Category: Musings

  • I found my solace

    I stepped off the roadAnd into the woodsAway from the dinAnd noisy neighbourhoods Away from the chaosOf the world rushing byI found my solaceUnder the blue sky

  • Just a quick reminder – You’re amazing!

    You can changeThe story of who you areYou’re not what they tell you to beWrite your own memoir Re-write the backstoryOf who you came to beRemember all the times whenYou were brave and wise and free Remember when you didn’t quitAnd when you proved them wrongYou’re fierce and kind and…

  • Surviving two weeks without WiFi and what I learned about change and habits

    Surviving two weeks without WiFi and what I learned about change and habits

    Last month, on a quiet Sunday morning, our tranquil life was rudely interrupted. The WiFi suddenly stopped working. Roused to action, we gingerly approached the WiFi router. Checking the cables to rule out any loose connections, we switched it off for a minute before turning it on again (the universally accepted standard…

  • The world doesn’t need more clones, it needs more of you

    Don’t give up on your dreamsbecause someone elsecan’t see your vision; Don’t pursue somethingbecause it’s someoneelse’s decision; Have faith that what you feelin your heart is true The word doesn’t need more clones;It needs more of you.

  • How about some self-love today?

    They say forgiveness isthe greatest gift you can give;It blesses you too, foryou heal when you forgive. As you go about pardoningthe people who hurt you,take a moment and rememberto forgive yourself too.

  • Between books

    I’ve always enjoyed reading. Earlier, I would devour books just to get to the end. Lately, however, I find myself interested in books that are well written, and prefer to spend time reading just a little everyday so that I can enjoy the story as well as the prose. When…

  • When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

    When you look in the mirror each morning,With two bright eyes full of sleep;Do you break into a smileOr a frown at the sight?When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you smile kindly, and say, “Hey gorgeous!You’re awesome”, and chuckle in glee;Or have you forgottenTo love…

  • Shock and awe

    I am electrifying! Ha, ha! I’m joking. Wait, no I’m not! I’m referring to the static electricity build-up, that causes me to shock…, er, I mean get shocked, by everything I touch! Every winter, thanks to the woollen clothing that gets charged with static electricity, I begin to get shocked…

  • Let it snow

    It’s snowing outside, as I write this. Last year, I waited and waited for snow only to be met with glorious sunny winter days! However, this year’s winter is more than making up for it! It’s been a cold winter and we even saw a bit of snow in December,…

  • Happiness is the little moments

    I clicked this photograph last year on my trip to Dresden. We had been walking around the city, enjoying being tourists and sampling the local cuisine, when we chanced upon this scene – someone was blowing bubbles in front of this beautiful cathedral. I quickly got out my camera and…

  • A visit to the 19th century

    I’m currently reading Emma by Jane Austen. Published in 1815, the story is set in a country village in Regency England. A narrative of life and the daily goings on in the little country village, it is a comedy of manners about class rank, social conventions, and country society of…

  • Walking for creativity

    Regular exercise, it is said, can boost creativity. For me, that exercise is walking. I used to think that going for a walk was a) boring and b) too insignificant to count as exercise. That is, until I started going for walks regularly. I had just moved to a new…