We are a product of our upbringing. I am my father’s daughter, and here’s a little window into what makes me.
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We're different but one. We're diverse but united. We're intricately & uniquely joined together by the bond of humanity. How do we brace ourselves in the face of such loss and stand stronger despite the quiver in our hearts and spirit?
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Knowledge is important because knowledge empowers change. If we didn’t know our brains could change, we would be content with knowing that our brain is fixed at birth or childhood, and if we are unhappy about how we are as a person - the way we think, behave and react, we would feel helpless about changing ourselves. Knowing that neuroplasticity is at work in our lives, gives us the hope and tools to utilize that and change our lives for the better.
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We are not bound by our fears, weaknesses, shortcomings. We can change our brain every second, minute, day. We can change the way we think, act and behave. We could be better humans.
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America isn’t just home to the brave and free, it is also a land of friendly smiles and warm greetings. I learnt a couple of cultural lessons with regards to pedestrians and road behaviors which serve me fine and well as I reside in this land.
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We loved and laughed, fought and cried
We lived and stayed, travelled and explored
We battled our demons, trampling them underfoot
We are the best of friends, closest of confidants.
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Choice presents hope, options, and freedom; the absence of which restraints and limits.
Space is crucial in allowing room for psychological and mental wellness, which creates the foundation for good decisions.
State of mind is the platform upon which creativity and productivity either grow or diminish exponentially.
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I see now that despair has a color
Red against a wall of black,
she is bruised and vulnerable.
Despair is the color purple.
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Your greatness lies within. Stop looking to others for validation. Be your best self. You are more than enough.
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He didn’t teach me how to cook - he taught me how to live.
No matter how each city presents its unglamorous side (homeless encampments throughout the city, the unbearable stench of urine on sidewalks, displays of neuroticism, widespread smashed windows and car break-ins), there is always a redemptive factor or two. For me I found it in daily writing meetups in this city and the wonderful people who chooses to devote several hours of their day to come together and hunker down on their projects collectively.
I met Bernard, a chef, in a writing meetup in San Francisco. He taught me a big lesson about life.
June 2019 finds me in London and baring my heart.
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Life isn't always spectacular and neither should we expect it to be, contrary to the highlight reel we see on social media of great places, experiences, food and culture experienced by others.
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Two car break-ins and all my precious possession, memories and hard work stolen, I felt like a part of me had died.
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Close to 800,000 people die from suicide every year. That is one person every 40 seconds. Suicide is a global phenomenon and occurs throughout the lifespan. But here’s a hope, a silver lining: we are not predetermined at birth. Nothing is fixed, not at birth, not during childhood. It's how we think, behave, adapt and change that determines how we get on in life. Our brains are constantly changing, we are constantly evolving. We can change every second, minute, day.
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Technology has changed the way we interact with each other. Gratification comes through dopamine, and I wonder why interaction with a human being in the flesh isn’t as gratifying as the “ding” of notifications on our phone.
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Each person we meet tells a story, if we only ask. She’s lived over 20 years in London, and has never set foot in the British Library.
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In this sixth article I’m writing on the topic of the rise of loneliness and depression as a societal malaise and proposing solutions for it, I highlight outstanding individuals who have lived through and triumphed over depression to achieve great successes in life, often to the bewilderment of their closest friends and kin who wonder, how do you do that with depressive disorder? This is so we are aware that our demons don’t always win. We always have an upper hand when we take control of our situations, no matter how dark and bleak.
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Communication begets information and knowledge. We speak to and communicate with one another in order to learn more about each other. Both in verbal and written form. I’m no different. I have an insatiable need to communicate my thoughts and ideas to as many people around me as possible. Here are some, from the land of the Queen.
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At a recent business conference, a successful female CEO told the crowd, “If Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Brothers and Sisters, we wouldn’t have gotten into the mess of 2008.” The audience laughed uncomfortably, but it’s true. From the COO of Facebook to the woman who runs the largest ridesharing platform in the world to the first openly gay Prime Minister, these women hold us in awe of their rise to power and prominence.
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Between the years 2009 and 2019, I wrote many journals and several poems, here are 3 selected poems I dug out from my archives as well as a recently written one I’d like to share with you. The poems echo a heartfelt prose of aloneness, beauty of nature and lost love.
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