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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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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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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Writing Bravely: A Gentle Beginning to the Year
My daughter, Natasha, says that her new year starts in the second week of February because that is when she finally gets down to actually working on her goals. This…
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What Is Still With Me from 2025
The year that began with promise This year started as usual with great promise. My goals were in place, my vision board ready, my word of the year chosen. I…
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The Quiet Power of a Daily Routine
I am the queen of chaos. I start doing one thing at the beginning of the day and by the end of it, I have a million incomplete tasks. Which…
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Beginning gently!
I am not entering this yearwith clenched fistsor a list that must be conquered. I am arrivingwith open hands,with breath before action,with a willingness to listen. This year, I begin…
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My word of the year – 2026.
A very Happy New Year to all of you! May all your dreams and wishes come true. And speaking of dreams and wishes, brings me to my WOTY – Word…
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2025 – A long long year!
I am saying goodbye to 2025 with mixed feelings. It has been a very long year. As I go through my morning pages to decide what to include in this…
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Those were the days
Children’s day made me feel a bit nostalgic. Here are my memories of a wonderful childhood, despite the scoldings and whacks. (They were so normal at that time) We ran…
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Three deaths in one month. Enough to shake anyone. But when two are sudden and unexpected, it doesn’t just shake—you shatter. It’s not as if I haven’t known loss. I’ve…
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