You can do trivial things as if the world runs on your shoulders. Or you can do mighty things in spirit of playfulness. It is our awareness that matters. Awareness enables us to choose our discretion towards our work. Great work is always a reflection of joy that the creator pursues. This quote by Ram […]
In our need to belong, we sometimes rely too much on what others think of us. When we seek too much validation in external stuff – titles, pay packages, status, other people etc. – we stray away from who we truly are. We step away from that which is uniquely ours. Epictetus prompts us to […]
My mantra for 2022 was “Go with the flow” and the journey in 2022 took me to some very interesting places. By nature, going with the flow means there will be interesting twists, turns and hurdles that we need to find our way through, much like the stream of water that alters it course as […]
In a world of instant gratification, be someone who plants seeds – of effort, of generosity, of making a difference to the self and others. The rewards may not be instant and it doesn’t matter. The mindset of planting seeds versus reaping rewards is a powerful one in itself.
A related thought from Michael Wade: “An excessive ego can be a chain that slows our advance. It can also resemble a curtain that keeps out the light. It can become a wall that causes us to see only our turf and not the larger expanse that should be our concern. It can poison relationships, […]
