os.me Digest: Help Yourself

Hello! This is the first Wednesday of April. It can only mean one thing: It’s an ideal day to gain insights and wisdom from professional os.me bloggers. This Digest brings to you magnificent ideas, transformative self-help techniques, and life-altering wisdom from writers who are respected for their word. But first, a thought worth pondering:

Without much ado, let’s dive right into this week’s pick of os.me blogs:

Transformative Ideas

Buy Now, Pay Later: Luis Morales pursued his true love for journalism after working as a manager for about 60 years. But it was a short-lived affair that died with Luis. Francesc Miralles recalls the story with empathy and wise eyes.  

How to Avoid Burning Out at Work: Ash Jurberg has some very useful tips to save one from committing ‘work arson’, such as don’t play Squid Games at the workplace. Oh! There is also Casey Fury, who actually lit up his workplace the wrong way. That story is in the blog, too!   

How to Stop Lying to Yourself About What Really Matters to You: What we prioritize determines our character, not what we think is important. Amardeep S Parmar offers a practical approach to help bridge the gap between the two. This approach is a data-driven plan to help you see the reality of your life. 

Is Free Will a Contradiction to Enlightenment?: What happens to our free will and intelligent consciousness when we are no longer born into physical bodies — that and more such questions is what Preeti Gupta asks in this blog. 

Not Everyone’s Going to Like You, but that’s Okay: His friend told Rajeet Singh that former’s ex-girlfriend never liked Rajeet. Rajeet managed to keep his reaction private. However, it led him to one powerful universal truth: You won’t be liked by every person you meet, nor will you like every person you meet either. Also, we are all villains in someone’s story. He has a point. 

The Lesser-Known Love Story of Krishna and Rukmini: We have heard tales of Radha and Krishna aplenty. Keyur Seta shares one about Krishna and his wife, Rukmini. This one has all the makings of a Bollywood film! 

How to Stop Relying on External Validation: Create first, consume later — a mantra I have tacked on the board near my desk. Get into the creative mode instead of the responsive mode and many more such learnings from Shailaja Vishwanath’s blog. A must-read piece for all!

Rejuvenate!

Let me share this wonderful guided meditation from part of the Silva Mind Control Method. Try it out and let me know what you think.

Wisdom from Om Swami

Freedom: How to keep your head when all about you are losing theirs? How to remain settled when those existential questions demand answers? Spiritual leader Om Swami writes that two things will lead you to that exalted state: first, self-contemplation, and second, inner strength.

Saying Yes to Life:  All those infinite possibilities you could be exploring, flying several thousand feet up from the ground or being six feet under, it mostly depends on that one moment, between breathing versus not-breathing… writes spiritual leader Om Swami as he offers the advice for a lifetime. Can’t afford to miss reading this one! 

The powerful Nav Durga Sadhana event is being telecast live here through April 10 at 6:30pm. It’s a vision to see spiritual leader Om Swami perform a yagna every day to worship the goddess Durga in her various avatars during these energy-filled days. The event is free but you may pay what you like, if you like.

Until next…

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