When the best gymnast from US decided to focus on her mental health and withdraw from the team competition in the ongoing Olympic games, she opened herself out to a lot of criticism. The tennis star, Naomi Osaka too recently pulled out of a tournament. But it was very heartening to read all the voices […]
I Wonder Who She Is
I wonder who she isThis woman I see.When did she grow up?When did she start to age?When did she acquire laugh lines?When did she get crow’s feet?How did she start to look so tired? I wonder who she isThe woman who smiles back at me?When she does that,Recognition dawns – I start to seeShades of […]
Writing Permission Slips
I remember reading about permission slips in Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection and then later in her book Dare To Lead. Permission slip – A permission slip is when a person in authority allows someone to dosomething. For example, when a parent signs a paper allowing their child to go on a field trip.For […]
Our History Is Not Our Destiny | Five Minute Friday
Our history is not our destiny. Alan Cohen And thank God for that, I say. Our History Is Not Our Destiny I cannot redeem:Hours I’ve wastedWords I wish I hadn’t saidOpportunities missedTime I spent crying over people who couldn’t or wouldn’t care I cannot :Ask the questions I wish I’d asked my parentsApologize to people […]