Kintsukuroi (keen-tsoo-koo-roy) is the Japanese art of repairing pottery with Gold. But it’s something much more than that. Japanese believe that when something has suffered damage and has a history, it becomes more beautiful. The story is that there was a bowl which was much loved by a hot tempered military ruler. A servant accidentally […]
Love and Happiness
Love
The difference between knowledge and love are stark. You gain knowledge by consciously deciding to read books or going to school or college. BUT you can never gain love by consciously deciding to fall in love. Love just happens. You can succeed in exams either by rot learning or studying hard. You can even cheat […]
Enjoy the present moment by being grateful to whatever you already have
If you are not grateful for the present moment, you will never get past where you are. (From the book: Say it like you mean it by David Bennett) Have you seen men always complaining about their wives? Those men are losers. Similarly those people who complain about their job, or houses, or cars etc. […]
Be Courageous, Think Out Of The Box, Do Something New Today
Do not allow people to dim your shine, because they are blinded (by your light.) – Lady Gaga Many times it happens that when you do something creative, create something out of the box, go against the mainstream, it can even be doing yoga on a public place etc. but get so much criticism that […]
Being a good listener means being in the NOW.
Silence is necessary for our lives. I remember a get-together with my old college friends. In that meeting one man constantly kept on talking without giving any other person much chance to talk. After that day I didn’t want to meet that friend again. When we are silent we give opportunity to the other person […]
Follow your heart, stay young
Whenever thinking about yourself address yourself not as I, but as your first name like Shahzad. It’s to become aware and to differentiate your physical body from your inner body, that’s the real you. According to Eckhart Tolle (The Power of Now) having an awareness of the inner body greatly slows down the aging process […]
Listen to your heart
The word emotion is derived from the Latin word “emovere” which means “to disturb.” According to Eckhart Tolle emotions are only negative. What we consider as positive emotions such as love and joy are in fact the natural states of inner connectedness with our being. I can’t agree more to Eckhart. It’s only our disconnection […]
Love Everyone
According to Lord Byron there are four questions that are of value in life: 1. What is sacred? 2. Of what is the spirit made? 3. What is worth living for? 4. And what is worth dying for? . . . . . The answer to each is the same… Can you guess the answer? […]
Feel Hearty
I will greet this day with love in my heart. And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and I will be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones, yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love […]
Happiness
“Happiness is not a goal… it’s a by-product of a life well lived.” – Eleanor Roosevelt For me life is just a quest for happiness. When I think about my childhood, little things like toffees, chocolates, toys used to make me happy. Similarly small things like not getting an equal share of my sweets, parents […]