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“I’m Doing This for Me” and Other Beauty Industry Myths
On why we’re led to believe that we wear makeup for ‘ourselves’, examining choice feminism, accepting that humans will always love beauty, and a little mom-guilt on the side.
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To err is human; to reflect, divine
Some year-end thoughts about the world we live in and whether / how we ought to DO SOMETHING about it.
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The Christmas Truce – “I ask that the guns may fall silent”
On a treasured, history-making moment at Christmas time in 1914, from the trenches of World War I. The Christmas Truce is something I’ll be thinking of a lot this season especially, as the world once again is in the ugly shadows of war at Christmas.
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Ritually speaking
On why we need rituals, routines, and habits. And how to discover new rituals for yourself that give your life meaning.
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Some thoughts about decisions
Making decisions does not come easy to me. Good ones especially. Here are some insights from the past year.
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World pain
On coping with the fact that our world will never live up to our expectations and will always, always carry a deep pain with it. And we carry that pain too – sometimes more heavily than other times. This is one of those times for me.
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The arrows of misery
Questions on pain and optional(?) suffering and whether we ought to be pessimists, optimists or realists – no answers though. Only questions.
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Friendship Stuff
A quick and dirty guide to making new friends, keeping your friendships going, and deciding whether it’s time to let go.
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The unfinishable projects of our lives
A collection of thoughts and musings on the cyclical nature of life and the many beautiful things to be found in the midst of it.
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What Moving Taught Me About Myself
By Sonia Rebecca Menezes I’ve been shuttling between Bombay and Goa for months now, and every time I land in Bombay I get asked a version of the same question. How’s Goa? Do you miss it here? Do you regret leaving? And every single time, I find myself coming up with the same answers. They’re…
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Taking pictures, making memories
We take pictures to remember moments and preserve them – but is our obsession with memory-hoarding hampering our ability to remember?