Hint: She is a ghost of my past but she is not scary, only lost. — This morning I hit the count of 100. It was a milestone. An intentional one. If you have not come across my previous posts, I have goal posts for everything I can control. I set out to write 100 articles but not so soon. What happened is that I started…

I am a die-hard fan of the ‘you can do anything at any age’ mantra. Yet there was one skill where I was failing my own daily affirmation : cycling. Like any other child, I was also gifted a bicycle, but I was also often sick. Time flew, I became…

Life Lessons from Everywhere — September 23 edition — It sounds easy but that’s how it should be — things we want badly can not be rushed, the people we want to be with shouldn't be forced to stay, and our dreams will take time but we should let the stars decide — Shanny Dey 2. Forgiveness doesn't mean…

Through forgiveness, we find grace and self-love — On injustice To be able to forgive is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. I don’t forgive easily, and it is not because I am petty. But I feel injustice deep down in my soul and it causes me to hold grudges. Yes, life is unfair, move on. I…

There is no right answer, but often there is a good enough choice. — In life, we are making decisions all the time; what to wear for work today, what to cook tonight, and where to go on vacations (if we can afford it in this current economic climate that is). …

Encounters — Conversations that lead to self-discovery — ‘Are you from India?”, she asked once I settled in the car. No, I replied for the 25,000th time. From Mauritius. ‘Maurisu? In Assia?, she said in her thick accent. I am from Africa, I am African, I said. You? She looks perplexed. But the colour of your skin same…

To touch someone’s heart with words is the greatest gift for an amateur writer — On a gloomy Monday morning, I was having mitigated feelings about the falling temperature, I knew I was done with the scorching heat of the past week but I could not fully embrace the fact that cold winter days are coming. But when I logged onto Medium, a sense of…

A quest to find what makes me happy led to precious life wisdom. — I am surrounded by smart people and some of us live in a state of semi-contentment and semi-sadness. It is like we are blessed and cursed at the same time. And if you have ever wondered (or Googled), if smart people can be happy then this post is for you…

Untapped potential is not a myth — What if we are in the wrong environment? Maybe we are so close but not there yet? Maybe that is why we can feel it but still cannot put a finger on it. I recently wrote about attempting dance classes as a beginner. The advantage of having an unlimited pass…