My stories, My way
V is for vulnerability – our biggest strength. Showing vulnerability is about displaying your authentic self to the world. And what can be more powerful than that? Vulnerability helps us make human connections. We can easily spot insincerity and fakeness from a mile away. By showing our authentic self to people, we easily attract positive…
U is for unique – one of its kind. In spite of our similarities as humans, we are all very different. Our uniqueness is a gift, something we learn late in life and some of us never learn. The world is so focussed on the similarities and fighting against the dissimilarities that we have somehow…
T is also for truth, trust and many other words but I chose T for transform. As I have mentioned in my past few posts, personal learning and growth are very important. They help us hit our goals and transform into whoever we want to be. My aim is to be a better version of…
Success is an interesting word. Over the years, it has been defined by society as a box that you need to somehow fit yourself in and if you don’t, then it is like a milestone you haven’t met in life. For years, I believed that myth. But as I continued to learn more and went…
R is for R.E.S.P.E.CT – the song embodies what it is all about. R-E-S-P-E-C-T – Find out what it means to me That is how I define respect. It does means admiration based in a persons’ abilities but on a day to day it is about having due regard for boundaries. Every relationship has some…
Q is for quest. My husband believes that when I was first born, my cry must be saying “Why”. I have an insatiable quest for learning. It is my motivator and something that keeps me going. My quest for knowledge makes me a voracious reader. Books are a way to travel the world without leaving…
P is for peace. While I do hope for world peace, here I am talking about inner peace. It is the most important thing in my life and the yardstick that I measure my life success. When I was young, like any other ambitious and passionate person, I went after the societal defined success of…
O is for optimism – to remain hopeful in all circumstances. I am a born optimistic. As my husband says, I look for sunshine in the darkest of places. And I usually find it! While I am an optimist, I am also a realist. I don’t go bouncing off the walls on a happy pill….
N is for normal. Such a transient word! Over the years I have realised that it is a word that means different things for different people. It’s meaning also changes based in circumstances and context. If we look at the world around us, what was normal to us two years ago, has changed. Pre COVID,…
M is always magic for me. Life is magical – if we look around, it is full of wonders. Right from the birth of a child to blooming of flowers, everything is magic. As I have mentioned in my past blogs, I was lucky to grow up with my grandmother. She was a woman far…