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Day 13 – Must have Item

Posted on August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 by Sonali

The blog title stumped me today as I wasn’t sure what to write coz the must have item is different based on what I am doing. So I thought I will chronicle my must have items when I am leaving home. The five things I don’t leave home without My phone – my phone is…

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Day 12 – Monthly goals

Posted on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 by Sonali

It was my birthday. I have grown a year older, a year wiser and a year closer to mortality. I feel loved every day but I was grateful for all the love showered by everyone near and far yesterday. It made me feel very special. My monthly goals haven’t changed since the start of the…

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Z – Zest

Posted on August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 by Sonali

Z is for zest – that unbridled passion and energy for something. I have zest for positivity in my life. As I say, I don’t need any drugs or alcohol, I am high on life and there ain’t a better high! As you must have seen a pattern in my posts, it doesn’t come easy….

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Y – You

Posted on August 25, 2021August 26, 2021 by Sonali

Y is for You! Everything starts and ends here. There is a Shloka in Bhagvad Geeta – Akele aaye hain and akele hi jaana hai – we come to the world alone and leave it alone. It doesn’t translate that we should be alone but the fact that it is very important to think about…

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X – XO

Posted on August 24, 2021August 25, 2021 by Sonali

X is for XO which stands for hugs and kisses in popular culture. I started researching as to how it came about. The internet has many theories – it seems X resembles lip lock and O looks like two people embracing. I cannot see it but symbolism has always been interesting. I am a big…

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W – Wisdom

Posted on August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 by Sonali

W is for Wisdom – wisdom of stories passed through generations, wisdom of parents’ experience and wisdom of what I have learnt as I have grown older. In Hinduism, wisdom is defined as a state of mind and soul where a person achieves liberation. Nirvana, as it is called, is reaching a place of ultimate…

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V – Vulnerability

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Sonali

V is for vulnerability – our biggest strength. Showing vulnerability is about displaying your authentic self to the world. And what can be more powerful than that? Vulnerability helps us make human connections. We can easily spot insincerity and fakeness from a mile away. By showing our authentic self to people, we easily attract positive…

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U – Unique

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Sonali

U is for unique – one of its kind. In spite of our similarities as humans, we are all very different. Our uniqueness is a gift, something we learn late in life and some of us never learn. The world is so focussed on the similarities and fighting against the dissimilarities that we have somehow…

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T – Transform

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Sonali

T is also for truth, trust and many other words but I chose T for transform. As I have mentioned in my past few posts, personal learning and growth are very important. They help us hit our goals and transform into whoever we want to be. My aim is to be a better version of…

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R – Respect

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Sonali

R is for R.E.S.P.E.CT – the song embodies what it is all about. R-E-S-P-E-C-T – Find out what it means to me That is how I define respect. It does means admiration based in a persons’ abilities but on a day to day it is about having due regard for boundaries. Every relationship has some…

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