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  • The Year that Wasn’t

    Posted by mykidneybeans on January 1, 2021

    It’s been a strange year for sure. Nothing to write home about, to put it mildly. I have started a few times since yesterday to attempt to write a blog to commemorate this rite of …

    Life Happens
    3 3 comments on “The Year that Wasn’t”
  • On International Men’s Day

    Posted by mykidneybeans on November 19, 2020

    As the adage goes, behind every successful man is a woman. But the reverse is also absolutely true. In the post COVID era, one of the things that has happened is that the media has …

    Life Happens
    5 5 comments on “On International Men’s Day”
  • CoviMusings – Teacher’s Day

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 5, 2020September 13, 2020

    Author’s Note: For the last few months, humanity’s thoughts have always been underscored by the all-pervading presence of the pandemic. This humble author is no different. I have struggled for the last few months to …

    #CoviMusings, Life Happens
    6 6 comments on “CoviMusings – Teacher’s Day”
  • A Father-Son Relationship

    Posted by mykidneybeans on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

    I was born in 2003, and even as a young and sprightly thing, I was the son who was the apple of my father’s eye. He would take care of me with so much love and …

    Let Me Tell You A Story
    2 2 comments on “A Father-Son Relationship”
  • May is Mental Health Awareness Month

    Posted by mykidneybeans on May 28, 2020May 29, 2020

    Straight away, I scoffed when I read that! What mental health are you talking about, I fumed to myself… is anyone in the world sane anymore? But then I paused and took a deep breath. …

    Life Happens
    4 4 comments on “May is Mental Health Awareness Month”
  • A Decade Since My Rebirth

    Posted by mykidneybeans on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020

    It’s been ten years today since I was given a new lease on life. Recently I wrote about how my sister very literally saved my life by donating her kidney. Life has never been the …

    Life Happens
    8 8 comments on “A Decade Since My Rebirth”
  • The Phoenix Reborn!

    Posted by mykidneybeans on April 11, 2020

    Author’s Note: Every one of my women with spunk stories are true stories, narrated to me by the women who went through these challenges in life, and overcame them with sheer grit and determination. Names …

    Life Happens, Women With Spunk
    2 2 comments on “The Phoenix Reborn!”
  • A Mother’s Love

    Posted by mykidneybeans on April 5, 2020

    He stuck his head up from the grass and smelt the air. His ears cocked for the all-familiar sound of guns and his nose twitched, searching for that smell of carnage and smoke. But try …

    Life Happens
    2 2 comments on “A Mother’s Love”
  • Keep Calm. Stay Wise. Be Kind.

    Posted by mykidneybeans on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

    Author’s Note: The theme of this years international day of happiness is the title of this piece. We live in a time when it seems like happiness is the last thing on our mind. Allow …

    Life Happens, The Poet Inside Me
    2 2 comments on “Keep Calm. Stay Wise. Be Kind.”
  • Blood Diamond

    Posted by mykidneybeans on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020

    Authors note: Published on World Kidney Day 2020! I was born in 2010. Or you could say I was re-born in 2010. This new lease of life was possible only because of my sister Lakshmi. …

    Life Happens
    2 2 comments on “Blood Diamond”
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