Life, in most ways, has vastly improved for all of us. Humankind currently enjoys a much better standard of living than it has ever had. A relatively peaceful growth period, no major calamities (pandemic aside) and more prosperity than ever. Yet, stress is at the highest levels ever recorded. A dichotomy this. Why are we …
Watching a seedling grow, Is an exercise in patience, determination and grit… It may seem natural, but no It takes a lot of work and effort to just help nature along it’s course… A strong wind a bit of extra rain can cause the heart to skip a beat as one watches the seedling reach …
Aim high, for the stars they say, But the stars are impossible, says me. Why don’t I aim to be higher, better, stronger than what I was yesterday instead? For goals are best seen closer an intimate connection to you rather than something unreal, something you know will never happen… Be ambitious they say, be …
There are good days as a parent, and there are not so good days. Today was a not so good day, but not in a way that you may think. It’s ironical that we spend a good part of a child’s formative years trying to make them independent – to stand on their feet, to …
Fall down seven and get up eight, that my friend, is the way to be. For life throws more than just a punch or two and maybe one more than you can dodge, It may hit you square in the jaw, and before you know it, you are floored. Lying there, rubbing your chin, head …
Stress is not inborn nor is it inherited it does not even exist in nature except in your own mind… Yes that same monkey mind as they say that conjures up dreams and situations constructing an imaginary future that exists only in your mind… We get stressed about what may happen we stay stressed because …
Time flies past, doesn’t it? The hair that you struggled to control and style now you have to find a hundred ways to stop it from falling Food takes longer to go through you, most times it just becomes part of you and refuses to leave, never mind all that exercise that you pretend to …
What role does choice play in our lives? I read a book somewhere that spoke about parallel realities. Every time we are faced with a choice, we make one and our lives go forward from that point on. But there is a possibility that the other choice is also made, and reality splits there so …
Don’t we all live in our own stories? The story of me, the story of you As it plays out, everyday, day after day, So unique, our stories Each one weaving a tale that is only one’s own… The people we meet, the friendships we make The experiences, good and bad Those times we spend …
And so Keshav finally discovered ‘Toy Story’ today. I had attempted to show him the movie around a year back, maybe it was too early back then. This week however, he started to speak about Mr. Potato Head and Buzz Lightyear, possibly introduced to him in school, and so I saw the opportunity. Saturday mornings …
