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A different kind of Freedom…

This appeared in my feed from an app today– “Freedom is not giving two hoots about what others think of you”, and that set me thinking-Is that even a kind of Freedom?Is that even a kind of Freedom we want?In this day and age where we put all we put up everything on social Media…Continue reading “A different kind of Freedom…”

Gratitude

“Have Gratitude, Always…If for nothing else, than for the fact that you made it through the day…Not only because you want more tomorrow, but mainly because you had enough today…” -Purvi Gokani

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Only then, it will truly be Women’s Day..

So we are celebrating today (one day) as women’s day. Hmm, right… No, No, wrong.I deny having my glory, my beauty, my strength, my freedom, my success, my honor and my right to live – all of these- limited to one day!Don’t glorify all that women are on this day, its fine- really…. just don’tContinue reading “Only then, it will truly be Women’s Day..”

આપણી ગુજરાતી ભાષા

ઘણાએ હતા નાનપણમાં મને, English ના અભરખા,કેટલાક વર્ષો રહ્યા, બહુ English બોલવાના ચસરકા…પણ ક્યારેક, ક્યારેક, Father મા પપ્પા જેવો વટ ના પડ્યો,અને Granny થી બા જેવો હેત કદી એ ના મળ્યો…ભાઈ શબ્દ જેટલી મસ્તી, Brother મા સમાણીજ નહીં ,અને sister તો દીદી સામે સાવ ફિક્કી પડી ગઈ…To- Do- Go નું કોકડું તો હજી ઉકેલયું નથી,Continue reading “આપણી ગુજરાતી ભાષા”

Gratitude

Gratitude is such a small yet heavy thing. It’s such a rich word- it’s like the proverbial ocean that we amass by gathering water droplets!Forget about how important it is to be grateful and how it will attract more into your life …Instead… Think of it like this- how does it instantly feel to beContinue reading “Gratitude”

Simple pleasures restored

Among the scores of things we trimmed last year in a bid to save whatever we could, I was silly enough to cancel my newspaper subscription and turn to the always available, always free, online news. And what a time to get news online, instantly as they are made around the world. For a newsContinue reading “Simple pleasures restored”