Often, we are faced with situations and opportunities where we can either stretch—go out of our way to do our best and strive to deliver a 100% or just settle with doing the basic-acceptable thing. But stretch or settle – is that even a choice? We’ve all grown up learning that…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Can trees be BFFs? Yes! I love gardens. I love trees. I love spending time outdoors. And yes, occasionally i enjoy playing hooky at work. Every time we have a guest, one of the places I like to take them to is Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. Truly this is a wonderful place…
There was once a young man who was fascinated by stories of a beautiful pearl. He was keen on seeing it…and dreamed of acquiring it. He kept asking everyone he met but they had no idea where this legendary pearl was, as no one had actually seen it. Still, he didn’t…
How do you get back to your happy place when you feel overwhelmed with all that’s going on? I recently read about the medieval practice of torturing people by being “drawn and quartered” This outdated technique, which was intended to inflict great amounts of pain on its victims by pulling their…
An old lady was stranded by the roadside with a flat tire. A young man driving by, stopped when he saw her. He got out of his car and approached her with a smile. The old lady was a little afraid, wondering who this stranger was—advancing towards her. He looked poor…
“If the only prayer we ever say in our lives is “Thank You” that will be enough.” So I’ve been a bit lax this week–blame it on the ‘flu! It struck suddenly. I mean, Sunday I was fine going about my stuff as usual; and I wake up Monday morning with…
Decades ago, we lived in an eclectic neighborhood. We had nice neighbors. There was this family with four kids (and growing) that was a delight to hang out with; this elderly couple with an empty nest who was sweet to everyone; a noisy family with grown up kids who provided entertainment…and…