“Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man’s happiness really lies in contentment.” ~ Gandhi What is contentment really? Is happiness more important or is contentment more important? I believe that contentment and happiness are very intertwined. Infact one can’t BE without the other. To me happiness is a state of being. We tend to come in and out of happiness depending on our situation…but contentment is not like that. Contentment once achieved becomes an ingrained part of you, which does not change or fl ..read more

About 3 weeks back I had the pleasure of watching “Inside Out 2” with my family, and I must say it’s an amazing film. I love how the movie shows how different emotions affect young people today. At first, it focuses on simple emotions like Joy, Fear, Sadness, Anger, and Disgust, a.k.a. the five core emotions. But as the character goes through puberty, more complex emotions like Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy, and Boredom start to appear. Very very relatable, no matter what age you are. At times in the movie, I cried at how sensitively and beautifully the iiner workings of our mind were being po ..read more

“Poetry has also been my therapy. It has helped me process some of the grief after losing my mom as well as helped me integrate some life lessons.” ~ Jenny Garufi I love how from the beginning of this book, Jenny’s poems nudged my heart to grow bigger and warmer. The positive loving energy of her poetry is transformative to the heart and soul…and such a welcome gift in a world where vulnerability and authenticity is seen as a weakness rather than a strength. “Gratitude is the seed That helps our joy to grow It plants love and appreciation Connecting us to flow. People tend to focus On negativ ..read more

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why do you think you spilled the coffee? “Because someone bumped into me!” Wrong answer. You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup. Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea. Right? Whatever is inside the cup is what will definitely spill out. Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It’s easy to fake it, until you get rattled and life shakes you… So, we have ..read more

Why do YOU exist on this planet? For most of us this is a question that keeps coming up as we progress in life. And this question especially haunts us when we feel like we are not living a life of purpose in the first place. Your purpose is why you exist on this planet, but that purpose is sometimes hard to understand. I have known people who have asked this question to themselves at the age of 45, 55, 65 and even 85! Its not that uncommon to question your existence. Infact, on your healing journey, at some point these things will come up. Its healthy to reassess your life from time to time t ..read more

“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Few years ago, I realized that my own life energy was getting exhausted more often than usual. I was getting irritated easily, frustrated on the smallest things, angry for silliest stuff and tired beyond measure. It took me a while to realise that this is NOT me. My default setting, if you know me or ask anyone who knows me is high energy and very bubbly. All those who know me say the same thing. I know this as my truth as well. So, when that very deep dip in energy levels took place years ..read more

“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ~ Louise L. Hay Self-sabotage is more prevalent than we realize. Did you know that Abraham Lincoln, Fred Rogers, Michelangelo, John F. Kennedy, and George Washington all experienced some aspect of self-sabotage before they made history? What is self-sabotage, and how does it undermine your ability to live a fulfilling life? And most importantly, how do we begin healing from it? “Resistance by definition is self-sabotage.” ~ Steven Pressfield  We all have times when we doub ..read more

This week I feel like sharing some of my new favorite self-love quotes that will make you think, help you remember and inspire you towards a deeper, a gentler and a more loving connection with yourself and your body. Your self-love journey is actually the journey back to yourself. Back to loving yourself, as a child in your pure innocence, you did love everything about yourself, till ofcourse the world took over when you grew up. Believe me, it is one of the most beautiful experiences you can have. Life is too short to be anything other than who you truly are. I know, I grew up with ..read more

“Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. God opens millions of flowers every day without forcing their buds.” ~ Osho Are you suppressing your emotions? Anger, sadness, joy, and shame are all common feelings that play an important role in daily life. When people have a hard time expressing or accepting these feelings, they may be struggling with suppressed emotions. Sometimes suppressed emotions are part of the bigger picture, which could include substance use or mood disorders that need professional help to heal from. Understanding Suppressed Emotions Everyone at some time or ..read more

“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.”~ William James Do you think you can really choose happiness? In reality, choosing happiness is simple. You either choose it or not. It boils down to choosing it every single day. So, if happiness is a choice, how do we go about choosing it? There is a certain pursuit to seeking happiness that everyone seems to be after. The amazing thing is we have more control over happiness than you might think. Do you know that research has proven that as much as 40 percent of our happiness is determined ..read more