Non-judgement. The tough thing about it, is practicing it. Not because it is complex. But because it is elusive. Many questions come up and very few answers. So then how do we position ourselves so that we don’t have to carry the unnecessary burden of bias and wrongful conclusions about ourselves and others? Let’s take a
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Three Cs of Success
Yes. Three Cs. You might say, success is spelled with only two. Of course you are right. But to make success happen in your life, you are certainly going to need one more. So what, you might ask, are the three Cs? It goes without saying that achieving anything meaningful and/or noteworthy begins with the
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To Judge or Not to Judge
Judgment happens everywhere, every day. Based on how we look, talk and walk. We are constantly judged and knowingly or unknowingly, also judging others. I have definitely gotten better at noticing when I am judging others. Judging others has got nothing to do with the person getting judged, but everything to do with you. A
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The Sands of Forgiveness
Dear readers, We continue our journey of forgiveness this week, with another beautiful story about two friends and their journey. Two friends were walking in a desert. They had very little water left. Soon they started to argue over who will get the last few sips. In the heat of their fight, one friend slapped
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How to Make New Year Resolutions…
How to Make New Year Resolutions That We Can Fulfill 5.4.3.2.1… seconds before the seconds hand passes 12. Everyone in the room yells, ‘Happy New year!!!’ We start to wish each other, feeding each other the cake that was just cut. We dance and click pictures. The happiness on our faces says it all. We
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To Serve With Love
Touching Lives is known for its innovative teaching methods that ensure wholesome learning and development of children. One of the ideals that we strive to inculcate in our children at Touching Lives is the ability to be kind and generous. We challenge them and ourselves, to expand our hearts, do unexpected acts of kindness for strangers or
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Washed Over with Compassion
When you truly love someone you are always there for them. Be it any situation, you will try to help the person in the best way possible. When we care for someone we don’t judge them or pity them for their bad condition. Instead, we show them our soft side. We try our best to
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Learning is Loving – Working at Touching Lives
Give me some sunshine Give me some rain Give me another chance I wanna grow up once again! Soon after I crossed my early teens, this song became my anthem. I have always loved celebrating my birthdays, but in the recent years, I began to feel I was becoming an adult too soon. I felt
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Work on Self to Become an Effective Mentor
Us teachers and mentors always have a lot on our hands and on our minds. We are constantly on our toes, learning, trying to figure out teaching hacks. After all who doesn’t love a classroom full of children enjoying and making the best of their learning journey. I too am always working out new ways
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Managing Time, Energy and Emotions…
Managing Time, Energy and Emotions: Wisdom from Children’s Books There are a few children’s books that stay with you as you grow up. Year after year, you keep coming back and falling in love with them. They are your best friends, your guides, your answer sheets. Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince , E.B White’s Charlotte’s Web and Tottochan byTetsuko
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