Joy of Giving

Last 3-4 years....i am fascinated by temples...TamilNadu can also be called as state of temples...# of temples in TN runs into few thousands....one lifespan of 70 years is not enuf for one to tour all of them.....

i often see successful people in interviews say...."they love what they do and hence they were successful"...however not all of us are fortunate enough to do what we love as a full time activity due to various reasons ( family/financial to name a few ).....i was wondering how can we do our normal day2day work and also involve us in things we love to do....could not find time and hence could not spend much attention on things i love...

However as time passed by...i realized to keep yourself with good positive energy...you need to get involved in things that you love....you have to find time and not complain of no time.....

I fine myself happy when I donate ( in a small way ) for a couple of important causes a) temple renovation b) annadanam c) education.....

So i found time to find opportunities to donate for these causes.....

For temple renovation, i have chosen Tirukkaravasal as the temple to help in the process of renovation....

for education, there is a project "Vidhya jyothi" for a school in my native for distributing notebooks to school students....

For Annadanam, i am yet to find a suitable opportunity....hope to find one soon....

Thought process

Last 4 months - lot of events panned out in my life and it gave me an opportunity to realize the reality and a chance to refine my thought process....recently my brother gifted me a book "Power of Now" by "Eckhart Tolle".... a fantastic one...i have just started to read it...it explains the importance of being yourself and identifying your inner self and it explains how to control your mind from not taking control over you....it remembers me of a old saying "you are responsible for all that happens to you...don blame others or situation"....

I have just started to practice not to forecast events and think about how to handle scenario x, scenario y etc....instead start to accept life as it happens and try to introspect and ask the question "who am i" as described by Ramana Maharishi....

It is very tough obviously since for 27 years, you are shaped with a certain thought process and to refine it and give a totally new look will take time...atleast i am fortunate to make the first move and march ahead.....

Wanted to pass on my experience around this new thought process to my princess as she grows up....

off topic....recently saw a very fine comedy movie..."OK OK".....it was awesome experience ROFL for 3 hours through out the movie....

started to watch the Vijay TV Bhakthi series in Youtube.....

2012

I am trying to keep my blog alive so that when i look back after 10 yrs i can re-live some good moments in my past.

I would like to spend a good portion of time in 2012 with my wife and little princess. I have not yet fully soaked in as father but slowly getting into the shoes and i am loving it.

I am feeling fortunate to not get into hectic work schedules at the cost of missing my family. Should see how 2012 pans out in office.

Recently went tru all my flickr albums ( 6 yrs worth ) and i was moved by all the past moments and clicks with family and friends. I am realizing these days that it is a very pleasant experience to look back at all your good moments of your past and cherishing it.

I am planning to click my daughter all tru and present her with beautiful snaps for her bdays in the years to come.

Recently took a 10 day break at DVK. It was a very fitting break in middle of office work and i truly enjoyed the moments - Vaishali a veetuku kootinadhu, pongal celebrations in DVK.

Wanted to have a good work-life balance all tru to meet my goals in personal life comfortably.

Currently looking at various options for investment for my daughter, my retirement income. Still not yet decided on the final options. Should see how it gets planned.

Back!!

I am back here after a significant break ( i know this happens with me often ) but i am planning to record whats there in my mind quiet often from here on.

I was provoked to get back into recording my thought process after going tru one of my colleagues wordpress blog which he keeps it updated religiously for 7 years now....

Of late, i have been realizing the importance of keeping your health fit ( i have to lose few kgs of weight though ) , keep your thoughts simple and lead a simple life.

I wanted to keep the habit of 20 mins morning walk consistent going forward.

I am also trying to achieve a good work life balance by keeping things in control in office and spending time back @ home in things which i like doing instead of getting online to do office work. I am still trying to master the art of time management.

have a conf call now....signing off for now....

Adding to my inspiring leaders list

3 weeks ago, i came to know about this lady via a company mail. She was assigned the role of CEO of Yahoo and she is 60 years old! (hold ur breath) . Then i surfed the net to a get a hold of her history and after scanning through few pages, i could conclude that she is a 'no nonsense and straight forward' person and my interpretation got more convincing evidence via her weekly mails that she is sending out to yahoos worldwide. She is a very focussed leader and i just love the focus that she exhibits while taking a decision. She inspired me so much that i have decided to add her to my inspiring leader's list. Here is the list

1. Warren Buffett( guruji for all investors)

2. Ratan Tata 

3. Narayana Murthy

4. Dhirubhai Ambani

5. and now Carol Bartz(my CEO)

My Favourite Metro - Mumbai

It was early 2006 when i crossed the boundaries of south india for the first time in life and i was heading towards my sister's home at India's Financial Capital - Mumbai (the real face of India to the external world). It was also my first flight experience and i had never been to the airport even once before that ;). So there were many first of kind of things during the trip.

I can even recollect the thrilled and excited mood that i was in from the moment i landed in mumbai till i returned back to bangalore. There were no words for me to explain the beauty of the city. It is HUGEEEE and the roads were damn WIDEEEE. I was wondering whether i am still in India coz North India is totally different from the places that i had been in south india(Chennai,Devakottai,Chidambaram).

I stayed in that beautiful city for 4 days and everything was new to me and i enjoyed every moment of it ( adventurous trip with my childhood friend - Muthu, visit to Big Bazaar, trip in the local trains(the most interesting one)).

I had promised my wife that i would take her to Mumbai to my sister's place. Once the recession is over, i can get back to touring the best places in the country ;).

From a career perspective, i would like to enter Mumbai as a Gurubhai and not as a visitor. Lets see if i get such a chance.

Our first family appearance

Yesterday it was the first time me and my wife, Valli attended a reception. The reception was of my friend's sister. It was our first family appearance among my friends circle and lot of my friends had turned up and it was a nice feeling to attend functions with your family. It was a good get together with my friends and we had good time pulling each other's legs.  In total had a very good and new experience and wish to have  many more such events in future along with my wife and family.