The First Step

When things get tough, the tough take only a moment to spiral down, brush off the dust, and bounce back even stronger. I am grateful for the warm arms that wrap around me on a rainy day and the feet I snuggle with. The sound of laughter when he tells me about his day in …

Favorite Season- Sakura

Hanami is here. The pink and the hues, I hope time stands still. Watching the wind blow over a group of cherry blossom trees. On a warm sunny day, wanting to capture the moment. My heart feels them fluttering, the petals small and unique. This feeling that things will improve, and the wind will blow …

Time management or Managing Time

Managing time can be challenging, especially if you struggle with procrastination; as someone who constantly puts things off until the last minute, writing this piece on time management was a personal test. Even as I write this, I have many tasks that I should have completed during the week but couldn't find the motivation. However, …

Public Speaking – A nightmare, or is it?

Standing before my class, I prepared to give a speech on why I should be class president. Suddenly, all eyes turned to me, glowing red and laughing before I woke up from my nightmare. I read online somewhere about how you should imagine your audience naked. Then, it didn't seem so funny, so even though …

International Self Care Day- July 24th.

We all know the importance of self-care - eating well, exercising, meditating, and the like. Social media is bursting with articles on the five habits to have, morning routines to follow, and three tips to get you moving. I don't want to bore you with the same old stuff in this digital age. Instead, let's …

Men’s Health Month.

As we commemorate women's accomplishments throughout March, it is equally vital to acknowledge Men's health month. A noteworthy initiative dubbed #parklikeadad is currently underway, urging men to engage in physical activity by sharing photographs of poorly parked vehicles.  While physical fitness is undeniably crucial, mental health should not be disregarded. During a recent conversation, a …

Choices that we make

Sometimes, when you have a dream and work hard towards it, the universe will make it come true. I never used to believe this until I saw my sister's dream come to life.  My sister is a teacher who has always loved the French language and culture. She started tutoring French while in college, and …

A note from my son’s teacher

Today I received a note from my son’s teacher asking me to meet her after his class. I have met her before and I know my son has his struggles but there is a point up to which I can push him and beyond that I am afraid even I am helpless. So I waited the …

Ma

Today as I looked at my phone, your eyes smiled back at me. You see, I passed your house today and I was tired and the traffic jam just outside your area begged me to stop and visit. I didn’t since you no longer reside there. Today was one of those days when work and …

Your measure of happiness.

We all have our insecurities. Hidden behind our mask. Too afraid to show. Happily dwelling in our fake display pictures. If only we didn’t judge one another. Maybe we would be kinder to ourselves. Nobody is perfect. Or so the saying goes. Then why do we have such high expectations from others? From ourselves? Our …