Journaling For Only 5 Minutes A Day Can Increase Your Gratitude

It was one of those fall nights; the sun heading to bed earlier and earlier – a soft reminder of the long, Chicago winter ahead. Each gust of wind creating an eerie feeling, making some of the last fallen leaves dance in a tornado like fashion around my feet as I duck my nose and mouth into my heavy scarf for warmth- comfort maybe. Suburban quiet.

Hi, how was your New Year?

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I did something radically different, I took a risk, I stayed present with an old layer of deep fear and pain and traveled to an unknown place with unknown people. I climbed a hill top from a Celtic mythological landscape in the pitch dark night and celebrated a re-birthing of myself with like-m

Some days, you would think that you finally own him; his attention, his affection; but everywhere you go is haunted by me. That couch that you are sitting; we used to sit and cuddle there while we were watching a movie; that cup that you are using, he used to pour some tea or coffee in there for me; from the cup to the plates and utensils— they have my claw marks; the sala, the bathroom, bedroom, and furniture— have my fingerprints; from the places that you go (restaurants,malls,cinema,roads)— you would see my ghost. He would always remember me through those little things. My name would always taste like blood in your mouth. When you kiss him, you would taste my sweetness in his lips. When he touches you, you would wonder how he worshiped my body. When he stares at you, he would see a different person wishing you were me. You would wake up in the mi

The heart chakra is said to be the most significant of all seven chakras, it’s the epicenter of all love and compassion. Chakra in Sanskrit translates into a wheel. The chakras are the spinning energy centers of our body and each chakra is related to different energies and has different functions. A lot of the spiritual practices and meditation we do is to expand our heart chakra ultimately. And most of the times when we go through a spiritual awakening, we can feel it opening up and the divine energy overflowing like River Ganga. But like everything else, if not practiced mindfully, even the expansion of heart chakra can get really tricky.