Did you go out for dinner tonight? I had every intention but then I went out and it was freezing cold. So I decided to drop it and ate at home. I like eating out – it helps break the monotony and humdrum of the daily routine and more importantly I get to eat food…
Happiness
Day 21 – Movie Night
I am a movieholic! I love all sort of movies, barring horror which I refuse to watch. I love movies in all languages, with subtitles of course. But Bollywood movies remain my firm favourite. I know a lot of people find them nonsensical but I have grown up watching them, enjoying the songs and copying…
Day 20 – Creative self
Whenever we think about the head, we think about intelligence but creativity comes from the heart. There is an artist in all of us but the day to day living pushes it down for most. I have a huge respect for people who make arts their profession – they are the ones who have truly…
Day 19 – Letter writing
I remember the days when letter writing was an art. We were taught that in school, it was that important. It was the only means of communication in an era where even a fixed line telephone was a luxury. But oh the pleasure! I still remember checking the post box everyday waiting for the letter…
Day 18 – Call a friend
Friends make our life richer and are like gold threads woven in our life tapestry. I am lucky to have called some really wonderful humans as my friends. As you would have noticed by now, I love people. I am one of those humans who genuinely like people and work on the theory that everyone…
Day 17 – Learn lifelong
I love learning new things and it is the one thing that motivates me. In fact, every job that I have been in, I have stayed on till I am learning. When I stop learning, it means it is time to move on. Learning for me is synonymous to growth. As human beings we grow…
Day 16 – Practising Gratitude
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…
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…