My Diary

Growing up as an army kid, we changed schools, friends, homes, neighborhood every 3 years. It never felt starnge and we sort of looked forward to meet new people, places, new food, new rooms, new everything. As if this newness will take away all negative and make space for better. But as i grow old, my heart looks forward to change yet resists the same in mind. So why this duality? Guess its got to do with the comfort level we reach doing the same things over and over again. It makes us feel secure to be with the same set of people, same routine, same challenges (which will be victories with a lil work ;-)), it helps us expect the expected, while the unexpected scares us. Yet, the heart will always leap to do something new, something more, push a little harder, rough it out, go out of the comfort zone and create the unbelievable. How you reach your balance is totally an individual calling. Nevertheless, it is magical when you reach out for new beginnings and sometimes even create his...

By far the best skill as a working mom I have developed and still working upon is being adjusting and flexible. Years of working in corporate taught how change management and survival is so important wherever you go. As a mom you have to learn to adjust everyday to new callings of your child and be flexible at the same time. This skill helps raise your children and listen to their point of view n budge from ur own notions of right n wrong. It helps adjust in new terrain, new cultures and new working environments. As a kid we traversed the country owing to dad being in a transferable job. I learnt of different cultures, cuisine, new friends every 3 years, new weather and new homes to boot. Yet the old stayed in our memory and life. The confluence of old and new kept happening and we became ones who had a rounded view on life. Here I dont deny that we truly missed being stationed at one place like so many of our cousins did. Yet, this moving around helped me in becoming who I am ...

I have relocated to a new city. I am the new lady in town. The culture, food habits, weather, traffic, language is all very different. Until now i was cocooned in my home town, i knew what to expect from the city, the people, the office... this is entirely new terrain to me....my work profile is different...life is now not easy, ITS FULL OF CHALLENGES. But, I, like many women my age and conditions was in a quandary as to continue working or call it a day. But i stuck to it, stuck to this job. Few years back my parents had a dream for me, i completed my engineering, did post grad and joined this public sector company after struggling and working for it real real hard....Should i give up this dream or should i use every bit of strength I have, to keep this job? I chose the latter. I don't have the support i had in my hometown, but i have thought of working at ways to sort things out and not let negativity creep in. When you are positive, god and forces around you help you in ways y...