Visit to Apollo Book Store, Mahabalipuram

 During our recent trip to Chennai, we visited the historical town of Mahabalipuram. While googling for the places to visit, I stumbled upon "Apollo bookstore". It was around 11 AM when I walked down the road that has many cafes, gift shops, and boutique stores. An elderly man was cleaning the...

Protecting an ideology/belief/faith

 I was hesitant to bring up this topic, but I decided to go ahead with it, given the observations in the past few weeks.At home, we play a Board game named Pandemic. As the name suggests, it is a collaborative game where players take the roles of specialized professionals to cure the world of 4 different viruses and eradicate them.The cure for a virus is found through certain rules, but the eradication...

Work and physical activity

 Work and physical activity were intertwined so closely in our previous generations. Work mostly involved physical labor. No one would have to go for a jog or rush to the gym after work.Even in our previous generation, there was adequate physical activity - be it commuting by bicycle, long walk to reach their workplace or shops, or traveling by public transport that involved walking, standing,...

9 points to ponder on World Mental Health Day

 World Mental Health Day is observed every year on Oct 10th.Mental health awareness is increasing over the past few years. At the same time, things that destroy our mental health are also on the rise.Here are a few thoughts to ponder.(1) You don't have control over many things happening around the world, but what you can control are YOUR thoughts, feelings, and emotions.(2) Your state of mind...

One Insight Series

 "You are one insight away from changing your life"I heard this quote many years back and I strongly believe in it.Books are the main source of such life-changing insights for me.Off late, I have been seeing videos/courses where people proclaim that they can summarize a book in 5 minutes. It is a tall claim, quite unreasonable in my opinion.I find it challenging to summarize the key takeaways...

Book Review: Messages from the Masters by Dr Brian Weiss

 I read "Many Lives, Many Masters" by Dr Brian Weiss three years back. The author, a psychiatrist, summarizes his interactions with one of his patients that led him toward the concepts of past lives, reincarnation, and messages transmitted from divine masters.His book "Messages from the Masters"...