by Abhinabha Tangerman | Apr 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
A colleague makes promotion at work, while you remain unnoticed. A friend buys a beautiful house, while in your tiny apartment you are still struggling to make ends meet. Your brother has natural charisma and stunning good qualities, whereas you’re just…okay. Feeling...
by Abhinabha Tangerman | Mar 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
I started my life a devout atheist. In my teens I was convinced that God was a fairytale, and I looked down on people who believed. Didn’t they see the overwhelming odds against them? One look at the world and all its suffering should be proof enough that there is no...
by Abhinabha Tangerman | Feb 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
What I remember most about my first marathon is that the distance was about 10K too long. Like 99% of all marathon runners I was exhausted after 32K and realized I had ten more to go. They were to become the most agonizing kilometres of my life. The more the finish...
by Abhinabha Tangerman | Feb 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ask any person which quality they would like to have best in their lives and you’ll probably get a host of answers like love, joy, compassion, courage or determination. Likely though, patience will not be one of them. Patience is like the black sheep in the family of...
by Abhinabha Tangerman | Jan 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
When we think of a hero we usually think of someone who saves another person’s life, fights for a just cause or achieves extraordinary success in his or her field. In the outer life heroism is judged by someone’s actions, and traditionally a hero is someone who has...
by Abhinabha Tangerman | Jan 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
In the search for enduring happiness, humility is an often overlooked quality. In our fast-paced and ambition-fuelled world we tend to value assertiveness, a go-get attitude and a healthy dose of self-promotion. Successful people fill the covers and pages of magazines...
