Caring Matters
The natural inclination of children is movement, they want to run, jump, hop and play. They want to explore their surroundings and enjoy the beauty of the universe. They want to dream of spaceships and talk [Read More]
Everybody these days is having a child or wants to have a child. Nothing wrong, it is a primal need to want to reproduce, the desire to have one’s own genetic copy becomes intense as [Read More]
Turmeric is part of one’s existence here in India. In fact, no Indian house is without this spice. Halad/haldi as it is known is not just used in daily cooking, it is part of many [Read More]
Rock-a-by baby On the treetop, When the wind blows The cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, The cradle will fall, And down will fall, baby Cradle and all. I was in the nursery when [Read More]
Today is Mother’s Day and I am trying not to feel sad. But inevitably the memories of what I missed when my mother died makes me want to cry. Cancer took my mother when I [Read More]
Last month the son’s of Princess Diana were all over the news for candidly speaking about their feelings regarding their mother’s death. They confessed their pain and hurt about their loss. Their sharing showed us [Read More]
The past year I have been researching and reading about mental illness. The whats. hows, which and when. So I was shocked and bewildered when I chanced upon the news that the son of the [Read More]
Today, everybody seems to be into mindfulness. In my search for that magic pill to heal my emotional pain, I have tried to put my mind to it but my mind just does not seem [Read More]
For years I’ve struggled with mental illness. I’ve spent my entire adult life struggling with despair, anger, rage, loss, anxiety. So many strong negative feelings overwhelmed my daily life. I was always on high alert [Read More]