Tag: emotions
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A woman’s Identity in a marriage
How important is maintaining one’s identity within a marriage? Women most of the time tend to take the back seat in a marriage and like water they flow and take shape as per their husband and his family. In India especially, a woman is expected to take care of the entire family and never expect […]
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Understanding Eclipses
I have been meaning to write on this topic for months now. Finally, here it is, my take on eclipses, what they represent, and most importantly how can we use this knowledge to ride the tide rather than get dragged into the ocean. We all learned in school how sea tides rise and fall due […]
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The power of being Alone even in a relationship
Photo- One of my photos from New Zealand Being alone has been feared and looked at with pity for all of human existence. Mainly because we are social creatures and in the wild, the prehistoric human had to stick together to better his chances of survival. Now that survival in the wild is no longer […]
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Celebrating Me
Celebrating me Photo- This was taken on my solo trip to the beautiful Borocay islands. I decided to do what most tourists don’t do on an island, I went on a horse ride instead of water sports. Advantages of traveling alone, no one can call your plans crazy 😉 The concept of celebrating oneself is […]
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Micro-surgeries of the inner self
As I ushered in the new year, it was a peaceful, happy, and comfortable New Year’s Eve. The inner turmoil I faced a week or so ago suddenly felt distant. I had encountered a trigger moment back then that seemed to unhinge me, it was a minor communication gap but it set off a chain […]
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Mahabharata revisited – Draupadi’s Insult Part II
Continuation of our series on Mahabharata revisited – Draupadi’s insult.I am not a mythologist, I do not intend to hurt anyone’s beliefs or sentiments, this is purely my perspective on the great scripture, if it resonates that’s awesome, if not just let it go. Now that’s out of the way, let us set the scene, Draupadi […]
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A fistful of sand
A fistful of sand is all that life is, at any given point of time and that sand is meant to slip away forever. Until you pick up another fistful and so life continues. The fleeting moments the sand is nestled in your palm is the only reality that is yours to claim, once it […]
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Power of a tiny clumsy little creature
Animals are connected to source energy on an unadulterated level. They have no filters, no preconceived notions, they do not pretend and most importantly they always live in the present moment. Guess where divine always resides, in the present moment. A tiny clumsy little bird has shown me that God can reach out in so […]
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Nothing loved is ever lost
This is the first in a series of articles I am writing on Loss. Loss is an integral part of our lives and loss can be of anything, physical, emotional, financial, career, or death. But all loss is followed by grief, it is what I call the “Loss-Grief-Learn cycle“. We all hate the learn part, […]
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