Abracadabra

Presenting the poster of my third & most important book; ‘Double One Zero (110)’ unveiled by my mother on 22nd Dec. This book is important because it is going t o be my first fiction venture & it’s getting launched on a very important day for me & my family, 16th Jan, 2020. Wish me luck as I present to you ‘Double One Zero (110) - Out of the Shadows’. Get ready for the ride of your life as Double One Zero (110) comes out of the Shadows on 16th Jan, 2020 on Amazon & Flipkart. Published by - The Suman Publications

When you do something different people may not like it. A person, who read my book, asked me if I would conduct a motivational session using excerpt my first book 'Version One and a Half'? My ans was 'no'. My ans was followed by another question from her; So why write the book? My ans was: I don't write to preach, or to motivate someone, & i definitely don't write to please others. I write because I like it, I write because I feel like writing & I write because I love to share. I definitely don't intend to use my books to conduct motivational sessions. That put her off big time but here's my point. These days everybody seems to telling others what to do & how to be happy & successful. I don't intend to follow what other authors are doing, I intend to follow what I want to do. Is that bad? I don't think so. Doing something you love, & doing it the way you love is best you could do. I am doing it, are you?

“A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if your rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rare and pure and special? How many people can make you feel extraordinary?” Marley and me. This is for all Dog lovers. Love the; love them unconditionally. We lost our dog recently. He passed away peacefully in his sleep. 'Jack & I' is about the memories I share with an angel named Jack. May his soul rest in peace in the doggy heaven or wherever it is they go after leaving earth. He had been a companion and a family member for almost 14 years. Jack was my life, he was my dog; a black Labrador. He was my dog and I was his ‘Hooman’. Often, people take it as an insult if you call their dog, a dog. Well, I don’t because for one I am thankful that ...

Abracadabra: Don't struggle, just float : The best way to learn to swim is to not to struggle and let your body relax. The moment you relax & loosen up your body, it automatical...

‘Not all conversations require both parties to speak…’ It was on a chilling December evening when Shalini was rushing to catch the last metro train at the Jahangurpuri Metro station. She had just arrived in Delhi from Karnal in a bus which dropped her at Karnal Bypass. She had missed her train in the evening from Karnal and had no choice but to take the bus from Kunjpura Bypass to Delhi. She had a hard time convincing her father to allow her to work in Gurugram, so, when she missed the train she instead took the bus to Delhi without informing her father. Shalini had scored well in Engineering and wanted to work in Delhi NCR but her father always encouraged her to work in their small city. He was not comfortable allowing her to stay alone in a big city like Gurugram but he had to give in to her stubbornness. Shalini was a feisty one; even in college she was called the ‘Lady Hitler’. She never took no for an answer. She was as it is in a very bad mood b...

The best way to learn to swim is to not to struggle and let your body relax. The moment you relax & loosen up your body, it automatically starts floating. The more you struggle in the water, the more difficult it will be to stay afloat. In a sense, the continuous struggle increases the weight of your body, and your body will be pulled down. Staying calm helps one to control his/her body and stay afloat. Staying calm keeps the body weight down and your body above the surface of the water. :) Problems have the same effect on us. The more we struggle to solve a problem, the more frustration sets in. Struggle increases the adverse effects of a problem on our team and us or our family members tenfold. With frustration comes panic! If the situation is not contained on time, then the same effect will be transmitted to others & they will begin to panic as well. Imagine this happening in a family or an organisation or a team; it's scary... The best way to solve a prob...

One of the basic facts about life is that it is unpredictable and our life can change for the worse any moment.  Those who accept and understand this fact live and handle problems and failures effectively while those who don’t, end up ruining there and the lives those around them, no matter how successful they were.  Just read an article about a young Indian guy in the US who committed suicide after shooting his wife and children.  He passed from a premier engineering college in India and then went on to do his MBA from a University in the US.  He had a high paying job, a beautiful wife, a big house and luxury cars. So, what went wrong?  California Institute of Clinical Psychology Studied his case and found “what went wrong?”  They interviewed his friends and family and found that he had lost his job due to America’s economic crisis and was jobless for a long time.  He even reduced his previous salary amount but didn’t get a...

"Simon says…" As a ‘Die Hard’ fan of action movies I have always loved the ‘Die Hard’ trilogy and this dialogue from part 3, Die Hard with a Vengeance, is my favourite. The story goes like this: The bad guy, ‘Simon Gruber,’ has assigned a series of tasks to the protagonist, ‘John McClane,’ and his partner, ‘Zeus Carver,’ and whenever Simon explains a task to ‘John McClane,’ he starts with this phrase, “Simon says…,” followed by the task. We all have a ‘John McClane’ in us, but we also have a ‘Simon Gruber’ in us as well. Let’s face it; nobody aspires to be a ‘Simon Gruber’ out of choice, we all would love to be a hero someday, so our aspirations are always about being a ‘John McClane.’ The ‘John McClane’ is us is continually guiding us to do the right thing, and make the right choices. He is, sort of, ‘the force’ behind every good decision, good deed and the right choice that we make. However, deep down, the ‘Simon Gruber,’ in us is also waitin...

Social Media — The story of my life Social media has been around for some time now. Firstly, it was Orkut, then came Facebook (FB), then Instagram, then Snapchat, and so on. There might be other platforms too, but this is as per my limited knowledge. :) I have been active on social media for a long time now. I have had some good experiences (well, most of them), while I have also had some bad experiences as well. So, for some time now I have been wondering, “is Social media boon or curse?” After looking back at my experiences and also discussing with many people, I have concluded that it is a bit of both. It’s a boon because no longer do we need to wait to see an individual or a group personally to share our happiness or sadness with them. Your contacts can support you instantly when you require help. A click of a button and the world around you knows what’s going on in your mind the very second you feel it or capture it on your phone. ...

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