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A Christmas Lesson From A Coffee Shop
The Toffee Crunch Mocha Latte called my name.
I deliberated over the other options.
The americano with a splash of milk. Way fewer calories.
The cappuccino with a foamy heart. Way more sensible.
The south Indian filter coffee. Way more familiar.
But the Toffee Crunch Mocha Latte was just more… holiday-y. This is the season to indulge, they say. So ...
A Christmas “Activity” You Won’t Want To Miss
Women are getting angrier.
At least that’s what a recent poll reveals.
An annual survey by Gallup suggests that women, on average worldwide, have been getting angrier over the past 10 years. In 2012 both genders reported anger and stress at similar levels. But more recently, it was found that women were angrier—by six percentage points. The ...
God Doesn’t Look For This – An Advent Meditation
Back in my teen years, I wanted to be a captain. Not the captain of a ship. Nor of a football team. But the captain of a house. Let me explain.
At my high school, the entire student body was divvied into four teams that we called “houses.” Each house had a captain and vice-captain. These ...
When You Don’t Feel Like Being Thankful
The other day, I threw an epic fit. I let my two sort-of-stunned teenage kids “have it” for several reasons, some being legit things that needed correction and others being things that bubbled to the surface because I was having a mommy meltdown.
One of the things that I probably didn’t need to rant and rave ...
Your Imperfect Story Can Speak Volumes
Incidental.
That word has an undeniably Hollywood blockbuster ring to it. (Don’t think so? Read this in your best movie trailer voice: “Incidentals, Coming to theaters, Summer 2023.” Told ya.)
But other than sounding like a movie title, the word usually connotes something which is non-essential or minor or inconsequential to the overall scheme of things.
If we ...
We Need This More Than We Know
Sitting in the second row of the auditorium, I watched as my daughter and the rest of the choir filed onto the stage. Dressed in black and white, they looked like piano keys and my heart played a proud, happy tune.
Being an overenthusiastic, trigger-happy mama, I leaned forward to speak to the two ladies in ...
The Word That May Become Obsolete
It’s a word relegated to courtroom dramas where the jury delivers a verdict.
Other than that, it doesn’t bubble up too often in popular culture. It’s considered an ugly word that has no room in our “evolved” modern lives.
I’m speaking of the word, “guilt.”
In our “no regrets” culture, guilt is a taboo emotion, and is used ...
The Odd Prescription For Self-Limiting Beliefs
If you feel like a fraud at your workplace, if you believe you don’t deserve your job title, if you wonder when your colleagues will discover that you’re massively incapable and wholly incompetent, then guess what? You’re in good company. That self-assured lady at Starbucks sipping her non-fat Cortado as she clicks and clacks away ...
Do You Need To Get This Checked?
As my family and I traveled through rural Rajasthan (a state in North India) while on vacation last week, we saw several jaw-droppingly interesting sights.
We passed by camels hauling carts of hay, an elegant regality in their stride. We spotted women, dressed in brilliantly vibrant reds and yellows, herding stubborn buffalos through dusty streets. We ...
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