The Roller coast World of Role Models and Us
I do not know whether this happens with you or not. With me this used to happen a lot. I … Continue reading The Roller coast World of Role Models and Us
I do not know whether this happens with you or not. With me this used to happen a lot. I … Continue reading The Roller coast World of Role Models and Us
There is a joy engine inside all of us. When you look at habitually joyous people, you get the feeling … Continue reading Our Joy Engine
Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses -Alphonse Karr Sunday morning. As I … Continue reading Gratefulness: The Key to a Meaningful Life
“The world is changing right before your eyes…” went the lyrics of a popular Eagles song. Of course, the southern … Continue reading Let’s Welcome Diversity
There’s more to life than you think there is.. Continue reading Funny-Side Up
It is the season of layoffs. The sudden ouster is like a punch on the face when you least expect … Continue reading Layoffs, Adversity and Life’s Policy of Compound Interest
The heart wrenching images of the recent chemical attack in Syria haunted me for days together…children gasping and choking for … Continue reading As I thinketh

Last Friday, Nikhil and grandpa came over to spend the weekend with us. Nikhil is our nephew and is 8 years old. All through Saturday our living room was scattered with toys on the floor, reminiscent of the following lines of Chris. G. Vaillancourt’s poem:
Toys are scattered about the floor.
Robots and Dinosaurs attack plastic soldiers.
The Grandsons are enacting a bloody battle…. Continue reading “A Pat On My Back”
Of the many feelings that unite humanity, regardless of gender or class differences, is the Sunday morning feeling. It is … Continue reading Bark in the park
Each one of us is naturally endowed with mindfulness. Yet with our increasingly busy lives, interspersed with technology and multi-tasking, … Continue reading Those Simple Joys of life