Under Maslow's hierarchy of needs, safety and security ranks as the second need of a human. There are many different views and perceptions that constitutes with the word Security itself. A human perception about security could range from security of body, employment, resources, morality, family, health down to security of one's property. Security is the need to feel safe and to feel assured in any problems that may occur along the way.

Most people interpret being stable and...

How to build healthy friendships in 10 simple steps

Do you have healthy friendships? How is your relationship with your friends?

Building healthy relationships and friendships is an art that many people do not know about. Many people do not know how to deal with others and hence, fail to make close friends and their relationships with others deteriorate

To respect people's emotions and opinions and to show them that you really care about them is the key to building...

Walking down a lonely road in a dark alley, all you have in mind is a fear of being caught in an adverse situation which you may not be able to tackle without defense scared that someone may take advantage of the place and the situation. Wishing that you were more strong and equipped to fight away your fear you scathingly hurry out towards the busy road without losing out on a mere second, luckily you are back to the safe zone now but ask yourself a question- Are you actually safe...

"We are told from childhood onwards that everything we want to do is impossible. We grow up with this idea, and as the years accumulate, so too do the layers of prejudice, fear and guilt. There comes a time when our personal calling is so deeply buried in our soul as to be invisible. But it's still there"*

It is always very human to always have a tinge of pain because of the "grass is always greener at the other side".

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The technical name for Stage fright, is Glossophobia.

Having had stage fright myself when I was younger, I can very well understand how debilitating it can be for  people.  I can remember being forced to present in front of a large group of people and being unable to get the words out of my mouth.

My own issue had arisen, because when I was younger I had...

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of – Jim John

Today morning while getting ready for office,I was watching a Malayalam movie named "Sandharbham" starring Mammootty and Saritha.The story is about a guy who was a pervert during his early twenties but will become a good man after getting married to Saritha.Under certain...

I get out and about quite a bit, and it struck me how many people go about looking worried, or grumpy, or as if the cares of the world are on their shoulders.  I know in some cases they have good cause, but it's amazing how a simple smile can change how you look AND how you feel.  And of course smiling at other people can completely change their attitude to you.  So I decided - on the spur of the moment I might tell you! -  to add a new category to my blog, where I...

This month, we are surrounded by many people "graduating" from one level to the next.

But in reality, we are always "graduating" from one level to the next.  Although we often think of graduation as the conferral of a degree or diploma, to "graduate" really means "Toadvance to a new level of skill, achievement, or activity."

What have you grown out of that you leave (or need to leave!) behind?

Sometimes we...

Have you ever looked for something only to find out it was right in front of you the whole time?  It amazes me how things can be so elusive, yet so obvious.

I had yet another example of this phenomenon when a friend was helping me with the manuscript of my book.  I have looked through this manuscript numerous times, yet there it was, in plain view, several obvious errors that I missed. Tsk, tsk.

I don't beat myself up too much about this.  They always say that...

Now and then, we tend to take decisions that will determine the course of our future.  One fine day, you decide to take a leap of faith after having drawn up what you thought was fool proof plan. Upon embarking on it however it was not as smoothed as plan. After a while you realized that you are living on your savings…and it's fast running out. Mind you, if you have a family to feed and bills to pay, it won't last a blink.  Then panic starts to set...