What are You Giving Today ?
The Art of Giving If there is any skill that I would like to excel in or even teach my son, is the art of giving. Yes …. The Art of Giving! Recently I met a pretty girl at the salon. She looked very anxious. As I got my haircut done, I kept observing her in the mirror. She was constantly glancing at her phone. Later I excused myself and asked her if everything was okay. She replied that she was awaiting her result that was expected any moment . She added that her future would depend very much […]
Setting Intentions
Few months ago I started setting intentions, unintentionally. I did not know I was setting an intention. When I posted a few examples of daily intentions on my Instagram page, http://www.instagram.com/meenal.ranka a few friends wanted to know more about this practice and that’s how the thought of writing this blog came about. I was looking for some change in my life or rather in myself like: Be a CALM teenager mom 🧘♀️. Be a more fun & humorous person. Find joy in little moments through the day. Make mundane life more fun and exciting! Work on […]
Cultivate A Daily Habit
11.11pm ‘Ringgggggg ‘ , rings my phone alarm. ‘Reminder : Gratitude notes before bedtime.’ This is the newest addition in my daily to-do list or as I would like to call it, a daily ritual! Have you been struggling with cultivating a new habit? Relax dear! You do not need to be hard on yourself!! Wherever you are, whether you have given up an existing activity, or have been inconsistent or have not been able to adapt the new activities you have been wanting to..the fact that you are reading this article says for itself that you want to […]
Benefits of a Daily Gratitude Practice
The old Master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it. “How does it taste?” the Master asked. “Awful,” spat the apprentice. The Master chuckled and then asked the young man to take another handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and when the apprentice swirled his handful of salt into the lake, the old man said, “Now drink from the lake.” As the water dripped down the young man’s chin, the Master asked, “How does […]
Parenting Challenges in times of Covid-19
It was March of this year and we were in the middle of our school term, the last of the academic year. The man of the house had returned from an international trip (In late January )where at the Narita Airport people were being screened and checked for having traveled to China. Since he returned there were little news snippets about Covid 19 making its presence felt in our southern neighbor – Singapore. We were quietly going about our normal life and suddenly by March, Malaysia saw a rapid increase in the number of cases. The government announced a MCO […]
Gratitude Journaling
Have you been thinking about starting a gratitude journal and how you could get on the journaling train? Let me share my learnings about a gratitude diary and walk you through the process. Hop on buddy ! Gratefulness ….. No matter how difficult life feels, there is always something to feel grateful for. So to begin, you need to simply write down (or type ) the things you are grateful for on a daily basis. You can use a journal, diary, notebook or just a piece of paper. If you are a tech-savvy, simply use word documents or google […]