Zen In My Backpack Blog
Set Your Own Pace in Life…But Never Give Up!
5 Minute Read. Topic: Inspirational Story, Role Model, Persistence
We are made of Star Stuff
3 Minute Read. Topic – Spirituality, Transcendentalism, Inspiration, Self-Help
There are No Chance Encounters in Life
3 Minute read. Topic – Self-Help, Spirituality, Relationship
You Raise Me Up – A Song of Faith and Hope
2 minute read.
Topic: Reflection, Self help
Give Your Best Anyway – Mother Teresa
The verses below reportedly were written on the wall of Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta, India, and are widely attributed to her. Some sources say that the words below were written on the wall in Mother Teresa's own room. In any case, their...
The Rainbow In Your Pocket
When I was a young lad I remember this one incident when I came across the Rainbow Man for the first time. It was the start of our summer school holidays and we were boarding a plane bound for our village. We were one of the first to board and once I took my seat, I...
My New Year Resolution – To Love The Fat Boy In Me!
As this year fades into a memory, and the new one dawns with renewed hope. I sit back and take stock of the goals I had set, and of all the challenges that seemed too difficult to cope. This New year I choose to accept myself the way I am, to look with gratitude at my...
Dinner is served!
Alan Alda, the endearing and famous actor of the classic M*A*S*H series and now an active Science advocate was in Australia recently to inaugurate the World science festival in Brisbane. During that time he addressed the National Press Club of Australia. Titled...
A Sailor and the Sea
These blue waters have a hold over me that I cannot describe. Tranquil at times, turbulent at others, here is nature in it's virgin splendour. I've caught myself many a times gazing dreamily into the watery depths and the waters seem to reflect back my innermost...
A Potholed Road to Happiness
The weatherman got it right this time! Mumbai was predicted to get drenched for two to three days in a row and the rainfall was expected to throw the city out of gear during the monsoon onslaught. One look outside my window sufficed. The pregnant rain clouds had...