Today, being the first day of fasting in Pakistan, I’m sharing the experience of my past Ramzans with you. It is indeed a month of rejoicing and joy. That is mainly because you give a lot of charity this month .
How to handle the dangers of life in your sixties
My last blog, about life in one’s sixties painted the rosy side of being in your sixties https://shireengheba.com/?s=sixties, this one shows the other dangerous side. Once you are aware of the dangers, you will learn how to handle them safely, and fly through them. Yes, each one comes with its own solutions. In fact, every …
All good things arriving at once
Everything comes with its side work. So, when dreams come true, we have to work on them later too. In all our rushing around getting things done, remember, this is what you had dreamed of. Stop cribbing and complaining. Enjoy it for what it is. What did you think, a dream will come true, and there will be nothing left for you to do about it? Exactly! Just enjoy what you already have, use it with appreciation and care. Value the good relations you have and do the needful in a grac
eful way.
Life surprises.
A post sharing my current challenging situation of getting back to my blogging. The handicaps faced recently were a big surprise and have taken their own time to get me back to my normal state. Lets hope I can finally get back on track of my writing life.
Happy New Year, 2025
A round up of 2024 here, as most of the time I wasn’t here. Losing my Mother during that time has been the most heart wrenching part of it. Otherwise, God blessed me in every way, as you see.
Ending with sharing of my aspirations for this year 2025. May God bless each of you and myself, along with our families. May our dreams come true. May sanity prevail in the world. It gets pretty scary sometimes. As my mother always said, ‘Life is as you make it!’
Happy new year!
Disheartening times.
Honestly, seeing the current political scenario in Pakistan, one does feel disheartened. Its sad, but that is how it feels. When all that you have believed in, and all that you’ve lived by is turned upside down. When suddenly black is white and white is black, you wonder where you stand in all this. If …
Election scenario Pakistan 2024
Writing a blog post in an everchanging scenario is challenging. Yet, I’ve started it, and want to complete it now. It is 11.00 am, Friday 9th of February. I started this post a couple of days ago, and kept writing, as I went to vote. Now, let me complete this. Firstly, illiteracy and democracy doesn’t …
What now?
Its end of January 2024 already, have I got my bearings yet? My dear, we got to do some self-counselling and get on with our lives. In spite of all that is happening around us. Locally and internationally. No matter how hard it may seem, we have to keep going. In uncertain times, we need …
New Year 2024 feelings
You can’t say ‘Happy new year’ during a genocide, can you? So, it’s a strange feeling these days. Specially at this end of the world. Look at it from any perspective, from any angle. In such situations, when there are too many dichotomies around me, I need to have a one-on-one chat with myself. ‘Where …