#motivation

Poem: Believe

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Some thoughts crossed my mind, so I’ve put them in my native language Hindi. I’ve also translated the same in English.   जब किस्मत साथ न दे और हिम्मत भी हाथ छोड़ दे तब भी यकीन रख ऐ बन्दे खुदा की रहमत पर तुझे राह दिखाने के लिए कल सुबह यक़ीनन होगी !     … Read more

Physical Health Vs. Mental Health

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I wish to ask a question today that has been troubling me for last few days.

Do you believe that physical health is more important than mental health?

Why is it that a person who suffers a physical injury, say from an accident or a calamity or an attack, is given more attention than a person who gets mentally disturbed by the incident?

If I tell my family or employer that I am down with fever, they all advise rest and also ensure that I get well soon. But if I happen to tell them that I am feeling low today or that I am upset today or that I feel worthless today, then why am I not awarded the same attention?

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Compassion: Week 3

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The third week of our monthly feature usually entails learning from the teachings of the eminent personalities. Compassion is a widely preached topic by all religious and spiritual leaders of all times. I’ve chosen a few quotes that I personally admire. Hope these words speak to you as well! Let’s take a peek.   The … Read more

Poem: Sign at the beach

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  divorced from the world to spend time with self to discern the purpose of my being to rationalize the significance of grief I walked to the beach     a walk to the beach all I had in mind the magnificence of ocean always felt divine and there it was     and there … Read more

Compassion: Week 2

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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion” – Dalai Lama

 

We’ve heard the word “compassion” too often in our lives in various forms and phrases per se:

“Be kind to others”

“Care for the feelings of others”

“Share love and benevolence”

 

Today, I want to focus on practicing compassion on a rather unheeded sect, “Self.”

I know compassion is generally construed as being kind, caring and understanding to the needs and feelings of others but do you believe a broken heart can understand the woes of others?

Well, then let’s move on to find out what exactly is meant by “Self–Compassion.”

“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” -Buddha

 

In the never-ending race of our monotonous life, we rarely empathize with ourselves. We remember to do special things for each of our family members but we forget to pamper ourselves. Let me elaborate:

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Poem: Impact of Words

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  world was not so fascinating life never seemed meaningful morning wasn’t so inspiring neither rain did any good   until one day, you showed me the way I clench close to my heart the wisdom those words impart   to believe myself to be myself to trust my faith and tame perseverance   to … Read more

Focus: Week 4

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“Stay focused. Your start does not determine how you are going to finish” – Herman Edwards   The last day of the month brings us to the end of our month long journey of “focus”. We started the month with a poem on staying focused in week 1.   In week 2, we reiterated the … Read more

Focus: Week 3

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  Lack of direction, not lack of time is the problem. We all have twenty four hours in a day – Zig Ziglar   We have advanced towards the third week in our expedition of “Focus”. It’s time we must gather from the experience of others. Let’s explore what legendary proclaimed on the importance of … Read more

A Poem on Persistence

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There is a Hindi poem that is close to my heart since my childhood. Recently, it got reiterated when I was making my son recite the same as part of his school assignment. I realized that the poem is so amazingly powerful that it was valid ages ago and it holds true even now. It … Read more