Back when I was a kid in the 90s, we didn’t have the internet. We didn’t even have cable in most households here in India and yet people were flocking from India to the States every other day, building companies that were coming up there. Interesting isn’t it? The products of such low exposure being… Read More
Empower your mind….set it free!
How often have you heard about the concept of focusing your mind on a single thing in order for you to be able to tame it? Great philosophers and ascetics have long advocated the need for us to be able to enslave our senses with the help of our mind.‘Control your thoughts and control your… Read More
Entrepreneur Motivation Day 5/7
The easiest way to be creative is to be original. The biggest thing getting in the way of you thinking and acting creatively is your view about others’ opinions of yourself. Conforming your creativity to be ‘accepted’ is like creating poison for the soul. Think about Pablo Picasso for a second. Here’s his brand of… Read More
The ‘Grounding’ Mudra – Meditation
I came across the mudra you see me making here, for the first time, in the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala. So, What is a mudra? A Mudra is literally speaking, a ‘pose’. Mudras direct the flow of energy through body chakras as long as you hold them. In yoga and meditation, mudras and chakras are… Read More
Your comfort zone.. and where the magic happens..
I was writing in full creative force when I gave up WordPress altogether and just.. left…I just felt my true expression was being lost in translation. I felt that there was so much I needed to say and in different ways that I was losing out on just because I had gotten used to being a certain way and accepting a certain order to things. Read More
Photo-poem ‘Slow’
In our sincerest efforts to make society run faster and better, look how it all became incredibly… Read More
Firefly
She ain’t just a girl, She’ the girl. She’s a flame. Enigma. She’s like fire, Floating on Tender ornate wings Of a butterfly; Fluttering past you In the summer. She’s broken a many hearts And had her heart broken too, One too many times. You want her, Like they all do.. But you can’t have… Read More
Photo-poem ‘Maybe’
© Jay Kaushal
Escape..
…Is temporary gratification for the uninitiated seeker of self realisation. Read More
The rain is my friend
…And the rain Knocks on my window Like friends pulling you Out of your bed On a Friday night When you’re in bed early.. You’ve lost your job Are too depressed And broke To want to drink Or smile Or even be able to afford either Even if you wanted to… © Jay Kaushal Image… Read More
TMI Tag – Too Much Info about me!!
A while ago, fellow blogger Apple Rae tagged me to answer these questions below. I have been wanting to answer them from some time but boy! have I been busy. I’ve barely been able to keep up with my blogging schedule and firefight all the other areas of my life that are fast transforming. But… Read More
Your time will come
Don’t be afraid, For the storm will pass; And the morning breeze Will come knocking, again On the window. Dont be afraid; For the clouds, will part For the sun; And the thunder would be long gone, Like the rain. Dont be afraid Of the wolves at the door. If you can make it Till… Read More
Stop begging them to stay!
When someone wants To walk away, Just let them. When someone wants To leave, knowing How much you Really need them; Just let them. The problem is You can’t see, That the one Walking away, is; So you have One less distraction To deal with. One less detractor To criticise, your Beliefs and ideas. One… Read More
Warrior Within
In the depths Of your deepest Darkest Most gruesome And Paralysing fears; Your True power Lies Waiting. Enslaved And chained; Hopeless, desolate And Weakened; By your lack of courage. © Jay Kaushal
Summer sunshine
Oh look the summer’s here. The sun is shining, In the freshness of A Sky blue hue. Soft green grass Laid out for you Like a carpet Of welcome To rest Your weary soul. Bees humming Sparrows chirping The cuckoo singing In delight. The winter was dreary With the trees All stripped naked But look… Read More
I want to be remembered
I’m twenty seven and fading away; Fast, into oblivion. With each day, my years lose the promise they held all those years ago. Each day takes away from me the chance of an early fame. Each new day brings meaning to my life; And robs the meaning from all years past. I am at crossroads… Read More
You are a hawk
And A hawk, Will never Learn how to fly, strutting; around a barn, with Chickens! A hawk Must jump, From the cliff; Risking death, for flight! Or Risk living; Dying in submission; Day after day, strutting Around a barn, with chickens! © Jay Kaushal Visit my YouTube channel on Life and Wellness: Jay Kaushal Life… Read More
Thank you!
Half a hundred, Is a hundred, That’s halfway there; On the road, To being, one hundred percent; What it is. And so our journey, Has just begun; But we’re only halfway there, Until we’ re done. © Jay Kaushal Visit my YouTube channel on Life and Wellness: Jay Kaushal Life And Wellness
NowHere
What do you do; When you are lonely, But not alone? Who do you turn; To share those moments, You can’t express? Do you wear, A smile on your face, or frown? A feeling of melancholy, or bliss? Or do you yearn for a hug? Or a smile or a careless kiss? For years and… Read More
The girl in the subway
‘The girl in the subway’ is a poem about a homeless girl. Read More
Liebster Award
I am still pretty fresh on the blogging scene here on wordpress but it was nice to be nominated for something. I was nominated by Apple Rae for a Liebster Award and she commented about it on one of my blogs this morning. It instantly felt great! Thanks a lot for that Apple. I enjoy… Read More