Author Archives: Anjani Ghelani

After a very long time, I have woken up with a headache. In my quiet period in the morning, I started to look for the area of my resistance, that has created the loss of my equilibrium. After a few moments I understood that my head was not finding any respite because it was tooContinue reading “Blog 12: Head or Heart? Two sides of the same coin”

Listening to the varying views on any subject these days is very confusing. It is difficult to know who to believe and this brings chaos to our thinking. The current health crisis has brought to the surface conflicting information we are supposed to understand without enough expertise. The experts we are supposed to listen toContinue reading “11. Observations and Opinions – What is the difference?”

As a child I remember playing the board game “Snakes & Ladders”. It was so thrilling when I encountered a Ladder that allowed me to climb up and skip having to move along one square at a time. But it felt extremely disappointing when having to slide down a long and curving Snake! However when reachingContinue reading “10. Snakes and Ladders – Not Just a Game”

When a stranger says a kind word to us, we seem to value it more. When a close relative or family member says it to us, the positive impact is a little muted. For example, recently I came across a short video on social media. It was showing the positive reaction of every group or singleContinue reading “9. To Be a Child of Three!”

Every diet is very varied, when we look at the cuisines of the world. Even a simple soup, say a Tomato Soup will have more than just Tomatoes, to make it flavourful. We may need to add a carrot, potato, some ginger and herbs for taste. So, where am I going with this?  Our life isContinue reading “8. What are we Ordering from the Menu?”

Feeling Sensitive and Being Sensitive have such opposing meanings. This morning, I found myself not coping very well with a number of chores I was trying to accomplish within a time frame. On top of this feeling of overwhelm, I was not taking very kindly to the help I was being offered! I had toContinue reading “7. Being Sensitive and Feeling Sensitive”

In a recent online meeting, where the topic was wellness and what that word meant, we were asked a number of questions. One of the question was what makes you happy? Some responded that listening to particular music makes them happy. Someone else said, a cup of tea and biscuit does the trick for them.Continue reading “6. Wellness and Possibilities”

I think one of our basic needs in life must be the desire to be heard. Over the  years, I have become very aware that I did interrupt and want to respond in the middle of a conversation. Almost as if I needed to convey my thought before it disappeared! Having become aware of this unattractiveContinue reading “5. The Desire to be Heard”

While meditating this morning, the thought that surfaced was… we don’t pay attention to the pauses. It is the gap between these words that give meaning to this sentence, right? If there were no spaces, the words would just appear as a string of characters, as in a website address or email name.  Similarly, thereContinue reading “4. Do-Be-Do-Be-Do”

Why is it that every word someone says to me feels like I am being judged? It is so interesting that I catch myself feeling this way quite often. For example, I was invited to join a focus group to discuss  how we can help someone with sight-loss, who call on the phone-helpline,  with mentalContinue reading “3. Why am I reducing myself?”