All Entries Tagged With: "joy of living"

When my friends read my earlier tickles, they immediately asked as to why I had not written about that much-talked about, unusual and very memorable incident involving an elephant. I decided to oblige so get ready to enjoy a first hand account of an elephant experience.

All said and done, as we tread and trudge on, on the path of life, we need to follow too. To Follow: Training, Rituals, Rights, Maps, Diagrams, Advice, Instructions, Trends, Rules, Policies, Procedures, Instincts, Music, and now also, one of the very latest of them all… trends, Twitter, etc. As we learn to follow, we [...]

I think that the better part of mortal coil is snarled in reckoning with how we desire to feel, and what we can’t bear to feel. Knowing how you want to feel is half the journey to liberation. But a funny thing often happens on the way to clarity. We get clear on how we [...]

A beautiful thing, though simple in its immediate presence, always gives us a sense of depth below depth, almost an innocent wild vertigo as one falls through its levels. Frederick Turner Writing and jamming all day, I need to to wrest my eyes from words and the screen. Even if I’m writing fluidly or fire [...]

I worked with a TV producer once who prided herself on being disciplined. “I get up every morning at 5am to run,” she told me over dinner. “I hate it, but it needs to be done.” And she went on to explain that for Lent, she gave up swearing and hadn’t cussed in four years, [...]

Finally, the sun set on Seattle’s unusually long summer today. The skies turned gray overnight, the sun appearing only in short breaks among periods of incessant rain. However, much as I may dislike the ceaseless Seattle rains, I cannot deny my love for the assuredness of the familiar, which they bring. The rain has stopped now, as [...]

Do you know the story about the two stone cutters? When asked what he’s doing, the first man replies, “I’m cutting this stone into bricks.” When the second laborer is asked what he’s doing, he replies, “I’m building a temple.” How much do we do in a day with our nose to the grindstone? Myopic, [...]

Our dreams and desires define us. Be they broken, scarcely remembered, on the verge of reality, or in full bloom. They pilot our choices. Dreams have the power to shape the entire landscape of our lives. Because they tend to be so precious and potent, many people keep their dreams and aspirations to themselves. A [...]

But I’ve noticed that even shiny, sexy, wide-awake people don’t talk that much about sex. The general conversation starts and stops with whether you’re getting it or not. “It’s good.” “We need to make more time for it.” “Haven’t gotten around to it.”

After a stressful day of daily chores, I finally made some time to do laundry. I rushed towards the laundry shop as the time to close was approaching. I put all my clothes in machine and I sat to wait till my clothes were washed. It was Independence day in Belgium and everything was closed. [...]

I had a talk with life last night It told me about itself, and of its might. I found that it had achieved nothing with ease, And behind the velvetiness lay many a crease. I saw numerous craftily washed wounds and stains, Of cruelty, misunderstanding and worry, they were remains. But life is clever, it [...]

I’m not sure there is a bigger question than this. It bears repeating: what…is…your relationship to life? I was in Kauai in the fall and read Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth between beaches. And this question of his became my walking, rambling, meditation. “What is my relationship….to LIFE?!” Daunting. Spectacular. Galvanizing. Perhaps my favourite question [...]

I call myself an eternal optimist. People, who know me, or even those who don’t, see me as the person with an “ever ready” smile. I think it is natural but the other day when I sat reflecting, my thoughts automatically led me to thinking about myself. I started thinking about some comments people had [...]

There are times in life when for no particular reason, you’re feeling lower than a snake’s belly you know, a little on the weepy side, kind of listless, thinking a big chunk of chocolate would lift your spirits right up. Sometimes, without much effort, the weather changes, the mood passes and all’s right with the [...]

Listen to the exhortation of the dawn! Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of Life. In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existence. The bliss of growth; the glory of action; the splendor of beauty. For yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only [...]

Richard Bach, author of the metaphysical classics, Jonathon Livingston Seagull and Bridge Across Forever, noticed that the Idea Fairy came to him when he was gardening, or flying in a plane. That’s when he would get his story line ideas and life solutions. Call it what you want: the zone, the flow, the magical gap, [...]

A smile may be the definition of your life and yourself. Nowadays people are rushed and stressed while carrying around worry, fear and disappointment with the latest news and events. Taking the time to give a warm, heartfelt smile seems to be a luxury or just a waste of time. Actuality, it isn’t! A smile [...]

I wanted to share this tribute to my mother as the world celebrates Mother’s Day. My beloved mother is the woman who has given me life and unconditional love, my most cherished human values and the best traditions of my Indian heritage. My mother is loving and kind, yet strong and independent. Tell her a [...]

While chatting with a friend about keeping one’s self alive and well, he mentioned the term “Wallenda Factor”. I had to look it up in Google as it was a new term to me and what I found triggered some interesting thoughts in my mind. Just in case there are others like me out there [...]

A hug requires two active participants, each individual taking part in the embrace experiences the pleasure of being embraced and the joy that comes from hugging someone. As both individuals wrap their arms around one another, their energy blends together, and they experience a tangible feeling of togetherness that lingers long after physical contact has [...]

I felt it shelter to speak to you. – Emily Dickinson   We gather in a group to be witnessed, to be supported, and to be both equalized and elevated in our struggles, gifts and ambitions. Common ground is very fertile ground – it is, what Emerson calls, “…the common heart of which all sincere [...]

How do you want to feel this week? Stop and think about it right now. Close your eyes and take a good in-breath/out-breath if it helps. It usually does, so go ahead and indulge yourself. What would feel really, really, good to feel? Connected. Free. Light. Creative. Influential. Powerful. Healed. Rich. Pretty. Strong. Leadership. Quality. [...]

Yesterday while playing on my music system I discovered a whole new way of looking at life. While I was shuffling the equalizer button to adjust the volume effects I got an insight that’s very meaningful and connected with our lives. And the insight was – our lives can be compared to the graphic equalizers [...]

Sitting on the beach, eyes fixed on the setting sun, my hands kept playing with the sand, holding a fistful and then letting it slip through my fingers. The feeling was very soothing, more meditative. The big red ball just ducked under and as though to say a loud good night, I heard the big [...]

We all get a little low at times and we then feel life is too much. Now that is quite human. It is but satan in us that suggests any kind of self-harm and we should never yield to this wicked suggestion. I live in India, my younger son studied and lived in San Francisco. [...]

Why do you feel so hopeless that your life seems empty? I am bored and don’t like what I am doing. It’s the same again, my job, my relationship all seem so lifeless. I wish to die. What is this life about? These are all statements of helplessness, devoid of natural passion. The following tips [...]

In this beautiful part of the world where I live (Eastern Ladakh) the hills are alive with a pregnant vibrancy. Even though the mountain tops (and the passes) are still covered with snow; our beautiful emerald lake Pangong tso is still frozen; and we are still experiencing minus degree temperatures, there is a tangible expectation [...]

Right from the time we are born, yes from that very moment we get used to joy rides. Mom carrying us in her arms, dad becoming either a horse or a piggy back and the thrill we get from it! Then come the merry go round, tumbling box, giant wheel and as we grow older [...]

This topic is inspired by a recent ad of an SUV in India called Tata Safari which talks somewhere of the life most of us are living. The ad shows a corporate executive with a sad de-motivated face telling himself, ‘I always wanted to resign on a Monday morning.’  Then it shows a senior corporate [...]

I used to dance on tables. With clothes on of course, and relatively sober, all it took was The Doors’ Roadhouse Blues or Billy Idol’s Dancing With Myself (oh oh oh-oh…) and you could count on me to find a speaker or a table top to worship. Now…not so much. I went dancing I think…hmmm. [...]

                  Friendship is a good example of intangible joy. When we are young, we love our friends. Sometimes, we even fight for and support our friends to the chagrin of our kith and kin. We learn from our peers and not seers. But as times change and [...]

Gratitude is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. It may not look as good as money, a big car, a palatial house, or the latest makeover – in fact, you can’t see it at all – but, as I’m going to show you, gratitude has more power to change your life than [...]

So I was reading too many books on quantum mechanics, then moved to cosmology and from then moved to evolution of life. As a general feeling, my belief that there is no role of God to influence our life gets stronger. Because after all, universe is nothing but a huge collection of matter collected to [...]

In this wonderful journey of Life, there are lessons to learn from anyone whom we all come across…lessons from sportsmen, businessmen, CEO’s and cheerleaders. Cheerleaders are said to be a small crowd across the globe, and it makes them very special and unique for what they do – fly across continents to be at sports [...]

So many people are looking for it: their big life purpose. Becoming YOU is your purpose.  You’re the very purpose of your existence. Realizing what lights your fire and floats your boat — THAT’s your life purpose. What else could it be? If it gives you true joy {not the seemingly happy-high that is fleeting, [...]

Sunday morning caught me uncoiling lazily in my bed, stretching the sleep out of my body and squinting against the sunshine streaming on the pillow. Choices had to be made – should I leave the safe zone of my comfortable quilts or uncover myself to the sunny reality slowly invading all corners of my bedroom? [...]

I was having a chat and when posting my profile I finished with the sentence that is the title of this article. Indeed to become an artist in life is a tough task. The core issue is to have a balance between work and success and to allow to be tickled by life. That is [...]

On 17th March, 1994, two fifteen-year-old best friends promised each other that they would be friends for life! And even if they lost touch they would reunite again twenty years later i.e. on 17th March, 2104 in Hawaii! They obviously didn’t bother to check the map to see where Hawaii was located and were oblivious [...]

“No problem can be solved from the level of consciousness that created it.” – Albert Einstein We all have sensitive moments, times when we take life to heart. Sometimes, when sensitivity dominates, we feel and sense our way through the day, aiming for the miraculous place just before feeling fully spills over into feeling too [...]

Whenever we think of children, the word which comes to our mind is ‘mischief’ and ‘naughtiness’. But have you ever stopped and thought for a while, how much we can learn from these little kids around us? These little bundles of joy can actually give you an insight into your life. Every day just watching [...]

So much about modern culture is about speed, about pushing through. Getting ahead. Being the best. Breaking records. Making it to the top. Getting there first. To heck with it. I’ve got a first-class ticket to the back of the line, and that’s where you’ll find me. I’ll be the one hanging out on that [...]

I love the expression “tickled by life”. You should really choose to live like that. I choose to see all the small “tickles” that life gives me, and by the fact that I actively choose to see them. I choose to live my life forward, and I choose happiness actively every day. I choose to [...]

”Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson How often we have seen many an individual start with a bang and then slowly the energy levels drop, work now becomes more of a job and not a picnic, it is more of a duty towards one’s family and company but no longer an [...]

7 quotes on happiness – be yourself, be happy