Shilpa Roy Kota

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  • I learnt something new today

    I made some mistakes and in the process learnt something new today. While I am not proud of having committed mistakes, I am pretty excited that I have learnt something new in the process. Since I have started looking at mistakes as opportunities to learn, I am no longer scared of failing. Failure is just a way…

  • aquaticwonder: Great Minds

  • A new Lover

    Someone has taken a real fancy towards me and I honestly am not liking it one bit. I now know how it feels, when someone loves you so much and you just don’t feel the same way back. I think it all started a couple of months back, when I was weak, vulnerable and exhausted.…

  • Respect

    We all want different things out of life – riches, power, satisfaction of making a positive change, health, happiness, love or something else. Underlying all these, there is primary need that all humans crave – the need to be respected. No matter how confident, how secure, how rich we might be, we still crave to…

  • The world changes when you know how to read

    Am experiencing the most amazing transformation unfolding before my eyes as my daughter finally realizes she can read. All around us, boards which used to be just random colors and lines are now information just waiting to be discovered. A Mc Donalds hoarding is no longer just a picture about a burger, it is information…

  • Purpose of Anger

    Have been thinking about different emotions lately and was subject to another strong one today. It was strong enough that it made me stop and think about it. So here goes – I was angry today on things that are completely beyond my control. Was upset, hurt, frustrated, and any other adjective that comes along.…

  • Missing Someone

    I have been missing someone all day and have been thinking why do we miss certain people when they are not around us. Is it because we are so used to having them around us, that when they are not there, something just feels amiss? That would mean that people are like furniture in our…

  • What we want – musings from a tired mind

    When we are children, we want to grow up! When we grow up, we want to be children! When our children behave like children, we want them to grow up! When our children behave like grown ups we want them to behave like children!!!  I think we don’t really know what we want. Or rather,…

  • The Writer’s Bug

    I finally admit – I have been bitten and that too, by no ordinary bug but one of the deadliest – The Writer’s Bug! For those who have started following me recently, you ought to believe me; I used to be perfectly normal before I was bit. I was like any ordinary human who used…

  • Why cant it see what I see?

    Today was a beautiful day. We went to the movie, played in the park, enjoyed a boat ride, loaded ourselves with junk food and ended the day with some lazy conversations on the park bench. Life is surely good!  All through the day, came numerous memorable moments which struck my thoughts and my sight. My…