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This book, given to me by one of my favourite people, is titled “Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men." It led me to explore the insights of Meg Meeker on raising boys. The bond between a mother and her son is truly fascinating! Since mothers have never been boys themselves, they often find it a bit tricky to navigate this journey . Every caring mom wishes to raise her son into a responsible and successful man, but figuring out how to do that can sometimes feel overwhelming. This book aims to offer helpful insights and guidance along the way! Before you read it further, let me make a disclaimer that kids are kids, irrespective of gender . However, it is up to us how we groom them, and it is upon them how they receive, perceive, and implement the lessons from their upbringing. The book is dense in the sense that Dr. Meeker presents a clinical perspective in a tone that feels more like words. She shares what she’s learned from man...

Its October!  It’s my Birth month!! I have made a few realisations after living approximately 14000 days on this beautiful planet. These realisations result from my addiction to constant and never-ending efforts on self-improvement and constantly raising the bar to attain the best version of myself. While many things in my life have changed in a year, there is some constant. Even before I started to pen down ( aka type down ) these understandings, I was sure they were not some out-of-world thoughts. Many people must have felt the same and lived through this awareness in their life journey, but these are unique to mine and, hence, are essential. Nevertheless, my three fundamental and near-to-heart realisations have found a deeper meaning in my life. 1. Time is valuable, but valued time is precious . My childhood was devoid of the continual presence of electronic interference in lives; instead, it had the actual existence of people with proper display of human care. Tim...