Looking Back, Growing Forward

Tonight before sleeping, my baby girls and I had a LONG talk in the bedroom about my adventures in life. They wanted to hear as much as they could. The younger one also confessed that she was scared while I was away.I asked her why she was scared, and she said, "Mom, what if you …

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Relationships are not eternal

"Change is the only constant. Life is flux." Pretty solid, these lines are actually. And the truth hidden in these two small lines defines everyone's life. Life changes in an instant. Change. It's such a funny word. Dangerous, too. It ruins relationships, lives, people and mindsets, from being best of friends to their numbers being …

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‘Tough times do not last, but tough people do.’

We all have been continuously reminded that ‘ghabrana nahi hai’ when experiencing stress and anxiety is quite normal during this time of uncertainty and unpredictability. The fear of getting infected or the tension could disturb regular routine. We are overwhelmed by thinking about the future. The room for overthinking is magnified as we are bound …

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We are in the same STORM but not in the same BOAT

ALL OF US……WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT You hear people telling us that we are all in the same boat, but it's not the truth. We could be in the same storm, but not in the same boat. My ship could be shipwrecked, and you might not be. Or vice versa. For some, …

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Mom is the name…CHAOS is the game

Welcome to my world! Guided reading with my 4.5 year old!!!! Sometimes I want to curl up in a corner, weep and drink Vodka. But unfortunately such activities are frowned upon when you are a Mom!!!! This is Mom. Mom is helping Anika to learn to read. This is Anika. Anika has no intention whatsoever …

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I choose HAPPINESS!

If I had quit every time someone told me I shouldn’t or couldn’t, I wouldn’t get to do what I do and make a difference in my small corner of the world. Will their opinions matter when I’m 70??? Brave means different things to different people at different times. Be brave today, even if all …

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I miss my DAD

My younger one was 3.5 months when she lost her father. She holds no memories of her daddy and never asks questions or brings him up. She is a happy, well-adjusted, smart, and lovable four years old. She just also happens to be a kid who’s dad died way too young. Truth be told, I …

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NO, Sorry ! I can’t CHANGE !

As a mom, I'm carrying a lot on my shoulders: Taking care of my house, myself, work and my (adorable) kids. With so much to juggle, I'm not going to get it right all the time. It’s normal to feel like I could do better (everyone does!). You see those moms who look like they’ve got …

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A LETTER TO MYSELF

“If you had it all to do over,  would you fall in love with yourself again”   We all are happy to receive letters..... aren’t we? Though the days are gone now, taken over by technology, the posts that we used to receive are rarely seen. Times have changed, hand-written letters have transformed to emails. …

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