I casually look at the calendar one morning and I am taken aback we are in August already. August spells back to school, Fall, cooler weather, and festival season. In any other year, this would have been when I am scouring back to school lists, actively networking to find which kids are in my children’s […]
Read moreHope and Grief – Twin emotions
* Not suitable if you are looking for something feel good. Folding a humongous pile of clothes my mind wanders in a thousand scattered directions. The muted volume of the TV murmurs in the background. I take pause and notice every detail around me. In the mellow yellow glow of the recessed lighting everything looks […]
Read moreLost Generation
I received this as a forward from a good friend and thought I would share it here.
Read moreDealing with cards you have been dealt
Early yesterday morning I heard from my friend of two years that she had been let go. It took me more than a minute to understand what she was saying. The first question that crossed my mind was “Why?” Why indeed? For years, we have heard of people we know go through it. Yesterday was […]
Read moreGiving up control = Faith?
“When Man loses faith in himself, he starts believing in God!” This used to be Appa’s response whenever I asked him why he turned from someone with no overt faith into one who experienced a sudden revival in faith towards the last decade of his life. Today I think I got what he meant. It […]
Read moreA time of renewal and promise.
Another year draws to a close. I scan my inbox and find at least 20 emails wishing me peace, happiness, joy, health, wealth and variants thereof. Some have dancing gifs while some others are pure text. Some are colorful with text in all colors of the rainbow. To me each signifies a yearning for better […]
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