India today celebrates 60 years since independence from Britain. As over a billion people celebrate in India, and many millions in all corners of the world, there is no doubt that the country has come a long way in the last few years alone. Last week, I witnessed an...
Every now and then I come across someone in my life who impresses me enormously and who has a lot to offer to me and others. My friend Kavit Haria is one such person. I recently took some time out to interview him for my blog as part of my inspirational interviews....
A while ago, a friend shared with me these wonderful “Seven Principles for Radiant Living” from a book by Jason Chan with the same title:- 1. I believe that I am the master of my own life 2. I let go of the past and embrace the present 3. I will be kind to...
I recently wrote about how it was time to let your light shine. During that talk by Marianne Williamson in central London, she spoke with a lot of humour and compassion about supporting the people around us. Supporting the people in our lives is all about empowering...
On one of my recent shopping trips to my local supermarket, I somehow managed to pick up a crooked trolley from the row outside. The trolley had a mind of its own and kept going at almost ninety degrees from the direction I was pointing it at. As I found out soon...
How do you react when you see someone in a wheelchair? A quick shift of the eyes away from theirs or do you acknowledge them? A while back I wrote about treating others the way you want to be treated. So just what should you do when you see someone in wheelchair? Or...
Last week, I was lucky enough to have my mother come and stay with me on her own for the first time in many years. We bonded once again and one evening we watched the movie “Gandhi”. It was quite a special time and the movie brought back wonderful memories...
What a wonderful picture! I bet it brought a smile to your face 🙂 I have featured it here for that very reason – we all need to smile much more. And what better way to get us all smiling than a funny and genuinely warm picture from the animal world? A few years...
A few days ago I wrote about how it was time to let your light shine No sooner had I written that article, I got two very relevant and timely gifts from friends, which will literally allow me t ohave more light in my life:-) The first friend gifted me two lovely...
We are all increasingly become more aware of our responsibility to the environment and the need to save our planet. Being “Green” may just be in vogue for now, or indeed we may have all embraced this positive change for good. However it is not always easy...
