Summer vacations during my school days always meant traveling to meet relatives, having house guests, and invariably attending a wedding or two. It meant happy times with cousins, aunts, and uncles and generally having a good time, then coming back home and talking about it for the next few weeks. I…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Okay, before you think I am slurring, zwodder is a dialect word from Somerset and means “a drowsy and stupid state of mind”. When that state occurs, stress isn’t far behind. With the A to Z Challenge for 2017 drawing to a close, do you feel that way? I guess most…
You. Yes, You! Do You Know Who You Are? It always feels great to ask that question. How would you answer it, though? I remember, years—nah, decades—ago, when I was in sales, I had an amazing boss who was quite the expert in making us feel great at the end of…
The Chinese have a phrase: Xìng fú which means stable and lasting happiness—happiness that is not dependent upon conditions. 幸福 In today’s world, happiness relies on a number of conditions. Topping the list are: the state of our finances and our connectedness to technology. Hectic lifestyles dictate that we’re always connected,…
So, if I thought last month was a big wake up call, this month brought an even greater jolt. I mentally beat myself up and felt a lot better. It also helped to rant to my friend. I know life is all about balance – yet, I am only human and I…
As May approaches, I am feeling really excited for a number of reasons, and the one that tops the list is my son coming home for the summer. Of course he will have a summer internship to focus on during this time, but that does not mean we cannot take a…
I’ve been wanting to watch the Shah Rukh Khan-Alia Bhatt starrer, Dear Zindagi ever since it came in the theaters. What with one thing or other, I didn’t get around to seeing it. When I saw an ad on Zee Cinema TV channel today about its World Television Premiere on 23 April at…