And taking the joy out of it — “Perfectionism spells paralysis.” — Winston Churchill It has been days since you’ve been trying to write something, but all you’ve managed to do is stare at the blank screen in front of you. You come up with ideas but end up dismissing those as unoriginal. You can’t write what everybody…

To tell, or not to tell — Personal stories intrigue me. I love how a well-written story manages to stir up emotions and feelings inside its readers. It helps you experience what the writer felt in the first place. It encourages you to write a personal narrative of your own, even if you’re an introvert. You’ll feel…

And she’s finding it extremely hard to digest the harsh realities of life — What happens when we teach our kids to see things in black and white? When we tell them what is right and wrong from a young age. Do we even think about how they’ll react when they see the absurdities and the contradictions? My daughter’s fifteen now and she’s becoming…

I hate to break it to you, but there’s no such thing as a perfect parenting guide — Parenthood has its joys and excitement. It can also make you extremely anxious and stressed, especially if you are a new parent. Certain beliefs and myths add to the pressure that new parents are already facing. …

But they’ll fill your soul with immense joy. — Years ago, I read something that put a smile on my face. It said, “Whoever said money can’t buy happiness didn’t know where to shop.” What do you think? Is happiness linked with how much money we have? Money is important no doubt about that, but is it everything? From…

#6. Trust your instincts — always — My little boy turned eleven just days ago. As I try to make sense of how time has flown by, I’m left baffled. It still feels like yesterday when I held him in my arms for the first time. Yet when I look at him, I’m reminded of how much…

Live every moment as if it were your last — Yesterday my eleven-year-old son asked me to tuck him in bed and to stay with him until he was asleep. I was busy trying to get through my to-do list for the day and didn’t want the interruption to get me off track. But then I remembered. It had been…

There are some things Gen Z may never get to experience — I’ve just realized that my ten-year-old son has no idea how to use a dictionary. For his homework, he had to find meanings of difficult words from a pocket dictionary and he had absolutely no idea how to do it. “Why go through the hassle when you could easily ask…

They might be part of the bigger picture; to make you the person you are today — Nothing had gone according to plan that day. I’d already had enough of the uncertainty and anxiety caused by the recent turn of events. …