What others think of you is none of your business. Walk. Take the stairs. Dance. Move that body as much as you can. Good habits are as easy to form as bad ones. Both take the same effort. The latter ones are more fun, which is why we adapt to…
Tag: #ThinkingAloud
Why ‘Mazza Nahin Aa Raha Hai’ will be my Life Denominator from now on
Mazza nahin aa raha hai – I am not enjoying this/ I am not having fun. I was at the pharmacy last week, waiting to fill my prescription, when a boy about 4-5 years old brushed past my legs and walked out the door. He exited the store and sat…
Let’s stop the glorification of ‘busy’
‘I am busy.’ ‘I don’t have the time.’ ‘I am/was so caught up.’ You and me, we’ve both heard and used these sentences in our daily lives—multiple times. In fact, these sentences have become such a norm that no further explanation is required. We are so comfortable glorifying the term…
Why didn’t anyone tell me my Bindi was askew?
You can set your watch by me, that’s how punctual I am. However, sometimes I do have days that make me rush through my routine to keep my punctuality record intact. Last week I had one of those days. I slept through my alarm and woke up to realize that…
Can Love Grow or Diminish with time? #MyFriendAlexa
Love. A very small word, built from and through big factors. Respect, honesty, loyalty, compassion, and empathy to name a few. Nothing in the Universe escapes change. Like everything else, love undergoes various changes too. Sometimes love gets stronger and deeper as time goes by, while at other times it…
Why getting Mugged was the best thing to have happened to Me
Mugged: To be attacked and robbed in a public area. On the morning of April 27, 2021, I was on my way to meet a friend for our daily morning walk. It was 6:15 a.m.; the day was bright, and I saw many people around me, either walking, cycling, or…
How to identify a ‘Mad Woman’ #BlogaberryDazzle
One morning I received a phone call from a friend who said, ‘Arre yaar, Mummy pagal ho rahi hai’ (Mom is going mad). My mind instantly raced back to last year, when the same friend had lost her Father. His death had taken everyone by surprise and most of all…
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Why are we here? How long will we continue to feel this way? When will this period of agony end? Questions darken the horizon, and no answers seem to be in sight. Will bright blue skies and fluffy clouds ever make an appearance again? Metaphors for how most of us…