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You Don’t Need To Prove Yourself – Letter To My 20-Year Old Self
You want to fit in, to belong — and for others to see that you do.
You think that life will be made if you’re offered a fancy job at one of those skyscrapers downtown. You expect to find a godly life-partner who is also blessed with a sense of humor, a suitable supporting actor in ...
The 10K Postmortem
As I walk up the stairs, my knees start protesting. If they could, they would hold placards saying, “Unfair Treatment,” or “You’re Killing Us.”
And they would be justified in their allegations and demands. Their claims would not be baseless. (Just to make sure we’re on the same page, we’re still talking about my knees).
Yesterday, I ...
Turn Your Bucket List Into Your Treasure List
Sip chocolat chaud in Paris with the Eiffel Tower as the backdrop. (The Louvre might work well as the “set” too)
Walk under a canopy of Sakura trees in Japan. (Zero tourists, gentle breeze and bright blue sky required)
Go on an ultra-extravagant cruise on the Mediterranean with unlimited buffet options. (Calories have no bearing on real ...
Break My Heart For What Breaks Yours
As I hear her story, my stomach churns. I hold back the tears.
I’m interviewing a beautiful 23-year-old woman for a project I’m working on. She lives in a shelter home with her two little girls. I’d steeled myself to hear a shocking story of domestic violence. But I didn’t expect to have such a visceral ...
Startling Obedience, Simple Joy
It’s not often that an auditor with an MBA from the U.S. changes career paths to become a Montessori teacher.
It’s even less likely that they would start a preschool in India with the sole purpose of reaching out to underprivileged children.
But, then again, Saraswathi Padmanabhan, is not one of those people you meet often. Her unique ...
Beauty From Ashes
I remember seeing the grainy newspaper picture of a charred station wagon.
It was 1999 and I was doing my undergraduate degree. The picture was so startling, the story behind it so horrifying, that it sliced right through my usually-frivolous preoccupations to sear itself on my heart.
The incident prompted the most hardened person to cry out, ...
A Different Kind of Beauty
Buy chart paper for Science project.
Make sure shoes are washed for sports day.
Plan menu for dinner guests. Buy ingredients. Send reminders.
Get volunteers for Sunday School.
These, and a hundred little thoughts, swarm around my mind every single day. And that’s not even counting work-related assignments.
Women’s minds have been aptly described as “spaghetti” – there’s a tangle ...
Did You Just Get Phubbed?
It’s a word that’s been recently added to my lexicon: phubbing.
You may not have heard the word before but, chances are, you’ve been phubbing for years.
What in the world am I talking about?
Phubbing is snubbing someone by favouring your phone over them.
Essentially, phone + snubbing = phubbing.
You know exactly what I’m talking about.
You become acutely ...
Give A Little Deeper
In the last three years, particularly after we moved to India, I’ve met some incredibly generous people.
I’ve met a woman who gave up a lucrative career to open a school for children of construction workers. I’ve met a doctor, now counselling abused women at a shelter home - for zero money. I’ve met a couple ...
MEET SUSAN
