Category Archives: musings

It is hard to put your head down and wait When you’ve become used to gratification immediate When the lines between need and want blurred have become Having to wait for another time seems cumbersome.. * I had always been an impatient person Hungering for results as soon as I’d begun When the desired resultsContinue reading “Cultivating Patience”

What is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life, this quote Brings me to the verge of tears, it’s almost like Ms. Oliver wrote This specific line with my existential quandary in mind I examine my life, ponder deeply, I still cannot find That one thing that I wouldContinue reading “What will I do with this one wild, precious life?”

“Is there nothing else that can be done?” I hear the plea in their voices, I see the desperation In their eyes as I try to have this difficult conversation In this miserable, tragic situation I am not the treating physician but I happen to be The one medically literate person in the family TheContinue reading “Looking for the Miracle..”

Language has a rhythm, words have a flow When you substitute prose with poetry you know The cadence of each syllable, the symmetry of rhyme Words find expression in a manner sublime In a harmonious sequence that mimics Cleverly arranged notes in music With rhythmic brevity, a poem conveys Its message in an oblique, circuitousContinue reading “The rhythm of a poem”

(I read about a Yupik mother creating alphabet coloring book for her children in Alaska because she could not find one, and came up with this idea. There are Indian entrepreneurs who started their businesses because they could not find what they wanted within the United States. I wanted stuff that represented my roots butContinue reading “Business opportunity”

I tried to tell my healthcare team something did not feel right My concerns were dismissed as a consequence of sleepless nights As a young mother- I was told it would not last long I was a mother, and mothers were supposed to be strong… But I was dealing with exhaustion extreme after a yearContinue reading “It’s not in your mind!”

I read a post then compulsively scroll Through the comments, go down a rabbit hole Of never-ending fear-mongering and negativity Almost as if under a spell, forgetting my proclivity Towards anxiety as I continue to consume All the toxicity online, through scenarios describing doom Most of the time I am completely unaware Of my self-destructiveContinue reading “I must not doom-scroll..”

I turn this way and that, raise or lower my chin Trying to stand or sit at different angles to appear thin Restrain my natural smile so my teeth do not show Try to get on my face that artificial glow Re-take pictures a few times because I am not Satisfied- I look worse inContinue reading “The mirror of social media on the wall”

All the time I spend worrying goes down the drain My anxiety is futile, my theoretical concerns in vain But somehow I have made myself believe the superstition That worrying about something would prevent it from reaching fruition I am grateful when the calamities about which I’ve fantasized Never actually end up getting realized *Continue reading “Worry…”

Hundreds of thousands of pages I have read From the time I learnt to read, I have fed My brain thousands of nuggets of phrases and sentences Packaged into stories that still occupy my senses I have been reading all these years but now I feel An overwhelming urge to write, to reveal All theContinue reading “The urge to write”

When I need to find a few moments in my day To escape the pressures of work and go away To a different place, I mentally disengage From work and turn to a crisp blank page Of my notebook and begin to write At first writer’s block I have to fight But then I getContinue reading “Moments of Escape”

If you as a leader want a perspective wide Include someone from the other side On your team, listen to their views Respectfully, and then carefully choose As the team leader, your overall approach Hopefully you take a decision beyond reproach.. * You can choose people who side with you Who support you in everythingContinue reading “That vital team member”