We all have different definitions of happiness, right? Why then does society label people “wrong” when they make decisions for their happiness? The lines that I often hear on Instagram reels are ringing in my[…]
Tag: Life
The school run
I did the school run more than four times in the past week. Brave, right? It must be the 5G that made me do it! Yes, I’m finally fully vaxxed and feeling slightly less apprehensive.[…]
Books, Bollywood and Blogging – with credits to Chetan Bhagat
I love reading books – that’s no secret. I have many cupboards brimming with books. And that’s only because I had to dismantle my bookshelf in our childhood home when my parents moved out. For[…]
Wear your scars
I looked at my scars In the mirror today. I didn’t cringe, Or cry, Or feel angry. Even if I don’t see them, I feel them; As my finger slides across The slight ridges On[…]
Intuition
Do you believe in intuition? intuition /ɪntjʊˈɪʃ(ə)n/ noun the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning. Sounds very much like a gut feeling, hunch, inner voice or sixth sense, doesn’t it? Or[…]
A tale of our times
A poem by Maya Jagjivan Kalicharan, with references by Charles Dickens It was the worst of times, It was the best of times, This is not just a tale of two cities… It’s a tale[…]
Caring in the time of coronavirus and beyond…
Pro-caffeinating. That’s what I have been doing. It’s not a bad thing, right? I have been maintaining my social distance, except to go to work amid coronavirus regulations. During such times, a pick-me-up is much-needed,[…]
The will to learn… will you?
Learning never ends. Just look at how many “older” folks prove that they are certainly young and savvy at heart by using social media apps like Facebook. While some may scoff and laugh at this,[…]
Poem to Myself
Are you busy? Aren’t you always?! Too busy to breathe, I hear you say. Please pause there. What about the moments That take your breath away? Do you savour those? Like the feeling of the[…]
Graduation and gratitude
Have you ever been in one place but felt like your heart was somewhere else? It doesn’t happen to me often. But it did a few weeks ago, and I was gutted. It was the[…]