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March 27, 2019

CONFIDENCE

Published on KQED(NPR) Perspectives on May 7, 201 Sandhya Acharya would love to have the soaring confidence of her six-year-old. Who wouldn’t like to believe that everything about you is just great? One afternoon, in my son’s schoolyard, I watched a little boy talking animatedly with his sole audience, a little girl in pigtails. I walked a little closer to observe. He bubbled up and down, his eyes dancing with excitement. “Watch my muscles,” he gloated. He flexed his thin arms with an emphatic “Grr.” The little girl looked at him straight-faced and said, “You… Read More »CONFIDENCE

MOMMY CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN

Climbed Mt Kilimanjaro. With ragged bodies, but high spirits, reached Uhuru peak at 5,895 meters i.e 19,341 feet. Mission accomplished! Sometime last year an audacious goal crept into my vision board – Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. At an altitude of 5,895 meters I knew it would be a multifaceted challenge. It would be a test of physical strength, endurance, mental resolve and I would have to contend with the wild card of altitude. Having had it in the past, altitude sickness was my biggest fear and also one least in my control. Nevertheless, I set out a… Read More »MOMMY CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN