Yes, you heard that right. No, Monkey Business isn’t a metaphor for something. It is actually about monkeys! I was sorting out my photos when I realized I had way more monkey photos than I imagined. And I thought, I ought to share them here. I am fascinated by monkeys. I…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Starting a Gratitude Journal will transform your life and I am about to give you a step by step guide on how you can do it. Gratitude is a powerful attitude. I wrote my first gratitude list when I was a little girl. My Mom always kept me occupied with all…
I have been struggling with a few things the past ten days. So I did the obvious thing to help my mind get sorted out, which is, deal with clutter. Somewhere in my mind I aim to clear out all the extras before this year ends. Oh yes, I’ve been thinking…
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…
“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 is not the solution. It is not easy to deal with feelings of suicide. Sadly, life never came with an…
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 is part of it. When it is unintentional, of course we wish we could rewind time and delete what happened.…
Today’s Wednesday Wisdom is all about the menu and 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 sensible as it helps me organize my grocery lists and shopping. It helps me manage my time…