Thoughts and Quotes
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I am Good Enough
The only person I choose to compete against is me, myself. As long as I am doing better than myself of yesterday, I am doing good enough.
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A Part of Me
A child will always remain a part of their mother no matter how old they grow or how many children they have of their own.
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Cheers to Another Passing Day
Celebrate each day, each person, each thing as the beauty of Creation that surrounds you
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Lamba Raasta
What are we searching for in life? Where are we searching it? Do we know when we will find it?
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Have and Have Nots of our Society
Who are the Haves and the Have nots of our society? Does good education guarantee abundance in life?
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The Annual Fever is Back
All children seem to be learning for the sake of getting good marks in the exam. Exams seem to be reason anyone learns. What if there were no exams? Would we stop learning?
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Guiding Light
I usually avoid long distance driving at night. I have a certain eye condition to blame for that. But then, one night post 12AM, my husband was feeling sleepy and since I was wide awake and fully alert, I decided to get behind the driving wheel. For a while, I drove at my own slow pace watching out for speed breakers/ motorists without end lights/ blind curves/ traffic coming on the wrong side/dogs/cats/et all. It is painful to drive long distance on slow motion anticipating unknown dangers, every second of the drive. Just when I was thinking there should be a better way to get through this, a small car…
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Why Do We Cry Alone?
I came into the world crying Crying was my first words Crying I called you and crying I hugged you But today, I am afraid to cry in front of you Oh! Why do I cry alone? I don’t laugh alone I don’t celebrate alone I don’t holiday alone Then, why do I have to cry alone? Crying is important Crying is healthy Crying is natural Then why do I cry alone? You cry She cries He cries We all cry But why do we all cry alone? Why do we feel judged when we cry? Why do we feel weak when tears flow down our…
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2:09 AM
What do you do when you set out on a cross country, round trip drive spanning more than 2000 kms extending from Arabian Sea to Bay of Bengal and back? I don’t know what you do, but this is what I did. After I was done arguing, debating, justifying and negotiating with my family (co-passengers) I drove, I thought, I listened to music and I had some very ground breaking realizations. Sharing some of these soul stirring emotions on my blog: It is not just the beauty of the landscape or the smoothness of the road which make the journey memorable. More so, it is the unexpected bumps, speed breakers,…
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Genes We Sow
I saw a picture of the cutest toddler running free Instantly, I saw the reflection of his Mom and his Dad in his profile Oh wow! I wondered What a fine balance of both genes he has picked up My nephew is doing some extraordinary work for a not profit My heart swells with pride when I think that he belongs to my gene pool Essentially, who we are, is a mix bag of genes that we have inherited Of course, our hard work, our lifestyle has a lot to do with how successful we become But there are some things that just come into being because of the…