Category Archives: musings

I go about life at a hurried pace I feel like there is no space For me to take a pause throughout the day I want to get work done, get tasks out of my way Before I give myself permission to rest If I take a break, my sense of urgency protests.. * ThenContinue reading “The Pace of Life”

She was cooking her signature dish for the family I wondered if there was magic hidden in the recipe Because when she was engrossed in shaping the dough There appeared on her face a beatific glow She was humming a song in a language I did not recognize There was a dreamy, faraway look inContinue reading “Food for Thought..”

I am surprised at my own audacity In trying to create art beyond my capacity When complex inspiration pieces I select Outcomes similar to the originals I cannot expect.. I start drawing with plenty of exuberance Soon thereafter I begin to lose confidence In my ability to complete the artwork but at this stage IContinue reading “Amateur Artist”

My inbox with post-Thanksgiving deals is inundated I wonder how my email account is not yet saturated With offers from every vendor under the sun It is not like a lottery I have won My purchasing power is the same as before I don’t think I can buy shiny baubles anymore.. * Every business bigContinue reading “All the Cyber Monday Deals”

The weekend evaporated even before I could get a whiff of it- I am not sure Of how time slipped out of my hands Why I still feel drained, I do not understand.. * I had lofty plans for rest and rejuvenation And a firm resolve to not indulge in procrastination There was a laundryContinue reading “The Weekend that Evaporated..”

Each time I am about to give feedback I try to take a pause, to gather some tact So that I can balance criticism with praise I have tried to read all about the ways In which feedback should be given effectively But I need a masterclass to understand its complexity * If I doContinue reading “Feedback”

In a world that conspicuous consumption celebrates I am trying my best not to consume but create.. Instead of buying yet another product online I am consciously making an effort to design A life that thrives on creative expression I am trying to switch from my decades-long obsession Of acquiring beautiful objects to creating poetryContinue reading “Create, not consume”

The one message I do not like to receive Is “Thank You”-and before you perceive Me as an antisocial human, please hear me out While expressing gratitude exemplifies politeness, no doubt A “Thank You” message rarely adds value to the conversation But increases message fatigue by adding another notification When this superfluous message shows upContinue reading “Don’t Thank Me”

Don’t judge a book by its cover, but that’s exactly what I do When I am in the library browsing through Bookshelves full of books with covers artfully designed I look at the title, the typography, the layout and if I find All of them appealing, I take the book home with me And nineContinue reading “To Judge a Book by its Cover”

When I read an article, I start with the introduction and end With the conclusion, but when I write I upend The sequence-somewhere in the middle I start During bursts of inspiration, I complete an arbitrary part Of the article, my article gets constructed bit by bit Just as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle IContinue reading “On writing and jigsaw puzzles”

I recently came across a fascinating discussion On how lack of pockets in women’s clothing is a form of discrimination * Women’s clothes have never had functional pockets in place Because of this limitations women face In carrying their belongings in public, they need to carry Handbags as an additional accessory Handbags limit movement, canContinue reading “Pockets”

It is hard to describe how I feel, to articulate my grief When I’ve read a sizable work of fiction with the belief That things would work out for the jinxed protagonist in the end Only to find that the main character never gets to make amends And dies with unresolved issues, brokenhearted I findContinue reading “Reading a tragic ending”