Author: vinodnarayan
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42/365 In a Cinema theater after so long
And finally after more than a year and a half, I had a chance to go to the movie theaters. They opened last month. In fact I had not planned but something happened. So I have this monthly pass for 24 dollars or so that allows me to see 3 movies every week in the…
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41/365 Good Shoes means better Walking
This is not an advertisement for shoes. It is just an experience I had that I want to share. I walk on a daily basis. More in the recent one year than before. And the habit of listening to podcasts also helps in walking. That does not mean I don’t have days I don’t do…
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40/365 A short road trip after a long time
After almost one and a half year of not traveling we made a short trip to Oregon. Not in flight though We took the road and stayed in the small University town of Eugene a couple hours before reaching Portland. We drove to Portland one of the days. it was pretty hot and we also…
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39/365 An Act of Kindness
I end all my podcasts this way..“Be Content.. Be Penpositive… Be safe and please be kind…” and that has been my routine irrespective of the language the podcast is in. but I just realized I never speak much about Kindness. So let us spend some time on that.. I have been blessed with random acts…
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38/365 The Cost of being ourselves
I always used to tell people that we should be ourselves and there are so many quotes out there that say so. But then I wonder, why is it difficult for us all. Why do we always succumb to what others want us to be. Why is there a constant struggle for someone to be…
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37/365 Can you shake the world? Should we?
The world is changing.. some changes are good and some are not so. Either way we adapt to survive. This has been happening for thousands of years. Yes the change now is more accelerated than before and so should our ability to adapt. In earlier days the world needed a bit of shaking because it…
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36/365 Being Individuals in a Community
We live in a world that is getting more and more individualistic. I am not against that but when it also rides at the cost of community, I think we should start talking. One important book I read last year was ‘The Lonely Century’ by Noreena Hertz The book is more on how lonely we…
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35/365 So how do we become happy?
I think there was a time when people used to say they want to succeed and the general consensus was that if you become successful you will be happy. Over the last several years I have personally seen that thought change. The people who say they want to be happy has increased. Does that mean…
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34/365 Is there a good in everything?
There are so much happening around us. Some are good and some are bad as we look at it. but the question that I have heard being discussed is if there can be a good in everything. Can everything have a good side to it. I know that sounds so cliched and motivation kind, and…
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33/365 Where are we heading to?
Everyone of us have plans. Some work some don’t work. I had a lot of items in my plan just before pandemic, some of which I had to shelve and others I had to postpone and a few I was still able to continue. Making a plan alone will not solve the problem, but it…
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