Sarala Life — Life in Chapters: Careers, Canines, Cabernet & Courage

A life well-poured: work, wine, and everything in between.

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Hi, I’m Sarala — a lawyer, storyteller, and unapologetic lover of good wine, good dogs, and good conversation. After years navigating boardrooms, deals, and governance across the Caribbean, I’ve learned that life — like leadership — is best lived in chapters. Some are bold and ambitious. Some are quiet and healing. And most are best shared over a glass of wine and a wagging tail nearby. This space is where I write about it all — the beautiful, messy balance of careers, canines, and cabernet. From reflections on purpose and courage to lessons from leadership, love, and dog walks, these are the stories that shape who I am — and, maybe, who we’re all becoming. Pull up a chair (or pour a glass) and stay awhile. Here’s to life in chapters — imperfect, authentic, and deeply human.

Eat Pray Love.

Daily writing prompt
If you could erase one movie from your memory and watch it again for the first time, which one would it be?
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Not because it’s a perfect film (we can debate that over wine), but because the first time you watch it, it feels like a permission slip.

Permission to unravel.
Permission to ask harder questions.
Permission to admit that the life that looks “fine” on paper may not be the life your soul can breathe in.

Some movies entertain you. Some quietly hold up a mirror.

Eat Pray Love would be that one for me—not for the romance, though Javier Bardem certainly didn’t hurt—but for the reminder that reinvention is not failure. That choosing yourself can be both terrifying and necessary. That healing is messy, nonlinear, occasionally carb-filled, and sometimes requires crossing oceans… or at least crossing the uncomfortable distance between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming.

I think I’d want to watch it again for the first time because this version of me would understand it so differently.

And honestly? Any movie that says healing may involve pasta, prayer, perspective, and a handsome man in Bali deserves a rewatch.

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One response to “Eat Pray Love.”

  1. Alina Avatar
    Alina

    Love this perspective—choosing yourself really is both scary and powerful

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