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Lessons We Learn From Our Pets
I read this quote by Christopher Hitchens on pets that every owner would have realised at some point. “Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide…
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Do I Have The Right To Complain
In our world, there is an abundance of love and a multitude of hate.I have not seen extreme hatred but, I have also not felt a loving embrace.Do I complain about the lack of love, or should I feel great for the absence of hate? I have a family that is overprotective to the point…
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Weekend Adventure With A Rat
This weekend started like every other weekend. On Friday evening, I caught up with all the news and relaxed on my bed. One news article was playing on my mind. Due to recent weather changes in Australia, they have seen an unprecedented wave of mice infestation. The news article showed images of teams of mice…
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The Loved One
Hello everyone!! I want to thank you all for your continued love and support of the blogs that I post. Encouraged by your kind support, I have recently tried my hand at short story writing. I have written a short story about someone I hold dear in my life. As is my usual style, I…
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How Effective Is Cancelling A Person?
Cancel culture is the latest buzzword nowadays. It is a way to call our small and big celebrities on their behaviour, views, misdeeds etc. Recently, we have seen several famous people who were cancelled for various reasons like their past tweets, behaviour, views and opinions etc. I became aware of this cancellation culture during the…
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It Is Time To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Often in life, we all reach a point where we are unhappy with the way things are going, yet we are unwilling to try something new. We feel that the known devil is better than an unknown angel. We might have faced many struggles before yet, we find it daunting to work our way out…
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Revisiting A Long Forgotten Childhood Memory
In the last week of February, my husband and I were driving in the streets of Ironshore. Ironshore is an upscale community in the outskirts of Montego Bay, Jamaica. There are some beautiful houses in this neighbourhood. Anyway! As we drove towards the A1 highway, my husband suddenly exclaimed, “Seema chintha gubbalu!”. I had no…
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Wise Words Are Like Pure Gold
In an earlier post, I had introduced you to the poems of Yogi Vemana. This 17th-century ascetic had written extensively on morality, ethics, human pathos and spread this wisdom through verses known as Vemana Satakam or Vemana Padhyalu. The current verse is another pearl of wisdom from him:Alpudepudu palkunadambaramuganusajjanundu balku callaganukancumroginatlu kanakambu mrogunavisvadabhirama vinura Vema…
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Why The General Disdain For Rules
Breaking rules is generally considered as one of the traits of the ‘cool’ kids. The more disdain you show towards rules and authority, the cooler you are considered. Even in urban parlance, ‘goody two shoes’ is a term meant as an insult, and bad boy/girl attitude is adored. When it was all fun and games,…
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Mother – A Wondrous Angel
We recently celebrated Mothers Day on May 9th. I wanted to do something special for my mother on that day. Since we could not take her out for dinner or get her any gifts due to the Covid 19 situation, I thought I will give her a break and handle her workload for the day.…
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Passing Your Time During Lockdown
The first lockdown due to the pandemic has been hard to adjust to. The second wave of coronavirus has reached a new high, and the second lockdown has been announced in many places. All the travel restrictions are back in place. Most tourist places and recreational centres are closed, and parties are a big no.…
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Respond, Don’t React
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.-Wayne Dyer I read this quote of Wayne Dyer, an American author and motivational speaker. Initially, it seems like a simple statement about life in general. It, in fact, reminded me of another management lesson of how we should always respond and not react.…
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