Stand tall and proud, Go out on a limb, Remember your roots, Drink plenty of water, Be content with your natural beauty, and enjoy the view. So many lessons to learn from trees, eh? And what excellent advice. Here is a tree that seems to be living it. There are tree…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” -Viktor E. Frankl So the blogging world is getting its underwear in a twist over the GDPR legislation that comes into force from 25…
Now, don’t be offended by the f-word. After all, it is a bodily function no one is immune to, right? You know how farts are formed. You eat a lot more than you meant to. Next up is indigestion. And before you know it, you are tooting away. Sometimes unable to…
Mother’s Day is 13 May. And ooh—just two days away! Are you looking for mothers day gift ideas? Did you get mom a Mother’s Day gift? Yes? No? No need to feel guilty. No need to panic. Life happens. And the best laid plans get gobbled up by that thing called…
I saw this tree on the way to the “natural arch” or “sila thoranam” in Tirupati. I found her–has to be a she, right?–intriguing. Apparently she has been around for longer than anyone can remember. I thought the tree was beautiful, strong and a survivor, just like a woman. No matter…
A man and his friend were in a coffee shop in beautiful Venice, Italy. As they sipped their coffee in a leisurely manner, they saw a man enter the café and sit at the table next to theirs. He beckoned to the waiter and said, “Two cups of coffee, please. One…
Two brothers lived next door to each other, tending their farms. They shared machinery, traded labor and other stuff from time to time. Forty years passed. They got into one of those misunderstandings. However, the minor issue became a major difference of opinion and led to words being exchanged and then,…