I built them. Slowly and steadily Adding one brick after the other One fear after another Till the wall around was thick and strong It protected me from everything that was coming my way. But tomorrow, I will take a hammer and bring it down One by one, slowly and steadily Till nothing remains TheContinueContinue reading “Breaking free”
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Just a thought
Today if I had to let go of all that I have How would I see myself? Empty, as someone who has nothing Or complete, as someone who carries the universe within But instead of looking in or out, I am sitting at a distance, watching life play its games.
Who are you?
Time goes so slowly when you live in another person’s mind. Everything takes on a different meaning, is coloured a different shade. Reality is blurred because you are not seeing through your eyes. That’s what happens if you live your entire life through other people’s viewpoint. Spend the days and nights doing things right, doingContinueContinue reading “Who are you?”
No person can complete you
It is time to remind myself about something I told my friend some months ago. Sometimes we make ourselves believe that we need more to feel complete or to feel happy. People, objects, emotions- it could be anything. But that’s not so. The reality of my life or anyone’s is that what ever you need,ContinueContinue reading “No person can complete you”
Realizations about relationships
So much joy all around that it is easy to forget the silly little things that mar happiness. There is a meaning to everything. As the world around and inside renews bonds, forms new ones, I rejoice. Then I watch the distances that have made their presence felt in other relationships. The heart does notContinueContinue reading “Realizations about relationships”
Taking stock
The year ended on a sweet-sour note. December was an eventful month; the only upsetting part of it was my FIL’s illness. I went to Bombay/Pune in the middle of the month and came back just a couple of days ago. And like all my trips, this one too was filled with lovely moments withContinueContinue reading “Taking stock”
It dawned on me
Its only when you let go of what you didn’t like, that you can begin to appreciate the positive aspects of the very things and people you disliked. The past few weeks have been one such discovery. Like every family, mine too has its share of people who made me look like a devil orContinueContinue reading “It dawned on me”
The world is a bundle
Of surprises. Anxiety, love, judgmental, compassion, worry, joy, grief, expectations, disappointment, understanding, selfishness,sacrifice and so much more come in varying degrees day in and out. What life has in store for me , I do not know? But I often wish I could choose which emotion to live in a day. I truly wish theyContinueContinue reading “The world is a bundle”
When you begin to forget, remember
That life has its unique plans for you . And those plans involve great joys and great sorrows. Remember if you just need a smile, look around consciously and you find it everywhere, lurking even behind the darkest corner…
Atha : Returning to the Now 