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My Turning Point in Life
by Chitra Jha
I was living a beautiful, content life of marital bliss, enjoying motherhood and generally just being there. Life was good, I believed in myself, God was not a word in my lexicon; I passed my leisure reading fiction and watching movies. But, and it is a big ‘but’, at times I felt that there was more in me. |
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What shall be my resolves for this year?
by PK
The festive season of Christmas is upon us. As they say we shall all be goaded to unwrap our personas and let the cheerful, forgiving, outgoing and loving side of us, come out in the open. The western media has done such a good job at hyping this period that even slothful individuals do rake up enough energy to unglue their backsides and stand up to be counted. |
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Garbage from the Weekend
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monday sunriseI emptied my bedroom dustbin into the black garbage bag, ready to throw it down the chute. I had one last cigarette left in the packet and fifteen minutes to spare before I could start for the office. Giving in to the temptation, I lit the cigarette and threw the packet into the bag as well, my last piece of garbage from the weekend. |
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Sex and the Lonely Woman
by Guest Tickler
I was in Dumaguete, a city in the South of Manila, when I celebrated my 44th birthday last November 2008. I was not alone. I was with a group from the office, managing a multi-million peso event that was to crown all our achievements for the year. I was the team leader and I owned the project. |
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Own Your Choices And Liberate Yourself!
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A little child is being rewarded by her mother for good behavior. “Mom I want ice-cream!” She shouted excitedly. The momentarily indulgent mother immediately takes the course to the best ice-cream corner….not knowing what she’s getting into.
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the ever changing cycles of life
by Padmaja Prasad
Recently, I wanted to try a bus route to reach my office, so I left my home very early on feet to get to the station. When I arrived there I got a direct bus to reach my office. There was no rush in the bus and so I got a window seat. I was qui... |
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What Does It Mean To Be An Indian?
by K R Ravi
A friend remarked to me that what defines America is its veneration of entrepreneurship. The French, he added, most admired style and elegance. What defines India? That was the challenge my American friend posed.
Before I could speak a word, he admo... |
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The Big Real
by Danielle LaPorte
Do you know the story about the two stone cutters? When asked what he's doing, the first man replies, "I'm cutting this stone into bricks." When the second laborer is asked what he's doing, he replies, "I'm building a temple."
How much do we do in... |
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How is it relevant?
by Rajesh
My friends tease me that my pseudonym is “How is it relevant”. I use this phrase very often and for most situations because it helps focus my mind. Let me share this secret with you.
Scene 1. The boss is firing the hell out of a person and the p... |
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Reinventing Yourself
by Ann Ronnan Ph.D.
You are a beautiful essence expressing your own unique genius. Yes, I said genius. And no, I don’t mean like Albert Einstein. We each have something that delights us, that we enjoy doing and most times a yearning to share that with others in some... |
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What Is It Going To Take....
by Danielle LaPorte
It occurred to me this week that this is a mighty powerful question.
What's it going to take?
We usually use that phrase in dire circumstances. What's it going to take for you to wake up? What's it going to take for me to quit? What's it going ... |
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How To Prosper In A World Without Jobs
by Ann Ronnan Ph.D.
In his brilliant book titled Job-Shift: How to Prosper in a World Without Jobs, William Bridges says we are living in a jobless society. What you ask? There are no jobs? Let me explain. In the US, the concept that we have of jobs has only been in... |
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The Half Time Bell
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My friend Yvonne sent me the following:
Question: How many women with menopause does it take to change a light bulb?
Woman's Answer: One! Only one! And do you know why? Because no one else in this house knows how to change a light bulb! They d... |
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My Turning Point in Life
by Chitra Jha
I was living a beautiful, content life of marital bliss, enjoying motherhood and generally just being there. Life was good, I believed in myself, God was not a word in my lexicon; I passed my leisure reading fiction and watching movies. But, and it is a big ‘but’, at times I felt that there was more in me. |
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The Invisible Pipeline
by Idris Lien
The taxi driver and I shared one thing in common: indulging in the art of listening and understanding. From Sharjah he cruised at a constant speed towards Dubai.
Studying his profile from time to time, I saw he was about 54, a sparse, almost ordin... |
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Some Reflections On Marriage
by Padmaja Prasad
"The ideal that marriage aims at is that of spiritual union through the physical. The human love that it incarnates is intended to serve as a stepping stone to divine or universal love." ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi~
Simply stated, traditional marriage ... |
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The Big Real
by Danielle LaPorte
Do you know the story about the two stone cutters? When asked what he's doing, the first man replies, "I'm cutting this stone into bricks." When the second laborer is asked what he's doing, he replies, "I'm building a temple."
How much do we do in... |
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How is it relevant?
by Rajesh
My friends tease me that my pseudonym is “How is it relevant”. I use this phrase very often and for most situations because it helps focus my mind. Let me share this secret with you.
Scene 1. The boss is firing the hell out of a person and the p... |
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Meeting The Dalai Lama
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In March 2001, when I was at the lowest point in my life, I went with my cousin to meet the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, up in the Indian Himalayas, where he has lived in exile since 1959.
The meeting lasted perhaps 20 minutes -- I can’t be sure be... |
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Sex and the Lonely Woman
by Guest Tickler
I was in Dumaguete, a city in the South of Manila, when I celebrated my 44th birthday last November 2008. I was not alone. I was with a group from the office, managing a multi-million peso event that was to crown all our achievements for the year. I was the team leader and I owned the project. |
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Garbage from the Weekend
by
monday sunriseI emptied my bedroom dustbin into the black garbage bag, ready to throw it down the chute. I had one last cigarette left in the packet and fifteen minutes to spare before I could start for the office. Giving in to the temptation, I lit the cigarette and threw the packet into the bag as well, my last piece of garbage from the weekend. |
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My Turning Point in Life
by Chitra Jha
I was living a beautiful, content life of marital bliss, enjoying motherhood and generally just being there. Life was good, I believed in myself, God was not a word in my lexicon; I passed my leisure reading fiction and watching movies. But, and it is a big ‘but’, at times I felt that there was more in me. |
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The Big Real
by Danielle LaPorte
Do you know the story about the two stone cutters? When asked what he's doing, the first man replies, "I'm cutting this stone into bricks." When the second laborer is asked what he's doing, he replies, "I'm building a temple."
How much do we do in... |
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What shall be my resolves for this year?
by PK
The festive season of Christmas is upon us. As they say we shall all be goaded to unwrap our personas and let the cheerful, forgiving, outgoing and loving side of us, come out in the open. The western media has done such a good job at hyping this period that even slothful individuals do rake up enough energy to unglue their backsides and stand up to be counted. |
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Forgiveness and Self Healing
by Allison Mupas
"Forgiveness involves letting go and surrender of judgment and condemnation. With compassion, we can help others become aware of their divine nature and become lovers instead of haters. Most of all, we must not forget to forgive ourselves. We can giv... |
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Twists And Turning Points
by Ananya Srivastava
Turning points. They are experienced by everyone. These are events that are capable of transforming the entire being of a person: both positively and negatively. They can restructure psyches - or sometimes even shatter them and create new ones in pla... |
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the ever changing cycles of life
by Padmaja Prasad
Recently, I wanted to try a bus route to reach my office, so I left my home very early on feet to get to the station. When I arrived there I got a direct bus to reach my office. There was no rush in the bus and so I got a window seat. I was qui... |
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The Half Time Bell
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My friend Yvonne sent me the following:
Question: How many women with menopause does it take to change a light bulb?
Woman's Answer: One! Only one! And do you know why? Because no one else in this house knows how to change a light bulb! They d... |
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PowerPoint is my slave!
by Shalu Wasu
My earlier article ‘Avoiding Death by PowerPoint’ was about the art of making interesting presentations. This one is about using easy but powerful tricks that can dramatically improve the quality of your presentations and also bring that extra oo... |
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How to be a leader
by Mario Luis Tavares Ferreira
A common sentence that we hear often is that leadership is given not taken, is it true?
Another common sentence is that you are born a leader, that it is a natural gift.
In some aspects it is. But, there are some attitudes that can be acquired ... |
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Barriers to employee engagement
by Anitha Jebaraj
Newspapers and management books propagate employee engagement and its good effects on employees. Employee engagement seems simple to implement on the surface. To engage an employee, the management has to be transparent about its projects and plans an... |
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The PAT
by Dr. Ritu Arora
When was the last time someone patted your back? When was the last time you gave someone a pat on the back? If you’re reading this article give yourself a PAT on the back. Come to think of it we are overjoyed when someone gives us a PAT on the back... |
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