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Who Invented Stress?
I’m wondering who invented stress. Whoever it was, must have been one crazy person, don’t you think? However, if you think about deeply, each of us ‘invents’ stress for ourselves. Like most things in...
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Too Hot To Handle!
I love spicy food – but sometimes I venture to bite into a chilli pepper that is just too hot for me – and then all hell breaks loose. I guess, I never learn. This month I decided that I liked writing...
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The Most Important Meals Of Their Lives
If there’s one meal I simply cannot skip – it’s my breakfast. Growing up, we always had a hearty breakfast – almost always chappatis either with eggs or jam, or even with left overs from the night...
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Ways to get a Good Night Sleep
Do you toss and turn a lot at night? Good, sound sleep is very beneficial for your health and well-being. It can provide increased energy and productivity during the day. Good sleep can improve your...
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A Struggle Against Silence: My Writing Process Blog Hop
Writing is a struggle against silence. ~Carlos Fuentes I wrote these words sometime last year: I have so much to say. But it’s buried deep within. Writing is my way of bringing it to the fore. But...
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13 Ways To Save Energy When Working From Home
José and I enjoy the luxury of working from home. There’s something wonderful about being your own boss and having the flexibility to work when your energy levels are high. Working from home is better...
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The Joy Of Reading | Anything Goes On Sunday
Right now, we’re in transition mode, having moved to another city (temporarily) and attempting to settle into another home. It’s a rented house, so we’re restricted with what we can do. However, we’re...
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Training and Employment Courses for the Over 50s
The good news is that 50 is no longer considered old. Looking around at my family, it seems that 80 is no longer considered old either. My Dad took to the Internet at 80 and now at nearly 89 is on...
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Never Give Up Hope
Today I’m so happy to welcome Carol Graham as a guest on Everyday Gyaan. Carol is a blogger I connected with less than a year ago, but she has impressed me with her writing, her tenacious spirit and...
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When You Come To The End Of A Perfect Day
Every celebratory gathering in my grandparents’ home included singing. The song to end the party was always - ‘When you come to the end of a perfect day‘. You can listen to Judith Durham’s version...
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So Damn Thirsty?
First, the fish needs to say, “Something ain’t right about this Camel ride – And I’m Feeling so damn Thirsty.” – Hafiz One simple line from Hafiz, but what imagery and such wisdom! How often we carry...
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Responding To An Invitation To Joy
She invited me this morning: ‘Come for a walk and experience the breeze’ ‘Tomorrow, perhaps? I’ve got a busy schedule today.’ I responded. Mid-morning, she asked me to go to the window and look at the...
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Soul Models
Soul Models: Transformative Stories of Courage and Compassion That Will Change Your Life ISBN: 9780757317866 Publishers: HCI Books Soul Models is a collection of stories proving that, when we use our...
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The Wisdom of Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, who would one day become known as Buddha (“enlightened one” or “the awakened”), lived in Nepal during the 6th to 4th century B.C. While scholars agree that he did in fact live, the...
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Open To Learning?
“Don’t tell me to be brief when I am preaching the Word of God,” the young priest is said to have admonished the elderly lady who sought to give him feedback. I’m not sure where it is written that...
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There But For Grace Go I
While the English Protestant Reformer, John Bradford, was imprisoned in the Tower of London, he saw a criminal being executed for his crimes, he is to have said: “There for the grace of God goes John...
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Midlife Means Losing My Memory?
Today I’m happy to welcome Sulekha Rawat to share her midlife woes here. Sulekha is one of the happiest and peaceful souls I know. Her ability to strike up friendships and her charm both online and...
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Uselessness Is Gorgeous
When we moved into our new (temporary) home last month, the garden patch was arid – mostly because the house has been unoccupied for a few years. Then, last week we had our first rain, and this week,...
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Don’t Die With Your Music Still In You
In 2001, Dr. Wayne Dyer wrote a book called 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace (Puffy Books) , based on the most important principles he wanted his children to live by. Serena Dyer, one of those...
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Malala Day 2014 #STRONGERTHAN
Malala Day is being celebrated in honour of the birthday of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot for attending school in defiance of the Taliban. Malala Day 2014 Malala celebrated her...
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