Beyond Horizons...

This masterpiece is from Khalil Gibran . I found it when I became a mother. I read it often and every time I read, it tells me something new. Don't let the title misinform you. It is not only about children or parenting ;) Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.  For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.  Let your bending...

Usually people talk, write, encourage about starting .    Maybe more people struggle with starting something than putting an end to something. Or maybe, focus is always on adding more and new than to subtract and eliminate .  Leaving a book that I don't enjoy, especially the popular and most recommended one has always been a problem for me. I have realized the price for completing the book which I don't enjoy is heavy. Since last six months I have been working on breaking this habit without guilt. Not having guilt is the tricky part.  Thinking in Bets: How to make decisions when you don't have all the facts is one the most recommended book I have came across. I liked the beginning, though the way I progressed sport references, sports stories and famous personality scandals increased so much I couldn't keep up with googling every time to understand more. Its either my sports knowledge is so weak or understanding US sports is difficult ;) I had to call ...

I started this blog in 2007, right after joining corporate from B-School campus. I was super excited in life for everything that was happening around me. Yes, dreamy age when you think world revolves around you 😏 I started this blog as a way to share my stories, my experiences . 13 Years after it still holds true. When I go through my older posts or sometimes reader posts a comment on older post, I get this feeling, "Did I write that? Thank god or Glad I wrote it". It is for this feeling, I write it. And will continue to do so.  While starting the blog obviously there were no readers. At times it felt, whether all this is going in void? I believe no writer is exception to this feeling. What worked for me was, I enjoyed it writing more than thinking whether anyone will read/like it. It is a good way of start. Then you fall for the process of writing. I write because I like to write. 😊 Writing for me is thinking clearly . Monkey mind that keeps chattering has loads to talk un...

  “For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” These are the words from Amanda Gorman's poem. Amanda made history on 20th January 2021 by being youngest inaugural poet when she recited this at President Joe Biden's swearing-in ceremony.  Here is the full text of her poem "The Hill We Climb". "Here is to the women who have climbed my hills before" later she tweeted. I did not watch the full ceremony, just few glimpses. I was wonderfully awestruck when I heard these two lines.  Words matter. I am amazed by the work of this poet and clarity of her thoughts she wants to communicate. At such a young age, to understand issues and have a courage to articulate and inspire others. Bravo.  We all need this. In the face of uncertainties, difficulties and struggles. Courage to see the light and be the light.  Your thoughts? Please share here. 👇

- The Fax Machine was invented in 1843. That makes it 178 years old.  - If you needed a reason why Fasting is good for you, here is one. When you starve yourself for food, it is the bad protein that are broken down first and recycled by your body. Process called an autophagy. From truly evolutionary concept, body kills weak, ageing cells first in the process of fasting. Hence fasting is good for healthy body. - Everything you say to Siri is sent to Apple, analyzed. But that's not it. Apple may keep this data, anonymized for up to two years. Amazon too stores your Alexa data. Other day my kid asked Alexa, "Can you smell me from there?" I worry about Amazon ;) - After Apple, Google, IBM, Netflix and many others, Companies are changing the policy to accommodate hires without a college degree. Tesla joins them too.  - This is how Economic powers shaped in last 40 years. As per World Bank & IMF data. Simply fascinating. G20 Economies Nominal GDP (1960-2020)

Kid is growing fast. When she was little, I was waiting for her to grow up. Now I wish time should just slow down, so that I get to enjoy more of her innocence.  Family shares love for books. Kid has picked up too. She loves reading books. Off late she has started enjoying humor, So I ordered Peanuts. She is is loving it, and keeps laughing the whole day. Today since morning she is endlessly laughing about the word 'blockhead' (Ahh Lucy and her troubles ;) ) It is pure joy watching kid enjoy humor. I had an idea of making a post, what made her smile. So here it is, When she was a baby, she could look at Trees, Birds or Newspaper or any paper and would start giggling. Terrible twos was the time of classic humor. Peek-a-Boo. Then came timeless classic, running. The moment she used to get a chance to run, she was laughing. She still does.  Now is the most interesting time. It is puzzling, amusing and fantastic to see what makes kid laugh. She laughs when she hears or reads, Stupi...

Dreams are hopes in disguise for alternate future. Why alternate? If it is your dream, then it surely is different from your present.  Have you felt like you are chasing too many of them at one go? I sure have gone through multiple such cycles. What keeps me to get a grip is constantly asking " What matters most ?" followed by "now". These questions pretty much sort whenever I find myself overwhelmed with too many dreams.  What happens to the rest of the dreams? They stay there unless they become priority. I have named a list as alternate futures . E.g. What happens if I change my city? What happens if I choose all together different profession from my current one? Doesn't seem that I have lost them, but also gives me a clarity of my priority. And a realization that you can not do everything in life.  Only things to remember always is,  "Your dreams are valid. It does not matter where you are, where you have come from or what you have to achieve your dreams...