Letters to My Daughter
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Letter 23 – The letter I hope You never need..
Dear Daughter, In my last letter, I wrote about what love looks like. Today I want to write about its shadow – heartbreak. I hope you never need this letter. But since no one can predict anything, I want you… Continue reading
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Letter 20 – Not everyone who calls you friend, means it
You’re almost there. In few months, you’ll be living with strangers, eating meals with people whose last names you don’t know yet, and trying to figure out which corridor leads to which classroom while pretending you already know. It will… Continue reading
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Letter 18 – The real freedom is having a choice
Dear Daughter, The world you’re growing up in is better than the one I grew up in, which was better than the one before that. But don’t let that fool you into thinking the work is done. Even today, in… Continue reading
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Letter 13 – Never measure yourself on someone else’s scale
A mother’s letter to her daughter on how to not fall for comparison trap in life. Continue reading
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Letter 12 – Don’t miss the Mangoes and Litchi’s
80 summers. That’s roughly what we get. A mother’s letter on why life is lived in years – and how skills, emotions, relationships, money and health all quietly compound while we’re busy counting days. Continue reading
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Letter 11 – Relationship with Self
Before you can build good relationships with others, you need to understand your body, mind, and values. A mother’s letter on self-acceptance, identity, and learning to truly know yourself. Continue reading
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Letter 10 – 3 things that truly matter in life
Health, relationships, and skills – a mother writes to her daughter about the only three things that genuinely shape the quality of a life, and why everything else is just noise. Continue reading
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Letter 7 – If I have to teach you just one thing
After 40+ years of living, a mother says if she could teach her daughter just one thing, it would be this: taking full ownership of your life is where everything begins. Continue reading
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Letter 6 – Magic of true women friendships
Women friendships are unlike any other. A mother writes about the rare, deep bonds between women – how to find them, keep them, and know the difference between real and fake. Continue reading
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Letter 5: Friends – the lifelines we choose
Real friendship takes effort, honesty, and the courage to let go of people who don’t deserve you. A mother’s honest letter on building friendships that last a lifetime. Continue reading
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