8 weird ways to control your body:
Can't sleep?
Blink rapidly for 1 minute
Low energy?
Splash cold water on your face
Nervous?
Pinch your nose you'll calm down
Feeling lazy?
Brush your teeth with your left hand confusion wakes your brain up.
Can't wake up?
Hold your breath for 10 sec, oxygen rush wakes your system
High enxiety?
Place your hand over your heart and take slow deep breaths
Stuffy nose?
Put an ice on the roof of your mouth
Sweet cravings after meal?
Brush the teeth.
At 37, as a dad, a husband, and a working man, I’ve understood this
Life doesn’t hit you once. It comes every day. Small problems, plans going wrong, people not doing what they said, unexpected outcomes at work, something is always there.
But that’s not the hardest part.
The real fight is in my own head, overthinking, constant worry, feeling like I have to handle everything and be there for everyone, and still feeling like it’s not enough.
That voice doesn’t go away. It tells me to do more, to push harder, to give it all.
I’m still figuring out how to deal with it. But on the days I keep my thoughts in control, everything else feels a lot more manageable.
Not sure how my parents went through this phase, not sure if others feel the same
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It Could Have Been Worse.
In difficult moments, the mind focuses on what went wrong.
But a simple shift in perspective can change everything:
It could have been worse.
The loss could have been bigger.
The damage could have been deeper.
The outcome could have taken away far more than it did.
This thought does not deny pain.
It simply reminds us that something was still saved.
Resilience often begins with this quiet realization:
Things are not perfect.
But they are not the worst they could have been.
And that means there is still something left;
to rebuild,
to learn and
to move forward.
#Wisdom
15 things to do with your father while he is still alive. I lost mine 8 years ago.
1. Ask him what he was like at your age because once he was the same age you are right now & Watch his face light up as he tells you stories from when he was younger
2. Record his laugh when he tells one of his signature jokes. Someday you will replay the video over and over just to hear it again
3. Ask him about the proudest moment of his life. (Odds are he will say when you were born)
4. Ask him his favourite songs
Listen to them together, laugh, sing and be happy. These will become your most cherished memories in years to come
5. Take a picture of him doing something he loves. Watching tv, gardening, playing the guitar, anything. When you look back these will be the pictures that will make you smile the most
6. Tell him you love him even if it's something you don't normally do.
7. Tell him you are proud to be his son/daughter This will mean more to him than you realise (even if he doesn't show it)
8. Listen to music from his youth and watch him turn from dad into a young man again
9. Take a short video of him talking about something random sacred Someday even the ordinary things he said become
10. Bring up something you are thankful for from years ago
11. Ask him what it was like for him growing up
12. Call him for no reason
Don't take being able to do this for granted.
Someday you would give anything to hear his voice again.
13. Take a picture of just the 2 of you together
14. Ask him to show you an old photo of him because seeing him young will remind you that he wasn't always Dad
15. Tell him something you are struggling with, no matter what age you are Because even when your grown it means the world to him to feel like he can still help
Let him give you advice, even if you don't need it because one day you will give anything to hear his voice guiding you again
I eat this for breakfast 80% of my days.
Greek yogurt, protein powder, psyllium husk, and blueberries.
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Emotions are like children.
They aren’t meant to run your life, but they aren’t meant to be locked away either.
When ignored, they protest.
When indulged, they take over.
Healthy functioning sits in the middle.
You notice what you feel without immediately acting on it.
You allow emotion to inform you, not command you.
This is regulation, not suppression.
A mature mind doesn’t argue with feelings or obey them blindly.
It listens, sets limits, and keeps moving forward.
Emotion belongs in the passenger seat; seen, heard, and safely guided.
That is how you arrive intact.
#Emotion
Social Phobia
A 19-year-old college student was referred to me by the college where I was a visiting counsellor.
She hadn’t attended the college for six months.
When her mother met me, she explained the situation quietly and helplessly. Her daughter had developed severe social phobia. For the last six months, she hadn’t stepped out of her house alone.
The thought of college terrified her. Anxiety had taken over. Depression had followed.
I knew asking her to come to the college would only deepen her fear. So I requested her mother to bring her to my clinic instead.
She came; hesitant, guarded, trembling with anxiety. Slowly, she spoke about her fears. I listened. I reassured her. I prescribed medication to help stabilise her anxiety.
Every day, I interacted with her on chat inquiring about what she did. This daily contact built rapport.
She visited my clinic twice. Then I suggested something that scared her deeply: meeting me at the college.
She refused at first.
So I gave her a promise. I would stay with her throughout the college visit. I would protect her if anyone approached her. She need not interact with anyone.
She feared her classmates. She feared her teachers. She feared being seen.
Eventually, she agreed on one condition.
She would come up to the college gate with her mother. I had to walk with her from there.
On the decided day, I waited at the gate.
She arrived with her mother. Her mother stayed outside.
Together, we walked in. Fortunately, she didn’t encounter any familiar faces. We reached my cabin safely and sat down.
We didn’t talk about fear.
We talked about life, books, ideas.
She was intelligent. Thoughtful. Well-read.
Before she left, I told her, “Next time, we will meet the principal.”
She panicked. I reassured her again. I told her the principal was kind. That I would be with her the entire time. That she would be safe.
The following week, she returned. I walked with her from the gate to my cabin. After some conversation, we went to meet the principal who had already been sensitised about what not to say.
The principal smiled, spoke casually, asked her general questions, and reassured her that help was always available.
The next week, I raised the difficulty again. This time, we met her HOD, the person she feared the most. I had briefed the HOD too. The interaction was warm and respectful.
Alongside this, I trained her. How to make small talk, how to respond, how to handle eye contact, how to end a conversation. She was learning, always with me by her side.
Gradually, I stepped back.
I asked her to come to college alone. I prepared her for what to do if she saw someone she knew. I no longer met her at the gate.
Then came the harder tasks:
Stand outside the lab and observe her classmates.
Enter the lab and greet the teachers.
Say hello to her batchmates.
Each step increased in difficulty. Each success built confidence.
This was systematic desensitisation in action.
The process took few months. She lost an academic year.
But the following year, she returned to college.
Her fear had vanished.
Whenever I visited the college, she would peek into my cabin, smiling, confident. Often, she brought homemade snacks for me. That was her quiet way of saying thank you.
Looking back, this remains one of the most satisfying cases of my career. It demanded patience, consistency, and emotional presence. But it was worth every effort.
#MentalHealth
Marriage is never a 50 : 50 partnership ALWAYS.
Each person has strengths and weaknesses. In some aspects, the marriage may be pretty lopsided, like a 80 : 20 .... or a 30 : 70...
One may be good in finance, the other may be good in looking after the kids. One may be good in cooking, the other may be good at other household chores.
Wisdom is in realizing one's own and the spouse's strong and weak points, and acting to the strengths rather than criticizing the weaknesses.
Some days one will pull the whole marriage cart on their own. The other days the spouse may pull it...
20:80 or 90:10 or 40:60....it doesn't matter....overall it should add upto 100....
#marriage
After years of sad faces, a Diwali ad finally whispered light. No wokeism. No advise.
Just warmth, grace, and the quiet power of tradition.
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We needed this. 🌼🪔
The older I get, the more I realize your energy creates your reality. Give your energy to stress, complaints, and negative people, they will grow. Give your energy to ambitions, gratitude, and positive people, they will grow. Your energy is your destiny. Choose wisely.
Help people get richer and your growth will always take care of itself :
- Generate STABLE employment.
- Every year, at least attempt to increase the number of jobs that your job generates. But never at the cost of profitability.
- Challenge yourself every year to increase your income. Then help your teammates do the same.
- Teach younger professionals everything you've learned about personal finance.
- Ask older professionals all sorts of questions, no matter how silly they sound. Wisdom is gained when the ego is sidetracked.
- Be open & vulnerable about your own career mistakes.
- Publicly share ideas & knowledge that will eventually lead to monetary growth.
- Inspire people to dream bigger dreams than what they've already dreamt. Especially when they're low.
- Help even those who are perceived to be your "competitors". A healthy ecosystem will benefit you in the long term.
- Give back to society and inspire others to do the same. Charity inspires charity.
- Be an optimistic light in a world full of realistic darkness.
- Be the host of #TheRanveerShow 😊
Last one was a joke, but in all seriousness... these are the mental rules that have helped me scale my OWN life as well as the lives of people around me.
Hope it helps.
What else would you add to this list?
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