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1. Drink Water! The simplest and most ignored thing we do. Plain water is great for overall health of the body. It not only hydrates the body, it helps the organs to work better, improves digestion and of course better skin. I know, you must have read and heard these things millions of times, and must be thinking I also know it. But knowing and doing are different. I also thought everyone keeps telling me to drink water but I never tried to do it. I have always struggled with skin and digestion issues and I still do.. And I also know all the reasons that cause those flare-ups and bloating and stuff, have been controlling (in process ;). But yes, I personally would say that water is by far one of the best, easiest and probably free way of keeping a lot of health issues at bay. And when I say water, it has to be water, not Cola, not juices, Not tea, Not Coffee. Plain and simple water. Trust me, from the  time I started drinking adequate water (by the way every body needs different qu...

  1. Mental health Crazy, Mad, Wierdo!! These words generally have a negative connotation attached to them and therefore, none of us want to be that in our “sane” minds. It is one taboo topic that none of us want to discuss but we definitely need to discuss. We all are going through something that is bothering us, or maybe something is making us sad or we might be feeling low, questioning our choices, sometimes crying sometimes just hanging on. But we are so scared to share it, maybe it’s the fear of being labelled “mental or unstable”. What is it with us, as a society or as an individual? Why are we so in a hate relationship with anything related to mental health? There is also this issue that the only synonym for mental illness is the person is now nuts, now this person will become dysfunctional, or not normal now, or severely ill now. It is this precise misdiagnose or bad nomenclature or misunderstanding that we all are afraid to seek advice or help or even share our feelings ...

Have a vision for oneself What are we looking forward to? What is our aim, what is it that I really want and should? First of all, there is no fixed rule that we need or should have it, but just imagine if we have a plan, something to fulfill then we will constantly focus on how to do that. We will look for methods, we will develop or improve skills, we will research, and we will experiment. To be precise, we will be busy doing something that we really look forward to. When we have a vision, we think and know and decide that this is what we want to be, where we want to be. It leads to self-growth, and every time we complete a task, big or small, there is a sense of achievement. Compare self to the old us Yes we also say that we should not compare ourselves to others but it means that we should not compare ourselves to OTHERS, we should definitely compare ourselves with our older self.  How we were yesterday, how were we last month or maybe 5 years ago?  What is it that h...

Don’t show off: Half the world will be happy if they stopped worrying about making others happy with their new car or their new phone or their new dress. Previously it was about showing off to relatives and friends, and now with social media it’s like, ever one is on a race to show off to the whole world. Every single thing has to go on social media like, look I have the latest phone, people click photos standing in front of the mirror showing the logo of their phone, its doesn’t matter if the photo of the individual has come out good or not , but the logo should be visible under all circumstances. Anyone is buying a new car, first it has to be live streamed, shown to the entire world first.  I sometimes wonder if such people actually feel the real emotion of the moment ? I mean, do they really give themselves a pat, an appreciation, gratitude. Wouldn’t it be difficult as the whole focus is on capturing it through artificial lenses, and more so because it is being done to show it t...

OVERTHINKING We all are guilty on this one, isn’t it? Presentation/ interview tomorrow, what if this happens what if that happens, someone got late at night, damn what must have happened, what if, someone is not picking up my call, why, are they angry with me did I do something wrong, didn’t get reply on a message, Oh no shit must have happened, is he/she ignoring me and blah blah blah!. Sometimes, just sometimes those thoughts may be true, but definitely not most of the times.  It’s just the brain overworking. Most of the times, the story that we cook up in our brains is just a figment of imagination.   We construct situations that may or may not happen and fret over it, get stressed over it, things that have not yet become a reality, are still in our thoughts. Our figment of imagination becomes a thing to worry. There are so many things to think about, current work in office, to maintain physical and mental health, to learn more skills or hone the existing ones, to fi...

  We are constantly cribbing about what we lack, what is bad, what is not working for us. Our day depends on what thoughts we generate and let it influence our mood and feelings. Do you know, according to recent studies a human being, on an average has 6200 thoughts in a day. And most of us must not have noticed that a majority of the negative thoughts that we have are things that have not really happened, be it past or future. Then we attach our beliefs to systems and notions and limit our growth potential with it, or attach our happiness with other people, and recent would be our obsession with social media. Let's look at the things that influence our lives to the extent of controlling it and are they really worth it? 1: Our Past:   You must have heard the saying, “memories to cherish”, and we cherish things that bring us happiness and joy and not sadness and bad mood.   But most of us are living continuously in our past. What happened, why it happened and all the e...

                                                   What is a skill ? In simple words, the ability to do something well , with computer skills you can surf the internet, you searched for this article, you can read it, maybe make notes of it, you know what all you can do with a computer.   Leadership skills, interpersonal skills, farming skills, cooking skills, strumming the guitar well skills and so on. We need these skills to perform effectively in so many works. Is there a skill to use our brains effectively? Yes, there are and the most important would be meditation.   In this fast paced, cut-throat world meditation is undoubtedly the single most skill to learn. There are so many articles, blogs, videos on technical skills and the amazing things technology can and is doing. Now, we humans have a highly developed, advanced ‘computer’ system in the...

CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK/NUI GALWA Y Disposable Masks and PPE kits and sanitizer bottles/sprays are a norm and essential commodity too, looking at the current pandemic situation. They cannot be devalued for the protection they provide... But, are we looking at a plastic pandemic after this? All these would be disposed and will end up in the ecosystem, be it our soil or the water bodies. Undoubtedly, we have bigger things to work on right now, curbing the Corona infection, saving as many lives as possible, developing a vaccine/medication to fight the virus, but we have a plastic monster also gaping wide at us. The issue is too sensitive to delve into does and don’ts, but as WHO mentioned in its study that medical masks/masks with respirators are required by health workers or people in close proximity with COVID-19 patients, the common public can opt for effective cloth masks, guidelines for which are given on WHO and medical organization’s sites as well. This will bring down t...