ReflectionsOfPratibha
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Letter 5: Friends – the lifelines we choose
Dear Daughter, Friends are the lifelines we choose for ourselves. Sometimes, even stronger than relatives. Throughout life – school, college, work – you’ll meet many people. Some will stay, most won’t. And that’s okay. Your world will look very different… Continue reading
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Letter 4 – Boredom is the route to creativity
Dear Daughter, You were born into a world that moves so fast. I still remember how, barely few years old, you picked up a phone and played Subway Surfers as if you already knew it. Your generation just gets technology.… Continue reading
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Letter 3 – Trust your inner voice
Dear Daughter, One thing that will help you enormously in life is learning to listen to your heart – what many people call their inner voice or gut feeling. Our mind and body work in incredible ways, and for reasons… Continue reading
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Letter 2 – Real beauty comes from within
Dear Daughter, Today I want to share a small secret with you – life becomes fulfilling when we stop complicating it. Let me give you a simple example. If we want to be healthy and look our best, the basics never… Continue reading
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Letter 1 – A quiet beginning to a lifetime of conversations
Dear beta (daughter), Getting a human life is one of the most beautiful gifts of this universe. But what we make of it – the choices, the courage, the kindness – that part is entirely ours. Now that you’ve turned… Continue reading
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Journey, Destination and Destiny…
Nostalgia hits you hard when you least expect it. That lump in the throat. That faint smile. That flash of memory that takes you decades back. Recently, I took a train journey again – something I hadn’t done in years.It… Continue reading
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Cookie box and childhood..
Yaadein cookies ke box ki tarah hoti hain. Ek baar dibba khula toh sirf ek cookie nahi kha paoge… (Memories are like a box of cookies. Once you open it, you can’t stop at just one). For me, Hyderabad is… Continue reading
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Quiet beauty of early mornings..
Have you ever noticed the quiet beauty of early mornings? When I step out before the city fully wakes up, it’s the small, subtle signs of life already in motion that catches my attention:A woman unlocking her shop shuttersA man… Continue reading
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Hand blender and a life lesson
The first task in my first corporate job? Packing gift boxes! Yes you read that right but it gave a lifelong lesson. There were four of us, newly hired – excited, motivated, and honestly over the moon because it was… Continue reading
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Rakshabandhan and memories…
Rakshabandhan, every year, arrives like a joyful reminder that the most magical time of the year is here – the festival season, stretching from August to November. This year, it will run right through October. As I slowly begin to… Continue reading
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