Oh, Moon!

| evening breeze – my soul is lifted, carried on a wave. | Moon in the Clouds, by utnapistim … Oh, moon! could you keep my ego a little longer? A few more moments, let me be you. Let me be the wind, the clouds, stars, and space, before the strings of concern pull me [...]

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Make a Difference. Teach for India.

As a kid, I remember thinking I wish I had a teacher whom I could ask anything. How did the universe begin? How did living things come in to being? I wish my teacher was a friend, a mentor. I was fortunate to be able to study in a very good school, with the best [...]

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Favorite Poems

This post is just an effort to put some of my favorite poems at one place. I will list some lines from the first two poems and leave links for other poems so that everyone can take a look. 1. Robert Frost’s memorable lines “… miles to go before I sleep“ from Stopping… have always [...]

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When Time Stops…

| a ray of light stops right in front of my eye. the planets are still. a tide freezes at the edge of a still-born ocean. silent cosmos – no sound of a ticking clock. God died today. a heart, in a parallel universe, was broken. |

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Fall, Rain, and a Simple Lane

take me to the horizon of Being where shades of ego merge with limitlessness the lines of sight blur as true beauty unravels.

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Simple Emotional Oscillations

Quite often, what we think we’d do turns out to be different from what we actually end up doing. — In crisis, we think we’d possibly feel upset for a little amount of time. Ideally, we do not even want that — we’d like to be the eternally calm surface of a deep lake. What [...]

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Michael Useem on Leadership Lessons from Capt. Sullenberger

He had just taken off on Airbus A320 from New York, when his plane was hit by a flock of birds. Captain Sullenberger reported a “double strike”. Both engines had been hit in mid-air, and anything could happen. With a composure bordering limits of human objectivity, he landed the aircraft safely in the middle of [...]

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A Few Pounds Lighter?

THEN NOW Encourage me!

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Montreal

Somehow one never develops the confidence that siblings would ever grow up. I was expecting the kiddish, unkempt, confused little brother’s welcome when I arrived at Montreal. Pleasant surprises are awesome, especially when they come at not-so-pleasant times. And I’m glad for this one. Have spent some time in this beautiful city, and am loving [...]

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Meditation

There are times when your deepest beliefs are your best guides. Those are tough times. Those are also the best times. This is one time where I feel my own thoughts need to be put down for myself. Though I am writing this just for myself, I hope these words can be of some meaning [...]

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