Something About Anything

Our mind wanders so much. Not that I noticed it today but I wanted to share something with all of you. Something that occured to me when my mind was wandering around. To start with let me tell you how and why the wandering started. Of late I have started reading a lot of nonfiction books. But during this lockdown I didn't want to read any nonfiction but a fictional book. Unfortunately we don't have a huge collection of fiction and whatever we have I have already read it. So I got our Kindle to check if I have something that I wanted to re-read. And then I saw the book - Marley & Me by John Gregon. This is when my mind stopped being grumpy about not having any new fictional book and started travelling back to the time when I had first read this book. In 2008-09 we were in Winnipeg, Canada. The one thing that I still miss from Winnipeg is the huge public library. I read most books during my time in Winnipeg. I read Marley & Me, first time this year. People who know me wo...

I know you have heard this before but I feel it is even more important to disconnect to be connected in uncertain and challenging times like these. We are all locked inside our homes. We are not stepping out. We are not meeting people. We are missing our daily routines. It's not the usual holiday feeling when everyone is together having fun. We all have our work to do, then the household chores, homeschooling, and whatnot. It is really difficult right now balancing everything. But when I look at my daughter who will turn 9 this year, I feel really bad. The kids are stuck indoors with parents working, no play dates, no going out… just stuck indoors with their toys, games or some TV or video time. When the child is looking at this situation, it is no less than a time when every ones home, everyone together - only missing part is the fun that we usually have. I completely understand that we cannot stop working or we cannot stop doing the chores but when you disconnect from your work...