Happiness is unreal. Our own instincts are designed against it. There are thousands of books on the topic of Happiness. The self help industry is basically obsessed with this subject. Happiness is not a natural state of our minds. If it were, why would we need to learn to be happy? [..]
Disclaimer : This post neither preaches nor condemns any religion or the existence of god. It merely tells my own short story, in my own words. So, don’t leave hateful comments. I am very sensitive. (Just gulp it down on a lighter note!) [..]
Have you been in a situation before where you came out defensive? Did someone set your alarms off or did you bring up your shield even before the attack occur? Were you called overly emotional […]
When I moved to Europe, travelling to Paris was on top of my check list and Eiffel tower was a “Must See”. I’d seen umpteen classics with Eiffel tower set in the background, a beautiful […]
Disclaimer : This is not a self help article , so don’t be worried about getting any free advice. 😛 If you are looking for some, you are better off reading LinkedIn posts that offer […]
(Original photo – Sep 2019) In September 2019, my dream to see the Northern lights was fulfilled while I was in Iceland for a nine day trip. For those who do not know, the Northern […]
In the beginning of March, when Covid 19 had not become a phenomenon yet, I bought this bestselling book on suggestion of my spouse. He read this book when he was young and it left […]
Welcome to the world of IKEA The first time I visited IKEA, I remember spending the whole of my Saturday in the IKEA store. Those beautiful preset designs for each room filled my head with […]
Usually, I write about my opinions and experiences. Sometimes, grave and sometimes funny. But this post takes a very different route as I feel creative this week. So tune in your expectations while I take the creative liberty [..]
Few years back, if you were to ask me about North Korea, I would tell you – it’s just some country in East Asia. I didn’t know then about the totalitarian regime in North Korea and how distinct it was from South Korea. Neither did I know, how life in North Korea differed from rest of the world. [..]
the Beginning OF SOMETHING WEEK 1 : Welcome to my BLOG Facebook, here I come! The starving members of the groups saw my post as an opportunity to advertise their own blogs. Nobody cared what […]
Growing up, I watched umpteen horror shows, each portraying a different flavor of Dracula.Sometimes they were blood sucking bats,Sometimes Vampires and Some times just monstrous undead.I always wondered – “How we came to believe in […]
One morning, I woke up to my iphone notification. A screen popped open and I saw a report of my week long productivity. It displayed my screen time and categorized my usage neatly. On an average , each day, it declared, I was fruitful for barely a few minutes. And shamefully, that number was lower than the previous week. [..]
Europe has always amused me as a child so I was really excited when my boyfriend (now spouse) asked me to join him in Netherlands. I was young, in my 20’s (head over heels in love), and quickly agreed to move to Netherlands..[..]
I was shopping in the market,when they all flee,Saying, “death by coronawill come to thee”I stopped by my friend,who would not see meSaying, “We are quarantined,My wife and me”So, I sat down in a restaurant,But […]
Close to 75000 species become extinct every year. This is nearly 1000 times the natural rate. (Thanks to the human intervention). We have 8.7 million species today. At this rate, all of them will be […]
Do you wonder why things are not looking good at work? Why does your hard work not pay off proportionally? Why is it that Tom, Dick & Harry got promoted while you are stuck here […]
If you haven’t heard of Auschwitz, Imagine a slaughter house (not for animals, but for humans). Imagine a place where millions of Jews were confined for years, tortured to death by hard labour, thirst, extreme […]
Sunday night news, everyone in my family was watching it except for me. I watched news occassionally earlier but only recently have I started despising it. In times of pandemic when everyone is stuck in […]
Back in 2019, that feeling of emptiness kicked in. I had a well paying job, good work life balance, a loving family, good health but I kept wondering if this is it? Will I keep […]
