#simplejoys

Pick a category

RELATIONSHIPS:

(a) Self

(b) Others

(c) God/ Universe

Relationships are to us what soil is to grass.

Is your work a source

of happiness for you

or simply a means to

earn a living?

DREAMS, GOALS &

WORK LIFE

Happy people know how

to balance their heart

and mind.

MINDSET FOR HAPPINESS:

Shaping thoughts,

managing emotions

and future expectations

VALUES & HABITS

Our values lie at the root of our thoughts and actions. The right ones form the foundation of a happy life.

SIMPLE JOYS OF LIFE

Sunshine, rain, birdsong, good coffee, laughter and other petite joys.

HAPPINESS is a feeling called HOME.

Home is not simply a place but a feeling that we can recreate for ourselves wherever we go, and experience the joy that comes from feeling at home. The smell of my favourite cake baking in the oven. The taste of milk infused with turmeric and honey early in the morning. The sound of clouds bursting and rain smashing my windows. The sight of sunlight lighting up spaces early in the morning. The smell of petrichor. The touch of a blanket that I bundle up in before I go to sleep

HAPPINESS is watching birds and listening to them sing early in the morning.

Deepti Malhotra

Feb 24, 2020
2 min

HAPPINESS is watching birds and listening to them sing early in the morning.

A morning is not just a symbol of hope but also a source of melodious joy accessible to everyone willing enough to wake up to it. Like many people, I once used to wake up in the morning at an hour that gave me just enough time to get done with everything I needed to before heading to work. And then one day I decided to change things around and wake up earlier to get more out of my mornings. I started to wake up early and head either to my balcony or the terrace of my house, t

HAPPINESS is being open to receiving GRACE in its umpteen forms.

Deepti Malhotra

Feb 18, 2020
2 min

HAPPINESS is being open to receiving GRACE in its umpteen forms.

The universe blesses us in the most unexpected of ways and ensures that even when we don't get what we want, we get what we need. This is a 3 part story: Part 1: A few days ago, I felt like writing a post on ‘grace.’ I wanted to describe it using a story but couldn’t come up with one so I let it go. Part 2: The last 2 weeks haven’t gone well. My health has been acting up and I haven’t been able to focus even though I’ve tried. Consequently I haven’t been able to do much work

HAPPINESS is experiencing the joys of a simple life.

Deepti Malhotra

Feb 17, 2020
2 min

HAPPINESS is experiencing the joys of a simple life.

Life isn’t complicated, we make it whatever it becomes. Simple is beautiful, simple is joyful and simple is a choice we can make if we wish so. There is a page called Humans of New York (on Facebook and Instagram) that publishes human stories. The other day I was reading a story about a man who looked like he must be in his 60’s talking about his life. He goes to the gym everyday, the same one he has been using for 40 years, follows it up with a long walk, takes his grandchil

HAPPINESS is a giant piece of a delicious cake with a cup of tea.

Deepti Malhotra

Feb 11, 2020
2 min

HAPPINESS is a giant piece of a delicious cake with a cup of tea.

Who would have thought eating cake would be an exercise in Zen and yet it is when done right. Just kidding! Actually I’m not. Good cake is delicious and I like myself a piece every once in a while. Food provides nourishment to our body, heart and mind. Where we go wrong is in treating the act of eating food like a job that needs to be done before we move on to more important things. Alas it’s not a job, it’s an opportunity to take time out for ourselves and relish one bite at

HAPPINESS is the warmth of old friendships.

Deepti Malhotra

Feb 4, 2020
2 min

HAPPINESS is the warmth of old friendships.

Every relationship goes through its ups and downs but an old friendship is worth preserving because it's a source of comforting joy on both good days and bad. I learnt a little something about it last week when a friend visited my city after two years and messaged me asking to meet up. The last time we had met, it had ended on an unpleasant note so I told him I wouldn’t be able to come. He insisted so I told him clearly that he had been an ass the last time we met and thus, m

Personal Life Coach

Pick a category

RELATIONSHIPS:

(a) Self

(b) Others

(c) God/ Universe

Relationships are to us what soil is to grass.

Read more.

Is your work a source

of happiness for you

or simply a means to

earn a living?

Read more.

DREAMS, GOALS &

WORK LIFE

Happy people know how

to balance their heart

and mind.

Read more.

MINDSET FOR HAPPINESS:

Shaping thoughts,

managing emotions

and future expectations

VALUES & HABITS

Our values lie at the root of our thoughts and actions. The right ones form the foundation of a happy life.

Read more.

SIMPLE JOYS OF LIFE

Sunshine, rain, birdsong, good coffee, laughter and other petite joys.

Read more.

HAPPINESS is a feeling called HOME.

HAPPINESS is watching birds and listening to them sing early in the morning.

HAPPINESS is being open to receiving GRACE in its umpteen forms.

HAPPINESS is experiencing the joys of a simple life.

HAPPINESS is a giant piece of a delicious cake with a cup of tea.

HAPPINESS is the warmth of old friendships.

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