In the classic movie, Indiana Jones, The Last Crusade, Jones played by Harrison Ford is standing at the edge of a deep valley. In order to get to the other side and to the Holy Grail and save his father, he must take a leap of faith as the ancient book in his hand suggests: “only […]
Are You a Creator or a Consumer?
How do you spend most of your time? Are you a creator or are you a consumer? Having different roles and personas We all have different roles in our lives. Most of us have very busy lives and often life is a blur of activity from one role to another. And to fulfill those roles, […]
Are you painting your own masterpiece?
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.” – Henry David Thoreau, Chapter- Conclusion, Walden. What is your unique story? Are you painting your […]
Major realizations from 2012 as we move into the new year…
Photo Credit: Reji K. A via Compfight Major realizations from 2012… 1. We are all geniuses! Do not let someone else’s agenda or another person’s opinion of you alter this realization in any way, manner or form. The real question is where to begin and what to focus on? My suggestion would be to […]
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!
Image Credit: Steve Jurvetson via Compfight I wish you and your family a very happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful Holiday season and a wonderful New Year! Best wishes! Harish
The astonishing power of failure!
Success and failure… Success and failure are like yin and yang. Two sides of the same coin. Can we just have success without failure? Usually that is not the case in real life. The reverse is also true. Can we just have failure without success? If you try enough times and change enough things and […]
Small steps…
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao-tzu. Verse 64, The Tao te Ching. The wisdom of this ancient saying rings true even today. Especially today. With life being as hectic as it can possibly be and distractions constantly pulling us away to command our attention. We look at our […]
The trap of perfectionism….
We want it to be perfect. Just right. Nothing else will do. We edit and re-edit. Sometimes we get stuck in the analysis stage where we play out many different scenarios in our minds. But nothing feels right. It does not have the right ring to it, we might tell ourselves. We pride ourselves to be our best and […]
How to move beyond fear…
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.”― Marianne Williamson, Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles” Fear cripples. Fear rules. Fear stops us. Why do we carry […]
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