Author: vinodnarayan

Living and Working in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in the Tech industry and have a passion for content creation. As practicing Agile Scrum Master and Coach I work with teams and individuals coaching them in the Agile Scrum Framework. As a Poet, Blogger, Podcaster and video maker I try to not leave any stone unturned in the effort to try out every single passion of mine. And I want the same for others. I am also the Founder of PenPositive a concept conceived to approach life and work with the aim to prepare individuals to excel both in their Passion and their Profession.
Random Thoughts

Wounded World and Revolting Words #56 of 365 Poems

Wounded worlds need words, long, short, conjoined, meaningful words. Words that become something new, when uttered with an emotion. Wounded words also fill sentences describing the worlds we live in. Even words misplaced in the right sentences seem too normal now. Words that exist just for Correctness so world can slip into another day I love words, don’t get me wrong but they are also … Continue reading Wounded World and Revolting Words #56 of 365 Poems

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Poetry

A shot of the blood in our News #55 of 365 Poems

There is not a day that passes without blood splashing on the world news. It has become a norm, and the morning Breakfast smells of raw flesh. Every single news, acts as a verdict on me. Asking me to count the deaths that my silence has fed on. Oh! not just mine, even yours. Did you know that our silence, suffocates even people we do … Continue reading A shot of the blood in our News #55 of 365 Poems

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Poetry

My World of Bookmarks #53 of 365 Poems

There is a big heap of books on a side table on my left side; Each book with a different kind of bookmark There are Bookmarks with pictures of my kids Bought during the annual picture day, where you take the best deal and end up with different types of your kid’s same pictures. And you can never throw them, The Dilemma of parents. There … Continue reading My World of Bookmarks #53 of 365 Poems

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Movies, Reviews

Mary and Martha – About Malaria, Loss, a Purpose and the Life we Make and Remembering Harry Yirrell

Today I watched the movie ‘Mary and Martha’ a 2013 British-American television film starring Hilary Swank and Brenda Blethyn. The film tells the story of two women, two mothers Mary (played by Hilary Swank) and Martha (played by Brenda Blethyn). Mary decides that her 10 year old son George can learn more from the world than from the traditional school and together they travel to … Continue reading Mary and Martha – About Malaria, Loss, a Purpose and the Life we Make and Remembering Harry Yirrell

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Reviews

Rajkummar is a wonderful actor with an ‘exceptional’ tag to all his roles; Waiting for his Newton

There are a lot of Good actors in Indian Cinema and there are some wonderful actors. Rajkummar falls into the wonderful bucket with an ‘exceptional’ tag to it. His movies are ones I will be looking forward for and I see he has several releases coming this year. I wrote about Nawazuddin the day I watched Kahani. On Rajkummar I am way too late penning … Continue reading Rajkummar is a wonderful actor with an ‘exceptional’ tag to all his roles; Waiting for his Newton

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Poetry

Remorseful Uneasiness – #52 of 365 Poems

A brief period of remorseful uneasiness; But then it vanishes, as if everything you have done till now was perfect. Planned and executed flawlessly, as if life is something you read out of a book, And then you run till another brief moment comes again a remorseful uneasiness hovers. We will all one day leave for the woods, where the shadows don’t fall on fallen … Continue reading Remorseful Uneasiness – #52 of 365 Poems

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Blog, Career & Work, Enjoying Life and Work

A profession where you can keep getting better

Is there one such profession where you keep getting better. I think every profession that we see gives us the opportunities to be better. The question is how we define better. And the fact is that we don’t get better in any profession unless we start doing something about it. It is not always about skills enhancement; it might be about the difference we make … Continue reading A profession where you can keep getting better

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Poetry

The Ball in your Backyard #50 of 365 Poems

A ball of bold imaginations filled up. just ready to be kicked into space, has been lying in the backyard. un-noticed. Don’t blame the legs that walked away, instead of kicking it. The world has been kicking the butt- that those legs carried around. Don’t blame the world. because… it’s job is to kick asses. with fury, with love and with gentle deceit. The legs … Continue reading The Ball in your Backyard #50 of 365 Poems

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