Growing up, whenever faced with difficult people, unpleasant behaviors, or any toxic situation capable of disturbing the peace of mind…a piece of advice given the most often in our household were these timeless words of wisdom coming from the ethos … Continued
Why are zoos places that only children visit? Why bird watching is a hobby that only retired people have? Are we really that busy? When we check our daily screen time on our phones, we know, that we are clearly … Continued
Almost half a century after nine times Grammy award winner singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell released her beautiful song “Big Yellow Taxi” in late sixties, the song that went on to become an environmental anthem in the pop culture then, unfortunately, the … Continued
When Joni Mitchell penned the lyrics of “Big yellow taxi” – a song that went on to become popular culture’s environmental anthem for decades to come, even World Environment Day (June 5) had not started as an annual event. When she wrote the song, the … Continued
Probably it was a one-liner joke, meant to be just laughed at. When I read it though, laughter was not my first reaction. What he said is witty and amusing of course, but I think it comes from a philosophical … Continued
Until recently when I accidentally stumbled upon this quote by him, I didn’t know Mitch Hedberg. He was an American comedian, who most likely said this during one of his stand-up acts. My fake plants died because I did … Continued
It was a particularly cold day in early February last year. Coronavirus was still just something that happened in China, but I was not in the best of spirits. I had my own gloominess before it got blended with the … Continued
I vividly remember that little, solitary Daffodil plant standing daintily under a leafless winter tree. The irony is, you remember those frames most distinctly, that you terribly regret not clicking and converting into a photograph. It was a particularly cold … Continued
Nature has a fine, meticulous and just right use of every tiny thing that belongs to her. Every stagnant moment of a bleak, chilly day, every tiny snowflake, every gentle ray of the first warm light of the year – … Continued