Lonely in a crowd “Alone is how she feels, alone is how she’ll always be. You’re used to solitude, she tells herself. Be a stoic.”…..Margaret Atwood This post is about my journey from being lonely in a crowd to a local guide on google maps.As far back as I remember, I have loved my own […]
Food for Thought
In pursuit of Happiness-A Paradox
What is the pursuit of happiness? The paradoxical feeling called happiness intrigues me a lot. In this context, I am not a happiness ‘guru’ nor am I here to give life lessons. What is happiness? How happy are we all? Why do people run after it? Do people actually get it? These are some of […]
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Games People Play
Indoor and Outdoor games Games, both indoors and outdoors have been an integral part of my growing up. They are a great source of stress management as well as a great form of affordable entertainment. Playing indoor and outdoor games has helped shape my personality while growing up to a large extent. Hide and Seek, […]
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Ikigai :A reason for being
A Reason for Being Ikigai is a Japanese cultural concept and the word is roughly translated as “reason to live” or ‘a reason for being’ . It is a concept which heavily relies on following your passion and having a reason to get up in the morning. Causeachatter and Ikigai Recently I participated in a […]
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Reading vs Writing
If I had to choose between reading or writing you ask? In all probabilities I would choose reading. Even though both reading and writing share a deep connection. Reading Reading has helped me in becoming the person that I am. Books have shaped me, my thinking process, my world views. Reading has helped me form […]
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Xenia Zinnia Ginia
I learnt a new word recently. “Disambiguation”. According to dictionary.com it is “the act or process of distinguishing between similar things, meanings, names, etc., in order to make the meaning or interpretation more clear or certain”. The word xenia is a disambiguation of the word zinnia. Xenia Xenia has multiple meanings ranging from the Greek […]
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Strings and Kites
This post was supposed to be a ‘K’ post for BlogchatterA2Z challenge about my experience with kites. It is still about kites. However I will also talk about strings and kites together since it is an S post. I was crazy about flying kites during my preteens. I eagerly waited for the perfect dry windy […]
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Quotes that I love
A collection of quotes that I love. Work hard in silence. Let your success be your noise…Frank Ocean Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new…..Albert Einstein Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder…..Rumi The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain […]
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Music, live shows and how it shaped my life
I love music. It soothes the soul. I play the guitar. It brings out a variety of emotions in me. Mostly it helps when I am extremely happy or sad. I had a band in college. We used to call ourselves “Spectrum”. It was not registered officially. We used to play during college fests, school […]
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Never have I ever …
We saw a fun comedy drama series on Netflix called Never Have I Ever. Its about a first generation Indian American Tamil girl called Devi who stays in Los Angeles. Mini Review of Never have I ever Devi was very close to her father, Mohan. After he dies suddenly, Devi loses the sensation in her […]
