Category: Shades of Grey

Sometimes you feel so irritated with the other that you could bang him/her on the head and regret it later. You might want to expose the stupidity of the other…Continue reading“Walk away”- 1 April 2018.

There is no life without pressure. Think about it. Some of our best performances are under pressure and then pleasure follows. We feel happy when a job is well done.…Continue reading“Pressure with Pleasure”- 11 March 2018.

I am always amazed with the huge emotional baggage that people carry on their heads and hearts for years! They can go into a rewind within seconds and bring out…Continue reading“Expiry date for grudges”- 18 February 2018.

‘When you suffer a physical illness, you get sympathy. However when you suffer a mental illness, all you get is shame and ridicule’. Why? The stigma attached to mental illness…Continue reading“Love and care for your mind”- 4 February 2018

‘Mom, why do you always see the negative side of reality?’ asked her daughter Tina. ‘What negative side are you talking of’, asks Mom? ‘Why do you always look at…Continue reading“Bridging the communication gap”- 21 January 2018.

Happiness is the most needed virtue today as we realise that so many good aspects of life are on the decline- such as mental health, physical health, ethical values, moral…Continue reading“The many faces of happiness- Part 3”- 7 January 2018.

Martin Seligman, the founder of the Positive Psychology movement in the USA, mentions an experiment in his famous book, ‘Authentic Happiness’, on school children who were asked to rank their…Continue reading“The many faces of Happiness”- Part 2- 17 December 2017.

When there is hunger in the stomach, intake of food gives a great sense of relief and happiness. When a poor beggar finds money on the road, he feels lucky…Continue reading“The many faces of Happiness”- 3 December 2017.

I remember the quote by Henry David Thoreau, (the philosopher and author of Walden), that “the fault-finder will find faults even in Paradise!” We all know and have experienced the…Continue reading“The Benefit Finder”- 19 November 2017

Meeting her friend after a long gap, a young petit woman asked after her welfare. Her friend smiled, hesitated and her not- so-well state of affairs became obvious to her…Continue reading“It is okay not to be okay”- 5 November 2017.