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 sure if it is that I have lost the thread … Continue reading 359/365 As the projects wind down I am stuck
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 thinking there are also people who want to try things … Continue reading 347/365 A New Interest can come anytime
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 and she had missed two months of the initial part. … Continue reading 342/365 A Graduation Cermony
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 Thinking. A 4 plus hour course on how to be … Continue reading 107/365 Honesty of Unknown People
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 as well and I made the Penpositive Outclass a Podcast … Continue reading 100/365 Reflecting on 100 Days of Blogging
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 that said Vinod has a dentist appointment on Sep 27 … Continue reading 97/365 And the Dentist says ‘Smile Please’
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 they say some fears will go away only when you … Continue reading 96/365 Fear of Darkness
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 a two year mark is a good goal irrespective of … Continue reading 93/365 What will Healthy mean to me 2 years from now?
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 from my son now. Today driving him to school I … Continue reading 85/365 Learning ABC from our Kids
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. The pick up and drop off I do for my … Continue reading 79/365 Conversations & Learnings
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