Courage to look within
I sit at the poolside. The silence is at the same time quiet and loud. Externally quiet, just the sound of water gently trickling down somewhere, the cicadas softly chirping,…
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A 60 year old friendship
The prompt was to write about a person I have felt really connected with. This is the story of a friendship spanning almost 60 years. It was my very first…
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When my body speaks
The prompt on the Write Bravely group was “What does your body need from you that you’ve been too busy to notice?” Here are my thoughts. Dear Sunita, I have…
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Being Gentler With Myself
The prompt for the first week of August was in our Write Bravely group was : Where in your life are you being called to be gentler, with yourself or…
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The Stillness That Isn’t Steady
This blog post is in response to the promt on our Write Bravely Writing Circle group. The prompt for the first week of July is “Where in your life are…
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Helping or Hovering ?
People often do things for me that they believe are helpful. They think they are expressing love, care, or concern. They step in before I ask. They solve problems I…
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What No Longer Nourishes Me
Over the years I’ve done a lot of things; I’ve changed a lot of jobs—from being a secretary in an office to a creative writing coach. A Job That Made…
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Habits that sustain
Last month one of the prompts on Write Bravely was “Explore how you find and stick to habits or routines that sustain you—what works, what doesn’t, and why?” I hate…
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Poetry – More Than Just Words.
I love to write. Stories, letters, thoughts, dreams, poems. It doesn’t matter to me if no one ever reads what I write. The simple act of putting words into a…
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Clearing space
This blog post was written in response to the prompt in Write Bravely – March 2026 Week 2. Spring Cleaning, emotionally and mentally It is spring time. In India, it…
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Turning Towards Spring
The prompt for the first week of March, 2026 in our Write Bravely group hosted by Corinne Rodrigues was: Turning Towards Spring. Spring calls forth new life, new plans, a…
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Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.
Today I wrote my morning pages after a long time… 13 days. I’m still feeling a bit uncomfortable about this, though. I mean, it fits into my day in one…
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