ASKING AND TELLING …  An Understanding; A Significant Difference.

I asked, “Can I go?” I said, “I am going there.”  By asking, we are giving our attention to someone else. This act of ‘subliming our egos ‘involves setting aside our desires or needs and letting the ball roll in the other court. The answer can be a NO or YES; his opinion is significant. …

SAYING ‘SORRY’…. How easy! ….  Do we really mean it?

   “It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by two words. I’m sorry.”     …… MATSHONA DHLIWAYO. There is a subtle difference between saying “I am sorry” and “I apologize.” An Apology is a formal admission of wrongdoing and is more like a commercial and professional affair. It is undoubtedly not heartfelt – i.e., …

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LIFE IN AN AQUARIUM…. Are we stuck in a TIME LOOP

   Looking at the small aquarium sitting in my office, I often wonder about the life of the teeny weeny fish who day and night have to live through claustrophobia. I wish I could scan their emotions and understand their mental status. Remember 1993, Bill Murray movie, ‘Ground Hog Day?. The Protagonist falls into the …

VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS…. A boon or a curse.

   A relationship where people are not physically present but communicate exclusively via email, texting, or another electronic communication device is called a Virtual Relationship.  In a fast-moving world with an intricate brainy system where everything is available, but there is a shortage of time, life becomes fast-tracked and virtual. “PEN- FRIEND”….. remember this? During …