I think about something or do something that will put a smile on my face.

A hike in nature is a great antidote to the blues, as is meditation or listening to music. My favorite CDs for quitening the mind are Karunesh's "Call of the Mystic" and my own "Magic of Gayatri". Not by coincidence, Karunesh and I have the same Bansuri flute player, Bikram Rajkumar, one of India's best.

I have a wonderful friend and mentor whose name is Jerry Jampolsky. he always reminds me that life is about choices and that I have the choice to stay in a dark place or to come i out into a place of Light.

If I can remember this gem, then I usually snap out of it.

If one is feeling down, isn't it about either anger, which is related to the past, or fear, which is related to the future? Tolle is so right when he says that by focusing on the Now, the present, we can avoid situations of anger and fear and hence, feeling down.

I was thrilled a few days ago when I received a call from Tazz Powers, co-host of The Tazz and Paula Show on KKUP Radio Station in Santa Clara, CA. They want me on as a guest on the 28th to speak about my personal journey from loss to healing and about my CD, my book project and most importantly about the orphanage for blind kids that I support in Bangalore.

This is a first for me, so I am pretty stoked about it.

I have written a bit more about this on my personal blog.

I haven't seen a movie in a while and yesterday, my better half and I went to see Mamma Mia. What a joyful, life-affirming and heart-opening movie!
If any of you grew up with ABBA, then you'd understand how I felt.
I was taken back to my early 30s (I'm going to be a young 65 this year!) and it was nostalgia time.
So, if you want to leave a movie theater with a smile on your face, go and see this one.
Blessings,
Chandra-Shekar
P.S. I have a couple of new postings on my main blog.

I am excited that one of India's eZines in the wellness and healing space has asked me to become a regular contributor.
Equally exciting is the news that they are reviewing my CD "The Magic of Gayatri" in their next issue.
I hope to be writing on mind, body, spirit issues as I do on my blog.

I have started blogging at wordpress.

It's for a lot of people who are not on Gaia. Still have to figure out whether I do two blogs or keep it to one.

Visit me there if you have a minute.

Chandra-Shekar

After procrastinating for almost seven months, I finally completed my profile today! I am hoping to make many new friends here and hopefully meet some familiar ones. I love the energy of this community.