Happiness

Ahh! Folks it’s been a while since I picked up the pen. Not that I had given up on writing. But I did contemplate why I did it. And frankly, I don’t have a finite answer. I surely did miss the adrenaline rush of hitting publish. Other than that, I…

By now, you’d have known that the blog’s title is just a load of crap and nothing but clickbait. “Do these 5 things to change your life forever” “If you want to think like rich people, then this is for you” “9 Habits of successful people that no one will…

We don’t try — We don’t try. There you have it. I went to Barnes & Noble the other day. As I was walking down the aisle marked “self-improvement”, a thought popped into my mind. “They try so hard to be happy.” Self-improvement and happiness has become some marketing gig that often doesn’t look…

You will always get trapped in this web of sadness but mark my words, only you know how to step out of it It’s 3 am and in the middle of the night, I am struggling to give my feelings, words, to fly. Well, the dramatic nocturnal creature is back…

I took to writing after a long gap. As I was pondering on how to start and what to write about, the topic that instantly came flashing was BALANCE. In other words, equilibrium. In today’s world, so to say, being in this state of balance, is so very important, given…

Pleasure, Meaning, Richness. It’s all good. — “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” Dalai Lama “Stop trying to be happy.” Mark Manson “Whoever you are, you want to be happy. It’s a human desire about as basic as the drive to take the next breath.” Mo Gawdat “Happiness makes you impulsive and stupid.” Dr…

Are you happy with your life? Please answer before you read further because I will rephrase this question at the end. If a simple yes or no isn’t serving you, you may rate your happiness on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the happiest. Keep your answer…

There’s a lot of information out there about how to be happy, which is great because it means there are many ways to find happiness. But the sheer volume of happiness advice can get overwhelming. When we find ourselves in such situations, it can be useful to ask the opposite…

Inspiration to help you transform attitudes and assumptions that block your happiness — We all long for happiness, don’t we? But often our actions are misaligned with our goal. So we end up creating suffering for ourselves instead. Popular author and meditation teacher, Sharon Salzberg ties real happiness to mindfulness and awareness. Salzberg has taught Vipassana meditation since 1974—close to fifty years. And…