MindVerse: nurturing souls through words

  When I was a kid my dad used to make a vision board every year.. I was fascinated with the pictures and amused by his enthusiasm but never understood it's purpose, until I started making one myself.. let me tell you that I hate making resolutions as most of the time I forget about them by February! But when I started making a vision board, I kept sticking to it till the end of the year, and although I could maybe only finish 50% of my goals each year (I am improving slowly), it gave me an immense sense of confidence and pride in myself.. I have found that vision board helps me to: Define my goals clearly Stay motivated Increase my self confidence Gives a visual reminder of my goals everyday Relieve my anxiety about the future I have a lot of fun while creating it But as enjoyable as it may be, it is sometimes hard to stick to it. So here's what you can do for that: Be creative and honest while making it - use motivating photos and affirmations, ...

  I read the book 'Ikigai' by Hector Gracia and Francesca Miralles last month and have been fascinated by this simple concept of Japanese way of long and happy life.. Ikigai means 'the reason for being' or the reason why one wants to get up everyday to face life, and it has its origins from a Japanese island Okinawa, where a lot of centenarians are living a happy and fulfilling life.. According to the book it is the combination of 4 things (if you have them all, you have the 'reason for being'): What you love doing (passion) What the world needs (mission) What you are good at (skill) What you can be paid for (profession) Although when you read the whole book you figure out that the Okinawans find the 'ikigai' in every thing in life (be it interesting or boring) making it happy and fulfilling by just following simple rules everyday..I would say that the 'ikigai' is the goal and the rules are the process to achieve the goal.. so for...

I was always fascinated by the complexities and mysteries of human mind. The minute homo sapiens had cognitive revolution, it started evolving.. but the origin of hundreds of thoughts and emotions it harbors is still a mystery (yes we do know that there is a limbic system which generates them but how and why we don't know).. According to psychology human mind has 3 elements: Emotional mind : driven by feelings and instincts, reacts to its surroundings rather than responding Rational mind : driven by logic and research, forms opinions and biases thereby becoming less flexible Wise mind : a balance of both. It understands emotions and gives a well grounded response to its surroundings rather than a knee jerk reaction.. We have all 3 elements in us but which one of them becomes dominant remains entirely on us.. we can train our mind to become more wise.. Which of these elements is dominant in you?

  Setting a vision and goals to achieve that vision in life is important.. if you have a solid foundation and a plan, possibilities are endless Have a long term vision in life - it should be solely yours, and not influenced by others or to please others. For example, my vision in life is to contribute towards reducing mental illness stigma and teach people the significance of mental health Have medium term goals focused towards achieving your vision - where do you visualize yourself in the next few years in terms of moving towards your vision. For me, I want to be a better communicator, writer and influencer so that I can convey the right information, knowledge and ideas to empower as many people as I possibly can (i.e acquire the right tools for my vision) Have short term goals which move you (however slow or fast it maybe) everyday towards achieving your vision. For me, it's working in the area of mental health as a public health professional, collaborating with eq...

इश्क़ के शहर का बाशिंदा इस दिल में आशियाना ढूँढता है, इन बियाबान गलियों में प्यार का फ़साना ढूँढता है, ज़र्रे ज़र्रे में ज़िन्दगी का तराना ढूँढता है, हाँ, इश्क़ के शहर का बाशिंदा इस दिल में आशियाना ढूँढता है.. कुछ झूमता सा, कुछ मचलता सा, और कुछ मदहोशी में बहकता सा, अपनी तिशनगी बुझाने के बहाने ढूँढता है, राहों से भटक गया है शायद, तभी तो सेहरा में बहारों की निशानियाँ ढूँढता है... क्या पायेगा इस दीवानगी से, तनहाईयों की आग में झुलस जाएगा, या इन बेज़ार आँखों में खो जाएगा, फिर अपनी बेबसी लेकर किसका दरवाज़ा खटखटाएगा, ये इश्क़ के शहर का बाशिंदा कहाँ जाएगा... अब तो बस यही है फ़रियाद ख़ुदा से, कि इसे भी इसके दीवानेपन का सिला मिले, इसकी राहों में भी प्यार के फूल खिलें, और अपनी मंज़िल का निशान मिले, अब तो बस यही है जुस्तजू इस दिल में, कि इसे भी मोहोब्बत का फ़रमान मिले, क्यूँकि इश्क़ के शहर का इक बाशिंदा इस दिल में आशियाना ढूँढता है, इन बियाबान गलियों में प्यार का फ़साना ढूँढता है, हाँ, इश्क़ के शहर का इक बाशिंदा...