FLYING ON SILVER WINGS

Life Positive has turned 25 this year. Still at the acme of her youth, the magazine looks hopefully at new horizons of success and prosperity to conquer in the coming years, says editor Shivi Verma

- Shivi Verma

We know that life can be hard, tumultuous, and unpredictable. After the initial euphoria of starting something new and promising settles down—whether a marriage or a start-up—reality begins to stare you in the face as you encounter challenges, everyday problems, and even threats to survival. Many bailout as difficulties mount and the road gets tougher. However, those who stick around, battle it out, and keep hope and faith alive, get to touch milestone after milestone.

The 25th anniversary is the first of the major benchmarks touched by any team or organisation and Life Positive has done it this year. Founded in 1996, Life Positive has been a trailblazer in the zone of body-mind-spirit publications in India ever since its foundation was laid by chairman Aditya Ahluwalia 25 years ago.

Under the able stewardship of editors Parveen Chopra and Suma Varughese, LP grew and cemented its place in the community of sincere seekers in India and abroad. The magazine has been unique in the way it has focussed on the happiness and holistic well-being of the reader rather than serving them momentary distractions. Thousands have made a decisive shift towards positive living and creating a new life from the rubble of old and dysfunctional patterns, simply by reading Life Positive.

This also happens to be my ninth year in LP, having joined its edifying precincts in November 2011 as a senior correspondent. Ever since, I have witnessed the many crests and troughs undergone by this life-changing magazine. As I began working for Life Positive I realised many things. That reading and enjoying