Unicorn Insight

Admit it ,at some point of time every girl believes in prince charming ..Someone who would sweep of her feet,make her fall head over heels in love with him,rescue her from the evil world and propose her with a big fat diamond ring to live happily ever after.As we row older and "saner" this becomes more of a myth,an imagination and dream .Very recently I heard Carrie Bradshaw(a fictional character) making a very strong feminist statement "What if Prince Charming had never showed up? Would Snow White have slept in that glass coffin forever? " In todays world Snow White would not sleep in Glass coffin forever.Instead she would get up..spit the apple and perhaps find her  prince charming on her own.Hang on..may be first get independent ,find a job,a house to stay and eat a chocolate once a while Cindrella would rather than finding Fairy Godmother to transform her,would  go to the parlour,get a facial done,use her credit card to shop for the party dress from a high en

Kuch Kuch Hota hai was a superhit movie of 1990s.We all loved it .I personally liked the title song especially the location and always dreamt I should go there. So a Genie grant me a wish and it came true.In Aug 2011 I went to the beautiful scenic Scotland, a country which you feel is straight out of storybooks more specifically fairy tales.The castles,the green fields,the highlands,the bagpipers playing on the street,the grazing cattle and sheep,the stony buildings and the cool breeze running in the air. The moment I landed on Edinburgh Airport, I could feel the "scots' air.There was something different about this place.Something unique,something beautiful,something soothing.Not just to the eyes,to the heart too.May be because this was my first visit to Scotland or may be because I had never experience any "colder" place before.But all said and done it was like the love at first sight. We hired a cab to reach the hotel and it was almost 11.00 o clock at night w

Someone asked the Buddha : "I have heard that the Dharma is a doctrine of enlightenment. What is your method? What do you practice every day?" The Buddha replied, "We walk. We eat. We wash ourselves. We sit down." Said the questioner, "What is so special about that? Everyone walks. Everyone eats. Everyone washes themselves. Everyone sits down." The Buddha replied, "Sir, when we walk, we are aware that we are walking. When we eat, we are aware that we are eating. When we wash ourselves, we are aware that we are washing. When we sit down, we are aware that we are sitting down. When others walk, eat, wash, or sit down, they are generally not aware of that they are walking, eating, washing, or sitting down." Most of the time we are lost in the past or carried away by the future. When we are mindful,deeply in touch with the present moment,our understanding of what is going on deepens,asnd we begin to be filled with acceptance ,joy,peac

He was going..She was coming..He was in a rush to go..She was in a rush to arrive. It was happening for weeks ,months,years, centuries...they were incomplete without each other .yet they were different.He represented life,light,hope.She represented dark,end,melancholy. Whenever they met, they met for a few minutes. Whenever they met,the sky turned pink as if with all their love. Whenever they met,the atmosphere turned beautiful. He was the day and She was the night.They only met twice daily.That was at Twilight. The Dawn when she left and he came The Dusk when she came and he left They dont meet for long.... Both of them have their duties But they do meet. Thus they keep their love alive... The Love which is free from all limitations, The love which finds a way inspite of the cruel world and its rules The love which gives each other space still makes them wait for the perfect time to meet Their love is one of a kind

Winter sets in the warm clime The festive season is here The heart rejoices the December time Its the last month of the year

Our bodies and our souls are like cars and their drivers. Always remember that you are the driver, not the car. Don't identify with the vehicle. The emphasis these days on prolonging the duration of our lives, on living to one hundred years of age or more, is madness. It's like keeping your old Ford going past 200,000 miles, past 300,000. The body of the car is rusting out, the transmission has been rebuilt five times, things are falling off the engine, and yet you refuse to turn it in. Meanwhile there is a brand new Corvette waiting for you right around the corner. All you have to do is gently step out of the old Ford and slide into the beautiful Corvette. The driver, the soul, never changes. Only the car. And, by the way, I think there might be a Ferrari down the road for you.

It was really him, no hallucination this time. And I realized that my delusions were more flawed than I'd realized; they'd never done him justice. Edward stood, motionless as a statue, just a few feet from the mouth of the alley. His eyes were closed, the rings underneath them deep purple, his arms relaxed at his sides, his palms turned forward. His expression was very peaceful, like he was dreaming pleasant things. The marble skin of his chest was bare—there was a small pile of white fabric at his feet. The light reflecting from the pavement of the square gleamed dimly from his skin. I'd never seen anything more beautiful—even as I ran, gasping and screaming, I could appreciate that. And the last seven months meant nothing. And his words in the forest meant nothing. And it did not matter if he did not want me. I would never want anything but him, no matter how long I lived.I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again

Envy, yes. jealousy, no. Envy is a natural emotion urging you to strive to be more. It is the two-year-old child yearning and urging herself to reach that doorknob which her big brother can reach. There is nothing wrong with that. There is nothing wrong with envy. It is a motivator. It is pure desire. It gives birth to greatness. Jealousy, on the other hand, is a fear-driven emotion making one willing for the other to have less. It is an emotion often based in bitterness. It proceeds from anger and leads to anger. And it kills. jealousy can kill. Anyone who’s been in a jealous triangle knows that. Jealousy kills, Envy gives birth. Courtesy Neale Donald Walsche

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

Every time you pretend to love, you impoverish yourself more and more. Love has great potential to enrich your life. But if you are just playing a role, pretending to love, it's only going to poison you. Because you are teaching yourself that it's just a game, ... and slowly but surely you will lose the capacity to open in love.

They are more valuable than money.We unexpectedly and unknowingly spend them.They originate from heart and express tehmselves via eyes.Sometimes I wonder where does the water from tears comes from.Then I realised that when the heart undergoes cuts,bruises,burns..the eyes feel it and release the pain out.It bleeds but in form of tears. Then there are tears of joy which is the amount of happiness which the heart cant explain in words when it  feeling on cloud nine.Sometimes when we meet our loved ones after a long time,tears just flow out of your eyes.They signify all the time we missed them and all our fears thinking "what if we never see them?"Then  there are tears of physical pain, tears of regret,  tears of gratitude, tears of disappointment, tears of excitement and nervousness and tears of relief as well. The society has a very negative point of view of tears.So if you are "STRONG" you wont cry.I think tears is all about expressing yourself and not about bein

Sometimes we taken an unexplored part..An unknown way..in search of our dreams,passions.. In seach of ourselves..While exploring the unknown the sun sets on the horizon..there is no more light…You are still exploring yourself and the untold unseen path It starts getting darker and darker. The sounds of the unknown,the fear of the unknown makes you nervous.You hear howls of wolves, hooting of owls, cries of cats.You feel the fear creeping from the air.You sense your biggest fears coming true. And then in the pitch  dark you look up..you se the stars..The dark sky with m,illions of diamonds studded .The fear in you goes away and your mind .Take  a moment..stare at the stars..take a few breaths..appreciate them..Unless it is pitch dark you  cannot see the stars

Life is like a wheel. Sometimes, your on top and sometimes you're at the bottom. Sometimes somewhere in the middle as well. What is there on the top has to go down.And whatever is  at the bottom will go up. Nothing is permanent

A very nice discussion I had with my close friend was about investments..investments which are the most riskiest The best but most risky investment one can make  are ones “feelings”. The assets in these pretext are the relationships. You may not know the rate of return on this. Some relationships are high return bearing. The more you invest the more returns you get. However some  relationships require a very high lock in period.You keep on investing your feelings.The more you invest the  “risk” is higher as more feelings are involved.Sometimes you may get fantastic returns.Much more than what you expect an that is how your happiness quotient is defined But if your luck is running low,you may get no return in that investment and your loss is phenomenal.You may spends days,months feeling bad about getting no returns..Well ,bad is an understatement. So why do we humans involve ourselves in this ?Is it better not to invest and not expect returns? The answer is no.Each one of us is

I began to suspect that I was having some kind of hallucination. Triggered, no doubt, by the memory—the deja vu, the strange familiarity of the situation. I ran through the possibilities quickly in my head. Option one: I was crazy. That was the layman's term for people who heard voices in their heads. Possible. Option two: My subconscious mind was giving me what it thought I wanted. This was wish fulfillment—a momentary relief from pain by embracing the incorrect idea that he cared whether I lived or died. Projecting what he would have said if A) he were here, and B) he would be in any way bothered by something bad happening to me. TIME PASSES. EVEN WHEN IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE. EVEN when each tick of the second hand aches like the pulse of blood behind a bruise. It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls, but pass it does. Even for me. There was something to search for. Unattainable and impossible, uncaring and distracted… but he was out there, somewhere. I

The Winter is just around the Corner So is the time for thanksgiving treat The year is about to get over The clock is ticking to beat The year is running too fast So enjoy November till it lasts..

Paulo Coelho is one of my  favorite and interesting writers.He has always inspired me.Whatever he says has created a profound impact on my mind.Very recently I read his best seller book”Aleph”.The book has not only topped readers chart but have also influenced lot of people and their thinking. A very fantastic concept which he has explained in his book is  of a“Chinese Bamboo” Chinese Bamboo spends five years in its growth process as a little shoot, the only visible aspect of its existence. However, during those five years the Chinese Bamboo is developing its root system. After the five years of being a little shoot and developing its root system the Chinese Bamboo goes through a growth spurt and overtime becomes 25 meters high. Have you ever chased a dream,worked hard for a project,passion or given too much in a relationship but have quit it because you didn’t see the results right away? DO NOT QUIT. In all these time you are building the root of the bamboo which will make the

Just realised of having gained some pounds post Diwali..my mood changed from good to ok and ok to worst.I remembered all the hardwork in gym,forgoing on food cravings and all the time spent on jogging and felt it thrashed into my dust bin.After eating all the extra ghee yummy besan laddoos which Mom made,the lovely mithais and chocolates sent by aunties and faral sent by all my friends i felt it took 4 days to spill water over my 4 month long toil. Post Diwali blues were felt too when i reach office still thinking of all my lanterns rangolis as well as the lovely time i spent dressing up and looking my best in traditional clothes ;when the fact was that i was wearing my formal black shirt and gray trousers as a part of my power dressing to work:) One thing which bothered me really much was the effect of the crackers during diwali which polluted the atmosphere and gave me a throat pain which lasted till yesterday.Many people lose their hearing due to this,but as if w

There is someone special for everyone. Often there are two or three or even four. They come from different generations. They travel across oceans of time and the depths of heavenly dimensions to be with you again. They come from the other side, from heaven. They look different, but your heart knows them. Your heart has held them in arms like yours in the moon-filled deserts of Egypt and the ancient plains of Mongolia. You have ridden together in the armies of forgotten warrior-generals, and you have lived together in the sand-covered caves of the Ancient Ones. You are bonded together throughout eternity, and you will never be alone. Your head may interfere: "I do not know you." Your heart knows. He takes your hand for the first time, and the memory of his touch transcends time and sends a jolt through every atom of your being. She looks into your eyes, and you see a soul companion across  centuries. Your stomach turns upside down. Your arms are gooseflesh. Everything outsid

Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons from Arabia. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained. Months passed and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived. The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all over the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly. He presented the task to the members of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch. Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, "May be I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem." So he cried out to his court, "Go and get a farmer." In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the f

The excitement begins since the moment we are given plates to eat.This is just any other roadside stall where I have been with my 5 more foodie friends.But we have been eating here since we were very little.We all stand there with plates in our hands.My hearbeats start increasing as one by one we get one ‘puri’ each.It is filled with  cooked white peas, tamarind chutney and a spicy warm liquid made of jeera ,chilly and black  salt.As  we all get the puri..our tastebuds rejoice.The sweet,tangy,spicy,salty,warm crunchy,crisp  hits us. Again and again we are served a more puris each..as if it’s a marathon.We all savour each and every puri..Finally the last puri comes..we all eat a little slow .as it is the last puri :-(..We still relish it..enjoy it ..but it hurts a bit because that’s the end of our pani puri marathon…Now we are just looking forward to only one last thing “the Masala Puri” After we all had our six puris each..we get the last masala puri..it is a dry puri with the white

We all live a life full of hassles..where we have time for everything except our health. To keep a track of your health and weight,there are some simple things which you can follow. 1)Eat ONLY when you are hungry and not when it is time to eat.Also your stomach knows when it is filled up ,so do not unnecessarily stuff yourself . 2)Don’t stay hungry..staying hungry is staying foolish.Just watch what you eat.U can eat fruits,vegetables,sprouts,raisins ,hazelnuts 3)Try a different exercise routine everyday.Go early morning jogging on a beach one day.Try jogging in a park next day.Another day try swimming and may be another day try dancing .You can also try yoga one day and aerobics for another day.Hit the gym may be 3-4 times a week.This will break the monotony and keep you fit Try innovative things like Kickboxing,Water Aerobics,Zumba etc 4)When you have to go for social functions like office parties,weddings,dinners,just watch what you eat.Before going for those parties eat an

A] Choose the mountain you want to climb : don’t pay attention to what other people say, such as “that one’s more beautiful” or “this one’s easier”. You’ll be spending lots of energy and enthusiasm to reach your objective, so you’re the only one responsible and you should be sure of what you’re doing. B] Know how to get close to it : mountains are often seen from far off – beautiful, interesting, full of challenges. But what happens when we try to draw closer? Roads run all around them, flowers grow between you and your objective, what seemed so clear on the map is tough in real life. So try all the paths and all the tracks until eventually one day you’re standing in front of the top that you yearn to reach. C] Learn from someone who has already been up there : no matter how unique you feel, there is always someone who has had the same dream before you and ended up leaving marks that can make your journey easier; places to hang the rope, trails, broken branches to make the walking

Happiness is mis-addressed emotion. When you seek it for yourself,it cannot be found But when you give it to others,it finds its way back to you

Stephen Covey has used a wonderful example to explain paradigm shift in his Bestseller Book" The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 'I remember a mini paradigm shift I experienced one Sunday morning on a subway in New York. People were sitting quietly - some reading newspapers, some lost in thought, some resting with their eyes closed. It was a calm and peaceful scene. Then suddenly, a man and his children entered the subway car. The children were so loud and rambunctious that instantly the whole climate changed. The man sat down next to me and closed his eyes, apparently oblivious to the situation. The children were yelling back and forth, throwing things, even grabbing people's papers. It was very disturbing. And yet, the man sitting next to me did nothing. It was difficult not to feel irritated. I could not believe that he could be so insensitive as to let his children run wild like that and do nothing about it, taking no responsibility at all. It was easy to see

Whenever you spend money, even a single rupee, poise for moment and wish that the money would be use for a great philanthropic cause. Let it be used for fulfill someone’s hunger, let it be used to relieve someone’s pain, let it be used by someone to buy textbooks for study, let it be used to do something really good. What is the one thing you want to change in this world? Think about this and wish that the money you are spending be used for this cause. The logic is transmitting more and more positive energy to the omnipotent Universe. Remember every thought is energy; every thought is like a seed which when nurtured properly has the potential to become a tree. Every thought is potential action, potential change in your thinking, your behavior.

Life is like a flowing river of opportunities Its up to you to stand with a bucket or with a spoon

When was the last time you meditated?? 1)Yesterday 2)Last week 3)In the last 3 months 4)More than 3 months ago 5)Never If your answer is 3,4 or 5   Th is article could be for u Some  regard meditation as an unpractical, useless and meaningless pursuit. They consider those who seek inner peace and silence as dreamers, visionaries and unpractical people, who are out of touch with reality. This is an erroneous assumption. There have always been very practical, pragmatic and active persons, who also engaged intensively in inner, spiritual quest, some of whom you may find difficult to associate with meditation and spirituality. This shows that practicality, common sense and spirituality can go hand in hand. Meditation is more than a method for relaxing the body . It is a way for gaining freedom from incessant, nagging thoughts and worries, quieting the chatter of the mind, and attaining inner peace and happiness . In order to obtain results it has to be practiced every day, at lea

1.Gratitude: Thank you, God, for another day, and another chance to be my Highest Self. Thank you for this life and for the wonder of this moment. Thank you for everything that has ever happened to me, is happening now, and ever will happen. For all of it has produced the perfection of this next breath, and the glory of Who I Am now going to be. Amen, and amen. 2. Smile Smiling actually sends chemicals racing around your body and actually lifts your spirits. Try this today. Then, every day this week, smile five times a day for no good reason. Do it sitting in traffic. Do it standing in the shower. Do it walking down the street, or working at your desk. For no good reason, just break into a smile. Watch your mood change, even though nothing in your exterior has shifted. 3. Sing    It makes you feel great, happy and full of life 4. Write or read something sacred:        This is true especially in the morning.Spend first 10-15 mins after you get up in  reciting/reading/writing

Your confidence in yourself is spiraling downwards. You’re already 2 weeks into the business and there is no single client in sight. You’ve just gone through the 9th interview and till now, there is no job offers at all. Or perhaps a publisher has just rejected your appeal to showcase your book. Much as you’ve wanted to achieve goal success, your disappointing results is seriously casting doubt over your decision to quit your job, invest huge sums of money into that seemingly full-of-potential business or time to go night classes in preparing yourself for your ideal job. And it certainly doesn’t help that your family and friends are asking you to quit. “Maybe they’re right that I should go back to getting a stable job”. “Perhaps I should stop thinking about publishing a book”. As you start questioning if you should continue the pursuit of your dreams, your mind slowly manifests images of situations where things didn’t work out. The future looks bleak. Chaos ensues. You’re getting more

The speaker (Head  of Psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one of the best things  that a man could do for his health is to be married to a woman whereas for a  woman, one of the best things she could do for her health was to nurture her  relationships with her girlfriends.  At first everyone laughed, but he was  serious.  Women connect with each other differently and  provide support systems that help each other to deal with stress and difficult  life experiences. Physically this quality “girlfriend time" helps us to create  more serotonin - a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can create a general feeling of well being.   Women share feelings whereas men often form relationships around activities.  They rarely sit down with a buddy and talk about how they feel about certain things or how their personal lives are going. Jobs? Yes.  Sports? Yes.  Cars? Yes.  Fishing, hunting, golf? Yes.   But their feelings? Rarely.   Women do it al

An old man sat on a park bench with his faithful dog by his side. The dog, who was obviously in pain whined constantly Finally curiosity got the better of a passer-by. "Why is your dog whining?" he asked the old man. "Because he's sitting on a nail" came the reply. "Then why doesn't he move?" asked the stranger.  The old man looked up in disbelief: "Isn't it obvious?" he asked, "It doesn't hurt him enough to make him move!" It would be a rather silly little story if it weren't for the fact that most of us live our lives like that dog - Whining constantly about our jobs and our lives, but never taking any action to change our situation - Because it simply doesn't hurt enough! You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream; you've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire - yo

The Vietnamese Buddhist monk and philosopher, Thich Nhat Hanh, writes about enjoying a good cup of tea. You must be completely awake in the present to enjoy the tea. Only in the awareness of the present can your hands feel the pleasant warmth of the cup.  Only in the present can you savor the aroma, taste the sweetness, appreciate the delicacy. If you are ruminating about the past or worrying about the future, you will completely miss the experience of enjoying the cup of tea. You will look down at the cup, and the tea will be gone. Life is like that. If you are not fully in the present, you will look around and it will be gone. You will have missed the feel, the aroma, the delicacy and beauty of life. It will seem to be speeding past you. The past is finished. Learn from it and let it go. The future is not even here yet. Plan for it, but do not waste your time worrying about it. Worrying is worthless. When you stop ruminating about what has already happened, when you stop w

I set up the alarm at 6 am.Determined I get up from the bed..brush, freshen up and get set.I wear my track pants, a loose fitting tshirt, running shoes and tie my hair in a band.I take a pouch with a water bottle and a towel and tie it on my waist.I take my fully charged ipod  in my ears and play it.As i step out of my apartment,I breathe the first breath of fresh morning air. I walk towards the park and run towards the beach.The morning breeze seems to caress my face and play with my long hair.I start running faster and so does my heart. Up in the sky I see millions of birds ;flying,chirping,quacking.The colour of sky is blue and there are a very few white clouds.Now even the sun has come up and the horizon seems to  blissful with his presence.I rest a while and turn my music off.Now all I can hear is only sound of waves.Its already 6.45.I sit on the beach and feels the sand against my legs and feet.I take a couple of breaths,sip water as I proceed my way home. Hey..I just burnt s

It was a cold wintry day in Delhi in January 2011.91 year old Asha was sitting on a bench outside her home.All alone.She had tears in her eyes as she looked at a picture in hand.It was a old black and white picture of a young man say in his twenties.He looked handsome,smart and lively"I know I am never going to see him again.But so what?I have loved him all my life and his memories are enough for me to spend whatever years or months or days are left with me."She thought to herself and placed her wrinkled fingers on his face in the picture. In her minds thousand pictures just ran across.. It was1941.  She was doing her BA in English literature.Once while coming back from the market her younger brother was hit by a car.It was  a Sunday and no doctors wre seen.So she rushed him to the nearest hospital and his life was saved,thanks to Dr.Rajesh for his quick treatment.Dr Rajesh was a new doctor in the town.He had studied from London and had come down to India to serve his pe

Sometimes you run behind certain things in life..You are very focussed..You don’t leave any stone unturned..you try your best…to work hard for it..you make every effort…hope for it..go out of the way..do somethingh new to get it..you don’t give up..you stay calm..focus on your goal..fight for it..work harder..pray..get obsessed.. But then..there comes a point when you think you have given your hundred percent..its like more than what you could have given ..the tipping point.. n then you let it go..just let it go..you change your course..change your thought.. Start something new..work harder..… And you relaise that the first thing you wanted has walked to you..perhaps now u r not rejoicing as your priorities are changed..but once upon a time it was your obsession..you accept it..go forward but now what you want is something different..so now You run behind it..You are very focussed..You don’t leave any stone unturned..you try your best…to work hard for it..you make

An Arrow Can Be Shot  Only By Pulling It Backward. So Whenever Life Pulls U Back,  Don't Worry.  It's Going 2 Lead U Forward To Victory.

If you feel,the grass is greener on the other side; May be that's because you are not taking good care of your grass

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be.   Now put the foundations under them.     Henry David Thoreau