One day, Buddha and his followers were walking from one town to another. On the way, they passed a lake and stopped there to rest. Buddha told one of his followers that he was thirsty and requested him to bring him some water from the lake. The follower walked to the…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
This one has been a long time coming! You see, our apartment building is always lively with renovations. No sooner than one house finishes revamping itself, than the next one begins. We live with the noise, dust and buzz of drills. Of course, it’s nice to see how much more swanky…
Virtually everyone on the planet would like to be healthier. I know I want a healthy life, and I know you would too! But that’s easier said than done, especially today when we have easy access to junk convenience food, are more stressed out than ever, and aren’t as physically active.…
Getting back to work after a sick break is hard. I imagine it is the same no matter what kind of break it is. And the overall feeling is one of overwhelm. Of course work has piled up. Besides juggling deadlines and pacifying clients and being really creative with the reasons…
I’ve been sorting out my closets (yes, plural) and have been gathering the multitude of cloth bags I’ve collected over the years. Some came with clothes I bought while I’ve sewn quote a few. They are solid multi-tasking items and I put them to a variety of uses from gift wrapping,…
I am down with the ‘flu since the last three days. Right now my husband is yelling at me to get off the computer, and I say, please, just two minutes. Apologies for being a day late with the Wednesday Wisdom, but hey, wisdom any day of the week works, right?…
The sight of that chubby kid always draws the comment “how cute!” but the same kid ends up facing unpleasant situations as she grows up. My son was that “cute kid” and his classmates loved to pinch his cheeks. He’d be good-natured about it. But he had an unexpected growth spurt…