Category: Personal
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359/365 As the projects wind down I am stuck
There are only a few days left and I figured out that the last few days are taking way more time than I expected. Yes I had Covid and also things got a bit hectic both on the home and work front. But that is no excuse, I just feel stuck again. I am not…
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347/365 A New Interest can come anytime
I have recently taken an interest in scribbling… Some say it is tough at this age… but then I say how else can I bring that kid in me alive again… here are some of them. I post them on my Penpositive Instagram account. I know there are many artists out here… but I am…
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342/365 A Graduation Cermony
This Sunday was our daughter’s graduation ceremony from UC Santa Cruz. She now has a bachelors in Economics. As we were driving to Santa Cruz we (Me and my wife) were taking a trip through our memory lane. I still remember when she was in 1st grade. She had just moved to California from Toronto…
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107/365 Honesty of Unknown People
It was last year… as the world was amidst the pandemic.. deaths mounting… no end in sight.. No news of vaccine.. at least for the common people like me. When hope was scarce, I got to witness an act of honesty. from a total stranger. During the Pandemic I had created a course on Agile…
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100/365 Reflecting on 100 Days of Blogging
Today Marks the 100 days, I have been writing every single day and it feels good. Thought I will take some day to reflect on this and also see where it should take from here. As I had started the blog and after a 3-4 weeks I thought I should use this as a podcast…
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97/365 And the Dentist says ‘Smile Please’
Toothaches are one of the worst feelings. Well, all pain is bad and the worst is what we have experience right now. No I am not having a tooth ache but I went to see the dentist. And that too.. by accident…. how weird is that… A few days back my wife gets a text…
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96/365 Fear of Darkness
Growing up I was so afraid of darkness and being alone. It could have been the stories that I heard, movies I watched on TV or may be even what I read. We lived in a two story house and even going upstairs alone while people were in the house was kind of difficult. As…
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93/365 What will Healthy mean to me 2 years from now?
There are generic ideas of what healthy can mean. But in my opinion what it means at age 20 or age 50 and what it means at age 90 can be different. But I think the best would be to start thinking of what would being healthy mean for me 2 years from now. And…
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85/365 Learning ABC from our Kids
When we consume content do we even bother if it is relevant, valid, true, factual, current. We are bombarded with so much content and information that it needs double the time to figure out if it is something we can rely on Looks like the topics I have for my blog and podcast are coming…
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79/365 Conversations & Learnings
There was a time in the past when even short durations could fit in large and meaningful conversations that hang around in your mind even after it is ended. They open up spaces inside us where we can fill in new knowledge and even use that to unlearn some of the things we already know.…
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