Becky Blab

I turned 30 on Monday. While I used to wonder why people felt shy about announcing their age, I think I’m beginning to understand. As I approached this milestone last week, I began to feel more like I was marching to the grave than I ever have before. It wasn’t necessarily scary, but it made [...]

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This time of year naturally lends itself to reflection: shorter, colder, darker days; falling leaves; annual holidays and approaching winter wonderland. It has now been six months since we left India, and it is hard to believe. Here are six observations or lessons that I have learned in this time. 1. There’s no going back. [...]

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On Saturday I watched the above National Geographic show on The Human Family Tree. I was pleasantly amused to see it was based in my diverse neighborhood of Queens: Astoria. If you ever need a reminder of how we are all one, you should definitely watch it! Seeing the progression of human migrations in the video, [...]

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Disorientation. I’ve been trying to shake this feeling for a while. The feeling of not recognizing my own life. I suppose I’ve always felt like somewhat of an outsider, which came to literal fruition when living as an expat in France, the UK and then India. At least then, I had real reasons to lament [...]

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I didn’t get to watch Dan Heath‘s full opening talk at #11NTC, but the points I did hear definitely struck a chord. Here’s the essence: Focus on whats working, i.e. the “bright spots,” and do more of it. Or in the words of Monty Python, “Always look at the bright side of life.” Heath also spoke [...]

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