The Mindful Mornings

"Speak Any Language Instantly! 3-Minute Method! Totally Free!" Today morning was a preparatory leave for my son as tomorrow is supposed to be the exam day. Though, I let him sleep till late today morning but there was a constant nagging in my mind about his tomorrow's exams which made me feel a bit anxious.  In India, education and academics have been the traditional focal points of stress for kids as   well as parents. Parental pressure for children to excel in their studies has been unusually        high.  A compelling need to excel in academics coming from the family, often tending to abuse, does cripple the student’s morale and is one of the greatest causes for failure and breakdown.  India has one of the highest suicide rates among teenagers and young adults between the ages of 15 and 29. Failure in examinations is among the top 10 reasons for suicide in the country.     Signs that Your Child May be Stresse...

"Speak Any Language Instantly! 3-Minute Method! Totally Free!" Good Morning Everyone,  Today is my favourite day of the week. And Sunday's are what I look up to for the whole week. Being lazy in the morning, getting up late, without alarms is the best and most refreshing feeling for all moms who have small kids. In between all the chaos of every day life, the chores and the commitments, the errands and the expectations, Sunday becomes the perfect opportunity for unstructured family time.              Sunday mornings are a great time to spend a few hours in self-nurturing, rejuvenation, meditation. You can of course do these things on other days too, but Sunday mornings have a special feel to them. Also, you can use this quiet time to review the previous week and plan the next seven days. Reflect on the learnings and the lessons to come. I usually do household stuff, shopping, cleaning, tidying up all done on the Saturday –...

"Speak Any Language Instantly! 3-Minute Method! Totally Free!" Good Morning Guys, It's a tensed morning for me today because it's my kids first exam at school. I am a bit worried about how he would deal with it. Though at his age there is no demarcation of pass or fail, but this is the beginning of the first footstep.  When you flip the coin, it rests on either of the two sides. Similarly, when you take up a task or an exam; you either Succeed or you Fail. Success is always given a warm welcome but Failure is often treated as a crime.      Failure: the very word seems to conjure up negative images of red marks streaked across notebooks, angry red circles staring back at us from report cards and that look of  disappointment seen on the faces of teachers and parents when you haven’t performed up to par. Nobody likes to fail. It’s not the best feeling in the world, to know that your efforts didn’t pay off or that you just weren’t as good as the ...

"Speak Any Language Instantly! 3-Minute Method! Totally Free!" Good Morning Lovely People,       Hope you had a sound sleep last night and are feeling fresh today. A fresh mind for me means a mind which is free from all kinds of emotional baggages. Today, I will share with you how I am going through the process of dropping my emotional baggage. I always admit when I make a mistake. I have no shame in accepting that I flawed. After all, I am human. For me this hasn’t been easy since I am someone prone to playing the victim role. There is always something or someone else to blame for what is happening to me… I come from a line of toxic family beliefs: “money is the best indicator of success, vulnerability is a sign of weakness, love is meaningless, elder one should sacrifice, what others will think of you etc etc” But when we see ourselves as beings of energy, of love, of peace, beauty and bliss…. we allow ourselves to shine and we give permission...

"Speak Any Language Instantly! 3-Minute Method! Totally Free!"   Good Morning People, Hope you had a lovely morning. Let me ask you - "How does your morning ritual look like?". Most of us will answer that it begins with a cup of tea and a newspaper. For 90% of us, newspaper is an integral part of the morning ritual. Such is the force of habit that on days when the newspaper is not delivered, there is a feeling of incompleteness.    But, I give you all some food for thought. How do you wish to spend the most powerful time of your day? Do you want it to start with a positive note or negativity? Activities that you do in the morning have great affect to your body, mind and emotion.  News is to the mind what sugar is to the body.  Newspapers predominantly focus on what’s wrong. They create the impression that our world is full of opportunistic, manipulative, and wicked people. Reading such news gives rise to a disturbing feeling: a mixture of s...

"Speak Any Language Instantly! 3-Minute Method! Totally Free!" I never considered myself to be a disciplined person. I was a person who had been following the same monotonous morning routine for more than a decade. I woke up at around 6 a.m., prepared my kid's lunch box, and once he has gone to school; I looked forward for my morning tea. After this, I started by freshening up in the bathroom, then I used to go back to my bed and sit with my eyes closed for 20 minutes before starting my household work. A blank mind, weird thoughts and a void soul.         I somehow felt like a robot which is programmed to do the same thing over and over again.                                                       Like many people, I don’t look forward to doing things that don’t provide me with some type of im...

Hello World, My name is Ritu and I am glad to Welcome you to my blog. A big hug and appreciation for all those who have taken out their valuable time to read my blog. I am very excited to have my own blog and through this I hope to share my views about Life, Observations, Personal Development, Health, Current Affairs, Motivation, Inspiration, Fitness and new challenges that comes with day to day life. I welcome your honest suggestions, feedbacks, opinions and ideas for my blog.  Also, if you have any suggestions/requests for a blog post, I’m all ears! I want to post about topics that you would like to read about! The world is changing, and so will the blog. I will keep bringing new surprises for you. All I need from you is your constant support that will keep motivating me to keep you excited. So, I hope you stick around. Have a great day !! - Ritu..