• #FridayReflections - Daring Greatly

    Saying A Big YES To The Adventure Of My Life

    How can I live a big YES to the adventure of my life? That’s a question I came across recently on Gratefulness.org. And I had to ask a counter question. What is the adventure of my life? Would you laugh if I told you that it was ‘living authentically‘? Remember that story of the little boy who called out that the emperor was not wearing any clothes, when the rest of the crowd pretended that he was wearing the finest robes? What made that boy say that? Simple. He stated the truth. I’m not sure what happened to the boy…

  • #FridayReflections - Daring Greatly

    Our Guest House #FridayReflections #RumiInspired

    I wrote ‘Our Guest House’ sometime in October 2009. Today’s #FridayReflections prompt sparked off the memory and I decided to share it with you. Our Guest House Here’s a look at our lives in 2009. In August, José started a fever that turned out to be cerebral malaria (Plasmodium falciparum). Having had an uncle in a coma a few years back with this same illness, I was scared. I’m still not used to Mumbai and the thought of hospitalizing José and running back and forth on my own, plus taking care of Pablo was a bit too much. I asked my…

  • Authenticity - Daring Greatly

    This Is Bravery #MondayMusings #DaringGreatly

    This is Bravery? There are daysThat you don’t want to wake upKnowing full well whatThe day ahead will bring. Deadlines and choresYou can deal withProjects and planningSeem a breeze. It’s the inner workThat can sap youOf energy and leave youFeeling weak and vulnerable. Facing reality of your pastAdmitting that itAffects your presentMore than you’ve realized. Owning those feelingsOf inadequacyFacing those demonsThat haunt you. Sleepless nightsRestless thoughtsSelf-doubtFear and anger. This is bravery Yet you press onGoing further inwardDaring to faceYour own vulnerability. Owning your storyAcknowledging the partYou played in deeplyHurting your soul. Speaking of your hurtAnd learning to letThe light shine…