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"Oh Monday!!": From Knowing Secrets of Monday Across the World to Making a Great Start

Oh! Monday!!  Monday comes with a plethora of emotions ranging from unbound energy to big dread, and everything in between! Every once in a while, we all have looked at the start of the week and exclaimed,  Oh! Monday!!  While Monday signals a range of emotions to the mind, have we paused to think,; 'Why Monday?' Read along below to embark on a journey with me to uncover the secrets of Monday from around the world and to learn how to transform this day into a powerhouse for Rest of the week. How did Monday become Monday: Brief Story of its origin from India and the world Monday also called a 'Somwar' in Sanskrit and adopted in Hindi literally translate to Soma, which is moon and Var, which is day. Beyond dwelling into Indian mythology where Monday is revered as a day for Lord Shiva. The concept of seven day week with Monday as being one of the days has a fascinating history, which is based on astronomy, religion, cultural exchanges that took place over centuries and mil...

To Be or Not to Be: A Call to Fight, Not Surrender ... Redefining Hamlet’s Perspective

  To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them. I’m sure you’ve heard these famous lines from Hamlet. Traditionally, they’re interpreted as Hamlet wrestling with life and death—whether to endure the pain of existence or to end it all, afraid of what might come after. He’s stuck, frozen by his fear of the unknown, unable to act. This is the common reading of Hamlet’s soliloquy, one of indecision and mental paralysis. There is a Hamlet in All of Us When life becomes overwhelming, when fear starts ruling our minds, we too get stuck. We wrestle with that same question— to act, or not to act —and the fear of what might happen if we do something stops us from moving forward. When faced with overwhelming challenges, we often find ourselves paralyzed by fear—fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of consequences. We get trapped...