This is a post about gratitude. In the last few days, I have spoken to a few close friends about this at great length. The basic premise is that there is no horrible situation that you and I can be in that does not have a positive side. Or more simply, “It could have been… [Read more…]
August 9, 2011
This post is based on ad hoc research conducted on Facebook. The idea is to make myself and my friends think. I put up a status message, “What’s the best compliment anyone could ever give you?” and hoped that people would reply sincerely. I have always believed, and you might agree, that we feel most… [Read more…]
July 24, 2011
To get a background of this post, you may want to read the previous ones. My husband and I went to a waterpark with a few friends. Among our friends was a couple and their 6-year old son. Sid and I were left alone for a while with the handsome li’l boy. We decided to… [Read more…]
March 15, 2011
They still are like foreign agents to my lips – the words – wife, husband, married; the less said the better about my new found identity as a HOUSEWIFE. It hit me when I was filling in the immigration form just before landing in America. “Occupation” demanded the cruel white sheet. Somewhat belligerently, I wrote… [Read more…]
November 18, 2010
My previous post was “Freshly Pressed” and my blog got more than 7000 hits in less than 24hrs! It’s been an overwhelming and exhilarating 24-hrs! More than 60 bloggers liked my post and an amazing number of people from across the world commented and told me that they could relate to the transitions I had… [Read more…]
July 23, 2010
[Idea taken from Krys, my blog buddy] Sometimes I relive moments of the past. By that I mean, return to a particular day, most of the times, a happy day and relive every moment of that day. I try to remember (and I do) what I ate, what I wore, where I went and with… [Read more…]
July 12, 2010
The blues may be here to stay, and it may seem like there’s no way, but here’s something you can try to do, to make you NOT feel blue. Sometimes when we are down, it’s hard to pray, meditate or even share our feelings with someone else. We feel a disconnect with life around us.… [Read more…]
July 5, 2010
I got off at the Chennai Central Station at 4.55 this morning. It is supposed to be an all India bandh, declared by the Left and BJP, in protest of the rise in fuel prices. I was really worried that I won’t get transportation to get back home. Anyway, so as I was walking towards… [Read more…]
June 2, 2010
This post might come across as boring and cliche! A lot of women bloggers have written this post in recent times (or I have noticed it only now because I identify with them NOW) and I have decided to join the bandwagon. Not because I have to fit in. But simply because I understand now… [Read more…]
May 26, 2010
Today was just the perfect day. No, there wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. But I think I was in a good place to be able to enjoy the smallest things. I began my day praying with Roberto. Our prayers are simple. And I have realised, today, once again, that they are effective. 1. A… [Read more…]
March 21, 2010
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February 18, 2010
Meghna and I worked together at EI. We were on the same department, sat in the same room. Had lunch together. Giggled over weird geeky things together. Exchanged information, music, books and movies. No, we aren’t really friends. Just very good pals. There’s a difference, subtle may be, yet there is. But that’s for another… [Read more…]
February 3, 2010
Since “The Caregivers’ Foundation” has happened, a lot of people just open up to me. I think it is the realization that one who has gone through pain, will understand the pain of someone in the same situation. I don’t know if it holds true for everyone, but somehow, I do feel it is pain… [Read more…]
December 1, 2009
I reached the Vora household and was welcomed in with warm words. I saw him sitting on a sofa looking at me with disinterested curiosity. He took off his spectacles to look a little more closely, and then said, “How are you? You met me in the street, no…a few days ago. You were there… [Read more…]
November 22, 2009
My mum was never around to give me advice on life’s problems. I learned things the hard way. I never want to be in a position where my wisdom doesn’t pass on to my children. Life is uncertain, so here is what I’d like to tell my daughter. Dear Darling Baby Girl, Pick a wild… [Read more…]
November 18, 2009
Iris Murdoch had Alzheimer’s Disease. My mum did too. And the strange thing is, it was around the same time. 1995-96. Iris died in 1999, mum in 2001. Iris was 70 odd, mum was 49. “Iris” is a beautiful film. I have never read any of Iris Murdoch’s books. I think I am too daft… [Read more…]
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