After 35 years of marriage and a grown-up daughter who was well-settled, she walked out of marriage. Everyone asked her if they had fights or any issues. She simply said no. We never had fights. We never had financial issues. We had a lot of money and we had a very comfortable life. But why are you taking a divorce? …
Every hardship in life is for the purpose of purification and learning.
I am not what I was 20 years back. I am much more honest, grateful, giving, and contended, have more patience and more service. There have been many experiences and ups and down, which have changed me into a better person. I am grateful to God for those experiences that I have become a better human being or else I …
If you really want to grow in life, focus on what can take you ahead not what’s holding you back.
One gentleman who was a horse breeder shared the story of two horses he owned. One was the winning horse. When he would start, he would just keep running. He would cross every hurdle. The other one was not. When he saw a hurdle, he stopped and waited and someone had to come and remove that hurdle. When he was …
We fall, we fail, we get up, we step back, we move, we get tired and we walk again but we do not give up until we fly.
I live at a place that is blessed with a lot of nature. With trees and plants come birds and butterflies and insects. It’s a beautiful thing to see them and hear them every morning. It’s so divine when we hear different types of birds every morning especially during the winters as there are a lot of migratory birds. I …
We need to nurture our relationships with love not poison them with ego.
My daughter fought with a friend and they decided, they would never want to talk to each other. They called bad things to each other like you do not have good manners etc. They came back and I told them that are you sure, you do not want to visit her again and they looked sad at the very thought …
Children need to be trained on how to handle things with love and a positive mindset.
MY twin daughters, who are almost seven now, were fighting. I was winding up and really did not have the energy and patience to take an action. Still, I was left with no option. One is more aggressive and one is very calm. So the calmer one always is on the receiving side. After listening to the entire story for …
Growth and contentment come from working hard for what you desire not by feeling bad about what others have achieved.
She was always jealous of her sister. She was prettier, she had more money, still, she felt jealous of her sister. Her mother always asked her, why are you jealous of her, you have everything. She did not know the reason, but there was one. Her sister was kind and loving and worked hard, and because of that her sister …
Every step taken with ego is a step away from him and taken with love is a step towards him.
It’s like a conversation with God. Where are you, why is it difficult to reach you? He smiles and says, is it really difficult? When have you not been able to reach me? When have you asked for something and not received it? Well, I guess always. Then why do people feel that it is difficult to reach you? Because …
The difference between good and bad is the difference in intentions. Know them genuinely.
We were watching the movie “The school of good and evil”. My daughter asked me what is the difference. Both are killing someone else. I asked her when you fight with your sister and she hurts you, would you do, she said, I would fight back and may hurt her again. What if, she hurts you by mistake and that …
One needs to stay positive in any negative situation to get out of it.
A girl came over to discuss her problem. She was stuck in some office situation. She was unable to solve it. I asked her, how would you feel if you have solved it and it was over. She looked at me like it was never possible. I asked her, in your mind do you feel it will be solved? She …
Always have a reason to wake up for and you will know why you are ready to give life all you have.
I was sick and I was very sick. Still, I got up very early, did all I could, and then woke up my children and sent them to school on time. Whenever I have felt low, I have looked at them sleeping and felt the need to do more, stay fit better, and become a better human being. I have …
The first protection comes from our own strength. Take care of your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
When my girls were small, they used to fall sick very often. Almost every month they had to be given antibiotics. I wasn’t left with any option but from inside I cringed. They were premature twins and their immunity was very weak. Doctor asked me to keep them at home for the next year. We were but we could stop …