A woman in her forty, is being told by her friends that forty is the new twenty. But she is so tired. Tired of trying to look like she is twenty, tired of trying to have the energy of a twenty year old and tired of maintaining the hypocrisy that you might look like aContinue reading “Midlife Musings – The Exhausted Forty Year Old”
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Midlife Musings : “Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty” – Cheryl Strayed
Since my surgery earlier this year, I have been religiously doing my 30 minutes of morning and evening walks, as the Doctor prescribed. I am still not approved for any other form of exercising. But in the last two and a half months, I have come to love these walks. I look forward to themContinue reading “Midlife Musings : “Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty” – Cheryl Strayed”
Day 5 – 10 Mins for 10 Days
Today, you will get a story, dear readers. Not sure how good or interesting the story will be, but the prompt says that we have to write a story using some keywords that Tammy shared. My previous posts can be accessed here – Days 1 & 2, Day 3, Day 4. Story Title: Empty WindContinue reading “Day 5 – 10 Mins for 10 Days”
Day 4 – 10 Mins for 10 Days
Today’s prompt is ‘Non Sequiturs‘. But with a twist. I have to write a truth about myself and then follow it up with another truth, but one which will have no connection to the first one. How many such sentences or truths can I write about myself within ten minutes? If you want to participateContinue reading “Day 4 – 10 Mins for 10 Days”
Day 1 & 2 – 10 Mins for 10 Days
Ready, set and go! My timer has been set and oops, there goes the bell! I mean the doorbell. This is my life. Every time I sit down to get my meditative mode on to try and write something, an idea of a story, a continuation of my existing stories, a short story maybe, lifeContinue reading “Day 1 & 2 – 10 Mins for 10 Days”
Three Things
Inspired by Holly from Poetry Forge – An interesting way to inspire a conversation. The first two stay the same and the third thing is chosen by the … Three Things I really liked this post shared by Tammy and so re blogging it. Here are my three things for today.. Both Tammy and IContinue reading “Three Things”
I Lit A Candle for You Today
I’ve always been afraid of dying. Which is so strange, because its like being afraid of sunrises or sunsets. They are inevitable and might lead to something beautiful, and yet. However today, I’m feeling a different kind of fear. Or maybe heartache. The fear of having the people I love leave me forever. As in,Continue reading “I Lit A Candle for You Today”
Dead Weight – The obsession with female bodies and their weight
I went for a Hindu funeral ritual last weekend. A distant family member had died, and we have this ritual on the thirteenth day where friends and family are invited for a meal, after a puja is done, to say goodbye to the spirit of the one who has passed. I don’t know if itsContinue reading “Dead Weight – The obsession with female bodies and their weight”
Life Diaries and Reading Wrap Up – Feb 2022
Thank goodness the month of romance is over. I’m not against love or romance really. In fact I believe I’m a hardcore romantic and have a high place for all sorts of love in my life. But really, all those red heart balloons and sugar sweetness were starting to get to me..LOL February was aContinue reading “Life Diaries and Reading Wrap Up – Feb 2022”
The ‘No-Goals’ 2022
Half of January from 2022 is over already and I am just writing this post. I had decided that I didn’t want to have any goals or plans for 2022, before the year started. But the Universe seems to have approved of my no-goals plan for 2022, considering my whole family has been indoors andContinue reading “The ‘No-Goals’ 2022”
Starry Eyed Enigma 