Category Archives: musings

As with many other people around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic brought my whirlwind life to a pause, and led me to re-examine my priorities in life. Sometimes deliberately, sometimes out of necessity, I began to embrace a slower pace of life. This is the first in a series that I plan to write aboutContinue reading “Finding my Tempo Giusto-Part 1. Slow Food”

My reality is not your reality My battles from yours are different too My guilty pleasures, my smoldering tears Do not exist to be judged by you * The script of my life is not your script Our scripts are penned on pages separate Some words, some lines did intersect That’s why we met, asContinue reading “The Illegible Scrawl of my Life”

Drop your expectations when you go out Needless aggravation you can do without You know somehow some fault someone would find That someone’s criticism would play havoc with your mind Maybe you would start second-guessing Maybe you would start obsessing Over the bold color of your lipstick or your inappropriate outfit Or the late hourContinue reading “Someone said something..”

I was the poster child for diligence Praised for my academic excellence Effortlessly I seemed to sail through School, college, (apparently) life too In my limited world-view I came to believe I would be successful, I was destined to achieve My goals in life- I am also embarrassed to admit I thought I would notContinue reading “Let Me Fail..”

You know I’m able to successfully keep hidden My innermost desires and aspirations From all my family members and friends But the place I turn to for my inspiration Has spies to watch everything I search All the search engines and social media sites seem to conspire To nudge me towards my dreams, aid meContinue reading “Who knows me the best?”

As I grow older, hopefully I grow wiser too My youth was focused on consumption, I blew My hard-earned money on accumulating possessions Eating out, buying bright new stuff was an obsession Prevalent consumerism supported these pursuits of mine I purchased and consumed, per the economists’ designs.. ** Driven by consumerism, gradually I began toContinue reading “Conscious Consumption”

Meticulously planned Thoroughly researched Contingencies included Alternatives explored Itineraries drawn Every i dotted Every t crossed * Fluid plans Moving targets Spur of the moment Spontaneous decisions Going off the grid Taking the road not taken Adventure the operative word..

The magic of storytelling I well understand I’m waiting for God’s mysterious hand To work wonders on my imagination in such a way That I can pen a groundbreaking story one day Everyone has a story, so I am told Random ideas in my head I hope would unfold And reorganize in to a storyContinue reading “Confessions of a wannabe writer”

Let me get shattered Let me break Into a million pieces For the sake Of my grief I am blinded Crippled, maimed By flaming anger I long to blame This twist of fate Like a tsunami Washed away from me The life that I knew No path I can see Forward- it is clouded InContinue reading “Break me..”

We were three women meeting For the first time-wives of three old friends After the preliminary introductions were completed And we were all past the stage of pretense The conversation turned, as it invariably does To family, work-life balance, raising children Soon each one of us, though highly accomplished Was explaining her life-choices to otherContinue reading “Let me explain..”

I just want to sit in peace and drink my coffee And mindfully enjoy my breakfast too Instead I grab a biodegradable cup And scarf down antioxidant-rich morsels few With my phone in one hand, coffee cup in the other I grab my car keys and walk at a brisk pace To my car, myContinue reading “Sit..”

You are strong, is all you’ve heard So strong is the only way to be In moments of weakness, you put on a facade Of strength, each time invariably.. That does help carry you through Many crises, real and perceived But it turns exhausting too “You can handle anything” is generally believed This illusion ofContinue reading “Strong no more..”