With most of us now working from home, I am guessing it is distractions galore. Even for those who usually work from home, like me, it is a different situation now with family around. The focus is all over the place and it seems like there is no way to stop…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Fear is a basic human instinct. And normal. We all try to conquer fear at varying degrees in different situations. If we weren’t afraid, imagine how many foolish risks we would take—like jumping off a roof, petting a tiger or even walking into oncoming traffic. Healthy fear stops us from doing…
What we would all like to achieve is balance, right? I recently read about an easy way to get over prioritization issues and balance your life. It is called time budgeting, a practical method to make sure life is always in balance. Time budgeting bridges the gap between our goals and…
ACCEPTS is an acronym for a group of distress tolerance skills used to manage negative emotions in a healthy way until we’re ready to deal with a distressing situation. In life, it is only natural that we go through difficult times. Some of these are major – such as losing a…
What a month it has been! We are living the new normal. Each one of us. We’re dealing with a worldwide pandemic that has affected every country, every state and town. We are tackling it with social distancing to contain it. Strict measures have been put in place with curfews, quarantines…
Year 8 of the April A to Z Challenge blog hop and it feels great just to think about it. I did sit on the fence wondering if I should…then I thought, why not? It is the anniversary edition, after all! Also, I participate for the sheer joy of writing. Planning…
The latest buzzwords are: flatten the curve and social distancing. And it hurts a little to see a different version of the proverb “United we stand, divided we fall” I personally feel that now, more than ever, we need to be united in pledging to follow the necessary protocols and precautions…