As human beings, we all have to face unpleasant situations at some point in our life. Sometimes, we can handle these situations very well and at other times, the situation bogs us down and makes us feel helpless. While there are people who break the barriers and live up to a higher purpose in their […]
Till Death do us Part
“No relationship is all sunshine, but two people can share one umbrella and survive the storm together.” Does this saying hold true for couples today, who meet, date, hate and then finally break away? Relationships have become like two-minutes instant noodles; you make and break them in minutes. It needs immense patience for a relationship […]
Red Roses or a Solitaire? Not Enough!
As I was laying on my bed listening to some soothing music, my phone rang. The very familiar voice at the other end said, “I have resigned. Call you back in some time”. With that, the phone went dead. I double checked the name displayed on the screen with thousands of thoughts racing through my […]
Decorate Yourself
Let me begin this with a story I read from Big Magic. There was a woman who went out every fortnight and got inked. Once the tattoo healed, she would be ready to get covered in ink again. The woman was not a teenager, wild and rebellious but a woman with a family and children. […]
Self-Love
“We, human beings, are beings of this earth, caring for the Mother Earth is what we have to do; just like we nurture our self.” These are trying times and each one of us is making an effort to adjust and cope up with this situation. It can be hard on some of us and […]
Your Kind
When you were told that there exist two kinds of people – an introvert and an extrovert; did you find yourself placed in between the two. Well, there is another kind known as the ‘outgoing introvert’. It is confusing to understand such beings but specific traits distinguish them. Outgoing introverts love to step out socially […]
Falling and Feeling, with or without a Sibling
Remember the very famous TV Soap, Hum Panch?sibling I grew up watching it and always thought having a sister would be a cool thing! Those sisters were so different from one another yet so united against the world. They always had each other’s back and were together in all the mischief. It all looked so […]
The Power Struggle
We sometimes hear parents say that “They are unable to control their child” and that they are frustrated with their child’s behavior and that their child doesn’t listen to their orders and commands.power But tell me what we are and who are our children? Are kids meant to be imposed upon? Are they to be […]
Motherhood
It’s nothing like a filtered capture on social media – well-behaved babies or an organized home stocked with educational toys.motherhood The naive pre-baby me never knew that motherhood is raw. Being a mother is the most exhausting, emotional, rewarding and life-enhancing journey with its own set of challenges. The little creature does not come with […]
Thriving Relationships
It was 2016. We were returning home after attending a birthday party. While entering the building, I met my husband’s distant relative. She was surprised to see me and asked what was I doing there. “We shifted here last month, aunty,” I said. She replied, “Oh, I will come to meet your mother-in-law. I met […]