Category Archives: musings

Sometimes, despite conscious effort, your ego gets tied To proving that your viewpoint is the one that’s right And even in the face of facts that otherwise state To prove yourself right, all your efforts you concentrate Hoping against hope to get results in your favor Losing would make this a futile endeavor But yourContinue reading “Please let me get this right…”

I need the power of storytelling that is great The kind of story that can resonate Within the deepest recesses of my mind A story so profound that it can find Each dark spot, each void, each hole Within my being, nourish my soul A story that gives my emotions unexpressed A voice and meaning,Continue reading “I need a story…”

Like many ambitious women I had actively sought Women as mentors, with the thought That a woman in a position of authority Would understand what it takes to be Successful in a world that mostly belongs to men But I did not realize my expectations often Many times I found myself discouraged by Women whoContinue reading “Women empower each other!”

As a woman physician, how should I look? Where, if I may ask, is the reference playbook? * Between looking professional and looking nice I seem to always walk on thin ice Hair pulled back or worn down loose Which one do I decide to choose Projecting authority or looking young and groomed By wearingContinue reading “How should I look”

We all have been sold this myth somehow That taking a vacation would allow Us to refresh, rejuvenate and return With renewed vigor, eager to burn Recharged energy at the workplace Challenges we would be raring to face * This is as far from the truth as can be After coming back from vacation, atContinue reading “A vacation is hard for work..”

Snobbery in society is quite prevalent To discuss one kind of snobbery is my intent Not to offend any feelings because I suspect I could be A snob of the same kind, you see I am talking about book lovers who can quite elitist be About their taste in books, easy reads are not theirContinue reading “Book Snob..”

While authenticity is seemingly a topic hot True authenticity is increasingly hard to spot * While hashtags scream “be yourself” everywhere All the content that with the world people share Is carefully constructed to display positivity Airbrushed and filtered, arranged skillfully To give everything a hopeful twist A complex narrative narrowed down to a gistContinue reading “Truly authentic?”

It takes courage to admit you do not know Rather than feigning confidence to show That you are in control when you are screaming inside Afraid of your ignorance and wishing to hide Projecting false confidence works to some extent But the eventual solution to your predicament Is to actually learn what you do notContinue reading “I don’t know…”

Patience is a virtue I cannot claim My impulsivity is hard to tame Caught in a situation less than ideal for me I want to change it immediately Waiting patiently for the right moment Unfortunately leads to much discontent To do nothing goes against the grain Of my being, it tends to drive me insaneContinue reading “Impatient me!”

When I talk I have a tendency To be long-winded and wordy Even when there’s little to say I cannot condense What I mean into a single sentence I am working on being more aware Of my verbosity, choosing words with care.. * I’m quite the opposite while writing though My loquaciousness in writing doesContinue reading “Brevity..”

(Just two days ago I wrote about being vulnerable to explore my creative side. That was the first time I encountered vulnerability in a book on art. Since then I have read it in reference to writing a memoir, heard about it in a song and also heard about it in a radio program aboutContinue reading “What are you trying to tell me, universe?”

Van Gogh was an artist par excellence But suffered from mental illness, hence Giving rise to the myth of a mad genius Which is a misconception dangerous And wildly misleading as well- Mental illness and creativity do not dwell Together, Van Gogh succeeded despite His illness, not because of it, he had to fight AllContinue reading “The misleading myth of the mad genius”