I don't know what it is about a new year that makes us all so optimistic. It is just another year, like the many others that have gone by, leaving behind dreams, aspirations and resolutions that never really took off. And yet every year is vividly different from the one before and the one after … Continue reading New Year and New Hopes
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Why I Volunteer
So things haven't changed for the better since my last post. I'm still looking for work and resigning myself to the fact that I will have to wait until next year for something to come my way. When I feel stuck or feel that things aren't flowing or working for me, I do two things. … Continue reading Why I Volunteer
A Day in the Life of the Unemployed
The novelty of moving to a new place has quickly worn off and I realize we are still unemployed albeit in a different part of the world. The days seem to bleed into one another. It doesn't matter if it is a Monday or a Friday. Only weekends seem different, with the kids around. The rest of week … Continue reading A Day in the Life of the Unemployed
15 Days of Gratitude
I have tried over the past several years to do this 30 days of gratitude thing in the month of November but never before have I gotten this far. I thought I'd run out of things to be grateful for but I was wrong. The more grateful you are, the more you will have to … Continue reading 15 Days of Gratitude
My Big Secret – Part 2
I think I left you hanging long enough. So here is my second big secret. If you have been following my blog for the past year, you know of my big move to India and all the trials and travails that followed. It wasn't as easy move after spending 13 years of my married life … Continue reading My Big Secret – Part 2
End of the Tunnel
I am the light at the end of the tunnel. I am my own savior. My spirit ran ahead to beam the light of hope as my weary body and mind struggled to catch up. It was this light that kept me alive as the piercing darkness around me spilled into my soul. The tunnel … Continue reading End of the Tunnel
My Big Secret – Part 1
This is big! Most of my feelings, thoughts and life experiences end up in my blog. However, this big secret I have kept from you for over a year now. It all started quite innocuously while I was still in Washington. I had landed this long-term subbing position at an elementary school while we were … Continue reading My Big Secret – Part 1
Not Poetry, Not Prose…
It's not about black lives, It's not about white lives, It's about justice and fairness. It's not about men, It's not about women, It's about equality for everyone under the sun. It's not about Islam, It's not about Christianity, It's about oneness and tolerance. I don't care if you are gay, transgender, … Continue reading Not Poetry, Not Prose…
Walking into the Unknown
It's a scary place to be. The vast openness in front of you. Myriad intertwining paths stretching across the horizon as far as the eye can see. Fear immobilizes you. One wrong step and you think all will be lost. How sad it is sweet child that you have forgotten where you have come from. … Continue reading Walking into the Unknown
Oh Orlando!
Orlando. I remember you. Sitting right in the heart of Florida, you are a place where dreams come true. Where magic unfolds. Where a confluence of people from around the world come to enjoy dream vacations. Sunshine, sweet oranges, laughter, fun and good times - that's what you are all about. I remember spending some … Continue reading Oh Orlando!