letting go
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My Year Reflection, My Top 5 Lessons, and What 2025 Taught Me
I woke up today with that familiar end-of-year feeling. Part relief, part tenderness, part quiet dread about the expectations we place on a calendar date. 31 December 2025 is not a magical door. It is a mirror. And mirrors, if you let them, do not flatter you. They show you what you have been rehearsing.…
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You’re Not Afraid of Death. You’re Afraid of Losing What You Think Is Yours
I often hear people say, “I’m scared of death.” It sounds honest, even brave. But in coaching rooms and quiet conversations, a different confession emerges. What they fear is not the last breath. What they fear is the stripping away—the fear of loss: of identity, connection, control, meaning, and the life they recognize as their…
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Before the year ends, I want to say…
Before the year ends, I want to say… You do not need to “become a new person” to be worthy of a new chapter. Every December, the world turns into a stadium of comparison. We scroll through highlight reels, sales banners, “year-in-review” posts, and motivational speeches that sound like they were written by someone who…
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The Ho’oponopono Technique for Letting Go: Four Lines That Quiet the Mind
I am sitting by the Ganges in Rishikesh on this cold Sunday evening. The air has that clean bite that makes you pull your shawl tighter and your thoughts closer. The river keeps moving, unbothered by our inner storms. And yet, the storms come anyway. They arrive as relationships we cannot stop replaying, careers that…
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Mindfulness for Letting Go and Living Now
The past often lingers in ways we do not expect. Old memories resurface, regrets replay in our minds, and unresolved experiences can colour the way we see the present. While it is natural to reflect on what has already happened, clinging too tightly to the past prevents us from fully embracing the moment we are…
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What Lord Ganesha Teaches Us as a Life Coach
As I sit in reflection on Ganesh Chaturthi, I am reminded that the figure of Lord Ganesha is not merely a deity in Hindu tradition but also an enduring symbol of psychological wisdom, adaptability, and emotional resilience. Over the years, I have increasingly looked at Ganesha as a metaphorical life coach—an archetype guiding us through…
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When Love Says No: The Psychology of Acceptance After Rejection
There are moments in life when the ground doesn’t just shift beneath your feet — it vanishes. One of those moments is when the person you have loved with an almost unbearable intensity looks at you and says, “I don’t feel the same way.” It’s not loud.It’s not dramatic.It’s quiet — and that’s what makes…