Small things in life matter .

The biggest hurdle for your growth is your mind. It works in mysterious ways. It will think one thing and make you believe that it is the best for you. It will confuse you. Too many voices. Which one to trust?Most of the times I dont know what I am going to do till the very end. And then I just know. I have the answer. It's always there but somehow we all ignore it because, either it's not what you wished for or you think it's too hard. You all have to fight for yourselves because noone is coming to save you. If you still think there is someone who is going to catch you when you fall, you probably are sleeping. Because that happens only in dreams. The reality is some of us are not naturally blessed in some aspects of life and its totally okay to be bad at some things and suck at some others. Nothing cant be not learnt. If you practice and practice, sooner or later you will get there. The question is are you ready to not give up before you reach the destination? Are

Dont we all occassionally need a break from the daily grind? We sometimes are so emotionally drained that we cannot handle anything more. We exercise, eat nutritious food, sleep for more than six hours and still feel exhausted. Is it because there is too much on the plate? So much is expected from you. Kids want to play with you, hubby wants to know where his socks have disappeared for the 23rd time, you have to decide what you want to wear for work, inlaws just called to know when you can spend time with them, boss wants to know if you can prove your mettle and that he has not made a mistake by hiring a woman who has two kids and a lot going on with her. So many decisions. Small or not, doesn't matter. The fact that so many people are dependent on you for all the answers can be sometimes overwhelming. When as friends, women talk and share, they expect to get support from each other. They share stories and experiences and ask- what do you think? Am I doing the right thing.

I saw this Bollywood movie October yesterday and was truly blown away after a very long time. Initially I thought it to be a very slow movie and decided it wasnt worth watching continously without blinking. In short it wasnt that gripping. You know what I mean, there are some movies which you cannot miss for a single moment, you want to watch it without missing any dialogue. They arise your curiosity so much that you are glued to your seat till you know what happens next. It definitely didnt fall in any such category. Still after an hour or so into the movie, something happened, something stirred inside of me. When someone dies in any movie, there usually are two emotions - one is to cry and the other is to feel very bad but not bad enough to cry. You feel bad but you move on with the story. I thought this movie's emotional quotient to be very high for the latter half of it. The way the director has weaved the night flowering jasmine theme in the movie is beautiful. The pl

The amount of time men and women spend in fighting with each other is more than an average person spending the time watching television. Or so I always think. Till the time a man and a woman are dating each other, everything seems to be going well. Women think they are so lucky to find such an amazing person. He looks dashing, has such an incredible swag, looks oh-so-dapper, is such a gentleman. You are so much head over heels in love with this guy that whatever he does, you think what you want to think. Like he being so sweet, being so kind and humble and you can go on and on with his invisible qualities which probably your friends miss to see. But then you label your friends either jealous or judgemental. What do they know? Right. Only if you could also see what they see. On the other hand men also must be feeling the same or different things about women. But being a woman, I can only write from my own perspective. So after the initial honeymoon phase comes marriage and tha

It's hot ! Literally feels like you are having lunch with Mr Sun himself. Excuse my exaggeration, but it really is dampening my mood and spirit. I feel perpetually exhausted. I thought workouts are supposed to keep me more active but guess what? Mr. Sun has other agenda. It seems like he is laughing at me. He knows how relentless he can be and it just tires me down. Summer vacations are great. Just not my scene. Not in a tropical country where Mr Sun shows his ass for work every single day. My younger one is on a vacation high and she wants to go for swimming, cycling and all other outdoor activities. Now, outdoor activities can be a lot of fun. Just not in 42° celcius. No matter how much sunscreen you pour on yourself, it never seems to be enough. This year, school's calender is messed up. I mean really messed up. They kept changing the exam dates. And now my younger daughter is in her first week of summer vacations while my elder one is still slogging hard for her exa

Sometimes I am so flustered, I am wary of doing anything. It doesnt matter if its mundane or exciting. I am not even paying attention to what it really is. To me when I am down, I am totally lost. Lost in my own little world where I keep telling myself how things are going to work out and how everything is going to be fine. At one moment I am alright and the next, something hits me and I am like what's happening to me. I feel like I am going deep down the rabbit hole, from where there is no coming back. I understand that there are major, legit, life and death issues which people face in many parts of the world. I get it. I feel for them. But that doesn't take away my feelings from me. Why would you call my problems first world problems then? Why would somebody who doesn't know me, get to decide how I should feel? Sadness is sadness. It doesnt know how to differentiate like humans. So if I am sad, I am sad. You cant say my sadness is lesser than yours. You dont know

Aren't we all getting too much opinionated? I am not saying it's a good or bad thing. Who am I to decide, right? However, I genuinely think the world will be much better with one less of an opinion. So I try not to give one, atleast on sensitive matters and unless asked for one. These days any Tom Dick and Harry has an opinion about how to run a government. I mean seriously. Also like I said I dont have anything against having an opinion. Every fool has it too. Its your right. All I ask though, is it necessary to give it to all, unsolicited, on each and every matter. Isnt it exhausting? Who wouldn't want to be a person of knowledge than to be a person of too many opinions. Having a say in all the things is unnecessary. Having no opinions at all when needed is also shamed. What needs to be done is having your opinion and holding to it until asked for it. Otherwise it loses its value. People who choose to remain quiet on sensitive matters have their own reasons. For