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The Two Drops of Oil: A Parable.

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How often are we consumed by our responsibilities that we forget the treasures which surround us? Responsibilities are an important part of our lives. They provide us the purpose and keep us going. Without responsibilities, life could become directionless. From childhood we were given responsibilities – to learn and to grow ourselves into something meaningful and purposeful. As we grow older, our responsibilities also increase manifold. We have responsibilities towards our parents, our children, our families, our work, in many ways towards the society we live in at large.   Responsibilities make us get up in the morning and keep going even if we don’t feel like it. They push us to work harder, learn more and prepare for a better future. In that sense responsibilities are not a burden, they are an important part that inspires us to get going. So far, so good. Responsibilities give us purpose and keep us moving.  But here is a trap.   Sometimes we become so overwhelmed by o...

Distracted Focus: The Curse that no one talks about.

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  Have you ever wondered why time passes so fast? Do you remember everything you did during the day? Most of us don’t. The reason is simple: we lack focus. Focus is not just doing one thing at a time -it’s being fully present and mixing with that one thing as if nothing exists outside it. But here lies the trick: Do we really try to be aware of whatever we do? The answer, is no. Because today, we live in a world where information is constantly flowing from every corner, and our minds try to absorb everything at once, creating a kind of mental fatigue. From mobile phones to endless notifications and to the mindset where we try to absorb the maximum possible, into a limited space of mind. There were days when we had to search for information from different sources, and our minds absorbed that information with ease. Now, everything is at our fingertips – and everything around us is competing for our attention. The whole process creates a fatigued minds which just cannot stay a...

Do You Kill Your Thoughts or Grow Them?

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How often do you notice your thoughts, instead of losing them in a crowded mind? Hundreds of thoughts pass through our minds everyday – some ordinary, some powerful. But what happens to most of them? We forget them, and most of the time we don’t even notice. They come; they touch us for a moment, and then gone forever. Why? Because we don’t pay attention. And in that small moment of unawareness, we lose something valuable. A possibility. A direction. A quite spark, if nurtured, could have changed something in our lives – maybe even our destiny. The problem is not that we lack ideas. The problem is that we are unaware of them. Our mind is continuously active, but not always conscious. It tends to focus on the things that feel urgent – our fears, our worries, our uncertainties. Our mind naturally gives more importance to negative emotions than positive ones. And when it gets caught in negativity, it becomes so occupied that positive thoughts struggle to find space. So, it’s not that idea...

Is AI Killing our Creativity?

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  When a question or problem arises, do you pause and think, or do you immediately open an AI app for the answer?     Our mind is a wonderful machine; no human invention can surpass it. Our ability to make decisions based on emotions and empathy sets us apart from other living beings and makes it impossible for anyone to replace human beings. I feel lucky I grow up in a time when technology was at its infancy, and as I was still young when mobile phones were introduced – a truly great invention. But over time, I noticed human lifestyle and behaviour changing. Instead of using technology, many of us slowly became consumed by it. What I realized is that technology has brought immense convenience, but at a subtle cost. We become more robotic in our actions – we respond in unawareness and don’t feel deeply. Now, with the advent of AI, things are promised to get easier. Ai is a tool which provides answer to everything you ask it. It writes for us, thinks for us...

Control Your Mind Before It Controls You.

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        Have you ever felt like your mind is working on its own – thinking, worrying and                           reacting without your permission?                                                                                                                                                 ** Image generated using AI for illustrative purpose Our mind is an intangible space where thoughts, emotions, consciousness, and decisions take shape. It is not a physical organ like a brain but is an experience created by brain’s activity – thinkin...

We are What we Think.

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How Thinking Shapes our Lives.   Have you ever noticed how a single thought can change your entire day? Our mind is a wonderful machine, where our consciousness exists and our thoughts take shape. It is here where our ideas are born, emotions are nurtured, and decisions are crafted. Every thought that enters our mind shapes the way we perceive the world around us. What we think today becomes the actions tomorrow. Thinking, however, is a double-edged sword. It can help us, but it can also destroy us. The outcome depends upon how we use our thoughts.  When we say "thinking" and "thoughts, " we are not talking about the same thing. Thoughts are the energetic, mental raw material from which everything in the world is created. Thoughts are not something that we do but something we have. A thought takes no effort; it arises naturally, flowing from a source beyond our mind—universal, divine, and infinite. Thinking , on the other hand, is engaging with those thou...

Why Money Problems Are Rarely Just About Money.

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Why Money Problems Are Rarely Just About Money. The problem with people today is that they use money as a stick to measure their worth against others rather than as a tool. When we compete with others for material things like cars, houses, and lifestyle, we never really win. This kind of competition takes away our peace of mind and never let us win against others, as there is always someone who achieves more than us. Money, when used the right way, becomes an asset; used the wrong way, it turns into a liability. Societal pressure often worsens our money problems because we are constantly taught that material possessions and status matter more than discipline and utility. In reality, there are only two ways we spend money: 1. To Build Status. 2. For Utility. Spending money to build status often means faking an identity. It goes against financial discipline because maintaining status requires continuous spending on things that add little real value. In trying to protect the status you ha...