Life in Bangalore

Just imagine yourself on the tennis court…already on the edge of your toes …with all your energy and breathe you are skidding on the clay…from your left to right …. Just imagine…you are on your way to retrieve the ball powered by the sandbagging forehand cross-court shot from across the net…Ball is already behind you…your right hand outstretched to the limit…your eye-contact with ball almost nil…something then happens…despite your seeming struggle, your racquet manages to touch the ball…You seem to think you barely managed to make the shot… That seems not to be…you are far better …Ball lobs over the net, high over the head and drops on to the unreachable left corner across the net! Just imagine your amazing feeling ! An amazing feeling emanating from the great effort !  Dear Friends ...Life is a metaphor for the Tennis court …I wish you many such amazing feelings in 2015 !!! Happy New Year !!!

Reading has impacted my life…I began with books and got hooked on to blogs. They have made a positive impact to different aspects of my life such as personal finance, being mindful and creating habits…This is not to mention the number of idiotic stuff that I have stopped indulging in…(I am too ashamed to list them here!) I am here going to recommend to you all 3 of my favorite blogs… The Simple Dollar :  This was the first blog that I got hooked onto. Following it for over 6 years now. Simple Dollar is mainly a personal finance blog…how to manage your money, career, Life. This blog has treasures hidden in it. Written by Trent Hamm, Simple Dollar was started in 2006 after a financial meltdown that he went through. I have picked neat ideas on personal finance from this blog..such as the day-today financial tools. This has helped me to shore up my personal finance in the larger context of life. Zen habits : Zen habits was featuerd in the TIME magazine for being one of the