D is to Dream. Dreams are the first step to define our destiny. When I was young, I was told again and again to not day dream as it is for the lazy. I don’t agree with it. My dreams helped me in defining what I wanted in life. Your dreams do change as we… Continue reading
I have a lot of feel good books – books that make me feel warm, fuzzy and happy! Most of these books are human stories having a happy ending. There are some authors who write happy books. They are called chick-lit, light, airy books, good for a read on the beach or on holidays. I… Continue reading
I did not read a lot of books last year. I had joined a new job and life was very busy. My parents visited me last year and got my haul of Hindi books. It is a rite of passage – anyone coming from india has to get me the Hindi language books from my… Continue reading
At one point of time, million dollars was a lot of money. People dreamt about having that amount of money and plans for what they would do if they laid their hands upon it. How times have changed? These days million dollars would barely buy you a house in Sydney. If you want to live… Continue reading
They say the best things in life are free and the current pandemic has taught us that even more. Life is full of small pleasures and if we look around, there are tiny things that probably give us the most joy. Here is my list of life’s small pleasures: The smell of freshly mowed grass… Continue reading
When I looked at the topic of my current blog, for a moment I stopped in my tracks. I know the traditional meaning of the title is marital status but the thoughts that went through my mind were around the word relationship. Why does current relationship status only talk about marriage? Surely I have other… Continue reading
We did not have a car when I was growing up. So there were no road trips. Most of our leisure trips were in the train which was an adventure in itself, something I will write about separately in a post. The road trips were limited to bus journeys which I hated coz they were… Continue reading
Loneliness and Isolation are the two biggest diseases in the world. Human beingS strive for connection. When the pandemic took over, there were reports that the local charities Beyond Blue and Lifeline were inundated with calls from people feeling depressed or anxious due to loneliness. I was searching for connections and came across this fabulous… Continue reading
I read somewhere “Peace begins with a smile”. It is so true. A lot of feuds have been broken with a simple smile. It has been researched and proven that smiling has health benefits. Each time we smile our brain feels really happy. When a smile flashes across our face; dopamine, endorphins and serotonin are all released into our bloodstream, making not only our body… Continue reading
For the past few days, my conversations in the morning are all around the happenings in America. My 12 year old is disturbed, curious and trying to make sense of what he is seeing on the news, hearing from his friends and pictures all around him. We are raising him in a house where no… Continue reading