Category: Writing Project
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49/365 What does family mean to us?
It runs in the family… family has your back… we are all a big family…. beyond our own ideas of a family… big or small.. over the years we have been come across many references of family. Always family is something that is close to you or brings you closer to someone else in this…
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48/365 Wasting time like there is always enough
Now at 50 when I look back, one question that comes to my mind is have I wasted time. The answer is yes. There have been so many instances when I could have used my time better. May be it was because I did not know back then what I know now. So even if…
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46/365 When it felt like old times again
Yesterday we were invited to a small gathering.. a party to be precise… after over 1.5 years this is the first house visit in a way… no we did go to our cousin’s place for a birthday party… But this was the one in which it felt like old times for a while.. Amazing hosts..…
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45/365 The very useful ‘Block’ Feature on Social Media
As a content creator one of the most amazing and useful feature I use is the block feature. But the general thought of blocking is negative… personal I find this a very positive feature. One that enables us to keep people who don’t behave away from your content. I know there are folks who would…
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44/365 Trying to use Social Media as a Stress Relief.
I know that some people mind find the title weird especially when lot of people have been talking of the ills of social media. And I do not deny it has its problems. In fact I myself have personally felt that and also feel that every now and then. But that is not my point.…
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43/365 Not hours worked; but Value Delivered
This pandemic time there has been a lot of discussions on work hours and work days and working from home and so on. The conversation will continue as people hash out various aspects of the future of work. In a recent call that I did with a group of college students over zoom I told…
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41/365 Good Shoes means better Walking
This is not an advertisement for shoes. It is just an experience I had that I want to share. I walk on a daily basis. More in the recent one year than before. And the habit of listening to podcasts also helps in walking. That does not mean I don’t have days I don’t do…
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40/365 A short road trip after a long time
After almost one and a half year of not traveling we made a short trip to Oregon. Not in flight though We took the road and stayed in the small University town of Eugene a couple hours before reaching Portland. We drove to Portland one of the days. it was pretty hot and we also…
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39/365 An Act of Kindness
I end all my podcasts this way..“Be Content.. Be Penpositive… Be safe and please be kind…” and that has been my routine irrespective of the language the podcast is in. but I just realized I never speak much about Kindness. So let us spend some time on that.. I have been blessed with random acts…
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38/365 The Cost of being ourselves
I always used to tell people that we should be ourselves and there are so many quotes out there that say so. But then I wonder, why is it difficult for us all. Why do we always succumb to what others want us to be. Why is there a constant struggle for someone to be…
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