Posts Tagged ‘purpose’
Self-Care Mantras I Live By
I find it hard to digest many of the self-care messages I see today. So much of what I hear about Self-Care doesn’t resonate with me at all. Self-Care is so much more than massages and manicures. To me, self-care is more about the internal than the external. While I love a good massage and…
Read MoreWhy The Universe Shuts A Door
When we’re meant to change direction, the universe starts shutting doors. September 2008. Five months since we’d relocated to a Chicago suburb from Chennai, India. I was applying for jobs everywhere, but ran into a wall every time. America was in the grip of a recession and the economy was in terrible shape. Finally, a glimmer of…
Read MoreA Year of Purpose is Calling
Make 2021 the year where you create meaning and purpose As we all step into 2021, I wish for you more peace, harmony, and hope. 2020 taught us the very difficult lesson of getting comfortable with uncertainty. We’re still navigating that space. If there’s one thing that got me out of bed all of last…
Read MoreAre You Afraid of Your Shadows?
When your shadows become your best friends, your light shines the brightest. Our shadows walk with us all the time. We inherited them when we were little, and they’ve been following us around, trying to keep us “safe.” What do these shadows whisper? Don’t speak up against her or she won’t be your friend and…
Read MoreWhat I Learned From Anger
In my twenties and thirties, anger was my weapon of choice. Growing up with an alcoholic father and a people-pleasing mother, I soon realized that being angry prevented others from taking advantage of me. Anger helped me feel powerful, strong, and in control. I stormed through life, defending and protecting myself against every threat, insult, and should that came…
Read MoreI Know You Because I Was You
Ten years ago on the 27th of January my mother took her last breath. I was so broken by her loss that I couldn’t see beyond my next breath. Leave alone, fast forward to 2019 and who I have become today. But even through the dark fog I was trapped in, I felt the soft…
Read MoreAre You Ready to Transform Your Pain into Purpose?
Another year is drawing to a close. When you look back at Jan-Dec. 2018, what do you see? Which parts do you like and wish to carry forward? Which parts do you want to leave behind? Now look to 2019. How do you want to live this year? What do you want for your health,…
Read MoreThe 3 Gifts That Loss Brings Us
When my mother’s breath left her body for the last time in 2009, I could barely breathe. I shattered. I dropped deep into the dark well of grief. I could only think of my loss as negative. I didn’t have the insights I have now to think of the blessings that came into my life…
Read MoreWhen I Spoke My Dream Out Loud
About ten days ago, I had an amazing opportunity. Nicole Antoinette invited me to be a guest on Season 16 of her thriving podcast, Real Talk Radio. We recorded the two-hour conversation which was a lot of fun for me because Nicole’s questions were a real blast! She has this easy, let’s-sit-on-the-couch-and-gab style which I absolutely…
Read MoreGrief: Catholic, Hindu or Jew??
Grief is not Catholic, Hindu, or Jew. Grief is not black, white or brown. Grief is the great leveler. It slices through differences of country and culture, faith and fanaticism. Grief is the language of the human heart broken by loss. It is to give voice to this message that Lo Anne Mayer (USA), Daniela…
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