Clap for yourself.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 2018 !!
18 in our country  signifies adulthood.
You finally get a chance to choose on your own, your government,your career and so many other things.
So 3 cheers to this era . Make this year count.
 Close your eyes to old ends and open your heart to new beginnings.!!
Each one has their own paths ,their own journey, yet as humans we always compare one's life with others. Comparisons are a failure trap.There will always be someone out there more fortunate than you.
One has to admit this fact that this way we will always end up disappointing oneself, losing one's self confidence and belittling oneself..
 As a child, we were frustrated by not getting things we wanted dearly. In youth we may have been bullied and rejected and so the story goes on in our working and home lives as we grow older. That is how we learn , it's a part of our life.
Emotional and physical setbacks often overwhelm us. Stages of life are soaked with such experiences.
These experiences are inevitable. They are important,but that doesn't mean we will stay like that only. We are the most powerful species on earth. We are humans. We have done wonders and we will do a lot of other things.
Relax for a while ,if you are tired of making efforts ..take some time and try it from another angle. Sooner or later you will reach where you belong.
Once you reach, all your struggles will help you further. In your moments of doubt you can always remind yourself , "if i could make it then ,i can make it now" You can handle  much more worse than you think you can.
When we watch a movie or read a book, we will never know until we finish it. You have to reach the climax , you have to keep turning your pages.
The more challenges the protagonist faces , the more thrilling it gets, and it remains with us .Their never give up attitude,their struggles become a ray of hope for million people out there.
Their struggles become the most juiciest part of their story.
History has demonstrated and you know the best part.
  You can make history. 
You can become the next example, You can give a sigh of relief.
 You can be much more than a failure. Failure is a state and not the person.
 Your life story can be an inspiration.
You can make it a masterpiece. You can achieve the impossible, irrespective of your grades, your background,your current situations.
You are the center of this universe,infinite in every direction.
Keep moving, keep doing what puts your soul to fire. and if you haven't started it yet.
The time is now. No matter if you are 17 or 57.
You can make it happen. Be fearless and make your mark.
Welcome 2018
Let's be 18 and step into our adulthood, take our responsibility, Make a move towards our dream life.
 Clap for all your achievements till date. Clap for yourself today and be your own hero.
After all everyone deserves a standing ovation atleast once in their life. !!

20 Seconds to us !!

" And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling"

Technology is saving time but the important question is, what are we doing out of those saved times?

I'm so thankful i had a childhood before technology took over.

This is a 20 seconds tribute to the most treasured phase of one's life. The childhood.

where we did small things with great love :-* Be it painting our colour book or planting a seed for our science projects. 

So three cheers to the child within us. !!

Yes ! even now you can get dirty like you used to be as a kid, the mud will wash off but the memories will last a lifetime. :)

Happy Children's Day. !!!

Think about it !

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata means  No Worries !! :)

Today morning i read this quote by Heinrich Harrer

“We have a saying in Tibet: If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved, worrying will do no good.”

Change is the only constant in life. There will be days when things won't happen according to your plan but you cannot do anything about it. So stop worrying.

Worrying can only give you wrinkles and i am sure nobody wants to buy those anti-wrinkle cream anytime soon.

I would like to share one small incident.

2-3 years back when i was at home , my neighborhood aunty gave us a visit. She was giving me the example of some girl who topped her college and she said i should also become like her and make my parents proud.  I wondered why do i need to become like anyone . I will claim what's mine. I can make my parents proud without even topping the college.

This pressure of Society has killed many talents.

Don't crave for another person's talent or talents. We cannot all be film stars , Models or star-cricketers . Don't fix your gaze on the impossible. Closer to yourself, you will discover your own innate talents, celebrate life by developing the latent or talents you have. the invitation is open to all , however deficient we may seem to be.

Change is always difficult for anyone,and changing oneself is probably one of the hardest and most daunting challenges we can take on. Yet it is also one of the most rewarding and powerful moment there in life; to be able to look back at an earlier version of yourself, and smile wide at the unfathomable distance you've come on the never ending journey to a better and happier you.

No matter where we come from or what we have faced , we all have the innate ability as humans to evolve and reinvent ourselves every minute of every day.

Often when goals are realized,we are not happy. Story goes that a person was trying to climb to the top of a mountain when his friend with a helicopter appeared. He tried to persuade his friend to hop into the helicopter to cut short the journey but the climber declined. Because happiness is not only in reaching the top but also in the adventure of undertaking the journey to reach the goal that seems to leave a permanent sense of accomplishment on your mind. Hence , focus on the journey rather than on the destination.

Be happy on the way.

Be happy anyway. 

Never too old, never too bad

Never too late, never too sick

to start from scratch once again.

"Be Somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody"

Hakuna Matata. !!!

There is always Hope. :)

And sometimes,
 life is just hard,
 some days are rough,
 when you just gotta cry before you can move forward.!!
(and all of them is OK )

Yes i had a terrible weekend  :( , i felt like i was brave and strong and broken all at once.
Then i thought to myself if it's not so good day today, i will do my best to rock that shit tomorrow.
Life is too short for two days of bullshit in a row.

 " What a beautiful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't happened yet"
This gives us HOPE for better days.
Hope is a magical word. Isn't it ?
Hope is a good thing ,maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies. !!
There are times when that's all you have, when you have nothing else but if you have it , you have everything. !!
It's the little voice that comes from within "Maybe" when the whole world is shouting "NO".
That time all you need is 30 Seconds of insane courage , " So what if the world doesn't believe, I believe in myself and that's all "

All of us must have heard the Caterpillar Story in our school days.
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over , it became a butterfly.
That's the power of Hope.

We are all unique and special.
We all look up at the same stars, and see such different things.
There is a reason why we attract certain things and not the other.
All of us have our  personal callings. You Do not need external Validation to do things you always wanted to,to live the life of your dreams. All you need is to have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.
That dream was given to us.
You should know that.

In this world beautiful and terrible things will happen. Do not be afraid.
Take every Chance, Drop every Fear.
Expose yourself to your deepest fear and then fear has no power. You are free. :)
It is okay to be afraid but don't let that fear dictate who you are or change what you can become.
Just think what would you try if you had no fear. Just Do that.
Have Faith in yourself.

If you are feeling frightened about what comes next. Please Don't be .
Embrace the uncertainty. Allow it to lead you places .
Be Brave as it challenges you to exercise both your heart and your mind as you create your own path towards happiness :)
Don't waste time with regret.
Spin wildly into your next action.
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
Enjoy the Present,each moment as it comes because you will never get that back.
And if you ever look up and find yourself lost, Simply take a breath and start over.:)
Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart.
Where your hope lives.
 You'll find your way again.

A Himalayan Expedition !!!

Himalayas ! One of the biggest natural assets of India. It's not a surprise that this region hosts the best hiking trails,ranging from easy, to most difficult , to suicidal. !!

Trekking has not been too high on my wish list.
Your body aches. The calf and thigh muscles are struggling to cope with continuous ascent. The body screams but the mind ignores the screaming, and motivates it "A little more and we're there. You can do it. You've got what it takes" the body responds and you lumber on.

The breathlessness catches up with you.
 The weight of the backpack seems unbearable.
 The shoulders ache.
 The lungs are fatigued.
 The mind steps up again. "Let's do this in Phases" ,It says, "every fifty steps, you can rest" The power of the human brain at work !

Can  You Believe It ?? No shower and loo for 4 days. But I had an amazing group of 11 friends who accompanied me through the mountains. We went with Invincible NGO.
It was a trek to Bhrigu Lake.

The journey to this forget-me-not lake takes you to a completely different world.
We encountered Green Meadows to Snow covered Mountains.

Was i scared ? Oh yes !! But ...
Fear to a great extent is born out of a story  we tell ourselves but the choice of story remains with me so i told myself a different story , i decided i was safe , i was strong and i was brave. Nothing could vanquish me . !! Absolutely Nothing

It was challenging but then it was worth it !!
I was amazed that what i needed to survive could be carried on my back and most surprising of all that i could carry it. 

I know how important it is in life, not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong. To measure yourself atleast once, to find yourself atleast once in the ancient of human conditions, facing the blind , deaf stone.  Alone, nothing to help you but your own hands and your own your head.
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods .
This trek was once in a lifetime experience. After Green Meadows, the landscape was dominated by brown and white. We walked on a slippery slope of snow,ice and scree. The scale of this was so huge-it felt like we were walking on a giant OREO COOKIE !!!

And then the grandest view of them all !! Out from the ridges popped the Oval-shaped Bhrigu Lake. It was a complete surprise.
The lake popped out of nowhere and considering how grand and celestial it is, we wondered how on earth it was so well-hidden.

It was a lifetime experience.!!!
As a student of life i have always believed intelligence manifests itself not through expression or formality but through observation and genuine curiosity.
Observing Nature is always been an awe-inspiring spiritual experience for me. There is nothing more humbling than being face to face with something so much bigger than yourself.
I often fall in love with places that proves how small we are. Places that humble us with reminders that we have so much more to learn. so much more to grow that we are part of something bigger than ourselves
Our significance lies in such potential in that quite recognition of the stardust in our bones and oceans in our mind. knowing that a new sunrise paints our sky every morning. and by virtue of just being and by existing nature gives us a free front row seat. Its like we've won the evolutionary lottery.

That's why i find it perplexing that we live such misdirected , consumed lives. 
Life can turn upside down anytime.
All of us  are always just one unexpected phone call, one diagnosis, one broken heart, one newfound love and one moment away from being completely different people with completely different priorities.
Indeed , how frail we are and yet how blessed we are. These seemingly insignificant moments spent with nature remind you of what's important. They remind you that all we really have is our consciousness and each other. 
Afterall what is life without either.!!! :)

A Love Letter

Oh Yes !! This is for the Love of my life, My Mom.

She was a woman like no other. She gave me life, taught me, fought for me, believed in my dreams and most importantly loved me unconditionally.

Mom, there aren't enough words, and even if there were, they'd betray me if I tried to describe how important you are to me, and what a powerful influence you continue to be.

The compassion that I have, was developed merely by watching you, your generosity and kindness towards others. I see the world full of wonder because (of your imagination)(that is how you introduced it to me).
Your drive and perseverance inspired me to never give up in life.

I remember when you were losing your health, going through chemotherapy,  battling cancer valiantly, and in spite of all the hardships and pain you went through, you always told me, "Don't you worry about me, I will be fine very soon". And somehow I always believed you.
Whatever i am today is just because of you.
You taught me life lessons that no book could ever possibly teach me. You taught me how to be emotional yet to be strong like a rock, tired but still not lose an iota of pace, worried but always full of hope, to thrive even in chaos.
You have been my life changer, every single moment of every single day.
I remember you in a million different ways. You are the sunshine of my every morning, in the night you twinkle down at me from the sky, you are the music to my ears, the beauty in my eyes, the fragrance in my breath, Everything, whether it be a date, a song, a place or some other random stuff, reminds me of you.
Your life journey has taught me something which I wanted to share:

 "Life is a brief intermission between death and birth, Enjoy it.!!
It would be sensible to look at life as a long chain of surprises and new revelations. So live it sportingly. The goal of life is not to achieve some mythical point of perfect materialism. No such Apex exists. The goal of life is simply to work hard at becoming better than you were yesterday.
In life there are no wars to be won, only battles to be fought -Personal, Physical, Social, Psychological and spiritual."

Mumma you are my eternal comrade, My 'Forever' Companion .
You taught me everything I know, but you never taught me how to live without you. I am still unsure which pain is worse- the grief of what happened or the ache for what never will.
All I know is that you loved me unconditionally and that you always wanted to see your princess happy and I'll try my best not to let you down. :)
You gave me forever within a number of limited days.

I know wherever I am, however I am, you'll always be there with me, lighting the darkness, guiding me when I'm lost, catching me when I fall, for you were, are and always will be my Guardian Angel.

Live before you Die..!!

                                      " When nothing is SURE Everything is POSSIBLE" :-)
Well this is life which comes without a user manual.
 Everyone is blessed with a gift. It depend upon us how do we use it.
 Every soul will face death .
 This is a universal truth.
  People fear death.
  Don't fear death .Fear a life unlived. 
You don't have to live forever you just have to live.!!

Take a step back.
Look at yourself. You are human. You are beautiful and you can be anything and you can  be everything.
Do not hate it because someone broke your heart or your parents split up, your best friend betrayed you or  Someone called you Fat,Ugly,Stupid, Worthless.
Do not concern yourself with things you cannot control.

Do something instead of killing time because time is killing you..!!
I am so tired of people needing a reason for doing everything in their lives. Do it because you want to .Because it's fun. Because it makes you happy.:-D

This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes ,it is a universal truth.
But the good part is, you get to decide how you are going to mess it up. :-)

We are blessed with the medicine that can heal our internal wound. Two of them tops the list which are crying and laughing. They have enormous power.
While laughing is and always be the best form of therapy. :-D

 Crying is always misunderstood. What i think is.........
Crying doesn't indicate that you are weak. Since birth it has always been a sign that you are alive. :-)

 I hope you live a life you are proud of and if you find that you are not. I hope you have the strength to start over.
 I know people who gave up just because they have grown up and they think the time has gone but that is not true( Except a few like getting admitted to IIT because they have limited attempts :-) )...What i am trying to say about is " your ultimate dream"... It is never too late. As long as you are breathing you still have time to realise your dreams.
 As you breath right now ,another person takes his last. I suggest you to stop complaining and learn to live your life with what you got.
Amazing!! How some people can grow old without really growing up!
 Age is nothing but a number.
Find your passion and follow your heart no matter what.
 When you find your path, you must not be afraid.
 You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes.
 Disappointments , Defeat and Despair are the tools god uses to show us the way.

Don't hang onto painful memories just because you are afraid to forget.
Stop taking life for granted.
Live for something 
Live for yourself. 
Let go of all the horrible things in your life & live.
And one day when you are old ,look back with no regrets..!! :-)