I started practising gratitude a few years ago after I read a book by Dalai Lama. It talked about how abundance doesn’t equate to greed. It taught being thankful for what we have in our lives. Since then I started practising gratitude – constantly reminding myself of what I have rather than looking for what…
Challenges
The different challenges I have done so far – some completed, some not so!
Day 15 – Mindfulness
The definition of mindfulness, as per Headspace website is: Mindfulness is the quality of being present and fully engaged with whatever we’re doing at the moment — free from distraction or judgment, and aware of our thoughts and feelings without getting caught up in them. I was not aware of the term till a few years ago….
Day 14 – Dress up
Since I have been staying at home due to COVID, the only thing I miss about working from home is getting dressed in the morning. The whole ritual of “What should I wear”, picking up a dress, wearing the appropriate jewellery to go with it, putting on my liner and lipstick, was a pleasurable experience….
Day 13 – Dance Dance
Another way to infuse happiness in your life is to get up and dance. Just like music, it helps brings smile to faces. I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t like dancing. Even people with two left feet love to watch though they cannot dance. It comes with health benefits too! One of the…
Day 12 – Laugh away blues
They say laughter is the best medicine! And it is so true. Have you ever observed that when you smile or laugh, it makes you feel better. There is even a scientific logic to it – it reduces the level of stress hormones and increases the level of health-enhancing hormones, like endorphins, The site Mentalfloss…
Day 11 – COUCH SURFING
I love my television. When I got married, it was the one thing I asked my husband and dad for – a TV for our bedroom. I like having it run in the background while I do other things. I have grown up in an era where we used to have barely any programs on…
Day 10 – Star gazing
It wasn’t a star gazing sort of a day! As the evening progressed, it started pouring which meant that I was indoors for most part. But I did some reasearch and found the best places in and around Sydney to look at stars. Now they are all on my list to go and check out….
Day 9 – Music is life
I grew up in a family where music was literally life. My mum is a trained classical singer and made sure both my sister and I learnt music. Everyone in my family can sing and even in my extended family, music and dance is like that thread in our tapestry binding us together. I remember…
Day 8 – Enjoy a Treat
We have reached Day 8 of the challenge. I definitely see myself actively focusing on happiness and positivity. Is it the same for you? I would love to hear your stories. Today was to ignore that niggling voice in our head, which is always telling to not do something, or to not eat that or…
Day 7 – Book Worm
I am a book lover! I love reading and if I am with my books, then I am in a world of my own! I developed my love for reading and books at a young age. Our school had a massive library and it had a connected reading room. The whole place was beautiful and…