XXI years, 21 milestones. Oh! Just a trip down memory lane looking at 21 milestones in the past 21 years. Clever, right? The XXI? I had all kinds of ideas for the X post. Because you see, I am usually never at a loss for words. Sure, I had my list of X words—I believe that if one looks, one…
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 and bans. Our country, India is under a 21-day…
As per tradition, here are my Reflections on the A to Z Challenge 2019–its tenth-anniversary edition, no less, and my seventh! I started off the A to Z Challenge this year with a bang on four blogs. Amazing, right? But that fizzled down to two because I just couldn’t keep up, thanks to work overload and deadlines that had to…
So, there was this teacher who asked her students to get ready for a surprise test. Of course, the students groaned good-naturedly because who likes surprise tests? Assuring them it would be quite simple as they waited at their desks anxiously, she handed out the question papers face-down, as usual. After all the students received their question papers, she asked…
I would ask you how often you hear that tiny voice inside your head, playing the role of your inner critic, always being “helpful” by throwing in doubts about your ability…but I think I already know the answer to that. Often, right? And when you need it the least! When all you actually want is encouragement, there’s that squeaky little…