Happiness is my favorite DIY project. I believe we have the power to make ourselves happy. I have my own ongoing happiness project in the form of this jar – which I started with my family years ago. We fill it with notes where we write down things that make us…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Tax e-file time is here and as usual, I am in a tizzy over gathering the relevant information, dreading my accountant’s lectures about not doing it at the last minute. Not that I can avoid it, ha ha. As I tallied my life insurance to show against Section 80C of my return,…
I have so many things I cherish, that I had a tough time choosing what to write about. Should I talk about my camera, which captures memories for me to cherish and is a great way to lift my spirits? Or the purse I’ve been using for decades, gifted to me…
You must trust and believe in people, or life becomes impossible. Anton Chekhov Back in 1999, soon after we moved into this city, into our home, one of the things we wished for, was a pharmacy nearby! My Mother had chronic health issues that necessitated frequent visits to the hospital. With…
I started writing my Gratitude Circle blog post during our visit to my son’s music teacher’s house last week. The glorious sound of their voices singing enveloped me. I couldn’t help marvelling as I mulled over the ten years we’ve known this music teacher, my son’s guru. Let me tell you about…
Life is busy, life is hectic. You’re pretty sure you’ll never ever see the day when you can say “My to-do list is all checked off and I am going to relax” Don’t look at me! I hear people rocking that worry chair all the time, getting nowhere. And sometimes, losing…
Who doesn’t want to be happy? In our quest for happiness, we are ready to do just about anything because the high that comes with being happy is something nobody can resist. Not me, anyway. I mean, why would someone choose to be miserable? But what is the secret of happiness?…