Recently, a particular distinction - which may at first seem like just a nuance - has been surfacing repeatedly in my awareness. I’ve been discerning and acknowledging the difference between sharing and commiserating. And I’m seeing this distinction as really significant and powerful in all contexts – whether in business, personal life, politics, communities, or a spiritual path. Sharing is a necessary and [...]
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The nature of acceptance
Posted in business, career, creativity, existential revelations, health, relationships, spirituality, tagged Acceptance, Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach, The nature of acceptance, Thrive! Falling in Love with Life on April 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
[Adaptated into an essay in my book Thrive! Falling in Love with Life, published Nov 1, 2011.] A few months ago, one of my dearest friends and I were having a conversation about life, the difficulties in practicing architecture independently, the state of the economy (and the nation, and the world…), and a variety of such topics. He seemed [...]
Tourist or Traveler?
Posted in business, career, creativity, existential revelations, health, life lessons, new cultures, spirituality, travel, tagged Finding our true home, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thrive! Falling in Love with Life on December 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
[Adaptated into an essay in my book Thrive! Falling in Love with Life, published Nov 1, 2011.] After a significant hiatus from writing, perhaps the best excuse I can offer is that … “I was traveling.” Some literally, some metaphorically, for what is life but a journey? On that note, I have observed that most people, [...]
Creating a life beyond migraines
Posted in health, life lessons, psychology, science, spirituality, tagged Carolyn Bernstein, The Migraine Brain on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Having experienced debilitating migraines for 19 years, the journey from surviving with them to thriving inspite of them has been long, arduous, insightful and ultimately, joyful. I have accessed science, art and spirituality to first understand my migraines, then find acceptance for them, and finally, move towards transcending them. To share my discoveries, I have [...]
How the mind interferes with Consciousness
Posted in consciousness, creativity, existential revelations, health, psychology, spirituality, women's issues, tagged Gary Weber, Happiness Beyond Thought, Thrive! Falling in Love with Life on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
[Adaptated into an essay in my book Thrive! Falling in Love with Life, published Nov 1, 2011.] In a previous post – Future becomes Past without being Present - I shared how the only way to move through a time of intense suffering had been to live two hours at a time – that is, be fully and uncompromisingly present. [...]
The Power of Now
Posted in creativity, existential revelations, health, inspiration, spirituality, tagged Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now on July 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Early this year, I wrote a post titled Future becomes Past without being Present. Well, I am currently reading Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. I had already read his more advanced work A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose (Oprah’s Book Club, Selection 61), and I’m finding that [...]
Decision or Choice?
Posted in existential revelations, health, inspiration, relationships, spirituality, tagged Thrive! Falling in Love with Life on July 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
[Adaptated into an essay in my book Thrive! Falling in Love with Life, published Nov 1, 2011.] Even as an insatiable language enthusiast who revels in the nuances of words, for most of my life, I had used the words choice and decision interchangeably. “Come on, hurry up and decide!” or, “Come on, hurry up [...]
The 8 principles of creating fun
Posted in art, business, career, creativity, existential revelations, health, inspiration on June 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As described in my case-study / restrospective “In pursuit of being (something)” the essence of everything I have been doing, can be summed up in four important elements: LOVE, TRUTH, CREATIVITY and FUN. Here is a set of inspirational and actionable principles, many of which I have to use as daily reminders: The 8 Principles of [...]
In pursuit of being (something)
Posted in architecture, career, creativity, existential revelations, health, inspiration, life lessons, spirituality, tagged Dave Pollard, Finding the Sweet Spot on May 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So, it’s exactly a year to the date since I began my journey in search of … being. On reflecting back, I was operating on a hunch that being something must first start by … just being. Modern culture, and certainly South Asian culture, is very demanding of an identity related to what one is going to [...]
Nature’s paradox : immortality ensures mortality
Posted in existential revelations, health, science, Uncategorized, tagged Dr. Andrew Weil, Healthy Aging on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Saturday, I went garage-sale hopping in West Seattle – something I ordinarily wouldn’t do, but a community-wide initiative in an upscale neighborhood meant I could peek into beautifully designed homes, and gain a voyeuristic view of their odds-and-ends collections … punctuated by striking glimpses of the Puget Sound on a beautiful, sunny, Seattle-spring day. An odd [...]
