Here is my cancer story.
Setting Boundaries & giving space.
This is a vital aspect in any relationship, to keep boundaries and give space to each other. I mean, specially in a country like Pakistan, where people are diving into other peoples’ businesses, as if it is their own. People think nothing of interfering in other people’s lives. Going into people’s homes and looking into …
Gut Feelings
Most of us are born with this gut feeling. In fact, I’ve seen, that children are really good at it. It’s the same thing with animals. They instinctively know, if a situation, or a person is dubious or not trustworthy. There may be no logical reason for it, but they are quick to know the …
My Daughters, my Mentors.
Reverse mentoring is something I love to do. It is the concept of learning new things from youngsters in our lives. Mainly these are our children. After all, we taught them a lot when they were young. Now, it is their turn to teach us. We just need to be more patient and tolerant. The benefit is definitely ours!
Writing process or catharsis…
You have noticed that I’m writing lesser blog posts these days? – Or you didn’t, as you don’t read anyways! It’s okay if you don’t. You can read them another time. But, its me who has to keep writing. I’ve found that it is a catharsis for me. Writing is a process for deep cleansing. …
Staying High spirited in Corona times
Over a year into the Covid19 times, in spite of the vaccinations, people are feeling the stress. Here are a few tried out ways to keep your spirits high, in spite of the times we are living in.
Life changes and My YouTube Channel
Hi Everyone! Ramzan is going on as usual since it started on April 14th. 2021. I’m wide awake at 1.45 am now, just tapping away at my laptop as I’ve still got an hour and a half till Sehri, ( it is the breakfast which we have at this hour.) Thought I might as well …
Empty Nest – fresh phase in life.
A blessed time in life when the children have moved to their own homes. While we are facing an empty nest, we need to realize that it is a sort of a liberation for us. It is also a time to celebrate the success of one of life’s greatest projects that we took on, having children and helping them to grow into successful and responsible citizens of this planet.
Haseena Moin -the legendary script writer.
Haseena Moin has been one of the legendary script writers of Pakistan Television. Her block buster plays are still loved. She ruled the Pakistani television screen during the seventies, eighties and nineties. Her humor and characters are still fondly remembered. Her death is a great loss to this industry. In this post I’ve shared an article which I wrote on Haseena Moin which was published in The Nation, from Islamabad, in 1998. I had interviewed her in Karachi.
