Personal Development

Over the past few years, I’ve learned to dread Pride, but I still love what got us here. — I used to be sad all Pride month. It had something to do with the idyllic life I imagined all queer people to be living: Out there, free, having figured out exactly who they were and what they needed, part of a community that understood and supported them, having sex…

Non-Attachment from the concept of ‘you’ can set you free — “Just sit, doing nothing. Letting yourself go now.” The soft, velvet voice from the meditation audio floats across the room. My shoulders drop, my heartbeat slows, and my breaths grow long, sailing like the voice. Letting yourself go. Letting your ‘self’ go. My mind tinkers with the word yourself, separating…

It’s about letting go. — I was listening to another amazing Mickey Singer talk yesterday (at tou.org) when he brought up the great 19th century Indian saint, Ramakrishna. This guy was the real deal. How so? Rather than chronicle his life and teachings, of which many thousands of pages have been written, I’ll relate a…

They are the only ones who will have the answers you’ve forgotten about. — “I don’t know why you’re so scared. It seems pretty easy to me,” she stares at me with the casual innocence and defiance that she is so famous for. “You’re just writing, right? Type words in and hit publish? That’s it? No snakes or spiders?” I nod tentatively. I hate…

This year I spent my Mother’s Day in Spain along with my husband and son. My daughter stayed back as she had already spent six months in Spain during her study abroad. My poor son got caught in the Covid aftermath and had his study abroad get cancelled three times…

Being a non-native, working in a foreign culture using a second language presents its challenges. However, there is a certain beauty in this situation. We have the opportunity to observe and appreciate the interesting differences in culture and practices, which we can actively share with our team. My background Allow me to…

From time to time, I find myself drifting from who I truly was. I got too caught up in mindlessly scrolling through feeds, unaware of how I’m spending my time. Time passes by like nothing, the day is well on its way, yet I haven’t done anything meaningful. Who was…

Relentless layers of life — The notion of grief is a fickle, unpredictable companion. When you pick apart the layers, you’ll never find its true end. There is no definitive answer or understanding of its complexity. It never really goes away, it’s always lingering there, ready to infiltrate your thoughts with no remorse. Sometimes you…

Today I am celebrating another career success, this time it was a family friend instead of a colleague. I had sent an NHS job vacancy to apply for and have coached them albeit informally through the application, shortlisting, assessment and interview. When I got the news in the afternoon by…