Just came across this story about a man who was worrying about difficulties and sharing the same with Vivekananda. Thought it would be an interesting share. ———————————————————————————— Once Swami Vivekananda was trekking in the Himalayas, he saw an old man standing exhausted at the foot of an upward slope. The frustrated man called out Vivekananda … Read more
Your “I CAN” is more important than your IQ. The mind is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master. Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end Sometimes success isn’t about making the right decision, it’s more about making some decision. Would you rather live your life according … Read more
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities. Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. Don’t fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In … Read more
It was a late night flight I had to catch and I was coming back home. The company was kind enough to book a cab for me and as usual, being the habitually talkative I am, started a conversation with the cab driver which went on from the lifestyle in Bangalore, its traffic, the busy … Read more
It seemed a pretty dull start for the day and I realized I have been bored all day long. I tried the tv, didn’t make a great difference, thought books might do the trick, they didn’t! thought I would meet a few friends, there were none around. Looks like I am narrating a perfect day … Read more
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what … Read more
I was my way back to home, a two wheeler passes by me, and I saw a boy having chocolate and I was very tempted to have one. However, since it was already quite late, I couldn’t make a stop to pick one. Well I reach home, a little disappointed and with the hunger for … Read more
I like the last part of the statement when he talks about – I just choose to be happy. I only wish things were that easy. Well, actually, are they? Is it we who complicate things and associate happiness with results, happenings around us, people, food, tv, etc? Have we masked ourselves into a belief … Read more
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you. Demand more from yourself than anyone else could ever expect. I’ve come to believe that all my past failure … Read more
I remember an incident today as I was coming back home. Something that had happened about a year ago. I was on my bike pacing on a moderate speed in a freer lane while I spot right in the middle of the road, a woman trying to cross with her kid. It was a complete shocker … Read more