Standing Desk Experience: Day 1

 Posted on January 11, 2014  |  3 minutes  |  565 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

I’ve been reading about how sitting is bad for you for several months now but after reading one more article a couple of days ago, I decided enough is enough, I’m going to make a standing desk, get used to it and live longer. [Read More]
alert  filing cabinet  health  healthy  keyboard  posture  screen  sitting  standing  standing desk  standing work station  too much sitting  unhealthy sitting  work station 

Starry night

 Posted on November 30, 2013  |  1 minutes  |  163 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

The stars are so pure in their brightness tonight. No earthly sources of light can begin to compare. Sirius sparkled in a clean and loud tone as the others seemed to harmonise in the music of the galaxy. [Read More]
astronomy  night  orion  sirius  sources of light  stars  venus 

LOG 3.4: Munich

 Posted on November 19, 2013  |  7 minutes  |  1491 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Hello, Happy Pillayaar Chathurthi (festival for Ganesha- the elephant headed god) to you and your families 🙂 I just got back from lunch with my Indian friends. [Read More]
anoushka shankar  bad music  baklava  bands  bavarian  beautiful buildings  beer garten  bikes  bright  brother  carnatic  dirndles  englisch garten  food  friendly  ganesha  hare krishna  hindustani  indian music  international  jazz  laderhosen  Mitfahrzentrum  munich  music  oktober fest  old friends  parks  pillayaar chathurthi  prasadam  sheesha bar  shiny  sitar  soldiers  tabla  turkish  u-bahn 

Feel good links

 Posted on October 21, 2013  |  2 minutes  |  319 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

I’d like to share here some of the interesting links I’ve read recently: This oneis the less covered story about ordinary and good Indian men. After all the nasty stories we’ve read, this comes as a breath of fresh air and points out all the nice qualities Indian man have. [Read More]
acceptance  be the change you want to see  buddhism  community  Dalai Lama  environment  family  gandhi  generosity  good  good men  good people  habit of happiness  happiness  His Holiness The Dalai Lama  kindness  love  man without money  meditation  meditation techniques  money  pro community  simple  tibet 

Come dream with me

 Posted on October 10, 2013  |  10 minutes  |  2056 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

What does our country really need? We need to make sure every citizen gets enough to eat, clothe themselves and opportunity to enrich themselves using good quality education, and employment. [Read More]
abundance  appreciation  apprival  assembly lines  Attention  basic needs  bike lane  business  capitalism  citizen  clothes  consumerism  contentment  cycles  development  dream  e-waste  eat  education  education system  employment  empowerment  enrichment  family  food  forests  gandhi  grass roots  gratitude  imagine  kindness  livelihood  local products  marketing  materialistic  passion  pedestrian  phone  poverty  public transport  resources  responsibility  rich and famous  schools  self reliance  self sufficient  skill  socialism  strengths  system  training  use  waste  weaknesses 

Prologue III

 Posted on October 8, 2013  |  1 minutes  |  72 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Where are you? I’m here, waiting But no longer half; I’m now a grown woman Strong, independent and capable Living every day well; I find happiness in [Read More]
love poetry 

Recognising intelligent life on Earth

 Posted on September 18, 2013  |  1 minutes  |  44 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Recognising intelligent life on Earth Looks like humans are finally understanding how to recognise intelligence in life forms apart from themselves. I hope we will start to expand our definition enough to include many more species and understand our true place in the ecosystem. [Read More]
deep ecology  ecosystem  humans  intelligence  whales