Author - Jui Purohit.

A big thankyou to all the readers and followers of my blogs! Thankyou for the encouragement, the support you all have given me & also for imbibing confidence and hope in me. Motivation, encouragement is a trigger which helps us to strive for more and to do better than yesterday. When we are young our parents support us in our endeavours. They train us, teach us, guide us through the difficult paths. They believe in us and make us believe too! Then as we move along we have our friends and extended family to bless us furthermore. Our teachers, gurus, acquaintances envigorate and add up to our energy. And we keep moving ahead. Appreciation of any kind received, always brings positive results. To bring out the best in anyone we have to sow the seeds of encouragement. When we keep going, continue persuing our dreams and succeed, the look on the faces of people who said "keep it up", is priceless. We need to find something good in everydayy, instead of waiting for some...

'Parenting', the most talked about topic today - we hear lectures, attend workshops, refer parents' guide, have counselling sessions, read articles. Why are we taking so much pressure of being a parent today? Our parents never were so particular for being ideal ones, we never saw them attending such workshops or even panicking with guilt if they missed one. As far as I am concerned, my parents were chilled enough to raise my sibling and me, well. They had their share of work pressures and tensions but we never witnessed a wrinkle on their forehead when it came to parenting. They were relaxed and calm when handling us. So what has changed today? The rat-race? The social media and the hype? The urge to be the best parents and have the most ideal kids? .... And how would you possibly determine an ideal parent? - One who provides anything and everything to the kids? Or one who is strict enough that the kids obey him? .... Whats the criteria? Parenting has becom...

The greatest treasure of our lives is always a friend. You have friends, you have family, but then you have friends who become family. You dont have a friend for just 'in need' times or bad times, you have a friend for a lifetime! The problems in your life wont vanish, but when you have friends with you, these problems seem easy to overcome. Friends wont just discuss things with you they take interest and participate. Friend doesnt care about your broken fence but will instead admire and appreciate the flowers in your garden. Theres no status or class when it comes to making friends. A friend is a friend!  A friend reads between the lines and can know whats going on in your mind at a glance. You owe no explanations or need no excuses while communicating with your friends. Friend goes out of the way to help you. Brings out the best in you. Only a friend knows the 'insane' side of you. No matter how hurt you are, when you are with a friend, skies seem blue-...

Travelling in a hot desert....drenched in sweat...scorching sun...unbearable heat... and you see a Mirage! An illusion of water in a desert, an unrealistic hope, a wish that cant be achieved! Can this mirage be actually achievable? Can we set our dreams depending on a mirage? Dreams- hopes- wishes- all are based on our perception, also, a Mirage is a perception. If we already are stuck in a desert of ignorance our knowledge would then be just a mirage. If the desert is made of dreams and we still are going towards the mirage of reality - isn't it a pity? Is it a crime to be happy and excited to run behind a mirage? Can we not just enjoy the journey towards it, even though the destination is a mirage? We can keep fighting for a dream thats a mirage. We can strive hard to achieve it. Isnt it fun, chasing the unbelievable, sometimes? Life is all about chances, ifs and buts! Then why not be adventurous, once in a while? Why not take risks to hunt down whats impossible? I ...

"Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success".                                                                                                                           - Paul. J. Meyer. "People fail to get along because they fear each other, they fear each other because they dont know each other, they dont know each other because they have not communicated with each other".                                                                               ...

The Trichakshu, The divine, The Serene! Lord Shiva is blue and dark, He is a male -The Shiva and a female - The Shakti. He is the God who loves music - carries  'Dumaru' in His hand. The chants of "bum bum bhole" - as the hysteria reaches a crescendo, the Shiv Bhakts are in a state of trance when they pray to Him. Shiva also loves the art form of 'dance'. His 'Tandava Nritya' , as it is known, is legend in its own way. He is thus called "Nataraja". Yes, He is the God of anger too! His Rudravtaar with His third eye open - to destroy the evil forces of nature, is a known Saga. Yet, He is mentioned as "Bhola Shankar", who believes in his devotees and their honest prayers. No doubt a demon like 'Ravana' sang hymns in praise of Shiva and worshiped Him so ardently that this 'Mahadev' blessed him with power and wealth. Shiva has been a hermit who leaves on Kailash Parbat. He is ascetic who is detached from wordly...

"Count from one to ten, slowly, Jui", my mom used to tell me when I was small. "This will give you time to breathe, relax, think and decide whether to be angry or contemplate about the reason behind your anger", she used to say. "If you aint still pacified, count more", was her idea of anger managment! We always say he has a short temper, she has a real bad temper. Temper is the tendency to become angry very quickly. This disposition may be inherited or acquired. We may have seen people close to us getting angry and dominating, and we may have got influenced by this in our early childhood. Or due to situations we face or frustrations we have during our growing up phase, we tend to become ill-tempered. Or in adulthood, as we age, we loose our patience and get offended easily and become more wrathful! We tend to defend our 'short tempered' charateristic by saying "I aint short tempered, just that I react quickly to bullshit" - ...