The second wave has swept across the country and it is sparing no one. We are not living in just a lockdown, we are living in a permanent state of fear and dread. There is no normal any more. How can there be- when 'positive' has become a negative. When oxygen is not something that … Continue reading Dodging Bullets in a Pandemic
Mood swings are tricky. You never know where they can land you. One moment you may be all tra-la-lala, I'm on top of the world and the very next you're wallowing in despair at the bottom of a deep, dark well. I though that battling my way through years of menopause would have prepared me … Continue reading ETERNAL CONFUSION OF THE CONFLICTED MIND (written on July 24th 2020)
I have this little black book which comes with a nice, black pen that I keep tucked away in a location conveniently within reach. If I reach out for it and it doesn't slip into my hand, my heart skips several beats. That number is only rivalled by the beats it skips when I can't … Continue reading The Bewildering world of P@$$word$ (written on August 12th 20200
Most of us, at some point or other, have had conversations with ourselves or other people; silently and inside our heads. There are many advantages to this- we can rig the entire discussion in our favour, come up with awesome repartee delivered at just the right moment, rewind, fast- forward, pause and replay on a … Continue reading Of Not-So-One-Sided Conversations (written on September 30th 2020)
Disclaimer: This is a parody of one of my favourite poems and I make my apologies to Walter de la Mare! “Is there anybody there?” said the Teacher Tapping on the silent screen And her cursor in the silence moved across The names of participants in the meeting And more participants joined the meeting But … Continue reading The Listeners (just another online class with secondary school students)
So, this pandemic has been a great teacher and we have learnt many valuable lessons that will last us a life time and all that.I get it. I GET it. And I am grateful. Every day. For all my blessings. I couldn't be grateful-er, honest to God. But there are some blessings that are so … Continue reading The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Sunday mornings are special because of the Sunday paper. After a week of skimming through headlines and columns during the course of a busy work day, reading the Sunday paper at leisure is a ritual. First there's that reassuring patter of footsteps that announce the arrival of the newspaper boy. Which is then followed by … Continue reading Lock: down and in – a Sunday morning ritual shot to pieces.
To say that 2020 did not start well would be putting it mildly. But for me, the bad part started somewhere around June 2019 and just carried on from there. And no, there was no tragic incident that disrupted the even tenor of my life. But on the work front, I had started looking forward … Continue reading Lock: down and in- Be careful what you ask for and all that…
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