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Letter 11 – Relationship with Self
Dear Daughter, We, as human beings, are wired to be social animals.The need to belong is primal – almost instinctive. From school to college, and later through work, marriage, family, and society, we are constantly looking for ways to connect.… Continue reading
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Letter 10 – 3 things that truly matter in life
Dear daughter, As you grow in life, you will slowly learn what truly matters. The world you are growing up in is full of noise – endless content, opinions, comparisons, and distractions. I’m writing this letter to help you see… Continue reading
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Letter 9 – Let’s talk about failure
Dear Daughter, No one tells you what to do after you’ve tried your best and still failed. The world teaches you how to dream. How to chase goals. How to celebrate success. But it stays strangely silent about loss. About… Continue reading
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Letter 7 – If I have to teach you just one thing
Dear Daughter, After 40+ years on this planet, if I were asked to name just one trait that helps you not only survive but truly thrive, I would choose a single word: Ownership. The day we take ownership in our… Continue reading
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Letter 6 – Magic of true women friendships
Dear Daughter, Today I want to talk to you about having women as friends.I believe women friends are like nature itself. They can be the sea – embracing you wholly, whether you are happy or sad, whether you’re facing a… 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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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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