Progress

I don’t like listening to remixes of songs. I feel as if dissonance is imposed on the original, sweet, harmonious rhythm. But what about someone who has never heard the original, and needs fast music on the dance floor? It is tailor-made to suit their requirement. This is how progress happens – break the old … Continue reading Progress

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #310

Welcome back to another week of inspiration! The next prompt on 14th December, 2023 will be the last in this year. We will take a break and resume again on 4th January, 2024. PROMPT #310 The theme for this week is POWER. Here's some beautiful poetry on power. William Wordsworth, ‘The Power of Armies Is … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #310

IQ Testing

I remember taking a free online IQ test, and my score was 144 ... not sure how accurate, good or bad it was. The focus then shifted to emotional intelligence (EQ), but experts could not allocate numbers as scores. MBTI, Firo-B and many other tests followed. It was fun taking those tests after a long … Continue reading IQ Testing

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #309

Welcome back! PROMPT #309 - OPPOSITES The picture above depicts our theme for the week but is not the prompt. I scanned the net for poems on Opposites and was stuck at two brilliant lines, in a poem by Dzejnieks. It's just... Me sipping through dimensions.Both so different I consider them almost parallel. You can … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #309

Fragrance

Snow, sunshine, dewdrops or rainbowFlowers will always find a place to growNurture them when they grow in your heartPreservation for posterity is a tough art Flowers will always find a place to growwater them with hope; keep them wholepreservation for posterity is a tough artperfumers crush them to extract the soul water them with hope; … Continue reading Fragrance

Will emojis become a language?

Emojis are a new language just like coding and slang. The level of sophistication differs in each of the above case. SLANG Slang includes a lot of abbreviations, and the issue is those alphabets can indicate multiple words. ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing It can also mean Residents of Foreign Lands, if you … Continue reading Will emojis become a language?

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #308

At the outset, let me thank each participant, reader and visitor on this blog for enriching my life in some way - knowingly or unknowingly. It is great to know what someone across the seven seas, someone I may never meet physically thinks and how they respond to my words. It is enlightening to know … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #308

Ghosted

Did anyone notice I'm missing today?The garden is blooming, butterflies at playGrass covers the few footsteps I left behindNo grudges against me, no axes to grindIt will grow anyway; and branches will sway Let me crack open the sun and weighGravity weakened; I’m turning greyI'll mingle with clouds, take time to rewindNo one knows I'm … Continue reading Ghosted

A Father Listens

“Our vision of the future is quite often, a projection of our past experience, and this is the only reason for disappointment, heartbreak and relationship failures”, Manil wonders if his son’s words emanate from wisdom or vested interest. “In absence of this connection, how do I visualize the future? Won’t it be a fairy tale … Continue reading A Father Listens

Mapping Genomes

I attended a webinar by the founders of mapmygenome and they spoke about choosing the right career by analyzing your genomes. Their website shows they are now working on health concerns. I am curious to know if this test could supplement the numerous assessments carried out by career guidance sites for students. So, I read … Continue reading Mapping Genomes