The Journal

Words for whatyou can feel,but haven't named.

Essays on what is really running your marriage, money, career, family and relationship with yourself.

01 · 20 Jun 2021

My father, Santosh Kumar

I remember the first time when I confided in my mother that,”Maa, mere liye papa mere bhagwan hai” after she had answered my question, who is god. I listened to…

02 · 2 Jul 2020

The Naked Soul…

03 · 2 Jul 2020

Love Yourself!

04 · 2 Jul 2020

Oh my Lover!

05 · 24 May 2020

Black and White

06 · 24 May 2020

To rest, or to go on…

07 · 24 May 2020

kuch kahi ankahi si……

08 · 24 May 2020

What’s your Ikigai?

09 · 10 Feb 2020

When I met him….

The Invite from a common friend, followed by phone calls came after a year since the separation started. I refrained from attending any get together for the last one year…

10 · 13 Sep 2019

And i bid farewell to my lover!

And  I bid farewell to my lover……. I was married at 21 to a rich and flamboyant businessman who lived for himself. I became mother of a girl at 22.…

11 · 11 Sep 2019

I am protected!

I am a married woman of 45yrs of age, married young and lived a contented life in the lap of Uttarakhand. I accept the flow and ups and downs of…

12 · 26 Jul 2019

Our Billu!

I am the one who have not been so fond of pets and plants though I love to be in greens and woods and I love animals, whole load of…

13 · 1 Jul 2019

Passion Vs Compassion!

I am passionate about traveling new places and meeting people from diverse backgrounds which is why I am passionate about my work as a stylist coach and a talk therapist.…

14 · 11 Jun 2019

Admire & Inspire

I love to listen. I love to listen to nature, birds, people, words, thoughts, gestures and the silence.  and then I enjoy to communicate, talk, write, travel, all to connect.…

15 · 11 Jun 2019

The Oath – We have admired!

  Seeing the cabinet swearing in ceremony on 30th May 2019, was a true delight. The variety of backgrounds of our ministers showed that India has come of age. It…

16 · 28 May 2019

Threading the thought!

  Just before I was about to retire to bed last night,a thought knocked my mind door. From the  past experiences, I somehow knew that if I welcomed it, I…

17 · 21 May 2019

My Shiv and Me!

Being born and brought up in the kashmiri home, I somehow always took it for granted that Shiv was mine. I mean I didn’t think or needed to be in…

18 · 18 May 2019

Patches of green!

  Mine is a Refugee colony in the heart of south Delhi, built n habited in the early 1950s.  Small houses big families large hearts.  I remember we could go…

19 · 24 Apr 2019

Voyage of Motherhood

I am a  mother for the last 24 yrs and trust me it has been a journey of  flowers and thorns presented in the same pot. I have been everything…

20 · 2 Dec 2018

So is it only ‘me’ or ‘me too’

  I have been a fun-loving stylish girl, who was updated, envied, desired. My father was the revered businessman and mom an admired host, Daughter, and daughter in law, We…

21 · 26 Nov 2018

Being Human crosses borders

I am a proud soldier, an Indian by blood and birth. I am proud of my ancestors, my history,  the sacrifices to recreate India. Proud to serve the Indian army.…

22 · 29 Aug 2018

Charlie’s Angels

At times I find myself lucky that I am the only child of my parents. No sharing, no bearing, all-inclusive and full of love in full capacity and potential. And…

23 · 19 Jul 2018

Swimming at 50

I turned 50 last June and very enthusiastically sat down to write my goals to reach this year. Swimming topped the list. Although, I had tried and drowned a couple…

24 · 29 Jun 2018

Reaching ages

Reaching 30/40 or now fifty was never, an issue for me personally. I saw the advertisements, heard friends around, read the precautionary, preventive, preservative articles warning and inducing fear of…

25 · 10 Jan 2018

Yes i’m changing!

  A forwarded message- ‘Yes, I am changing’ caught my attention. Over the years while time helped me to evolve, I have developed the skill to pull out the information…

26 · 20 Oct 2017

Don’t judge me just because I sin different than you!

  Its been long since I shared my many selves on paper. I have been traveling with friends, family and alone here and there. It has been a self revelation…

27 · 23 Aug 2017

When my son spread his wings….

I waited for years when my sons would be ready to spread their wings and take their first flight. I was preparing my first born to wean from the parental…

28 · 19 Aug 2017

https://Doosra Pehlu/Social media is my identity!

I am fundamentally very conscious of how I am perceived. I have many many contacts. Some I like, many I don’t . Some are real, some unreal. My display picture…

29 · 11 Aug 2017

Ek doctor ki maut

I miss watching late night movies on DD (Doordarshan). For the last few days I’ve been in touch with all the movies I miss. Just yesterday I put up a…

30 · 29 Jul 2017

Who am I anyway?

A friend dropped an email, showing all my FB accounts I had created in all these years and actually threw the question at me, which one is you, Vibha? Kindly…

31 · 26 Jul 2017

When we open our hearts to guests…..

  Being the only child of my parents I have many rights and few duties too. So, to fulfill my 90 yrs old father’s desire to take him to my…

32 · 22 Jul 2017

3 lessons I learnt from my mother’s living and death….

Last July, my mother breathed her last. My mother, who we had started addressing as ‘Nani’ since the time of my first born. In 48yrs I saw her, cuddled her,…

33 · 19 Jul 2017

And my video came back to me….

I celebrated my 22nd birthday last March. I am a fun loving girl with dreams. Dreams, just like any other girl of my age, I dream of dancing like Alia…

34 · 15 Jul 2017

Muthi me mere Ram….

I am a listener. I enjoy the silence and the many sounds of silence. I am a passionate observer too. I snatch the moments from the rush of speed, I…

35 · 12 Jul 2017

The Eagle dropped by….

We usually sleep early and do end up getting early at times. Today was one of those days when my hubby dressed for an early walk wearing a lovely T-shirt…

36 · 8 Jul 2017

And I bow down….

  I am the greedy one, greedy to receive blessings, greedy to receive gifts, greedy for love, greedy to be pampered and greedy for the things which make me alive and I thank the one…

37 · 6 Jul 2017

Power and Empowerment

POWER AND EMPOWERMENT An interesting matter indeed but addressing a group of well-jobbed girls made me think, more than I am used to- Where exactly the game of empowerment breaks…

38 · 12 Jun 2017

About me :)

Hi there… Thanks for stopping by. I am Vibha, Principal Consultant at VR Image Consulting (www.vric.in), an image transformation coach,  personal style consultant and the Founder of Aumtara Foundation –…

39 · 10 Jun 2017

First blog post

This is the excerpt for your very first post.

One insight a week

A quieter wayto see yourself.

One observation about the relationship running underneath your life. The kind you can feel but have not named yet.

Ask to receive it