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Life is full of paradoxes. We should work hard, but also take time to smell the roses. Put others first, yet take care of ourselves. One of those paradoxes is to persevere and not give up, yet know when to cut your losses. How do you know when to stop trying? I struggle with this […]

We all want to be understood. Our thoughts, desires, and needs are so important to us that we want them to be important to others too. When we seek first to understand others, we deepen our relationships. Our own needs ultimately are fulfilled too, because when others feel understand, they are more likely to seek […]

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying is quite a tome at almost 400 pages, but worth the read. It addresses the physical aspects of dying, as well as the emotional abyss and spiritual questioning. I wish I had read this book before my father passed away. It would have helped me deal with his […]

There will be storms in your life. Losing a job or a loved one, financial ruin, betrayal of a close friend… these things happen. Though you cannot control external circumstances, you can prepare yourself to weather life’s storms when they come. “Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.” […]

I was working next to an open window when suddenly a beautiful flower landed on my keyboard. I smiled at the unexpected gift that life had blown in through the window. Then I realised that I had to keep my window to life open if I wanted more blessings to enter. How to keep your […]

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” – Dr Seuss Getting over a broken relationship is hard. You torture yourself with ‘what if’s and wonder if you will ever trust again. And the pain that never seems to go away. The loneliness you feel at nights is followed by emptiness when you wake […]

I recently heard of St Catherine of Siena’s beautiful phrase “dwelling in the cell of self-knowledge”. We spend most of our waking hours in our work cells or home cells. And almost no time at all in our interior cell of self-knowledge. How can you dwell more in this cell and get to know yourself […]

As the wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Cherie Blair provides a rare glimpse of life in the political stratosphere. She takes us into right through the front door of Number 10 Downing Street and introduces us to the privileges and struggles of an ordinary family thrown into extra-ordinary circumstances.

You can’t help feeling that she is using the book to get back at the British press, which for the most part portrayed her in unflattering terms during her tenure as prime minister’s wife. In all fairness, she deserves to tell her side of the story. And though it is the story of an obviously flawed person, so are all our individual stories. And this one certainly had me turning the pages.

Many people go on a diet but find that the benefits are short-lived. To successfully remain lean and healthy, you need sustainable long-term changes to your lifestyle. You can cut down your sugar intake by adopting some or all of the following habits. How to cut down your sugar intake 1. Drink when you’re hungry Your […]

Two thoughts come to mind when I think about poverty. Firstly, we have a lot to learn from poor people. Secondly, we can help in many ways. Here’s how you can help the poor around the world. How you can help the poor 1. Stop pitying them The poor need money, but also dignity. They […]