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Held by Fog, Healed by Silence in Fagu
Time is sometimes gentle, sometimes unforgiving. Since March, life had begun to unravel on many fronts both in my personal and family life but perhaps the most frightening thing was my health issue: swelling in all my joints which started with the right ankle in feburary had now moved to my elbows and knees. It was stubborn and unrelenting and I could find no cure despite repeated visits to doctors. It felt as though divine forces were conspiring against me. My friends rall
monica kapur
May 10, 20255 min read
How to Heal your Inner Child
Have you ever paid attention to the little voice inside of you? The one that might remind you of your younger self. No matter how old we grow, we carry our younger selves within us day-to-day. Perhaps our hurt 5-year-old self-shows up when our best friend doesn't answer our phone call, or our misunderstood 15-year-old self comes out when a colleague doesn't see eye to eye. Caring for this younger version of ourselves is what inner child work is all about. The inner child is a
monica kapur
Jan 14, 20232 min read
Don’t let life escape you – Experiment with Living in the moment
Snapshot of life be it Delhi or Beijing. Morning rush to get to office, a hurried “Hello”, to your colleagues followed by meetings, emails, calls and discussion. Lunch often a quick one talking to coworkers or alone and then the long ride home. For some the work continues even at airport tarmac or in the metro to ensure nothing gets missed. The day ends attending to family and dinner and then the Netflix or some other show is put on to relax at night. In between all the above
monica kapur
Aug 2, 20224 min read
We all work for a living but is your work allowing you to live?
A typical day in NY City, Toronto, China, Mumbai or Delhi. What do we see? Most office-goers are getting themselves and their family ready for the work day. Rushing to catch the train, the metro or drive by car, working on a project, a job, a title, rushing home, cooking dinner or ordering take-outs, playing with the children if they have the time, tending to everyday things and phew, finally falling asleep! We spend close to 8 X 300 = 2400 hours per year working for a living
monica kapur
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Just as a confluence of cars can create a traffic jam in no time, so can fearful and negative
Planet Earth, is a good learning school, a school where we are given opportunities again and again to change our ways of being, and for our patterns to evolve. For this to occur our lives are often shaken at times. The precursor could be difficult situations at work, a long illness of a family member, loan payments, marriage of our children, etc What do we do when faced with these? “Worry”, “Worry”, “Worry “, “Worry”. Worry is translated in the form of unimaginable scenarios
monica kapur
Feb 25, 20222 min read
Breathe just breathe
Breathe love, release anger Breathe forgiveness, release resentment Breathe joy, release sadness Breathe compassion, release arrogance Breathe universal connection, release separateness
monica kapur
Feb 24, 20221 min read
Reflections on Mental Wellbeing
Hi Everyone , The blog came into being in the form of book almost a decade ago. I am sharing what I write and hope that it will resonate...
monica kapur
Feb 24, 20221 min read
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