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    Kafka and the Doll

    Posted on September 12, 2018
    Kafka and the doll Wednesday Wisdom

    Kafka and the doll is one of the best stories I’ve read. It reminds me so much of my Mom who was an expert at spinning a soothing story every time someone felt sad or hurt. I came across this story Reiner Stach’s book Kafka: The Years of Insight. It’s the last year of Franz Kafka’s life, and he’s fallen in love with Dora Diamant, a young girl who ran away from her family in Poland and now lives in…

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  • What helped these 20 survivors overcome suicidal feelings #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
    Social causes

    What helped these 20 survivors overcome suicidal feelings

    “Life is just not worth living. I want to kill myself” Nothing is scarier than hearing those words from someone you know/love dearly. Of course, you want to scream that suicide…

    September 10, 2018
  • Forgiveness sets you free.
    personal development

    Let Forgiveness Set You Free

    Forgiveness is a tool for healing. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Life isn’t perfect. And like it or not, getting hurt…

    September 7, 2018
  • Menu. What's on yours? #WednesdayWisdom
    Mindful Living Wednesday Wisdom

    What is on your menu? #WednesdayWisdom

    Today’s Wednesday Wisdom is all about meal planning. Meal planning—at least for me—is fun. I love to make a food time-table for the week. As I work from home, this is…

    September 5, 2018
  • The upside of downtime Gratitude Circle
    gratitude

    The Upside of Downtime #GratitudeCircle

    I really meant to get his post up on time, but zero network, stress over something that needed my offline presence and a multitude of other tiny things kept me from…

    August 30, 2018
  • Live fully, love deeply, let go with no bitterness. Closing Cycles
    Mindful Living Wednesday Wisdom

    Closing Cycles, Letting Go #WednesdayWisdom

    I know I am a day late for my Wednesday Wisdom series post, but I am traveling right now, and going through a stressful time. As always, I am trying to…

    August 29, 2018
  • Are you looking for goat number 3 Wednesday Wisdom
    Mindful Living Wednesday Wisdom

    Are you looking for goat no.3? #WednesdayWisdom

    This is the story of the missing goat, goat number 3 One lazy Sunday afternoon, in a small town, two school mates had a crazy idea. They rounded up three goats…

    August 22, 2018
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  • We always made our own Ganesha idol from clay for #GaneshChaturthi and i  always felt a little sad about immersing it in water. We'd keep it in our Tulsi pot so it could merge with the soil. As a child I also regularly make a special sketch for my grandma. I found this one in an old stack I was clearing out. 
#ganpatibappamorya #ganesha #instaart #sketch #creative #artistsoninstagram #indian #festival #ecofriendly #tbt #throwbackthursday #penandink
  • Happy snack is a combo of fruit and nut. One of my favorites is papaya. With walnuts, almonds and pumpkin seeds. Fiber+protein+healthy carb+minerals. Perfect

#diabetes #healthyeating #snack #foodstagram #foodgasm #bloodsugar
  • No time like the present. 💕

#instaquotes #quotesofinstagram #quotestoliveby #wordsofwisdom #quotestagram #inspirationalquotes
  • Pesto pasta! Love the homemade pesto. So delicious! 
#italian #pasta #homemade #yum #dinner #eeeeeats #foodstagram #foodgasm
  • Wondering. Halwa or just cook and eat? What do you think?

#beetroot #diabetes #snack #vegan #veg #eeeeeats #yum #foodstagram
  • The best way to get something done is to... begin!

#inspiringquotes #quotestagram #quotesofinstagram #instaquotes #wordsofwisdom #wordstoliveby #tuesdaythoughts #words
  • The Western Tragopan at the Himalayan Nature Park Kufri. Such a beauty. I clicked close-ups of the face. How intricate and gorgeous, not to miss the color palette!
#Himachal #kufri #incredibleindia #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #nature #traveldiares #zoo #india_gram #indiatravel #indiaphotos
  • Nothing like freshly baked multigrain bread generously layered with butter followed by a tumbler of hot filter coffee.

#mondaymotivation #breakfast #homemade #baking #foodgasm #foodstagram #instafood #eeeeeats #yum #filtercoffee

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