Jan 6Pursuing Happiness in three simple steps“Do you deserve to be happy?” A few years ago, a dear friend asked me this question. I was not sure of my emotional state at the time, and the inquiry shocked me. I was not alarmed at the question, but I was concerned that my answer was not an…202212 min read
Dec 5, 2021A Tale of Two Cities“It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.” A lot of people asked me how my trip to Brazil was. I could have responded with the typical “It was awesome (which it was),” but I felt like responding, “It was the best of times, and…Brazil14 min read
Aug 31, 2021At Forty-Six, I Feel Stronger, Wiser, And Calmer. Here Is My SecretDuring the companywide staff meeting, I proclaimed that I feel better than I ever did ‘physically, mentally, and emotionally.’ One of the employees asked later what I meant by this, and more importantly — wanted to ‘share the mantra’ for such a transition. This got me thinking about what I…Personal Development5 min read
Jul 27, 2021In Pursuit Of The Supreme BeingI was confused while growing up about many things; I did not know what I wanted to be. I’m not sure if I even had a clue about life and life’s most significant problems in my teen years. However, I was least confused about the concept of God growing up…Religion And Spirituality15 min read
May 27, 2021Why I Reversed My Company’s Work From Home Policies And Moved To An Immersive Work Environment“Things do not change; we change.” Henry David Thoreau Like many businesses last year, I decided to shut down my corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, around April 2020. I announced to the team my recommendation to work from home until we get past the crisis. My only focus at the…Work From Home8 min read
May 20, 2021How I overcame my coffee addictionI was the standard-bearer for the slogan “I need coffee to get my coffee,” at least until a month ago. The first thing I did after waking up was to turn on my electric water kettle. It takes the kettle precisely 2 minutes and 30 seconds to heat a liter…Coffee7 min read
Jan 3, 2021Our Big Mother — a personal tribute to Eternal Love, personifiedMy dad, who is now seventy-two years old, was barely four years old when his biological mother passed away. My grandfather decided to marry again and, for all practical purposes, has forsaken his second-son, my father. My dad’s only memory of his mother was the recollections he had of his…Obituary4 min read
Jan 2, 20212020: A Personal Odyssey. Missed Targets, and transformation too.Exactly a year ago, at the dawn of the year 2020, I wrote several goals for the Dream Decade and its first year, the year 2020. I set targets for my hiking adventures, projected incremental financial goals for the company, and decided on personal financial goals. I made the loftiest…20204 min read
Jan 1, 20212020 — the birth of the ‘Humanity First’ campaignTen years from now, the year 2020 will be remembered as the ‘The year when the world came to a standstill’ or “The year of the Pandemic’ or the ‘The year of the CoronaVirus’ or something similar to that. The year 2020 saw death, destruction, carnage, and chaos on a…20203 min read
Dec 31, 2020Not your average New Year’s Wish PoemMy New Year’s Wish I would like to wave the magic wand to wish for all my miseries to disappear, but that would be silly - for I cannot experience pleasure If there is no pain. I would like to drink the potion of immortality to cure all diseases and…Happy New Year1 min read
