How to make each day delightful

Today morning, I woke up feeling a slightly toxic mix of sickness, low mood, and light anxiety. I guess, my Covid recovery is slower than I expected. Even the morning meditation didn’t help much – my mind was too fragmented. So I went for a walk. But instead of just...

Mental worries are baggage in our mind

A bag is heavy only if we carry it on our shoulders. If we put it down, it has no weight at all. Most of our mental worries are baggage our mind can’t put down. That is also why we become so busy and overwhelmed. It is not the length of our to-do list but the...

Fitness and 24 hour time is same for all

A decade ago, while running on Marine Drive in Mumbai, I saw a somewhat familiar face. But because of his sunglasses, I couldn’t place him. I then saw that the guy running next to him was a cop (the bulge of a pistol in his jacket gave it away). Since he was...

Focus on get things done

If you visit the Trivandrum Zoo, you will see a name on a granite stone in front of each enclosure. And no, it is not what you think – it is the name of the politician who inaugurated the enclosure. This means each enclosure was inaugurated with fanfare and the...