Tag: spiritual
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It’s a great day
I did one of Tara Brach’s guided meditation, and at the end of the meditation she closed with it’s a perfect day. And it got me thinking. It has been sort of a blah day in life. It’s a regular workday, where I did what I was suppose to do. I had to deal with…
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Could have and should have, am I not perfect?
Being a perfectionist, I could not help to reflect on my life and think if I could have or should have, would I be in a difference place in life today. Would I be more successful in my career, if I did not listen to my parents? Would I have an easier life, if I…
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Failure is impossible – Susan B Anthony
Susan B Anthony once said “Failure is impossible” and I had a really challenge life on this earth. I totally agree. There was lot of moments where I think I failed, like a divorce or getting a promotion. At that moment, I felt miserable of failing life. Looking back, I was able to grow as…
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FREE Thinker
“Be a free thinker and don’t accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.” — Aristotle Media has been so toxic. It has a way of keeping us glued to ask what is coming next? What kind of drama will entertain us next. It has a way about not…
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Our success is measured by money, but how about by happiness?
In this society, we measure success by money and the things we own. Step by and think about it, is that what we are here to accomplish? Is working long hours getting what we want? It is almost like a trap with money, you can never think you have enough. Then you thrive for more…
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Am I really good enough for this good life?
Growing up I was told that I was not good enough a few times that it became part of my belief system. For the last year, I worked really hard on removing this false belief and time and time again, it came up in life situations. Things are going well in life and I am…
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Why do we want the things we want? Does that bring us more happiness?
We live in a place of lack. We always want more things, more money, a better job, a better life. But do we really know why we want the things we want? Do we just want it because that is what everyone else wants? That is what we are told that we should want growing…
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Reflection of a mom of a teenager- have I done my job?
It is graduation time, lot of people are reflecting about the role of a parent, since kids are moving on to be wherever they need to go. And I was no different. I was reflecting on parenthood a bit and realized that sometimes we just have to be grateful that our children are moving on…
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Wildfire haze in Washington- do we see what the reality is in this haze?
We have been living in this haze for the past few days. It feels so unreal when you are outside that you are looking at things through this haze, are things really as we see them? It’s almost like seeing things from a different lens. Red is no longer red. White is no longer white.…
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Perfectionist & baking- Mom had a meltdown baking cookies
I clearly remember my sons words “Mom, they are just cookies”. When he said that, it woke me up. On a day in June, the baker in me decided to make some sugar cookies with my son. My son decided to cut the cookies in Bunny forms. I did not say much, but really the…