08 days to go for 2026! INTEGRITY

Tuesday 24th Dec 2025 Day 23384 24th Dec 2025 Countdown Day 08       INTEGRITY The dictionary definition of Integrity would be something like: The origin of the word INTEGRITY seems to be from Latin integer, meaning “intact”. INTACT as in, the way we were supposed to be. Our original nature. When we were just newborn kids, we had an avid curiosity…

09 days to go for 2026! FORGIVENESS

Tuesday 23rd Dec 2025 Day 23383 23rd Dec 2025 Day 09       FORGIVENESS Forgiveness is a powerful tool for personal growth and community restoration. It can improve physical and mental health, heal from trauma, and bring people together. https://www.discoverforgiveness.org/ One of the most common misunderstandings is the belief that forgiveness requires an apology. While apologies can make forgiving easier, they aren’t…

10 days to go for 2026!

Monday 22nd Dec 2025 Day 23382 The winter solstice was yesterday, 21st December. A time for new beginnings. It represents introspection, transition from darkness to light, and setting intentions for growth, even linked to agricultural planning in many traditions. The countdown to 2026 has begun. Just 10 days to go! Each of these 10 days, I shall write about one…

“Better Than Before”

Sunday 21st Dec 2025 Day 23381 All of us are here, “by chance”. We did not come here, by our own volition. At least not cognitively. Yet something led us to come here to this planet. Somehow, we landed up in some woman’s womb, and she became your mother. When you really think back, we did not seek admission to…

64 behind me. Stepping into 65

Wednesday 17th Dec 2025.    Day 23377, Week 3340. Immensely grateful for the wonderful journey of the past 64 years. Looking forward to tapping into my fullest potential & making maximum impact on as many years as I have left. Started the day by venturing into the kitchen and frying a big batch of Kandha (Onion) Pakodas in very little oil…

Starting again after a gap of three Sundays!

Sunday 14 Dec 2025.      Day 23374 Missed posting on 23rd Nov, 30th Nov and 7th Dec. Took a brief vacation from posting! After a gap of 4 weeks, starting again today. As I step into my 3340th week and towards my 64th birthday, I reminisce about the 4 weeks gone by. Train travel (overnight journeys) from Coimbatore to…

Overcoming lethargy!

Sunday 16 Nov 2025.      Day 23346 The last few days have seen me slipping a little into a lethargic mood. And I notice how this has directly impacted my body and well-being as well. Pains and niggles and general unease have crept in. Delayed bedtimes, too much of digital slavery, delayed waking up times and missing my kriyas…

My four mentee devis!

Sunday 09 Nov 2025.      Day 23339 Every mentee-mentor association is a tremendous opportunity to learn and evolve. For both, the mentee and the mentor. Today, I share the recent happenings in the lives of four of my devi mentees! Each of these four are uniquely different in their socio-economic status. They also have different issues in their present…

Togetherness!

Sunday 02 Nov 2025.      Day 23332 Tomorrow 03 Nov 2025 is our 34th Wedding Anniversary! Tomorrow will mark 12419 days of togetherness in matrimony for Nirmala and me. Now we have 34 years of matrimony behind us, as of tomorrow. Many key milestones…….                              …

Connection…Communication…Relationship!

Sunday 26 Oct 2025.      Day 23325 Every connection that we have in every moment, however insignificant, is an opportunity to evolve. Seemingly inconsequential connections, e.g say you are due to fly to another city….. a cab driver on the ride to the airport, a person in the waiting area at the boarding gate, folks around you in the…