I am trapped in the palm of my hand.
Brain Freeze
The Art of Living
Mindfulness - the state of being in the moment, is overrated. Maybe just depends on the ‘mind’ or its ‘state’ or some combination.
His Way
I've lived a life that's full I traveled each and every highway And more, much more than this I did it my way
To Differ is Human
My husband and I have a staging area – the garage. You see, over the years we have come to notice our differences, and we use the staging area to hide them. We both grew up in remarkably similar lower middle-class families, where affordability was limited to a month’s grocery and clothing meant wear, wash... Continue Reading →
Excuse Me Please!
Parenting is like swimming. It is amazingly easy to coach from the sidelines. You only matter when you jump into the water.
Tall Man Bakes
Kitchen was his play room and first school. He surrounded himself with pots, pans, cookers and mixies.
Madame Sousa(n)tzka
She was tucked away on the other side of the office, far from the maddening software developers. We feared her. For her job was to make sense of all the development chatter and put it in common-speak. She first had to sit us down – the developers who only knew byte-speak and then get us... Continue Reading →
The Art of Selfless Giving
When I was 15 years old and working on my passion to teach young children ignored by society, if I were accosted by a group of men for infringing upon their chauvinism, if I were scared to death for my safety and suddenly someone happened to intervene, I would have built a temple to thank... Continue Reading →
When it pays to be Unhappy
My sister is never happy net-net. But she has the heartiest of laughs. And she can cry at the drop of a hat. Overall she is full of emotions. She has had her share of life’s ups and downs, and enjoyed everything she could in the scheme of things during each phase of her life.... Continue Reading →
The Power Within
The photographers seemed to follow her along as they captured the Sangeeth and Mehendi events. Her bright eyes, the grace and joy in her dancing took unfair coverage in the wedding pictures and videos. Sandhya (Shandy) is the youngest of my cousins, 3 beautiful sisters. When she came along her beautiful big eyes got most... Continue Reading →
Ushi's Take 