Self awareness
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Random Musings
Missed opportunities are always a sore topic to discuss. For an introvert like me, it is all the more difficult to seize opportunities and break out of my shell. There have been many times when I could have turned the tables just by speaking my mind. However, my silence and shyness caused many opportunities to…
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How do you process grief?
We have ushered in the new year with much fanfare this January, but the month has also brought some sad news. Since the start of 2025, we have had to bid farewell to two relatives who were close to our hearts. My parents are feeling the loss more keenly than everyone because of their strong…
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Quest for the truth
Recently, as I was browsing through a collection of old storybooks from my childhood, I came across an old copy of ‘Sumathi Setakam’. This book is a collection of short verses in Telugu written by a wise man. He used the pen name “Sumathi”. These poems are short, four-line verses that convey an important moral or life…
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In Our Next Birth
The Bhagwat Gita explains that every being that takes birth eventually goes through the doors of death to be reborn again in a new body. The body is perishable but the soul isn’t, it changes from one body to another as it passes through the cycle of life and death just as a person change…
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It Is Time To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Often in life, we all reach a point where we are unhappy with the way things are going, yet we are unwilling to try something new. We feel that the known devil is better than an unknown angel. We might have faced many struggles before yet, we find it daunting to work our way out…
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Being Straightforward Vs Diplomatic
This topic has been a pet peeve of mine for many years. Growing up, while in college, I always considered it better to be straightforward as against diplomacy. My friends and I were proud to be called a forthright person and proudly proclaimed it. So what changed now?? Well, life happened, and we realised that…
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How True Are Our Prayers?
“Atmasuddhi leni acaramadi ela ?bhandasuddhileni pakamelachittasuddhileni Sivapujalelara ?visvadabhirama vinura Vema !” This poem was written by Yogi Vemana. Yogi Vemana is a famous Telugu ascetic. He wrote a series of poems that spread wisdom, morality, and ethics based on the social fabric of south Indian society in the 17th-century. His poems highlighted the flaws and…
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Doing What You Want, When You Want To
All of us would love it if we could do whatever comes to our mind or takes our fancy at that moment. Alas, the truth is that we cannot do it most of the time. Propriety, social decorum, law, family obligations, moral responsibilities etc, are always holding us back. Having said that, we come across…
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Be Mindful of Your Words While Expressing Yourself
Words are the most powerful tools that we use to express opinions, intentions, ideas, plans etc. Understandably, our words can make our life easy and smooth sailing or they can invite trouble and unwanted risks. Many times, though we speak the truth, if we are not careful of our tone or choice of words, our…
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Don’t Let Self-Pity Become A Hurdle To Your Growth
There is a well-known and universally accepted saying, “Failures are the stepping stones to success.” As the saying goes, we should treat every setback as a learning opportunity. We must try not to repeat our mistakes, anticipate hurdles at every step and plan measures to overcome them. This is what we are taught in every…
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Is There Anything Like Too Much Self-help?
For those of you who read my articles regularly and follow me, you would know that I am a believer of self-help and self-improvement. I strongly believe that every one of us has the potential to be better and greater. We just need to recognize the hidden potential and constantly improve our self for a…
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No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent – Eleanor Roosevelt
‘No one can make you feel inferior without your consent’. This is a very powerful quote from the former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. This quote conveys that unless we allow insults and words to affect us, they cannot harm us. The opinion of people will not matter to us unless we take them seriously. I…
Random Musings 