**A version of this post first appeared on Indiaanya.** One subject has been on my mind recently. It haunts me and seems to follow my every online interaction – it pops up in news articles and has been in the limelight for a while now – abortion. I have read articles on both sides of…
Category: Thoughts
Does My Work Define Me?
**This post first appeared on Indiaanya** The subject of ‘work’ is a thorny one for women especially, given the current brouhaha on feminism and a woman’s role. Does work define a woman’s worth (or even a man’s for that matter; but for the sake of this article I will focus on women and work)? How…
Dawdling Along
With my 8th month almost ending, things are beginning to slow down rather than speed up, which is rather annoying. To begin with, since I’ve cleaned out every conceivable storage space in my house, packed my hospital bag, bought all baby essentials, and prepared (as much as possible) for any eventuality, there is basically nothing…
The Conversation
My Soul met my Mind and said: S: Stop it! M: What do you mean? S: What you’re thinking right now… Just stop. M: (defensively) But I’m not thinking anything in particular. S: Yes you are. That’s why you’re feeling negative and frustrated. M: Umm… You don’t understand all that I have on my plate…
The Balm
Pain is a terrible tormentor. Sometimes when I’m in acute physical pain because of this illness, I’m filled with all kinds of unhappy thoughts – there is anger, mixed with fear and self-pity, and the outpouring of that unholy mess are faithless, bitter, sinful words. As I was tossing and turning and trying to find…
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