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…
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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…
Day 6 – Early night
I have been a chronic insomniac and have been fighting sleep for years. I fell into the modern pattern that partying and missing sleep is okay. Sleep became at the bottom of the list rather than at the top. I was unaware of the impact this was having on my well being. A couple of…
Day 5 – Cooking a feast
Cooking is therapeutic! There has been proven research that kneading the dough, sautéing and mixing spices and making a meal with love makes you happy. Food is usually associated with memories and hence always has a strong association to happiness. That is why in most of the old cultures, you will find festivals and food…
Day 3 – Self care
I was looking for a definition for self care. And this one resonated with me – self care is any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health. It is really important in our journey of happiness. Today was the day to practise self care! I have been…
Day 2 – Love yourself
I was raised to believe that talking about yourself and your virtues was not a done thing. If you put yourself first, then you are being selfish. Our culture thrives on compromises and penance. So it took me a long time to break those barriers. I slowly learnt that if you can’t love yourself, then…
Day 1 – Feel the sunshine
The reverend Dalai Lama said “The purpose of our life is to be Happy”. If we look around, everything we do – be it a job, a relationship or even something as simple as eating and drinking – it is to make ourselves happy In this world, where sensationalism sells, our surrounding energy is not…
Happiness Challenge
There is light at the end of every tunnel – hope has helped generations survive all sort of calamities. That is what kept me going in this pandemic. As the restrictions are being eased and life returns to some normalcy, my thoughts are around how to return to a happy and joyful state. Life is…