Kierkegaard called anxiety “the dizziness of freedom” and believed that it serves to power rather than hinder creativity. For Darwin, it was a paralyzing lifelong struggle — he accomplished his breakthroughs not because of anxiety but despite it. “Anxiety,” Anaïs Nin wrote in her diary, “makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you.” Read more on …
Life seems pretty unfair to a lot of us, doesn’t it? Always be dissatisfied, claim some motivational speakers – it powers you ahead, they say. And so we complain about money, work, family, where we live, the weather, even ourselves! How many of us wake up with a smile, and say a silent prayer of …
I don’t see religion here…nor ritual… All I see is the pure joy of living:)
Ever since 21st June was declared as International Yoga Day, there has been an increased awareness about yoga. Many schools have cropped up in the past few years, offering everything from power yoga, to hot yoga, aerial yoga, quantum yoga and even…hold your breath (pun intended)…basketball yoga! There are also many terms floating around – …
When was the last time you felt this way? If you had the choice, wouldn’t you be this way every day of your life? Isn’t that what life is…a celebration? Then what stops us from being our natural self? Whatever be the circumstances… Think about it… and YOGA…
The release of a movie of Rajnikanth is a festival in itself…from the announcement, to the first look, the decked up theatres, the fan frenzy, and now of course the craze on social media as well. It’s apparent that people buy into the mania, the celebration, the pride of the ‘first day first show …
There is a kind of Salman Khan movie that one leaves one’s brain behind and still doesn’t enjoy (Kick, Ready). The king of Eid is back with his latest offering, and thankfully, this one falls in the “watchable AND enjoyable” genre. What is it with Salman and Eid? Well, a trend that he started in …
I had been eager to watch Neerja, from the time the first trailers came out a little more than a month ago. The premise was interesting, the story largely forgotten, but intriguing nevertheless…and Sonam Kapoor playing the protagonist. Not my absolutely favorite actress ( or should i say actor, to be politically correct). However, having observed cabin …
The Modi Effect – Inside Narendra Modi’s Campaign To Transform India by Lance Price My rating: 4 of 5 stars I didn’t hear about this book while it was being written (I don’t think many people did), but when the story broke, it was quite close to the release of the book. The snippets that …
