and she expects me to never say anything to her about how beautiful they are. Does this seem fair? I love my wife, and just commenting shouldn’t hurt anything, right?” The request seems totally unfair, right? One should not ask …
Forgiveness is difficult because we have a bunch of beliefs around “Why it is so difficult”. As long as we have those beliefs, it cannot become easier – so we cannot let go. If we see through these beliefs, letting go happens automatically. You do not have to DO anything – that’s the beauty! If …
No, you don’t. “Forgiveness” is muddled with confusion though. So it is helpful to be clear what it is and what it is not. There are 4 aspects: Hurt: When someone hurts you. You feel pain. You are angry. Especially if you cannot retaliate. Forgetting: Forgetting that the painful event ever happened. Usually not possible. The …
When I was 20, a pretty girl used to stare at me. I used to pass by this little house everyday. The windows used to be facing the street. Curtains always drawn. Not much light inside. But Through the cracks, a few feet away from the window, I could see her pretty face staring at …