When I watched global health and development expert Alanna Shaikh's TED Talk I was very moved. Alana spoke about her very real fear of getting Alziehmer's, as she watched her father deteriorate from this illness. So Alanna, while taking preventive measures, has decided that she will prepare herself for it by changing what she does for fun, improving her physical strength and trying to become a better person. This particular line in her talk struck me deeply: “I need a heart so … [Read more...]
You Are So Much Stronger Than You Think
June 30, 2012 By 56 Comments
You are so much stronger than you think. Karuna smiled wryly as she wrapped the motivational poster with these words, to give to her friend, Nisha, who was going through heartbreak. "The time has come to let this poster go to someone who needs it more than I do," Karuna said to herself. She couldn't help but recall the story behind the poster. She was in her late twenties, had just quit a boring job and was following her heart working with troubled young people. As part of her new mission … [Read more...]
100 Words: Too Good
May 19, 2012 By 56 Comments
"I'm going with my parents to meet the girl they want me to marry." he said. Sheila's head reeled. Wasn't she the girl he wanted to marry? Hadn't he told her that she was his soul-mate? She ranted, she raved, she pleaded but he went anyway. He met the girl and a few weeks later he married her. Sheila was heart-broken. She had lost her best friend and the man she thought was her partner for life. "Perhaps, I'm not good enough for him," she thought. Years later, she knows the truth. She was too … [Read more...]
An Easter Reflection
April 7, 2012 By 38 Comments
This evening I was asking my mom how come we didn’t have any recollection in preparation for the Easter triduum. I felt my soul dry and asked God for relief. I rummaged my treasures from my memories and the books I read and three things came to my mind… Of Crabs, Onions And Caterpillar Columns: An Easter Reflection By: Melissa Tandoc I remembered my grandmother, when I was three, recounting Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “The Onion,” a fable from The Brothers Karamazov: Once upon a time … [Read more...]
