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Continue reading →: When Rumi Came to Dinner
If I were so lucky as to have dinner with a philosopher, it would have to be Jalal-al-Din Muhammad Rumi. The 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic captured the hearts of millions around the world. Centuries later, he continues to inspire people of different nationalities, culture and spiritual…
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Continue reading →: Life, Balance and Purpose
Millions of people around the world have pondered the meaning of life for years, decades, even centuries. The answer to this wonderfully deep question can be simple, complex, or somewhere in between. It might be straightforward or complicated, or even unnecessary to think about. The answers may stay constant or…
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Continue reading →: Seascape Solitude
A poem about seaside therapy. Boats drifting on silvery-blue seaSeagulls gliding above gracefully Peace washed all over me I knew, here I was meant to be Drinking in the sea-salt airWind in my hair without a careThe troubles in my soul I could finally lay bare Betrayal wrapped in loving…
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Continue reading →: My First Obsession: Books
Growing up before the era of the Internet, there wasn’t much to occupy my hours outside of school. I watched a few cartoons, listened to the radio now and then, and played badminton with my younger sister and dad almost every evening. But there was one thing I was completely…
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Continue reading →: My Favourite Quote
This quote by Paulo Coelho, as written in the wonderful book The Alchemist, is one that I think about off and on. I first encountered it while reading the book, and it took my breath away for a moment. And I had to read it again. I took a few…
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Continue reading →: The Power of a Sunrise
There’s something special about mornings — especially the minutes before the sun rises. Some days it feels like I’m watching a magic show put on by Mother Nature. The way the sky changes from deep, mysterious black to beautiful light blue, with hues of pink and gold in between —…

