I've been reading Colleen Laukka aka Passionate Mystic's blog for almost a year and though she doesn't post very frequently, I always found that her writing resonated with me. I asked Colleen to write a guest post for Everyday Gyaan a few months ago, and she agreed immediately. Then a personal loss prevented her from writing and recently I asked her again to write a post on a subject I've been featuring on my blog - Cynicism. As you can will see, her post was worth the wait!So here's … [Read more...]

The last few days the heat and humidity of Mumbai seem to be getting me down. I have lots to doa new exciting project to plan;plenty of posts that I've written in my head, but not translated in to writing;some fundraising material to write and; a house to get ready for some guests...I have plenty to be thankful for -  husband, family, friends and quite importantly, for me at this point in life,  the fact that I don't have to go out each day and earn a living. So you … [Read more...]

Tess was a precocious eight years old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn't have the money for the doctor bills and our house. Only a very costly surgery could save him now and it was looking like there was no-one to loan them the money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with whispered desperation, "Only … [Read more...]

Here's some wonderful wisdom from Jim Rohn .Over the years, I’ve been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept: the Ant Philosophy. I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing four-part philosophy.Here is the first part: Ants never quit. That’s a good philosophy. If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll look for another way. They’ll climb over. They’ll climb under. They’ll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat … [Read more...]

A device for reading on the go, portable, unlimited operating time, no battery worries, wireless, cheap. Yes, it is a book   ~ Times Online UKThankful Tuesday comes around again and I cannot but give thanks for the wonder of books in my life. Books have always meant a lot to me. They've been prized possessions and when I had to move to Mumbai post-marriage, I told my then husband-to-be that he better make plenty of space for my books. Thankfully, he's a book lover too and had a big … [Read more...]