Author malathy

Everyday seemed to be going in a predictable manner, with each day having its own ups and downs, moments of smiles and sadness and silence and noise; but not so different from one another. Always a start of the day… Continue Reading →

This blog has its foundation set in a talk that I heard Pujya Swami Dayananda Sarawati give, on the topic ‘Living a life of least disturbance to self and others’; wherein being sensitive to one’s surroundings and environment is a… Continue Reading →

Expectations and change comes as a package.. When others do not meet our expectations, we many times expect them to change.. When we do not meet others expectations, they many times expect us to change..While we may not have control… Continue Reading →

We battle with others, thru words, looks and silences..  We battle with ourselves constantly.. The more I thought about why we battle with others and ourselves, only one reason kept occurring to me – our expectations. As I wrote out… Continue Reading →

A few days after I wrote my blog on ‘Am I handling my emotions or are my emotions handling me’, a friend called me to share her thoughts.. She asked me why I had mentioned ‘happiness’ as an emotion that… Continue Reading →

My husband Krishnan returned after a week’s stay in Chennai to attend the Margazhi Kutcheri season (Margazhi, a month in the Tamil Calendar spanning from mid December to mid January). This is one time that he looks forward to –… Continue Reading →

Happiness and sorrow are two sides to the same coin!!! Happiness and anger are also two sides to the same coin!!! As an individual, it is reality that I would experience each of these diametrically opposite emotions, at different moments… Continue Reading →

When this 11 year old came to me and said that his friend was ‘acting off too much’, I was wondering what happened, for him to say this!! My interpretation of this phrase is that his friend was ‘blowing his… Continue Reading →

“I know my son very well”.. “I know my daughter very well”.. We have heard this from many a parent and we have also used it many times.. But how much do we know our child? Do we know what… Continue Reading →