Random Musings
On everything from parenting to politics to tea cups.
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Vulnerability
I am here again! And today I know what I am going to write about. I am sorry. I realise there are prompts for each day’s 500 words. But I am on my trip… as usual. Today I want to write about Vulnerability. A word that I have been preoccupied with for the last 9 Continue reading
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Stuck
Most days when I actually sit down to write, the words flow. And then there are days like today. I have not written a word the last few days… the weekend, a bout of cold and friends visiting from India. This is such a terribly familiar litany that I am cringing with shame as I Continue reading
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YOUR STANDARD
Such a wonderful thought especially in today’s world. Continue reading
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Changes
What a day! It is 10.30pm. Another hour and a half and I would have missed writing my 500 for the day. Truth be told I’d much rather be sleeping right now. I am that tired – mentally and emotionally. But writing has always helped me unravel the knots of my mind. A weekday, today, Continue reading
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500 Words A Day
This is the first of my 500 words a day challenge. https://www.facebook.com/groups/my500words/. I hope to start doing the 500 words as writing for my novel from tomorrow. But for today, this is it. My motivation for taking up this challenge is to get into the habit of writing every day. I need to work on Continue reading
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Every Woman
This was something I had written in 2001. Still relevant I guess. Please do feel free to give feedback. Thanks 🙂 EVERY WOMAN The mother of all souls The seed of all thoughts I chose to be a woman. To live through the pain To grow through the shame To crawl through the cage Of Continue reading
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Prime Minister Numero 15
Today Narendra Modi, India’s PM elect is all set to be appointed India’s 15th Prime Minister (15th if you combine the two terms of Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh). That makes this the perfect time to take a look at all those leaders who preceded him. What they did after they became Continue reading
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Youth – It’s better to waste it than do nothing with it. – Georges Courteline What’s old age? Always 15 years older than your age. – Francis Bacon What is Mid-Life Crisis? When both the above quotes no longer apply to us. Continue reading
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R.I.P Mr Marquez
Farewell Letter by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. http://www.prrb.ca/articles/issue08-marquez.html … Continue reading
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Love Is In The Air!
Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Just the perfect time to read this lovely piece on love and life by Joshua Fields Millburn. “Every relationship—friendship, romantic, or otherwise—is a series of gives and takes. Every relationship has an Us Box. For the relationship to work, both people must contribute to—and get something from—that Us Box. Continue reading
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