Category Archives: musings

I am seeing you in my clinic for the first time today I get the sense that no matter what I say You are going to have a hard time trusting me You have grown disillusioned already You’ve been given the runaround, I know Between referral delays and insurance denials, things have been slow YouContinue reading “Trust me”

In the spirit of following the current social media trend I should talk about the lessons learnt this year before it ends I do not have anything profoundly philosophical to say But I have realized that at the end of the day The importance of a good night sleep cannot be overstated Sleep is vitalContinue reading “Lesson from this year”

Artistic gift wrap, gift boxes and bags innovative In an aesthetically pleasing way, gifts I want to give The packaging needs to be as interesting as the actual content To put my creativity to use in gifting is my intent.. * I spend the entire year scouring for inspiration I come up with unique giftingContinue reading “Package-Perfect”

She toiled away, spending hours in the dim light Her needle deftly pulling thread, ensuring each stitch was tight The expanse of the sheer white cloth spread out before her Flowers, leaves and stems, she skillfully embroidered The project was intensive, and she had a deadline to meet She worked on it late into theContinue reading “The Unknown Artisan”

I used to shy away from difficult conversations But in my current life, in my chosen vocation Conversations that are difficult, heavy, painful, I face On a regular basis, I’ve had no choice but to embrace The discomfort associated with such conversations I create space before tough talks for premeditation I leave space afterwords forContinue reading “Difficult Conversations”

Everywhere I look, I see my annual progress summarized Is it just me or have others not realized That the year is not yet over, there are six more days to get through I can accomplish a bit more, my list of things to do Is incomplete, I can do more work, read more books,Continue reading “The Year is not Over”

Am I the only one who already feels jaded By the talk of AI infiltrating our world, my enthusiasm has faded Even before learning the extent to which AI can go How AI can take over my job, I especially don’t want to know.. * There seems to be no limit to what AI canContinue reading “Resistance towards Artificial Intelligence”

For learning languages, I thought I had no knack The ability to pick up words in different languages I seemed to lack Even in school, I never really tried To learn another language, I did take pride In being proficient in the two languages I knew But learning a language I did not grow upContinue reading “To Learn a New Language”

In Iceland people buy books as gifts and read quietly on Christmas eve That is the tradition most suited to my taste, I believe The consumerist culture around Christmas I need to forget Use this holiday to explore new books and set Reading goals for the following year The more I dwell on it, theContinue reading “Borrowing from the Icelandic Tradition of Jólabókaflóð (Christmas Book Flood)”

For the longest time winter solstice appeared to be As the shortest day of the year, a melancholic day for me I would try to catch the last ray of the winter sun Before the long, dark night would have begun The winter solstice marked for me pervasive darkness It amplified my deep feelings ofContinue reading “Winter Solstice”

It is December and on various platforms appear Lists of the best books of the year Curated by editors, publishers, influencers and even a former president For avid readers like me they are meant In these handpicked lists I take interest keen I measure against them to see how prolific a reader I’ve been *Continue reading “Books of 2025”

My patient who has come in with his wife for a visit hands me Sheets of paper tabulating his vital signs that I can see There are notes in the margin indicating symptoms as well The record-keeping is impeccable, and I can tell That the patient and his wife have painstakingly Followed each instruction toContinue reading “Good Patient, Bad Patient”