sulking

There are times in our life when nothing is in our control. We gave everything we could. We don’t have a time machine to fix past mistakes.

What matters is your commitment. It helps you reduce sulking. The constant question monkey mind throws at you: what if you had done this or that.

Death of your loved one. You gave the best possible treatment and your time. You will not live life in regret, because you were there beside them, taking care.

Companies success. If we had not raised so much money, we would have focussed on building products instead of launching new products for pumping valuation. You will not have any regret even if the ship fails, because you are aware.

Most of us live a good amount of life sulking. It is like a virus that continuously plays as a rewind tape in our thoughts. It gives us all the disease.

shadows

Are we shadows of our past, experiences, or learnings?

As we grew, many learnings got transferred from our ancestors and forefathers.

We still have restaurants with secret recipes passed to each generation, like making cheese, bread, or wine.

Some remaining folklores are passed through generations. With the change in society, we care least about them.

But the shadow is still deep within us. We can not escape it for our new identity.

view

Goodbyes are never easy, especially where both sides want to be in the journey but not stick to a common viewpoint. Not having an aligned view in the journey will cause pain and frustration.

Be very careful with what you are getting, and how far can you align with the person or organization’s ideology?

Our life is limited, so are the relationships we build.

victim

Playing a victim card can take us somewhere. We cannot live life with it. The world is a miserable place. Every other day something happens, and it will occupy the centre stage. You have to heal your trauma. You have to face the world and make your life count. No one else can heal you, but only you and your fearlessness.

move

How many of us die without expressing our love to someone. How many of us live in our permutations and combinations about life. How things have changed if we had done this or that.

Our brain likes to confuse us. As a result, a good amount of present gets wasted thinking of the unchangeable past. We dwell in the past and stop living in the present.

I am not saying I am perfect. But I realised about it living half of my life. Our present is what should matter and it will cement our future. Our past is gone, be it good or bad. We have to move on.

Women’s Day

A woman has to go through many challenges in her life. She is a multi-tasker: a mother, sister, wife, or entrepreneur. She has to compete with men and society every day to prove her worth.

Religious fundamentalists in a few countries have made them an object for pleasure or baby-producing machines with all the restrictions.

Thankfully things are changing, but it is just a beginning. I hope the coming decades will get much better.

Happy Women’s day. Many have gone against all the odds and made life for themselves. I am lucky and blessed to have a few in my life. They are a source of power and positivity to me.

Possibility

We live a life of infinite possibility. Our actions, efforts, and some luck get us what we want. And sometimes giving our best, our desired result gets un-achieved. We have to leave it at that.

A few went against the odds and made freedom; innovation possible. Gandhi, Martin Luther, Wright Brothers are a few pioneers.

We are the owner of our destiny.
We hold the possibilities.

self

The world is burning, and millions of lives are lost due to hunger, overeating, and war.

We can be a cheerleader, supporters, or take sides. At the same time, we can do our part by being more responsible with what we are consuming.

We want to eat seafood or enjoy the chill in an air conditioner. Alternatively, talk about global warming and the extinction of marine life.

The duality is within us. We have to do our job and be responsible before telling others.

Inflammation

Last few years, I have spent some time reading about body and health. In due course, I have tried numerous diets. I was able to lose weight. I have realized that our health depends on what we eat, and it is not about calories in or out. Our quality of food distinguishes our life.

I remember laughing at Vinay (my friend) when he would say I have come to meet, not eat at any of our meetings at restaurants. At max, he would have some green tea.

After recovering from COVID, I spent some time reading about vegetable oil and the inflammation it has been causing me for over a decade. I would get boils over my face hours after eating out. I have started making a note entry these days, where I eat, what I eat, and If I got boils.

Some of my friends know the limited options I have now when I join them for food. Some others call out my crazy experiment and tell me I am missing out on so many great things life has to offer.

On the contrary business, meetings have gotten limited to drinking green tea.

I have started making a joke saying food is just fuel, and my taste buds have died. I want to live a healthy life and be okay with living and eating this way.