Author malathy

We battle with others, thru words, looks and silences..  We battle with ourselves constantly.. The more I thought about why we battle with others and ourselves, only one reason kept occurring to me – our expectations. As I wrote out… Continue Reading →

A few days after I wrote my blog on ‘Am I handling my emotions or are my emotions handling me’, a friend called me to share her thoughts.. She asked me why I had mentioned ‘happiness’ as an emotion that… Continue Reading →

My husband Krishnan returned after a week’s stay in Chennai to attend the Margazhi Kutcheri season (Margazhi, a month in the Tamil Calendar spanning from mid December to mid January). This is one time that he looks forward to –… Continue Reading →

Happiness and sorrow are two sides to the same coin!!! Happiness and anger are also two sides to the same coin!!! As an individual, it is reality that I would experience each of these diametrically opposite emotions, at different moments… Continue Reading →

When this 11 year old came to me and said that his friend was ‘acting off too much’, I was wondering what happened, for him to say this!! My interpretation of this phrase is that his friend was ‘blowing his… Continue Reading →

“I know my son very well”.. “I know my daughter very well”.. We have heard this from many a parent and we have also used it many times.. But how much do we know our child? Do we know what… Continue Reading →