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Happy Women

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Sometimes with all that goes on in the world, I struggle a bit with what would be actually meaningful on Women’s Day. Here’s a proposal for men and women who’re …

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Poetry Pages

I am.. a Metaphor

December 9, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I have always written poetry. I have seldom ‘spoken’ my poetry. I have definitely never created a poem while speaking. Before this weekend 🙂 It came up during an interaction …

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Tarot Meditations November 2019
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Tarot Meditations: November 2019

November 3, 2019November 4, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I love when my cards talk like this. Last month’s reading showed that it was time for exploratory first steps towards making something real (Page of Pentacles). This month’s cards …

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The Null, the Full, the Spilling

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Most often experiences begin from the outside- something is experienced in the sensory world, and an internal response emanates. Other experiences begin on the inside- and then there is an …

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Tarot Meditations October 2019
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Tarot Meditations: October 2019

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

The cards this month bring a delightful energy we often hope for – new beginnings: 2 Page cards! One in the area of material reality/ abundance, and the other in …

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Tarot Meditations: August 2019

August 3, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

While tarot cards are commonly known as a tool for fortune-telling, it’s a delightful discovery to see their potency as a tool for meditation, personal insight and transformation. And it …

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Poetry Pages

Jumping Out of My Skin

April 21, 2019April 22, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I see this little girl from the window Wild arms in the air, And wild hair She jumps On the trampoline She jumps In somersaults She jumps The skipping rope And …

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The Sea and She: Acrylic

March 31, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

The image was flashing in my mind for some weeks now. It had to be night, it had to be by the sea, and she had to be wearing an …

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Everything Now
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Everything, Now

March 16, 2019March 17, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

It’s something like the first full day of spring. The sun’s burning so bright in its passion, like it’s finally coming out, after a lifetime. So bright upon everything. The …

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Fiction Files

She’s here

March 13, 2019 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

She won’t leave me alone. Is what it is. I didn’t call for her, yet here she is. My companion for the whole day it seems, no matter if it …

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The Utter Delight of Working from Home

December 27, 2018December 30, 2018 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Working from home is all about efficiency. It helps you fully realize your capacity to disappoint ALL stakeholders in your life (personal and professional) simultaneously.

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Runners Secrets
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These Runners

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

These runners.. if they are doing it right (running, that is), you wouldn’t dare intrude to ask them any questions. Not even if the runner is yourself. It is in …

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Fiction Files

My Free Hour and I

June 7, 2018June 8, 2018 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Even till the last minute that he showed up, I kept guessing whether or not we would actually come face to face after all- my free hour, and I. Yup, …

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Fiction Files

She and I

May 28, 2018May 29, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I came upon her as I had been walking in the forest. We find each other now and then, she and I. Who knows what triggers it. Every time I …

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Meaningful Life
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My-Way: The Quest to Craft Meaningful Lives

March 15, 2018April 2, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

Maybe it’s just me, maybe it’s the stage of life (what is ‘just on the other side of 30 called these days?), maybe it’s the stage(s) of life of people …

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Tough Moms Ad: Going All Out the Wrong Way

February 25, 2018April 2, 2018 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

All-Out recently produced an ad asking people to stand in support of mothers when they are being tough with their children to drive home important life-lessons. While the message itself …

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Runners Secrets
Poetry Pages

On Showing Up

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Showing up says That I can move beyond  My like and dislike my fear or distrust

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Slow Living.. What, Why, How

January 22, 2018April 2, 2018 - by Shefali - 6 Comments.

Three years into this blog, now is a good time to pause and re-examine my personal meaning of slow living, as well as the whether/ why/ how of it.

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The Universe says Happy New Year

January 3, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

On the eve of the new year, I wrote about how it is only the lone individual trying to pull together the universe and time and their own life. While …

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Poetry Pages

Starburst

December 31, 2017 - by Shefali - 1 Comment

Sometimes, the end of a year can be Like the middle of a sentence

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Books & Beyond

My Daughters’ Mum, by Natasha Badhwar

November 29, 2017 - by Shefali - 1 Comment

I had started this blog somewhere in 2015, and in the early days I was easing into this strange sensation of hearing myself verbalize some things which I wasn’t aware …

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Hair-raising conversations..

November 22, 2017 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

They say a woman who has cut her hair is about to change her life. Every now and then, I have this urge to cut my hair really short. The …

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Not to be, to be

November 8, 2017 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

You are this person in your mind. You do certain things, which define who you are and what values you hold… except in that particular situation when you didn’t do …

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Secret Superstar.. Simply Superb!

October 28, 2017 - by Shefali - 4 Comments.

We watched the movie Secret Superstar last week, and I have been monitoring its box office collections since then (something I never do) because I so want it to succeed! …

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