Ranjana Iyer

Category: Beliefs

  • Week #45 – Intention

    I really enjoyed the experiment of setting 100+ intentions per day. I experimented with different ways of saying the intention, just to see if some ways landed better than others. … Read more

  • Week #40 – Integrity

    Keeping this value at the back of my mind simplifies things, for the most part, I found. How I should act in a particular scenario becomes clear because I don’t … Read more

  • Week 39 – Rest

    I got more rest this week than I have in the past several weeks (individually, not collectively haha). I slept for more than nine hours almost on a daily basis. … Read more

  • Week #34 – Closure

    What a week. It was successful beyond my imagination or definition. I got closure on the subject that’d been bothering me for weeks as well as closure on a couple … Read more

  • Week #33 – Resolve

    It’s interesting how these weeks sometimes pan out. I’ve done this weekly value exploration long enough now to really allow myself to sink into a value from day #1. Of … Read more

  • Week #31 and 32 – Wellness and Trust

    Wellness

    I was unwell during the week of wellness which was ironic. I had a particularly rough PMS followed by a particularly painful period which made a lot of my … Read more

  • Week #25 – Accountability

    The week was a success. My intention was to complete a specific, moderate-sized work project. I managed to do that a day in advance which made me feel great. What … Read more

  • All feelings are valid and you’re inherently worthy

    My friend Febin said something yesterday regarding parenting which really hit home. She said that when we raise kids, we think they are deserving of love but we don’t think … Read more

  • Week #6: Equanimity

    It was a beautiful week. There are no words to describe how beautiful. What’s more, I felt like I truly understood what it feels like to be equanimous. To be … Read more

  • Love for love’s own sake

    I’ve been thinking about love a lot lately. I recently finished listening to Susan Piver’s The Wisdom of the Broken Heart and am currently listening to Sharon Salzberg’s Real Love… Read more

  • Everything is in your head

    I was talking to my dear friend and coach Dimi yesterday. I remarked on how I’d exercised my courage plenty of times over the last couple of weeks and none … Read more

  • Conflict Resolution

    I was speaking to my therapist about conflict resolution today. I have a hard time expressing myself when I have a contrarian opinion with people who are close to me. … Read more

  • Recognizing and owning your views

    Someone I was developing a deep bond with recently shared some extremely controversial views on the subjects of rape, incest, children engaging in sexual activities with adults, etc. I found … Read more

  • The Pact

    If you’ve read my recent blog posts, you’ll know that I’ve been doing a 7-day ‘follow the joy’ exploration. As I went with the flow day after day, I found … Read more

  • Just f*cking let go

    Sometimes the solution is to just f*cking let go. Don’t analyze. Don’t reminisce. Don’t chew and chew until there’s nothing left to chew but you’re still chewing. Because you’ve gotten … Read more

  • Self-acceptance when you have a ‘special brain’

    Have patience with all things but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You’re a perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because you

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  • What’s your growth mindset reference experience?

    Back in school, Throwball used to be a huge deal. There were three houses – Chalukya, Hoysala, and Kakathiya. Every year, there would be two throwball tournaments between them – … Read more

  • Being more ‘you’

    It’s my quest this year and decade to start being more ‘me’. To understand what it means to be me, I’ve been taking a raw look at my thoughts, beliefs, … Read more

  • Becoming a woman of duality

    “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”

    – Nora Ephron

    Recommended by a dear friend, I started watching Anne with an E on Netflix yesterday. It’s … Read more

  • The permission to prioritize yourself

    People say, “Oh you’re so selfish. You’re pleasing you.” And what they mean is “You should please me.” You’re selfish because you please you – and I’m not selfish because

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  • Staying in a good place

    How often do you feel that you’re in a good place? Do you think that you naturally have a sunny disposition or do you find yourself mostly having a bleak … Read more

  • Wealth creation beliefs

    I come from a middle class south Indian family. There are some things that are drilled into you as you grow up when it comes to financial matters, such as:… Read more