We had a long weekend here in Singapore for Good Friday. After each such weekend, I wish that every weekend was a long one. Most regular weekends are spent flitting between tasks that seek to ambush and bombard me. A three-day weekend gives me a chance to slow...
Brief reviews of three very different books which interestingly have a time component to their narratives. These Precious Days by Ann Patchett I picked up this book minutes after spotting it at Pegasus Books at Berkeley in December. Ann Patchett is one of my...
Ok, I admit the title for this post was inspired by a recent book I read titled “People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry. But I have been meaning to share some of the unusual experiences I had on my most recent trip to the US (which was more than 3 months...
I’m happy to report that in the first 3 months of the year, I have made great progress on my reading list. Given my decision early in the year to ‘savor’ the things in my life that give me joy, I should have read fewer books. With that goal in mind, I began...
The year I turned 40, two important relationships in my life ended. My mother died. And I filed for divorce. My mother’s death was sudden and unexpected. But my marriage had been a disaster in the making for almost two decades. Loss, whether to cruel death or...
Every year as International Women’s Day approaches, I find myself writing stories that empower women. I feel strongly about the need to highlight women's achievements, their strength, and their courage. In the past I have shared stories from my own life - about...
When you get to the end of your life, the sum total of all the things you paid attention to will have been your life ~ Oliver Burkeman It’s the first day of the third month of 2022. Really?? Where did the first two months of 2022 go? Time has been on my mind lately....
By walking slowly and mindfully, I moved a smaller distance but made great leaps in terms of keen observation
I began the new year with a goal very different from what I had done in previous years - to do less. What that meant in real life was not to laze around all year but to deliberately choose the things I wanted to do instead of getting sucked into a competitive...
Let’s start with a question. What comes first? Gratitude or Happiness? Research shows that expressing gratitude for things that you have (or are working in your life) gives you a pleasant feeling, a serotonin boost. And one way of defining happiness includes a general...
