And that is how I met her. I remember distinctly how we were sitting under a cloudy moonless sky that night after a complete solar eclipse, two of us on the swing, gently swaying while the third one sat across on a bench. I remember saying something, which turned out to be gibberish for the …
Category: Thoughts
Chasing The Elusive Dream
elusive dream Dreams keep us alive, they keep pushing us forward when there is nothing else. The light at the end of the tunnel and such fancy things that motivational speakers keep talking about – it is actually our dreams they are talking about, aren’t they? The day we have no more dreams, there …
My Sunset Sky
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds Sharing this with SkywatchFriday
An Evening Stroll
Hold my hand darling, please don’t leave it. Yes dad, I will not leave you and run away, don’t worry. I taunt him and we laugh. It is difficult these days to say anything. Words have to be chosen carefully, for some hurt him and some bring tears to my eyes. Both of us try …
Online Quizzes, Why So Addictive?
There are a lot of fun online quizzes that are a big hit on social media of late. They are addictive and take you on an unending journey from one topic to another. You get to know your best friends, the people who want to stab you from behind, your name if you were born …
Quitting, Too Tempting? #FridayRelections
Have you ever felt like quitting? Giving up something even when you have no reason to? I have always struggled with this. Going on long streaks without doing anything I love – reading, writing or even socializing. I call them breaks but I know they are not breaks of any kind. Treading through rough patches …
Empathy Makes You Human
Legs, hands, arms, face. Heart, brain, feelings. These and much more make us human beings. Not colour, race, religion or even sexual orientation. Heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, transgender – christian, muslim, hindu – these are not what classify people. Why is it so difficult for you to understand a person who is different from you? We …
Thankful Thursdays | January 05
It is a new year, a new beginning, a new calendar and 365 days which we’ve never seen before. The year started off well, though it has just been 5 days into the new year, it already feels like this will be a great one! How did you celebrate your new year? Was it just …
Unwrap Christmas | Season of Giving
Unwrap Christmas 2016 “So remember while December Brings the only Christmas day, In the year let there be Christmas in the things you do and say.” – Anonymous I love this quote and feel that it tells so much more than what is perceived in the first reading. To spread the cheer and good tidings …