I learned about being optimistic through this chance encounter.

This is dated more than a decade back when I was living in Mumbai and working with a Human Resources Consulting firm. 

A few months ago I was invited for coffee at a Japanese friend Chiyoko`s house. It was the first time I was visiting her house and I marveled at the beautiful Japanese aesthetics.

Life can sometimes feel like being on a treadmill. You are exercising hard, putting in effort, sweating it out… yet you are not going anywhere.