learnings

Often we tend to sacrifice quality for quantity. I must confess I have been there, done that!! I had purchased an electric kettle at a very nominal price in Singapore. My mother had warned me that the brand was not well known. The branded one, of course, was ten dollars more. So I blindly sacrificed the quality. Today my mother has the last laugh. Her branded kettle, that is more than a decade old is still functioning whereas mine doesn’t!  I ended up spending more on trying to get it work. Has this happened to you?

I have been asked by friends if yoga and counselling can be combined. I have used Pranayama and Surya Namaskar in my counselling process. Both are especially effective in treating mild to moderate depression and anxiety disorders. I have used either or both along with the ‘thought stopping’ technique. Yoga is very relaxing and soothing. But the client should be willing to practise everyday to get the best result. Care should be taken to understand the client’s medical history to avoid physical problems. it s best to recommend a Yoga teacher/centre near the client’s residence. Self learning is dangerous and harmful to oneself. A trained teacher would be able to suggest the right asanas for the various ailments.

A slice of butter In the deep blue sky She hung so shy So inviting and so mellow Such was her radiance That I was struck.. A slice of butter In the deep blue sky She hung so high Winds wafted by She looked cool And unmoved A slice of butter In the deep blue sky She hung so bold Never ever old Staring unabashedly At the lone star A slice of butter In the deep blue sky She hung as a present A perfect crescent!!!! ON sighting the new moon today- 16/12/12

It stared at me with a glitter in its eye. Daring me to attack! I screeched, I raved Picking up the broom I brandished it Like the magic wand.. I jumped up and down Whilst it scampered squeaking Who jumped more is the question For it outdid me in the race.. And only it has the capacity To turn me into a banshee A helpless one I must say!!!!

She said she would drench in the rain I saw drops glistening on her... Excited I ran headlong Into the rain.. Cold drops stung me They slithered over me I trembled, I shivered I soaked in the drops Till rivulets flowed.. I splashed my feet in the waters My hands clapped in abandon The drops engulfed me Becoming warm on my skin Ah if this is not joy What is....

The other day a lady ( some years younger to me ) refused to answer my calls or messages. I was actually wondering why she was not answering me though I had mentioned that it was urgent. I soon got to know that she could not talk to me if her spouse was at home. It also reminded me ironically that she had pointed out sometime back that her spouse did not like her talking to me!! I laughed aloud. Even in today's age a man can control his woman and control whom she should speak to or not!! The woman also acquiesces!! Now this man's reaction was familiar. I have had such comments coming from quite a few women friends in the past. Though then the scapegoats were their parents. My friend's parents felt that if their girls cut their hair or wore a modern outfit  it was because of my influence!!What is it about me that  they fear?? That their women would become bolder, smarter??That they would become independent/ voracious readers/ eloquent speakers/poe...

Why do we believe in mumbo jumbo? A cat crossed my path / don't call me when I am leaving home/ god forbid if you sneeze when I am off on a job/ the cot must be plced in the east west direction/ don't sleep with your head towards south/// aaah how many beliefs!! The list is endless. As we growe acquire all this mumbo jumbo from our parents, friends and school. Through generations these beliefs are passed on. Sometimes it is so amusing if we pause to thing on the rationale. Amidst all this crazed living, the various religious faiths throw in many such in good measure. When we are the so called most intelligent creatures why do we defy logic? Oops did I say something wrong?? The lizard is making the familiar tic tic sound so what I say is true!! lol!!