‘Sometimes….’
8th June 2025 I recently reread the wonderful poem by Robert Drake & it struck a chord. “Sometimes I feel I want to go back in time… Not to change things, but to feel a couple of things twice. Sometimes I wish I was a baby for a while… Not to be walked in the […]
‘Pray for others too’
7th June 2025 Always remember that our blessings are not ours alone, nor due to our prayers alone but the result of someone, somewhere praying for us. Just to illustrate, I shall like to share a true story someone shared with me. “There is a cafe near my house which is mostly full of customers […]
“And the whole world Prayed.”
6th June 2025 On April 11, 1970, the United States launched the Apollo 13 spacecraft as part of the Apollo space program meant to land on the Moon. But just two days into the mission, a heart-stopping outburst was relayed to Mission Control in Houston by the astronauts 200,000 miles away. The now-famous words were, […]
You never know when….
28th May 2025 Came across this wonderful poem some time ago & reread it recently and it resonated. “When I’ll be dead . . Your tears will flow . . But I won’t know . . Cry for me now instead ! You will send flowers . . But I won’t see . . Send […]
Stop Comparing
16th May 2025 Comparison is the thief of joy.” ~Theodore Roosevelt I’ve lived most of my life comparing myself to others. At first, it was school and sports. But as I got older, I began comparing other metrics: work, income level, house size, and worldly successes. I have discovered there is an infinite number of […]
International Day of Families
15th May 2025 ‘Saath Hai toh family, bikhar Gaye to patthar ke tukde’ Today is the International day of Families, a day to commemorate the strongest part of one’s household & what gives every individual a sense of belonging & affection. The family is what keeps us all together & elevates us towards a brighter […]
If you don’t ask, you don’t get….
13th May 2025 The idiom “crying baby gets the milk” holds true in all aspects of life. There’s a story about Apple founder Steve Jobs that I love: When he was 12 years old, he cold-called Bill Hewlett, co-founder of the pioneering technology company Hewlett Packard to request spare computer parts for an electronics project […]
Let’s Be Grateful!
12th May 2025 The last few days have been demanding & challenging for all of us. It reminded us that there are moments in life when everything feels fragile. You wake up to news of conflict, war, tragedy, or chaos. Even if it’s happening far away, or on a screen, it seeps into your system […]
True Joy
7th May 2025 “Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve; You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle; You don’t have to know Einstein’s theory of relativity to serve; You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.” […]
The Five paths
4th May 2025 The destination may be the same but the journey we each follow is different, learning different things along the way. We are meant to enjoy the journey but we remain focusssed on the destination. Five men stood at the edge of confusion, deep in an unfamiliar forest. The first trusted his gut […]