Grateful By Ketaki S. Vaidya

I had learnt about it in the saintly literature when I was studying in my school   So I decided to find it   I tried finding it in the religious festivals I found some show off there but I also found a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of bliss and togetherness.   I tried finding it in the houses of God I found desires there but I also found a lot of hope   I tried finding it in the rituals I found some traditions there but I also found a lot of Faith   I tried finding it in the lonely prayer I found some fear there but I also found a lot of hope for salvation   I tried finding it again in the saintly literature I found it a lot there No matter what religious labels it had it was there   I tried finding it within me to my surprise I found it there it was just covered in  thick layers of religion, enthusiasm, bliss, desires, hope, rituals, faith and fear. but it was there!     ...

India recently celebrated its 70th independence day. It is always a proud moment. There are not enough words to tell how grateful I feel for being born in such a great country. India definitely has innumerable things to offer to the world. Like many people in the world already know that India has spirituality to offer to the world. But if you have been to India, you know that spirituality in India is a way of living. You do not have to visit any ashram to feel or learn the spirituality in India, just being there is enough. Here are few things you realize when you visit India- 1) Life is beautiful with your family and the whole world is your family- No matter if you are a part of nuclear or joint family, you are connected to each other. Just getting together for any occasion or even without any occasion is like a party. It's true that at times this kind of closeness can be interfering but it is still cherished. Neighbors, school friends, office friends, local train friends...

I know I am a human being like billion others but I have my unique set of eyes, a peculiar kind of nose and they say my fingerprints are one of its kind So I love myself!   I know there are many people, way smarter than I am but I have my own style of learning, my own skills to perceive and my own experiences I can share So I love myself   I know there are people much more successful than I am but they have neither been in my shoe nor have dealt with some special situations in the way only I can react So I love myself   I know they talk about having excellent emotional quotient but I laugh, I cry, I get scared and so on with all my heart in my own peculiar way So I love myself   I know some people rock their interpersonal relationships but I have loved, have hated and have shared my signature bonds with some special people So I love myself   I know its a huge world and there are pro...

It was a regular day at work. I was with a small group of 1st grade students providing them speech and language services as always. We were working on a particular grammar related task. One of the students was finally able to use that grammatical structure in a sentence while playing that language game. He was thrilled! The other kid asked him," How did you do that?" "Because I am awesome!" the first kid replied!   Let me tell you briefly about this student. He is a 1st grader as I mentioned before. He is 6 years old. Due to his speech and language impairment as well as learning disability, he is not able to access curriculum offered in general ed. classroom. For this reason, he attends Special Day Class. Every week at school, professionals like me and other teachers try to find out different ways to teach him communication and academic skills. He might take few more years to participate in general ed. classroom where some other students are already working on...