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We have all heard the age old fable of the hare and the tortoise, wherein we learn that eventhough the tortoise was slow but he kept on advancing at a constant pace and won the race while the hare was busy taking a nap in the middle of the race. Our grandparents must have told the same story to our parents, they inturn have enlightend us with the same Gyaan.......

SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE??…. We have all heard the age old fable of the hare and the tortoise, wherein we learn that eventhough the tortoise was slow but he kept on advancing at a constant pace and won the race while the hare …

A father and a son were flying kites together on a sunday evening. The young boy was brimming with excitement. For him it was like killing two birds with a single bullet as he got to do his favorite thing, flying kites and eating his mother's home made chikkis. He had been enjoying kite flying festival with family and friends for years together but this year he was old enough to fly kites on his own. [ 404 more words ]

SUCESSFULL LIFE? A father and a son were flying kites together on a sunday evening. The young boy was brimming with excitement. For him it was like killing two birds with a single bullet as he got to do his favorit…

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- Payal, 'I visit quite often and the title on the cover page of one of their awakened my curiosity enough, to browse through it. Hooked, I bought the book and read it, only to realise that despite being a teaching one how to lead a long and happy life, it seemed more like a simple reminder to follow the things we already know, yet tend to ignore.
The authors,Hector Gracia and while researching this book have interviewed residents of a village who have among them the world's longest living people. The here, follow a simple lifestyle which includes keeping a healthy diet, drinking green tea, doing small movement exercises, practicing positive thinking and the most important working towards their Ikigai which refers to the reason or passion for living. It can be anything that you don't grow tired of doing and can practice even without monetary incentive. The book suggests different ways to identify your Ikigai by say,observing what makes you happy or gives meaning to your life or somethig that you would not want to retire from.
Personally, I've been a for 13 years now and the book made me realise that teaching is and will always be my Ikigai. Even if tomorrow, I no longer earn from teaching, I'll still be happy to do it. Seeing that my 3 yr old son, who I have read to from 6 months of age, now willingly picks up book to read; I have recently started an experimental initiative in which I,weekly read books to a group of 15 - 20 kids with a hope that this translates into a ingrained habit of reading for them.I can't tell you how happy these sessions make me.If in any way I am able to teach them to be passionate readers of the future, I can think of no better gift.
To sum it,there are many ways to keep your Ikigai alive,read the book and first find out what is yours!'
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We are all set to welcome our favourite Elephant God and what better time to talk about things we can learn from our favourite GOD....... LORD GANESHA has certain special qualities, which if we imbibe in our lives we can lead a fairly happy and successful life. Let's look at the top few ones: QUALITY NUMBER 1: LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR OUR NEAR AND DEAR ONES… [ 610 more words ]

Praying to and learning from our favourite ELEPHANT GOD…….LORD GANESHA We are all set to welcome our favourite Elephant God and what better time to talk about things we can learn from our favourite GOD……. LORD GANESHA has certain special qualities, which i…

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Independence….. Independence means freedom from control or influence of others. Yesterday as we celebrated our 73rd INDEPENDENCE DAY, I am flooded with thoughts which make me question the very basic feeling of ind…

I cane across a picture somewhere, where I could feel the early sun's rays peeping through clouds and providing life to waves in the ocean. A soft wind flowing over the ocean water creating ripples. A flock of swans on the ocean bed welcoming the sun and the cheerful day. Huge green lush mountains in the backdrop providing the perfect backdrop to the picturesque scene. [ 355 more words ]

Life I cane across a picture somewhere, where I could feel the early sun’s rays peeping through clouds and providing life to waves in the ocean. A soft wind flowing over the ocean water creating r…

Today a friend of mine discussed with me that she feels there are phases in a person's life, good and bad ones. They seem to eternally follow each other. Further she felt it was her good phase that was going good on and she dreaded that soon a bad phase was to follow. I had a different view point on this conversation. [ 232 more words ]

Optimism can work wonders Today a friend of mine discussed with me that she feels there are phases in a person’s life, good and bad ones. They seem to eternally follow each other. Further she felt it was her good phas…