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With each passing day, I picked up a new thing. With each passing blog I discovered new strengths. With each set of problems, I discovered an innovative solution With each opinion and view, I found my space. The tears, toil, and exhaustion all were rewarded,  It was amazing while it lasted. So the challenge is roughly over and I am on ‘W’, concerned about the other alphabets that follow. Thoughts jumbling up, unable to type, and yet delighted to be going on. I am happy that I challenged myself. I always assumed it was a momentous task to accomplish. I always ran away from it and now as it is ending, it seems like a long vacation with a friend is coming to an end.  I forced myself off my comfort zone each day aiming to do better. The impulse to write kept me up at night. I fought many personal battles to do it. But the confidence it has brought is immeasurable  With each blog, I found a fresh way to express myself....

NOTHING What are you searching for…..? A story; poetry or a plain simple Blog. Believe me, there is nothing. This is the human tendency; we search for things even if there are none. We look for problems; even in nothing. We search for answers for non-existence question, and We press the button which has a “Do Not Touch” sign on it. We search for humanity; in people that have none. We stay in a relationship where we find nothing. We look for happiness; in places there is none. When we are asked to stay, we want to move. When we are asked to move; we want a break. Why do we always have to go in the other direction? What is the kick in breaking rules? What does one get after being disappointed in search of nothing? Why do we expect to be rewarded by the emptiness?  Being rebellious and being foolish has a very thin line, and many times we cross it in search of nothing. So stop searching for nothing; relax; chill, enjoy and appreciate everythi...

Have you met…..YOU? So over the course of time, I have been through various ups and downs. The highest of them has filled me with joy and inflated my ego and the lowest of low has broken and changed me. At some point in time, we all must have seen a motivational speaker, read a motivating or soul searching book or have turned towards an advisor for help. There are umpteen reasons for that… Maybe we were lost and wanted to know the path     Maybe we knew the answer but needed assurance    Maybe be had hope for betterment  or   Simple peer pressure. Whatever the reasons maybe when we turned towards these means; the most common thing I came across was…Find the real you, befriend it and become a better self. But, as beautiful as it sounds it might not always be true, or rather agreeable. Over a period of time, we have changed, adapted and grown just to fit in society or to be able to make our place in it. There are people who actually...

Fresh Point of View In the world flooded with thoughts, ideas, beliefs, morals, and understanding. Seeing is not always what we perceive. As perception is an amalgamation of one’s thoughts, upbringing, society, education, etc. When two people look at a thing they infer it differently which creates conflict in communication and hence results in misunderstandings. A Point of view is the way we understand our surroundings, the way we judge it and the way we create our own moral restrictions and barriers. But. To truly have a broader understanding we need to adopt a fresh point of view; which is easier said than done. Over the period of time, I have learned certain ways; which have helped me widen my perspective. So, today as I blog; I put forth the certain way in which you can create a better understanding of the world and can reduce the conflict to co-exist in harmony        Read :  Books open up a whole new view of the world. This not only fam...

Dear Diary… So, it has been infinite days of lockdown. We all are struggling hard to stay in. Never felt that silly walks on roads, coffee with a friend, and work with the colleagues or a mere sense of going out has been taken for granted by me for so long. Now I am at home blessed to have shelter, food, running water and electricity at these trying times. But, believe me, it is challenging to keep my mental state intact. It is difficult to feel happiness and positivity when we are surrounded by fear and uncertainty. It is a difficult time for people with health issues, but it is more taxing for those who have mental health issues. People are having bouts of anxiety, a normal person is feeling lonely or depressed, sadness has engulfed many people, and I think it is a bigger virus than Corona itself. Amid all these people are trying to make things light and happy by creating happy content, having fun challenges and giving ideas to survive this. It is so good to see peop...

Bring your own Blessings (BYOB) Let us begin day two of the challenge with the letter ‘B’. I have been thinking a lot about the topic for this one and after many cancellations finalized the above. Now we are mostly aware of BYOB an urbanized version of going Dutch or rather getting your own drinks to the party. This is basically a system of sharing expenses and also giving the sense of being a part of the party. Okay, just kidding it is none of the aforementioned and is the basic way of partying when everyone is practically broke. So, moving on from parties and hangouts. Oh, the nostalgia ! Just like we can share the burden so that we can enjoy a party of a hangout, we can share the burden of sadness and negativity by simply bringing our blessings with us. Blessings are a beacon of hope in the vast ocean of negativity. They are prayers of a better future, a way to assure someone that ‘this too shall pass’ Now, the question is how we can bring our own bl...

Each year when the clock strikes 12 on 31 st of December, people welcome a new year with open arms and heart. Some people make new resolutions; some new promises while some new targets. But, overall we all feel that it is a new start. The question is…is it really a new year, yes; the date changes, we throw our old calendars and replace them with new ones. But what makes us believe that it is a new year? New Year symbolizes new start, a beginning and new chances. We as a human always strive to do our best in whatever we do; we dedicate ourselves to our goals, our aspirations and/or our relationships. But at times we feel that our complete devotion is also not enough. We may fall in the trap of believing that we may be good for one thing, but; not for another. For e.g.: we may have achieved our best in our careers, but are emotionally drained due to lack of nurturing our relationships. So, when we get another chance to rewrite the wrongs, we take it and promise ourselves to impr...

Sometimes in life…we reach a point where we feel things are moving fast…very fast. We see people getting successful, some getting married while you are just on the edge of being still. You are not moving…maybe your past is chaining you and pulling you back or the fear of future is too big to move ahead. We all go through a point when we ask ourselves….is that it? Are we going to be lonely and still forever? We fear we might get lost in the crowd, our friends might go, we will be the unknown at a party or a social media platform. We lose momentum, we lose confidence…..we even lose the sight of who we are. At that moment of time, we become vulnerable to making wrong or big devastating decisions. But what is necessary and very difficult is to wait…. To think that it might be the calm before the storm, where everything is still……everything is  moving in other direction and THE STORM IS ABOUT TO STRIKE. But when that storm passes by everything changes, new places are crea...

Since my childhood; I heard this phrase a lot. At school, I was asked to master a subject, at home I was asked to concentrate at one thing at a time and now at work I am asked to excel in my particular department. People always implied that; if; I am involved in learning or doing a lot of stuff together, I may end up being imperfect / unfit for a specific thing. Though, I agreed to it up to certain extent; I never fully accepted it. While, Master brings experience and knowledge with him; Jack brings in a 360 degree look and perspective. While master is required for guiding and showing path; Jacks are required to create new ones to follow on. While master has the privilege of being right; Jack has a privilege of making mistakes. Many people aim at being a master, but I aim at being a Jack of all trades…my reasons being simple, my inquisitive mind loves to learn; my confused being is unable to decide a path; my changing society poses a lot of new sets of problems to me and it r...