Unlearning — Kunal Gupta

As I stood up from Wayne's chair, I felt lighter, not just because of the weight of the hair that had been cut, but due to gaining some additional clarity on how to live.

It was only when I relaxed and let the waves guide me that I was able to stand.

The knowledge of my mind mixed with the experience of my body created this wisdom that I can do things I don’t know how to do or know much about.

A healthy person has one thousand worries; an unhealthy person has only one.

My journey, like most others, has been often fraught with challenges and uncertainties.

Bill Gates once said something about choosing a lazy person for a tough job.

The journey of paddleboarding, much like the journey of life, is fraught with challenges.

I find myself wanting to understand my grandparents better, to appreciate their struggles and their triumphs, to honor their memory.

As I stood there, I realized that this perfect day I had was a reminder about the journey, not the destination

Life continues to change me.

The way I learned to dance was by doing it, whereas before I had been trying to think it.

As I stared at my empty hands, it took me a split second to acknowledge what had just happened.

It mattered less about where we were, what we ate or what we did, but rather who we were with and how we were with each other

Seeing the moon up close last night sparked something inside of me.

When I am in flow with time, choices become easy.

Life is not about trying to be right.

Being Canadian is a feeling, a silent commitment to universal values, and a quiet pride that needs no validation.

The power of compounding in life is a testament to the value of consistency, patience, and long-term commitment

The shape of my heart is not static, it continues to change

The realization that I understand myself more deeply than anyone else has been both liberating and empowering

My personal currency of inspiration serves as my compass, guiding me through major and minor life decisions

In my life, I've found myself living in two distinct modes.

A life void of risks is akin to a stagnant portfolio—destined for a slow decline due to inflation

It's a perspective shift, understanding that death is not the antithesis of life, but its culmination

Taking the leap and following my heart meant leaving the safety of my comfort zone behind.

I have recognized two powerful states of mind that can significantly impact my perspective on life

It's important to recognize that while I've benefited greatly from my passport, it's something that I didn't earn.

Having my sister to reflect back to me what it is about me that is likely nature versus nurture is illuminating

The world will keep changing.

The more I appreciate the value of space, the more I understand its necessity in moving through life.

The impact of unexpected kindness can be difficult to describe, and is best to be experienced.

I recently announced a new CEO for my technology business and it marks a profound shift in my professional identity.

The more I look, the more I see the invisible influence of a deeper value system of productivity or pleasure at play, influencing my choices

My mind is capable of imagining the ideal scenario, for practically everything.

I have been fortunate enough that the external events and people in my life have been a consistent source of confidence for me in life.

This past week, I got to spend time with the most inspiring person I have ever met in my life.

For nearly a decade, I have had a New Year ritual to pick one single word as my intention for the year ahead.

My experiment was to go into a silent retreat, in my own home, by myself, for 4 days.

When I observe for a moment my daily lifestyle, an abundance mindset guides my choices, without a doubt.

It mattered less about where we were, what we ate or what we did, but rather who we were with and how we were with each other

If I wanted to feel more relaxed, more often, my default thesis was that I need to make more time and space for relaxing activities

Very few of my friends know what I do, and even those that do don’t seem very interested in knowing more.

We all seem to live in our own little, for some large, empires of worry.

It mattered less about where we were, what we ate or what we did, but rather who we were with and how we were with each other

Spontaneity is also the antidote to overthinking.

Flowing with waves of desires arising and disappearing is how I will continue to swim through life.

Every choice, action or word is part of a chain of cause and effect.

It mattered less about where we were, what we ate or what we did, but rather who we were with and how we were with each other

There is an energetic quality of trust that is magnetic.

There is a piece of real estate that I have discovered to be the most valuable in the world.