2025 started off great. Mom was with me until the middle of January. We celebrated our neighbor's twins first birthday. After she left, it was kinda hard to get used to not having hot breakfasts served up even before the hunger pangs hit. But I consoled myself saying she'd be back in May. My daughter … Continue reading The Many Things I’m Grateful For
My daughter is graduating in a week and it is a big deal for not just the usual reasons but also because she missed her high school graduation (it happened during the pandemic). It seems like it was just yesterday we went to her middle school graduation and sometime before that to her preschool graduation. … Continue reading Papa and the Graduation Dress
I'm back on the mat. After what? 5 years? I remember doing yoga regularly during the lock down back in 2020 with my aunt and mom. We were in Trivandrum for 3 months with no way to get back to Chennai. All flight and train operations were suspended indefinitely. Attempts to get vehicle passes proved … Continue reading Yoga and Stretching Your Limits
This past week was hard overall. Too much upheaval in my life that left me feeling frustrated and at the end of my wits. Someone I was working with for over a year suddenly turned hostile and decided not to work with me. I had to scramble to find someone else to take over the … Continue reading Love is All Around
Those who are devoted to Bhagavan have personally experienced some miracle or the other in their lives. I have had my fair share of miracles too. Finding Bhagavan in itself was a miracle. I had never heard of him and no one in my family knew him either. I was doing my Masters in Journalism … Continue reading Swimming in an Ocean of Grace
Another year gone by so fast and so much to be grateful for. Even in the midst of all the chaos and insanity that's unfolding in the world and maybe in our personal lives, we can find the blessings if we really look. Day 1 My heart is so full today. Got to celebrate Diwali … Continue reading 30 Days of Gratitude
They say books have a life of their own once they're written. This never made sense to me until I published my very first book. Yes, a lot of planning goes into writing and publishing a book. I had grand ideas about how I would go about launching it and promoting it. None of that … Continue reading Audiobook Saga
Amazing Grace is one of my favorite hymns and somehow always makes me tear up. A revered guru, Ramana Maharshi once said that grace is always there but it's up to the individual to receive it. Some come to the ocean of grace with small cups and others bring huge pails. But like the ever … Continue reading Amazing Grace
What started out as being an empty nester last summer has led to a year of changes this past year. Layoffs in my team urged me to look for another role last year. After several anxious months, I landed a new role in December and here I am six months later. I did some soul … Continue reading Another Summer of Change
The door between us lay ajar for years, You could have walked into my boudoir, Or invited me into your den, But you did nothing at all. You watched while the door closed slowly, Until all that was left was a crack, Through which a sliver of light escaped. When the last ray of hope … Continue reading The Rift
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