The Parts Within
We all are human. During the formative years of our childhoods, we start learning which parts of us work better in most situations. For example, in class while answering a tough question and putting up with classmates teasing, the tough and brave part would show up more. When feeling sad and confused, the sensitive part
Emotional Displacement
Feelings can be misplaced or displaced when we direct or project them inappropriately at someone or something that is not the source of those feelings. Consider the following hypothetical scenario – Jo is driving back from work after a really long day where he was yelled at by his manager for not submitting a report
A Dreamer’s Hope
Somewhere along the line, we have started to pursue goals as a destination and not the journey. The destination, in my opinion, is not a tangible thing and creates an illusion of a dream that we all need to keep striving for, yet will never achieve. Getting married, having children, owning a house, cars, building
The Wandering Myths About Grief
I hail from the subcontinent and there, the expression of deep sadness and grief is often conveniently attributed to something shameful. The subcontinental and Asian cultures still hold strong to the thinking of the ancient Greeks and Egyptians of early nineteenth century where the ‘wandering uterus’ was the source of ‘women’s diseases.’ I’m sure you
Prickly Question Salad
Do you wonder if we’ve improved management of physical pain but have forgotten how to recognise and manage emotional pain? Our children find it okay to cry, ‘bear’ the pain when they fall down and scrape their knees and elbows or get hurt in a match, but if they don’t come top of the class
Listening – A Lost Art
The modern world with all its advances and improvisations has taught us to do most things at a quicker pace. I do wonder if in this desire to be quicker and hence more effective, we’ve actually forgotten some basic skills that we intrinsically possess. Do we listen closely anymore? Do we listen without getting distracted?
