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Why I Enjoy Taking Photos

  Not long ago, I would be annoyed at my daughter for stopping us from diving into a lovely meal at a restaurant so that she could take a photograph of the pristine plate.   She was on social media. I was not.   Of course, I wasn’t pleased with this public display of our…

Tea For Two – Learning The Art of Savoring Conversations

  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 down and breathe deeply instead of…

Of Days, Weeks and Years – Epiphanies About Time

  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 favorite writers who calls herself a novelist but also owns…

People I Met On Vacation

  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 ago).…

Three Fun Fiction Reads Across Japan, Canada and USA

  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 reading…

When Marriage Disintegrates Into Divorce

  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 to the vagaries of life, is not…

Why Women Should Put Themselves First

  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 being a woman in STEM, raising feminist daughters and also about…

Episode 1: Leaving Home

  If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a five-star rating and review, and subscribe!  Your reviews help me reach more listeners with the important message that it’s never too late to rewrite your happily ever after. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a five-star rating and review, and subscribe!  Your reviews help me…

Timely Thoughts to Welcome March

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.…

My Experiments With Walking Meditation

By walking slowly and mindfully, I moved a smaller distance but made great leaps in terms of keen observation