It is my birthday week and I am all about making my own dreams come true. Even as I am waiting for the bookshelves I’ve ordered to house our collection of books, I thought it might be a nice idea to create a memoir of photos to see and enjoy. Sure,…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
“What do you want for your birthday?” This is a delightful question I go crazy answering every year. Depending on who it is coming from, the answers naturally vary. Usually, my first thought is—I have everything. What could I possibly want? This is a good thing, and my Mom thought it…
Gratitude is the music of the heart, when its chords are swept by the breeze of kindness. Practicing gratitude has helped me focus on what I want to achieve rather than dwell over what is missing in my life. I use gratitude as a powerful tool to remain healthy, happy and…
Last Sunday, when I wished an elderly couple for Grandparents Day, they didn’t look too excited. They said they were so exhausted most of the time that all they wanted to do was rest–they just didn’t have the energy to match their twin grandchildren’s. They had expected life to be very…
We celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi. (Visit the link for the story of Ganesha). As usual, the deity who says no entry for obstacles has brought with him a deluge of rains, which is no surprise as we are also in the middle of monsoons. During my childhood, Ganesh Chaturthi was awaited with…
Yesterday, I waved to a parent driving off to drop her kids in school. I noticed that the kids wore masks, to fight air pollution. With every passing day, the air we breathe is turning more and more toxic. My local pharmacy tells me that pollution mask sales are rapidly on…
During our trip to Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh a few weeks ago, we visited the Menri Monastery, or Yung Drung Ling in Dolanji, Solan. Long story how we got there. We had booked our tickets to Chandigarh but were undecided about which places to visit in Himachal Pradesh once we go…