Bleak and lifeless is what we mean by barren. Dry and parched. No activity. No growth. This word “barren’ is so damn associated with negativity. It also talks about infertility in women. It is a word that induces anxiety, fear, curiosity and doubt. We live in an era of abundance information, medical progress and in…
Tag: children
Accolades
Time is running and we are on a fast track, even rushing our children, pushing them hard and most of us out there in some way or the other are teaching them, “You have to win, you must, you can, and you should.” It’s measured by the day; rather we are computed to compare them…
Growing years….
Children mean the world to us and trust me it is not as easy as we think. To give birth is a beauty on its own but along with it comes a great responsibility, not only to nurture them but to grow along with them. Gone are those days where parental domination ruled. Right now,…
Havoc…
We are living in a world of abundance, blessed with luxuries. Living a comfortable life is different from aspiring a luxurious car/house that boosts up your ego and status. The 21st century might be an era with the highest possibility in standard of living. Dreams comes alive in the 21st century. Technology and science have…
Hard to let go ?
Professionally, I come across many adults and children and get to know them in some way or the other and at times that also makes me wonder what life is all about and the strengths we are blessed with despite the circumstances around us. Recently I had a chance to visit a school for “specially…
Encouragement
Empathy – is the “keyword” As parents, it is but natural, to feel proud when your child succeeds. The roots of success are borne in the mindset of our own, that we sow or practise with our children. To some, its a pomp of fame and recognition and to some, its simply showing a gesture…
On children – Khalil Gibran
And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, “Speak to us of Children.” And he said: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to…
Benevolence
We have heard about the act of kindness, read stories and have been taught of being kind to others as a child. But as grown-ups, do we really practise it on other grown-ups as well? We often are kind to children or forgive them for their mistakes but do we act with kindness with a…