Living with horrible humans.

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Soulfood

The horrible humans in our lives aren’t the murderers or the rapists. They usually are the people closest to us – our friends and family. This goes out to all those who have ever been backstabbed. There will be many … Continue reading →

The key to being found

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Soulfood

I see people lost all the time, all around me, at every turn and corner they stand at. For a little while I couldn’t get my head around what was really going wrong for them. To me it looked like … Continue reading →

Modern tale of a childhood romance

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Soulfood

Tomorrow my husband and I will be together for 16 years. My vanity forces me to clarify here that we have been married only 7 years, the rest was a bit of friendship, childhood romance, agony –filled courtship and dreamy-eyed … Continue reading →

Why less is not more, no more

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Soulfood

I have always liked to believe in subtlety. Anything too out there was vulgar, be it emotions or that unnecessary bling. There was a (subtle) judgement I had about that sort of attitude and therefore a superiority in all things … Continue reading →

Feeling invincible, this Mothers Day

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Soulfood

I am watching you take a walk on the meandering path of a deep pine forest in Mussorie, hand in hand with your grandmom. As I watch your back, I can’t help but feel nostalgic in this very moment, knowing … Continue reading →

Make you biggest fear your greatest strength

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Soulfood

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” – Rumi But only if you let it. Death is certain and all around us. Yet we go through life pretending we will live forever. Nature gives us chances to remember the … Continue reading →

Getting Over the Guilt of Motherhood

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Soulfood

“I occasionally put my children to bed without reading them a story. Some days, all they ate was crap because I couldn’t muster the energy to cook from scratch. I lied to them on occasion to manipulate their behaviour for … Continue reading →

Always wear your invisible crown. Or disappear

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Soulfood

Did you ever know that you could watch yourself disappear? This doesn’t even involve a magic trick. It’s just a matter of consistently practising self depreciating behaviour over a period of time. Remember that time when you didn’t even recall … Continue reading →

Clearing the clutter

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Soulfood

Getting out of town is the surest way of getting back on track. Stronger and more sensible. Mostly anyways. This time when I got back from my French family vacation, I came back wiser. During our short stop at Brussels, I realised that … Continue reading →

Maybe life gives us second chances, even after death

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Soulfood

I know the story of a young man who died too soon . He had two small children and a beautiful wife . His life was taken away one dreadful night by some careless drunk on the road . I … Continue reading →