Success is an interesting word. Over the years, it has been defined by society as a box that you need to somehow fit yourself in and if you don’t, then it is like a milestone you haven’t met in life. For years, I believed that myth. But as I continued to learn more and went…
Tag: Life
R – Respect
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…
Q – Quest
Q is for quest. My husband believes that when I was first born, my cry must be saying “Why”. I have an insatiable quest for learning. It is my motivator and something that keeps me going. My quest for knowledge makes me a voracious reader. Books are a way to travel the world without leaving…
O – Optimism
O is for optimism – to remain hopeful in all circumstances. I am a born optimistic. As my husband says, I look for sunshine in the darkest of places. And I usually find it! While I am an optimist, I am also a realist. I don’t go bouncing off the walls on a happy pill….
N – Normal
N is for normal. Such a transient word! Over the years I have realised that it is a word that means different things for different people. It’s meaning also changes based in circumstances and context. If we look at the world around us, what was normal to us two years ago, has changed. Pre COVID,…
L – Love
L is for Love. There could have been no better letter on my birthday coz it is the core philosophy of my life. If I have to summarise my life, it would be live it fully, laugh heartily and love fiercely. Love is the most powerful force in the world. It has the power to…
E – Energy
E is for energy – energy constitutes the universe and our energy collides with it to pave a path for all of us. How do I know it? I haven’t done any research but over the years, reading various books and listening to stories passed over generations, I have formulated my opinion. In the mythological…
Day 25 – A character I can relate to the most
I am a fan of Jane Green books. I have quite a few of them and love reading them from time to time. Her book The Other Woman is one of my favourite. I can quite relate to Elle from the book. The emotions she goes through adjusting to a new family were very familiar….
Day 21 – The first novel I remember reading
The very first novel I remember reading was Enid Bayton “Magic Faraway Tree”. I vividly remember it as I was fully enchanted by the end of it. I was fascinated by the English life and the story of the 3 kids. What initially surprised me was how they talked in the book that the kids…
Day 8 – Most overrated book
I follow multiple book lover groups on social media, goodreads etc. Most times people recommend a book and I jump on getting it as I always like to broaden my reading. That is what made me buy The Rosie Project. I started reading the book and just could not get into it. I did not…