Life Skills

Happiness  Happiness is a state of mind where you feel pleasant, blissful and calm. Most of us look for happiness outside. We look happiness in money, in people around, in materialistic things….however happiness is something that is within. Happiness found outside is temporary. Happiness is nothing but choices that we make in our personal life. Above all, when we look within and talk with our inner being, we realize that there is a higher self within us which is above everything else. This inner being does not require any money or other things to be happy. In fact the smallest things is our daily life can also bring us happiness. A book, a smiling child, few good words and priceless things like these can make you very happy. Unfortunately we are living in a world that lays a lot of importance on materialistic wealth. This however make you rich but it may not make you happy.  Happiness lies within us and we all must feel very happy with our inner self first. If w...

What are life skills? Life skills is a term used to describe a set of basic skills acquired through learning and/or direct life experience that enable individuals and groups to effectively handle issues and problems commonly encountered in daily life. They include creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, the ability to communicate and collaborate, along with personal and social responsibility that contribute to good citizenship – all essential skills for success in the 21st century, both for healthy societies and for successful and employable individuals. Life skills touch upon issues that are: ·         real: they actually affect people’s lives ·         topical ·         sometimes sensitive: they can affect people on a personal level, especially when family or friends are involved ·         ofte...

Stress  All of us are living a fast paced demanding life, dealing with work pressure, home responsibilities, and other commitments all the time. We all live and deal with stress at some point or the other .sometimes, this stress becomes a part of our life. However, managing stress is extremely important. Stress has a lot of harmful effects on our body and mind. People under stress often experience headaches, depressions, anxiety, and negative thoughts, anger, frustration etc. hence to avoid these problems, maintaining stress is extremely important. You feel that there is not much that I can do about stress however that’s not quite true. You need to exercise regularly to keep stress at bay. Exercising is not the only thing that will help.one needs a change in one’s routine and you need to inculcate a sense of positivity. You need to take charge of your thoughts, feeling and actions. It is said that yoga, meditation and breathing exercises are great ways to remove stres...