When someone close, tells you about your shortcomings or idiosyncrasies, that you never saw from their perspective, it can shake you up. It shakes you at the core and you are forced to start introspection. Am i really that bad or is it their anger against you that they are venting? I get confused sometimesContinue reading “Introspection”
Category Archives: Manoj’s Random Thoughts
Alone-ness vs. Loneliness
Being alone mentally and/or physically can be nirvana or the worst nightmare depending on the timing. There are moments in life when you desire and seek to be alone, just get away from everything and be by yourself that is called Alone-ness. But in those moments when you are alone and don’t want to beContinue reading “Alone-ness vs. Loneliness”
balAnce
My friend Chetna says nature is perfectly balanced and things happen like Corona, Hurricanes, Earthquakes etc. for a reason; it is nature’s way to balance things that humans have created to tilt nature one or the other. And I totally agree with it. But I want to take the balancing topic a few levels further.Continue reading “balAnce”
Soul Connection
Everyone has one or more soulmates. Lot of times we say these things very lightly without giving it a thought. I personally have used the same phrase a few times with a very shallow meaning of it. It is quite often used when two people’s thinking and/or personalities are aligned with each other. But isContinue reading “Soul Connection”
Social Divide
For thousands of years, every culture and society has had classes of people, a divide by economic, race, religion, cast, skin color, nationality, sexual preference, gender or just physical appearance. There is a great desire to judge or classify people based on some criteria. I am sure every living thing might have a similar divide,Continue reading “Social Divide”
The concept of Net Relationship Score (NRS)
Life’s drama – Look around you, all the people that you know or have known, think who has what traits that you do not like. And then look at yourself and list all your traits that you like. You will notice that you have surrounded yourself with lots of people with traits that you doContinue reading “The concept of Net Relationship Score (NRS)”
Random Thoughts Blog
Hello and welcome to my blog of random thoughts ranging from life’s philosophy, spirituality to socio-political commentary. My name is Manoj Tiwari and retired from my 9-5 job in August 2020. Now I plan to write, travel, video blog, podcasts, act and direct short films and plays and create whatever creative thoughts come to myContinue reading “Random Thoughts Blog”
Choices
(Aug. 11th, 2020) A while back, read two stories that changed my attitude about life, for life. Story 1 – Two terminally ill patients were sharing a hospital room, who couldn’t walk or do anything but stay in their beds. Patient one who arrived there first got a window-side bed, and the second patient didn’tContinue reading “Choices”
Random Thoughts # 1 – Freedom
What does freedom mean to you? To me freedom is a state of mind, knowing no matter what I do, it is going to be ok. No fear! Not sure if I am there yet but want to be. My idea of freedom is the acceptance of you, your actions but more about freedom ofContinue reading “Random Thoughts # 1 – Freedom”
Take 2 Creations 