Tag: water

  • Planting was a way of life

    Planting was a way of life

    The more time I spent with myself, the clearer it became that it is important to be ‘friends’ with yourself. The more you are self-aware and comfortable internally, the more you can enjoy the world outside. When you are not aware of what is happening to you inside or are unhappy with decisions you have…

  • Simple pleasures – Lifelong memories

    Simple pleasures – Lifelong memories

    Uncle Rama at his desk – River Kadam in full flow Time, late 60’s to middle 70’s. I used to spend all my school vacations and later, whatever time I had free from college with Uncle Rama in Sethpalli. Sethpalli is a small village about two kilometers from the bank of the Kadam River, with…

  • Complacency is death.

    Complacency is death.

    Invite the ‘ghost competitor’ and beat your own record.  The ‘ghost competitor’ is a tool that great athletes use to improve their own standards of performance. If you are Usain Bolt, you are already the fastest man on the planet. That you are actually slightly slower than a hippo is neither here nor there, because…