Dear Vidur, “Thank you” is one of the phrases I hear you saying most often and I admit, there was a time when I wondered – was it really necessary? After all, inside the family we all know we love each other, are grateful for each other, right? Naah. Thing is,…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Dear Vidur, One of my bosses always loved to say “Smile, it improves your face value” before we started our day at work. We used to laugh at what he said, but there’s so much truth in that advice! You don’t have to go far to look for happiness, you will…
One of the fun things about living in Bangalore is that it almost always seems like a permanent vacation. Oh, I work, I blog (that’s a lot of work too!) and have a whole lot of activities. Still, it is probably because I work from home – I am generally considered the…
Dear Vidur, I just know I picked a favorite for the R word – Read. Coming from a family of avid readers, I am thrilled you have the bookworm bug too! One of my favorite soul smile moments is how, when you were about six months old and could sit steadily,…
Dear Vidur, Have you ever wondered about how our mind works overtime? Even when we do nothing, those thinking wheels are constantly turning – going through a loop of planning, worrying, freaking out over things to do or simply stressing over something or other. While it is great to have a…
I have two cousins who went to nursing college and have now been working as nurses for a couple of decades. While chatting with them recently I was amazed to learn how technology has changed the way patients receive treatment. In recent years, technological advancements have made the impossible possible in…
Dear Vidur I juggled my favorite words for P –practice, prioritize, persist, persevere and of course, plan. I chose persevere because it is a must-have quality to achieve anything in life. Giving up is not an option, unless, as the fine print in legal documents says – it is an Act…