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 […]
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World Kidney Day
World Kidney Day made me think of an ex-colleague and what he’s going through. In his early ‘70s and keeping good health, he suddenly felt a loss of appetite. The gastroenterologist told him there was nothing to worry about. He continued to feel sick. A battery of tests showed that his kidneys weren’t functioning and […]
Grateful Perspectives | Five Minute Friday
Sometimes life is difficult. It’s hard to get through each day. This has been especially true for many of us during the pandemic. While those of us who are introverts don’t really feel the effects of not socialising (perhaps, we’re secretly grateful for it), others are finding it really tough. There are plenty of other […]
World Wildlife Day
It’s important to be aware of our impact on the natural world, and World Wildlife Day brings awareness to threatened and endangered species across the globe. I’m sorry to say that many of us in India behave rather poorly around wildlife. Having visited a number of wildlife sanctuaries, I’m always cringing when I observe people […]
Maybe Grace Is Green | Five Minute Friday
I read the phrase ‘maybe grace is green’ somewhere recently and when I saw that Kate’s prompt this Friday was ‘green’ I had to use the phrase in response. Maybe Grace Is Green She wonders how she’ll go onHow will she pay the bills?Who will look after the childrenWhile she stays to watch overHer husband […]
How Do We Perceive The Unknown?
How do we perceive the future? With fear and trepidation or joyful expectation? Maybe, our feelings fall somewhere in between. Or if we are evolved beings, we’ve learned to live in the present moment and not anticipate the future at all! But how do we perceive the unknown, the things outside our comfort zone? How […]
