20th August 2021 Ms Vasanthi Arasoo Have you ever waited patiently for hope to surface? This lonesome fisherman is in a calm lake looking into the deep waters with eyes full of hope. The calls of the gulls and egrets break the silence but not his hope. This beautiful painting is one that brings calmness into the…
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Not Your Soap Opera
It is so easy to give advice when it’s not your problem, isn’t it? Not sure what it is about me. I attract people who want to tell me their problems. Perhaps in another life, I was a therapist. I am a problem solver. I always want to solve problems, even if it is not…
You Are Where You Are Meant To Be
13th August 2021 Mrs Kala Pohl I loved living in San Francisco. The mountains, valleys, water, ethnicity, food, politics. And I thought, how miraculous that my first entry into the U.S. was a place that so closely represented who I am, deep inside. I made friends easily there, people who shared similar tastes. Since those were…
The Waiting Game
The “waiting game”. It is indeed entertaining. I have yet to figure it out, but here it is. Most of the time, most of us are waiting for something. For some future event to happen before we can make decisions. Like when we get a better job, when we have more money, when we lose weight, when…
A Glimmering Backwaters Memory
A Happy Memory from December’19 My standard recipe for a trip home with my family looks like this: Wake up at the crack of dawn (read 6:00 am)/ Sip on a cup of hot Bournvita while nibbling on a piece of bread slathered with a thick layer of homemade butter/ Shower and wear my most…