It feels like an eerie shot from a paranormal movie. I stand back, and watch myself. I see myself working in the much-desired state of Flow. The theme occurred to me in a split second, and then, a force took over. I do not know what is driving me, but I keep clicking the mouse, … Continue reading Self Control
It is our concept of normal, which restricts and constricts us. And there are so many versions of ‘being normal’, that one never gets around to being totally acceptable. Yet, parents, teachers and priests keep struggling to propagate their own concepts of acceptable behavior. Excellence is deemed to lie in reproducing published answers from a scripture … Continue reading The New Normal or No Normal
The meek shall inherit the Earth. It was meant to encourage certain personality traits. In my view, the average will, because going by the Law of Averages, they balance out extremes. The concept of ‘likeability’ actually boils down to being similar to others. Extremes of any kind, or even the different ones are quickly rejected, … Continue reading Genius or Idiot?
Our mental maps come from experience, and beliefs ingrained from childhood. I never had an opportunity to question their validity. There was no need to do that. Honesty is a virtue. Nobody thinks about contesting the concept. Why should I? I saw a girl in dishevelled state running across the street. She turned towards the … Continue reading Update the Map
Everybody tells you about the Power of Habit – how it becomes your character, personality or destiny. Nobody tells you about that one mind-set which creates habit. It is not an addiction. It is not a compulsion. It is not inheritance. It is a sense of pride in being different. It is self-glorification in doing … Continue reading The One Mindset that enslaves you to Habit
Welcome to Week 14! The Thanksgiving Season compels us to think of the blessings in our life. The whole idea is to focus on the positive. The SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations and Results) analysis is the other side of SWOT, where we eliminate the negatives altogether, and focus on what can be done. Let us expand … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 14
Will I? Won’t I? Will they? Won’t they? My battle with beliefs continues as they struggle to find place in my psyche. It is a battle of wills, a battle of control, a power game played to the hilt. I know I have to live with a few, but I exercise my choice of replacing … Continue reading Beliefs
Finally, I have decided to continue the Exploration Challenge … The difference If you do not wish to publish personal details, you can change the visibility to Private Post, and keep it as a part of your personal library. The option has been added, only to include more people in the journey, who are weary … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 11
Hi, all I guess the challenge is increasing in complexity, but I love the ease with which you handle it. It displays an ability to see your core and react from that point. Encouraging! There are no rules this week. Not that there were many before. I just reproduce an excerpt from a conversation with … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 8
Our mental maps come from experience, and beliefs ingrained from childhood. I never had an opportunity to question their validity. There was no need to do that. Honesty is a virtue. Nobody thinks about contesting the concept. Why should I? I saw a girl in dishevelled state running across the street. She turned towards the … Continue reading Updating the Map
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