my life, my stories

 The Gift Of Gratitude Does being grateful take work? Is gratitude a learnt reflex? Honestly, I didn’t think so. I thought being thankful was just an instinctive reaction to something good happening to you. But, turns out being thankful is something you can learn, and it can change your life. In India we don’t have an attitude of Gratitude. Part of it stems from our belief that we need not give thanks to near and dear ones, and by thanking someone you are indirectly implying that you are indebted to them. If you thank someone you might have heard words like “ Arey Arey hame dhanyawad kehke, hume Sharminda na kare “ Don’t embarrass me by thanking me. Or the “ Is mein thankyou kaisi ji? Ye to Hamara farz tha.” This was my duty, no need to thank me. And over time we start to believe in these humble platitudes. We start to believe that we are ENTITLED to people’s kindness, that by thanking them, we might actually be embarrassing them. And so, we just lose the ability to show gratitude, and

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  Happy Birthday to me ! Gosh, let me begin by bragging and being in gratitude- my brag is that this is the 14 th year that I am writing this birthday retrospect, and my gratitude is that there are people who are reading this, who have read ALL my previous 14 years of retrospects, or the past few 5-6 years at the least . Most of you know my life, know my journey, and take the time each year to hold space for me to share my year with you. Thankyou. Thankyou for being a witness to all that is unfolding. Before I wrote this year’s birthday blog – I got a bit nostalgic and re-read the posts from the past few years, so will take you all on a bit of a – journey so far, a recap of sorts. And also to see the story arc, the repeating of patterns, the growth in mindset. 2019 Birthday retrospect – I think no story can begin without this moment in my life. The title of the retrospect was Lebensmude and other Mid-Life things . In this post I spoke about how I was always someone living for t

    Welcome to the 9 days Modern Mystic Navratri challenge – a chance for you to reconnect to yourself. Discover yourself through the mythological stories of the 9 Durgas; Nav Durga. Reclaim your capacity to dream and create the life of your dreams. Experience the range of the 9 emotions Navrasa – and learn how to process shame, anger, fear. Cultivate deep self-compassion for yourself through healing practices on childhood healing and body love. Unlock your own genius using mindset and embodiment exercises. Uplevel your capacity to set and achieve goals. Become more deeply connected to yourself, your purpose, your family and your present. This is Ascension into your Best, most Favourite version of yourself. -         One day while meditating on the various forms of Durga, I realised –Goddess Parvati had it TOUGH ! All through her life (actually many lives) she faced challenge after challenge , with no one to talk to, no Mentors to guide her, no Life Coaches