I’ve been thinking about the things we keep. When a friend came to know that one of the pet names my Dad called me was ‘Cinnamon’, she decided to call me ‘Cardamom’! When my birthday came around, she gave me a card. I’m sure it’s still around somewhere among a pile of cards and letters […]
Yes To Life In 2021
Continuing my practice of choosing a word for the year, I chose ‘Yes’ in 2021. As the year draws to a close and it’s almost time to choose a word for 2022 (!), I’m looking back on what I learnt from saying ‘yes’. The most important learning for me is to say a wholehearted yes […]
Walk With A Turtle
Imagine taking a walk with a turtle. I’d have to slow my pace down. Almost to a crawl. I begin to wonder what feelings it would evoke in me. Impatience. Frustration. Restlessness. Feeling like I’m wasting my time. Time that I can use more productively. Walk With A Turtle What if I saw this walk […]
Stop Saving The Good China
Recently, a couple of people on Twitter shared pictures of lovely old sauce boats and tea sets. Both these people said that they could never think of using these things. And I want to say to them, ‘Stop saving the good china!’ Most of us hoard ‘good’ things and don’t use them for fear that […]
Orange Juice?
Don’t you love the taste of fresh orange juice? Not the boxed variety? Freshly squeezed oranges…..But that’s not what this post is about! 😉 Orange Juice? There are times when we can get quite carried away with people – their appearance, their words and sometimes their actions too. It’s only after you’ve interacted with them […]