Tag Archives: memories
Our Sweet Memory
There are few things I love more than cake. My family didn’t have much money while living in India, but whenever I asked, “Whose happy birthday is it?” my uncle, Shyam, would say it was his, then splurge on a … Continue reading
Thank you
I texted my father — our first message in months — asking if the link he had sent to an online photo album was real. He said it was. I selected the first photo: Two-year-old me, smiling wide, nestled in … Continue reading
Abba, Father
The scene belonged on a funny Father’s Day card. As a dad muscled a lawn mower ahead of him with one hand, he expertly towed a child’s wagon behind him with the other. In the wagon sat his three-year-old daughter, … Continue reading
She’s Got the Look
She’s Got the Look: Try something for me: Put on a pair of sweatpants and pretend they’re your sexiest pair of jeans. See how it feels to be the source of your confidence- to do that emotional work instead of … Continue reading
Mindful Conditions
Yes. Mindfulness doesn’t make us happier exactly, but it helps us know clearly when we are happy and when we are unhappy, and that means we are less likely to perpetuate our own suffering through doing things that make ourselves … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 