relationships
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“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” – Maya Angelou A few days ago, I attended a seminar. It was supposed to be just another routine event—professionals gathering to exchange ideas, nodding through keynote speeches, networking over lukewarm coffee. I didn’t expect anything transformative. But then I met her. She was…
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“The minute I heard my first love story,I started looking for you, not knowinghow blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere.They’re in each other all along.” – Rumi I have personally felt as I grew through my 30s, 40s, and now moving to 50s, that our experiences, behaviours, and expectations of care change as…
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I was sitting with a friend last week, and she asked me to simply listen to her. Being a good friend, I did exactly that, and we ended up finishing a bottle of wine together. People think that around the age of forty, life should be steady, predictable, and possibly even tranquil. However, nobody can…
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Setbacks have a way of making us shrink into comfort zones that seem safe but are, in reality, prisons of fear. I know this because I lived it. When I first entered the workforce, I was ambitious, driven, and highly competent. My discipline and resilience set me apart, yet I constantly found myself being overshadowed…
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I always wonder when someone uses this word me-time, since Covid this term has become the favorite jargon whenever someone is talking about work-life balance. We all share similar fast-paced world around us, where work deadlines, family responsibilities, and social obligations take up most of our time. Many people believe that taking time for oneself…
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“Hey, dearie! You look exhausted. What’s going on?” I asked as I slid into the chair opposite my friend, Arjun. He let out a heavy sigh, rubbing his temples, clearly drained. “I don’t know, yaar. It’s just… everything. Work, home, my own emotions—it’s all too much sometimes,” he admitted, his voice laced with frustration. “That…
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(Love in Shadows – A Man’s Perspective) (This blog is written after talking to a close friend who had been in various relationship’s. It is written in first person as he has been sharing the same.) Hidden love, a rose in the dark, Thrives in whispers, but fades without spark. Our lives are inherently shaped…
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(In search we find the way) In the whirlwind of modern relationships, being a successful and happy couple is no easy feat. As a Gen X navigating love in the era of swipes and hashtags, I’ve learned that while every love story is unique, there are universal truths that underpin lasting happiness and connection. My…
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“Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.”— Robert Brault I have never shared this in past at any forum with such openness, but today as I accept myself and I give away the fear of being vulnerable I would share my story of journey beyond resentment. I stepped in…
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While growing up I always felt that our emotions are just not a matter of concern for our elders. We Gen X, have witnessed profound changes in the globe, particularly in the areas of technology, society, and the economy. As we grew up during a transition from analogue to digital, landlines to smartphones, and the…
