One of our favorite conversations at home is related to how our success or failure is directly proportional to the effort we put in. Great expectations, always. Before he goes to bed, he says his prayers and if there is a test the next day, I wish him all the best…
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“Mummy, what would you do if your name was not “Vidya”?”“I guess it would be something else” “Did Paati* have any other name in mind when she named you “Vidya”?” (Paati = Grandmother in Tamil) “Yep. I think she also had “Poornima” in mind” “Why “Poornima”?” “Because she thought I was…
I just started a new project. A personal one. It is called the Happiness Jar. This is how it looks: What you are looking at is a Jar with a smiley stuck on it. We also call it the gratitude jar, because we drop notes in it about what we are…
Sometimes even a seemingly minor issue in life can appear like a crisis. Obviously, am speaking from my own point of view. I know for a fact that one person’s crisis can be another person’s …er….amusement. Naturally, we all have our own definitions for a crisis. For example, if the milkman…
Nobody’s a stranger to rejection. Each of us experiences it at some stage. Who hasn’t been scolded or criticized by a parent? I certainly have. Why, I’ve even had a parent walk out of my life. People we know, acquaintances and friends turn into hypocrites and become judgmental. Boyfriends/Girlfriends break up.…
the last week has been amazingly hectic…november usually is – but more so this year. i’ve not only been busy with work, but also a host of other things i am involved in. yesterday, i did breathe a sigh of happy relief – well – happy childrens’ day – pandit Jawaharlal…