Last week, while returning from my visit to the doctor, I saw a young chap by the roadside selling lotus flowers. The sight of this beautiful flower made me think of the phrase “bloom where you are planted” and brought back some childhood memories. Years ago, in our native place in…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
We’ve known each other for over a decade now. We share a friendship that is built on encouraging each other, nudging each other to flap our wings and fly, and urging each other to do what we are so capable of. I am grateful for my connection with her and I…
God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. That is the quote I wrote every year when I presented my Mom with my “Happy Mothers Day” card. She often said that being a Mother was the best job in the world. As usual, she was right, even if I…
I love family vacations. I enjoy making the list of places we want to visit and then shortlisting those that are possible, sometimes regretfully knocking off those that are outside our budget, which is how I came up with the idea of writing this post on how to save money for…
If I thought the A to Z Challenge was amazing last year, then it was even more so, this year. Here’s why. I bravely signed up with two blogs – On this one, I set out to collect smiles. On my health blog, my theme was living with type 2 diabetes…
Children are great teachers. They can teach us some great lessons about growing up and moving on. Each time I talk to a child, I learn something vital. They feed the mind, and soothe the brain. And of course, laughter is guaranteed. I met my little scoop of joy a few…
I know my Mom had it rough when raising me – of course she never mentioned it. Even when I was young I understood that my dad, who left us, would never come back, though our family believed otherwise. I am sure the uncertainty of “what’s next?” must have worried my…