List: About Wellbeing | Curated by Kapil Dawda

Jan 12, 2024

18 stories

About WellbeingReflections and perspectives inspired by experiences of working on the wellbeing of self and others.
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Embodying Regenerative LeadershipReflections on the path of understanding and embodying nature-based principles for changing self and systems.
Jan 12, 2024
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Jan 12, 2024
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A Case Against StrivingA personal experience of being stuck on the treadmill of ‘doing’ with transferrable learnings on harmony and happiness.
Oct 30, 2023
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Oct 30, 2023
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The Inner Well-being of Social Sector Professionals — Part 2We often struggle to visualise how well-being can be integrated within everything in the organisation. Here is an example of Apnishala.
Dec 23, 2022
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Dec 23, 2022
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The Inner Wellbeing of Social Sector Professionals — Part 1Social changemakers do important work. However, they cannot pour from an empty cup. Organisations play an vital role in their wellbeing.
Dec 6, 2022
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Dec 6, 2022
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Being a parent and being wellMany things have contributed to our wellbeing as parents, but I capture the two most important ones in this post.
Jan 20, 2023
Jan 20, 2023
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Wellbeing Lessons from my 8-Month Old TeacherObserving my daughter offers many useful daily reminders for wellbeing. Wellbeing seems innate in us, until we lose touch with it.
Sep 2, 2022
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Sep 2, 2022
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Three steps for Self-Compassionate livingIn this post, I explore three steps to cultivating self compassion in life, in the context of a recent parenting experience.
Jul 24, 2022
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Jul 24, 2022
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Unlocking CompassionCompassion is intuitive, until you have to extend it to people unlike you. What can one do then? Why can this act be transformative for…
Mar 28, 2022
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Mar 28, 2022
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Myths About WellbeingExpand your perspectives about wellbeing by busting five common myths!
Oct 26, 2021
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Oct 26, 2021
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An Experiment in tapping into Alternate Forms of WealthMoney seems indispensable in today’s world. It has become the ultimate goal of most corporate organizations and an essential need of…
Sep 9, 2021
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Sep 9, 2021
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The Power of Doing NothingI left my last job in mid-August. While I was backpacking for a few weeks, it was interesting to observe how so many travelers took long…
Nov 6, 2019
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Nov 6, 2019
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Reclaiming my FocusTypically, I would have checked my phone or messages at least a few times during the course of writing this blogpost. Today, I managed to…
Feb 4, 2020
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Feb 4, 2020
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Wear your own oxygen mask firstI have been seeing a variety of posts online on things you can do to keep yourselves constructively occupied. There are many skills you…
Apr 23, 2020
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Apr 23, 2020
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Why I quit social media and why you should consider it tooIt is incentivized to amplify our worst human tendencies and spread disinformation. It is creating funda
Sep 17, 2020
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Sep 17, 2020
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Gratitude: Learnings from our collective journeyThere are a few practices that I have found life-changing and gratitude has been one of them. My journey with gratitude started in 2013. I…
Jul 22, 2020
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Jul 22, 2020
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Discovering the Power of KindnessSpurred by the success of the gratitude practice, we decided to host a practice community on kindness. Our motivation was twofold:
Apr 25, 2021
Apr 25, 2021
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Caring for Self while we Care for our WorldSometimes, it feels wrong to work on your wellbeing when there is so much pain and suffering around you. What can we do in these times?
Apr 26, 2021
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Apr 26, 2021
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Five Perspectives for these TimesThese are difficult times. We all need certain perspectives to help us understand and respond to our reality. I chose five that have worked…
May 12, 2021
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May 12, 2021
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About Wellbeing

Reflections and perspectives inspired by experiences of working on the wellbeing of self and others.

Embodying Regenerative Leadership

Reflections on the path of understanding and embodying nature-based principles for changing self and systems.

A Case Against Striving

A personal experience of being stuck on the treadmill of ‘doing’ with transferrable learnings on harmony and happiness.

The Inner Well-being of Social Sector Professionals — Part 2

We often struggle to visualise how well-being can be integrated within everything in the organisation. Here is an example of Apnishala.

The Inner Wellbeing of Social Sector Professionals — Part 1

Social changemakers do important work. However, they cannot pour from an empty cup. Organisations play an vital role in their wellbeing.

Being a parent and being well

Many things have contributed to our wellbeing as parents, but I capture the two most important ones in this post.

Wellbeing Lessons from my 8-Month Old Teacher

Observing my daughter offers many useful daily reminders for wellbeing. Wellbeing seems innate in us, until we lose touch with it.

Three steps for Self-Compassionate living

In this post, I explore three steps to cultivating self compassion in life, in the context of a recent parenting experience.

Unlocking Compassion

Compassion is intuitive, until you have to extend it to people unlike you. What can one do then? Why can this act be transformative for…

Myths About Wellbeing

Expand your perspectives about wellbeing by busting five common myths!

An Experiment in tapping into Alternate Forms of Wealth

Money seems indispensable in today’s world. It has become the ultimate goal of most corporate organizations and an essential need of…

The Power of Doing Nothing

I left my last job in mid-August. While I was backpacking for a few weeks, it was interesting to observe how so many travelers took long…

Reclaiming my Focus

Typically, I would have checked my phone or messages at least a few times during the course of writing this blogpost. Today, I managed to…

Wear your own oxygen mask first

I have been seeing a variety of posts online on things you can do to keep yourselves constructively occupied. There are many skills you…

Why I quit social media and why you should consider it too

It is incentivized to amplify our worst human tendencies and spread disinformation. It is creating funda

Gratitude: Learnings from our collective journey

There are a few practices that I have found life-changing and gratitude has been one of them. My journey with gratitude started in 2013. I…

Discovering the Power of Kindness

Spurred by the success of the gratitude practice, we decided to host a practice community on kindness. Our motivation was twofold:

Caring for Self while we Care for our World

Sometimes, it feels wrong to work on your wellbeing when there is so much pain and suffering around you. What can we do in these times?

Five Perspectives for these Times

These are difficult times. We all need certain perspectives to help us understand and respond to our reality. I chose five that have worked…

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