It all begins with awareness. What I'm aware of, I have the ability to do something about. If I lack skills, awareness gives me the necessary impetus to gain the skill. If I have the skill, awareness helps me use it. If I'm using it, awareness makes it possible to become better. If I'm becoming better everyday, then I increase the chances of attaining some semblance of excellence. So it all begins with AWARENESS! How does one become aware might be question! Probably the s

The key to personal peace is to resolve all conflicts. Almost all conflicts arise from a state of "I am right!" (and you are wrong appended to it). And even one were truly and totally right, it might be useful to resolve the conflict and make peace. That a conflict exists is reason enough to resolve it - for one's own sake. And the first step is to introspect and be aware of the "I am right!" That awareness itself will help make it easier to handle the conflict. It isn't th

You've visited all the places you've wanted to visit, eaten all the foods you've wanted to, have taken part in all the activities you've ever wanted to, have all the possessions you've yearned for, and ticked off all the items on your "bucket list!" And then, are you truly happy? Or have you accumulated a lot of pleasure and pleasurable experiences over time? Is that what makes one happy? Or is there more to "happYness" than all this? It seems appropriate to state that almost

Being loving towards those who are kind and compassionate is easy! Loving lovable and loving beings is easy! Similarly, hating despicable behaviour, or hating the haters, is easy! And both of these might require no personal growth or effort! And more often than not, occur naturally. We're born with the ability to differentiate kindness from unkindness. I have written about it earlier and here's a link to a video that might be helpful to understand this. Loving all, especially