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Time is the healer

Time is the healer….

Time heals; or does it??? There are things that you can do something about and there are things that you can do nothing about! Saying “Time heals” is just a gentler form of accepting your helplessness… your defeat! You are letting yourself forget the fact that you did...

It takes maturity to be successful

It takes maturity to be successful…

job satisfaction, love, joy… all take time! They take discovery, involvement and contribution, learning and application, commitment and persistence. Perfection and proficiency can only be acquired by practice… by repeating despite failure! It’s tempting to work for instant gratification. Why pass off on the possibility of instantaneous success?...

Self deceit or thoughtlessness - Sashank Purighalla

Self deceit or thoughtlessness?

Consider these common scenarios: Non-vegetarians abstaining from non-vegetarian food on a certain day of the week, on festivals or the like People that smoke or consume alcohol not taking alcohol before going to a holy place A person that has no problem using foul language while zipping up...

True Love - Sashank Purighalla

True love….

I had lunch with a friend recently when he ordered fish. He ate it with great relish and when asked, he said that he loves fish. He loves fish so much that he had no problem picking it out of its habitat, killing it, cutting it, frying it...

Cheap - Sashank Purighalla0

Cheap

Cheap is lower value. Cheap is when you fare below a certain standard. Cheap is when your words or acts or thoughts denote less of you than where you would like to believe you are at. Cheap when you undervalue what you are given for deep down, you...

Passion - Sashank Purighalla

Passion

Passion is deep association with and commitment to an entity that is delivered in a manner that reaches those noticing you. Passion is when what you are passionate about transcends you. Passion is the purest form of desire to do something that is bigger than yourself. Passion is...

Expect more - Sashank Purighalla

Expect more

You deserve more. You sure are worth it; aren’t you! But then there’s the question: What is your expectation relative to? Expectation is always against what you are offering. Offer more of you and you can expect more, for you are more valuable. Expect more from yourself… and...

Lost in symptoms - Sashank Purighalla

Lost in symptoms

Symptoms steal attention. They are pronounced… easily noticed! Root cause could be concealed. It requires digging out layers until the problem is revealed. We lose energy, time and sometimes end up taking inaccurate steps to further complicate situations because we fail to see the root cause, lost in...

Perfection - Sashank Purighalla

Perfection

Consider a sculptor sculpting a sculpture. He starts with a huge monolith and starts chipping away pieces. At first it is just less of the same huge monolith… hardly seems anything more than just a huge boulder. But as each unwanted piece is removed, it starts to acquire...