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If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is “Thank you”, it will be enough.

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  If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is “Thank you”, it will be enough.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™ My heartiest sense of gratitude to all my patients who have been my inspiration, my readers who inspired me to continue writing with their positive feedback and the team of editors who helped me put across my words at the end of the series of 52 articles. As we are approaching the end of 2021, the year has many stories to tell – stories of consequential moments of the year. People left jobs while organizations began returning to offices. If 2020 was ''unprecedented,'' then this year was a roller coaster ride. As we look back, 19th March 2020 - We started facing a global health crisis like one never seen before. COVID-19 was killing people, as well as attacking the real economy at its core – trade, supply chains, businesses, and jobs.  Entire countries and cities were in lockdown.  Borders were closing.  Companies were struggling to stay in business and families were simply s

Am I Responsible for My Aging Parents and My Grown Up Kids?

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  Am I Responsible for My Aging Parents and My Grown Up Kids? The idea that life is circular has been around for a long time. From the changing seasons to birth and death, life is an unending cycle. Throughout the centuries, people have found innumerable ways to represent this concept. We humans are bound to it just as firmly. As we get older, so do our parents and other loved ones. We take care of parents while nurturing our kids, they grow up looking at how we mindfully deal with our responsibilities Nearly half of adults in their 30s and 40s have a parent 60 or older and are either raising a young child or financially supporting a child. According to the Research about 1 in 7 is financially supporting both an aging parent and a child.  The dual role to play at some point in life. And it’s a challenge sandwich generation has to face.   There could be constant juggling of thoughts Am I being loving and attentive enough?  Are my children becoming spoiled?  Are my parents ha