In your skin

“This is it: This body is home. This is where I live and hang my hat. This is where I settle into my hips and sit easy in myself, slung together with strong muscles and bones, made gentle and forging with flesh. This body is durable, has lasted for years, hunkered down through fierce storms…

Inhibitory control

Thoughts on inhibitory control, a conscious holding back on the impulses. A self-regulation mechanism that ideally develops during toddler hood and the various factors that hinder that development and the consequences of that. 

How we teach our daughters to be scared

This post is coming from a recent encounter with a certain kind of people. It’s not a generalized statement however a large number of experiences I have had, shed light on similar problems or reactions. I grew up in the city of Mumbai and Bangalore. Even though I have lived with my family all through…

Passion is a side effect of Mastery

A new career trend plagues the young generation. The need to take up a job that they are passionate about. It doesn’t help that there are misguiding stories of successful people in the history who became successful only because they followed their passion and made a career out of it. 

Workplace boredom- boon or bane?

We are all so busy in our professional lives, we hardly have the time to be bored. We live from mail to mail and paycheck to paycheck. But ever so often we are hit by that sudden wave of boredom where in spite of the big pile of work we have on our plate we…

Getting someone to confide in you

Ever had a close friend who has been upset about something. You know there is something wrong. You probably know the reason too. But they just wouldn’t confide in you and tell you the problem? Well first of all try and understand the reason behind why they wouldn’t want to share whatever it is that…

Looking over his shoulder… Continued

He took quick paces to his window. Looked out of the window, made sure no one suspicious was standing in his neighborhood. He then pulled the curtain close. He walked back to his recliner just as quickly, and sat down. He got up after 40 seconds and started pacing again in his room. From the…

Looking over his shoulder

He took quick paces to his window. Looked out of the window, made sure no one suspicious was standing in his neighborhood. He then pulled the curtain close. He walked back to his recliner just as quickly, and sat down. He got up after 40 seconds and started pacing again in his room. From the…

How I get away with Handwriting Analysis

Handwriting analysis or Graphology is a real science in spite of what most people think. To not consider handwriting analysis a science would be to disregard Psychology. Because at the end of the day handwriting analysis is also the study of behavior that is a manifestation of what’s within. 

Courting Vs Dating – a love-sick colloquy

I am a hopeless romantic. Having born into and growing up in that transition period from courtship to dating, I believe I can rightfully talk on both sides. Love was in the air when I grew up, my parents have and still are madly in love.