I looked up the word to use it correctly. The Cambrige Dictionary gives the meaning peacable as : to liking or involving fighting or argument. Am I peacable? I don’t really like to fight or argue. I get upset when I hear someone shouting at another person. Conflict and I were never friends. I got into scrapes only on behalf […]
Life and Inspiration
Star Struck or Awestruck?
Many movie stars and celebrities live in Bandra, a Mumbai suburb. Most locals pretend they don’t recognize them. That’s really nice, because it gives the celebrities space. There’s one film star however, who has contingents of young men that come every evening to stand outside his building, waiting for a ‘sighting’. Star struck? Of course. […]
A Thousand Ways
Today I’ve steered away from writing about a social cause as I have been on Saturdays in my #100WordsOnSaturday feature. A Thousand Ways is my 100 word response to today’s #Write28Days prompt: Awe. “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”― W.B. Yeats A Thousand Ways Too often we […]
Sunrise And A Normal Day
I love watching the sun rise and set. They evoke feelings of gratitude and awe. I’ve been blessed to watch both sunrise and sunset near beaches and in the mountains. But what about a sunrise or a sunset on a normal day? Sunrise And A Normal Day On ‘normal’ days, I don’t always get the […]
The Wisdom To Know What To Fix
I think of the word ‘fix‘ and wonder how a three letter word can have so many connotations. Some good. Some bad. A word that can mean repair, can also mean despair when it applies to someone getting a fix. And then it can have several other meanings that imply bribery and corruption and trying […]
Freshly Cut Roses
“Like freshly cut roses,I place life in a vase…of love.” Kamand Kojouri Last month, I wrote a post on questions I wish I had asked my parents. When one reader commented that she was glad to read a personal post from me, I was miffed. I admit that I do write informational posts, but there’s […]