Be Like Bamboo and Reach for the Sky!
Did you know that bamboo is the fastest growing plant in the world and can grow over 100 cm in a day!? The growth rate depends on the availability of nutrients, water, and the temperature of the surroundings. This is not bad for what is after all a relative of the...
Make It Happen in 30 Days – Just Go On An Adventure!
Just how long does it take to change something in your life for the better? If you find the idea of making a permanent change daunting, then why not do so for just 30 days? What would it be like to go on a 30-day adventure during which time you do something every day...
The Day I Saved a Drowning Bug and Why
A few days ago as I brushed my teeth in the morning a miracle happened just before my eyes. I turned the tap in the bathroom sink and as the water strarted gushing out, I saw a tiny speck swirling about in the rushing water. I jumped and quickly plugged the sinkhole...
10 Ways to Turn a Boring Relationship into a Party of Love!
Has YOUR relationship lost its Sparkle, Fizz and Sizzle!? We have all been in this situation. At first it was a passionate relationship. After a while, the fire of passion becomes a lot colder. You get used to each other and then take each other for granted. And very...
The One and Only Secret for Getting a Jumbo Memory!
Just how good is your memory? It is said that elephants never forget anything. Though this may have started off as some fable, there is now considerable scientific evidence showing that elephants do indeed have a phenomenal memory. How would your life change if you...
Stop Acting, Start Living!
I have just returned from a weekend retreat at the Global Retreat Centre run by the Brahma Kumaris. This is a non religious, NGO whose teachings I have been exposed to for many years through my parents. Please do check out the amazing work they do. The core of the...
How to do an Obama and Receive the Nobel Peace Prize!
I am writing this quick post from a beautiful retreat place in Oxfordshire, England. I am on a Peace Retreat for the weekend and as I was driving down from London, I listened to President Obama graciously acknowledging the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to him just one...
Rip Up your Happiness Contract and Be Truly Happy!
Did you know that you have your own “Happiness Contract?” This is a set of beliefs you hold that determines just how much happiness you feel you deserve and how much happiness you believe is too good to be true. A week ago I attended an inspirational talk by Dr Robert...
Find Peace Today Rather Than One Day, Some Day!
Today, 21st September, is the annual “Peace One Day”, a day of non-violence and ceasefire, a 24 hour-long initiative for life-saving activities around the world. It's time to make peace happen in the world. It all started 10 years ago with one man’s vision and within...
Why No Pain, No Gain is a Myth!
Do you believe that life is a struggle? Or do you breeze through life like a butterfly? I believe that we all take life too seriously and we struggle through life, whereas we really don’t need to. We have been brought up, especially in the West, to believe that...