September 10, 2014 is World Suicide Prevention Day co-sponsored by the World Health Organization and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) Around the world, suicide is a major public health problem and is the leading cause of death for young people. Worldwide, nearly one million people succumb to suicide each…
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So you’ve heard the adage once too often “Friends are the family we choose for ourselves”. And heaven knows how many times from me! I love it because I am blessed with wonderful friends I’ve known for decades. At fifty, I can say with love that when it comes to friends,…
This is a tribute to honor Tina Downey of #LifeisGood. We lost Tina on August 23, 2014 and she will be missed by all who knew her. I had the pleasure of interacting with her during the A to Z Challenge in 2013 and we visited each other’s blog. We were…
I was going through my archives when I chanced upon this adorable set of photos. They are of my friend’s daughters. Anamika and I met years ago at another friend’s place to discuss starting a travel magazine. While the magazine did not happen, our friendship did and we spent some extremely…
Today, we have a book review of “Spirit Recovery Medicine Bag: A Transformational Guide for Living Happy, Joyous, and Free” by Corinne Rodrigues of Everyday Gyaan. Corinne is a Hyderabad-based blogger, writer, motivator – journeying happily through midlife. She blogs here and on Write Tribe. Connect with her on Facebook, Twitter and…
Happy Teacher’s Day has such a jolly ring to it. Today is Teacher’s Day in India and I have such fond memories of this day. My school/college days, Mom’s school days and as a teacher, and now, Vidur’s. I remember, the older students would dress as teachers on Sept 5, while…
This morning I woke up dreaming of childhood Thursdays when we used to have the day off from school. Yep – our school had Thursdays off! No idea why. Saturdays were half-days and of course, Sunday was off too. I studied in Little Flower Primary School, Mumbai. The school had Kinder…