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What does the canvas teach?

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To paint is to create a whole new world on a blank sheet. The world can be as beautiful as you want or as real as you see around. What you paint speaks volumes about you. I love painting autumn trees. There is some tranquility in knowing that everything comes to an end and fresh beginnings happen. It's calming to know - this too shall pass . The only words which make you smile amidst sorrow and be grounded when riding high on success. The only words capable of keeping the ' honsla '( strength) and ' umeed ' (hope) alive, kicking, breathing, and thriving. Image courtesy-Pixabay

Feeling envious? Water your grass, please

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"How to manage to stay so slim?  I have weight issues. You also look better. I have beauty issues. You have a good life. I have life issues." I had read somewhere that jealousy is a great teacher. It teaches you the kind of person you want to become, the kind of things you want in your life, and the kind of relationship you yearn for. For we are only jealous of someone when that 'OTHER' has what we don't have, but WE WANT TO  HAVE. That is the long and short of it. Is there a problem being envious or jealous? Yes and No. Yes, because it is a negative emotion, so it makes you feel unpleasant. You can feel unpleasant to the extent that it attacks your self-esteem. So you keep thinking about it, brooding, I must say, and the circle is vicious as you feel as if you have it none and that other has it all. No, because it is human and normal and natural. It's innate, instinctive, and to an extent, essential. We have it; it's there. It happens to all of us. Some

Do you have a bucket? If not, do you still die well?

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Dil Chahta Hai and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara are cult films that ensured we bought that bucket that houses our dreams and escapades. To the not so knowledgeable, The Bucket List is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Bob Reiner. It's about two terminally ill men on a road trip to fulfill their wish list. You knew about this? Maybe yes, maybe no. But everybody seems to have it, either original or copied from someone. It makes one look all too KOOL and the ones who don't have it to look like FOOLS. If I get it right, it’s all copied. The idea, the trend, and the list. ;) It's a trend that started a decade ago; I do not really remember if it was around DDLJ and KKHH times. To the non-Bollywood types - it's the movie Dilwale Dulhaniya le Jayegein and Kuch Kuch Hota hai. Yes, we sometimes refer to that era by these names. And post then, everyone has acquired a bucket list, and there are two things pretty much everyone wants to do- adventure and travel

Stay at Home or Working mom- Who wins?

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THE BATTLE BETWEEN STAY-AT-HOME MUMS AND WORKING MUMS... WHO HAS THE EDGE? A woman posted a momentary self-doubt today on Facebook-I wonder why people don't respect SAHM? What ensued was a raging debate and fierce battle only to leave some with hurt feelings, scratched self-respect, and bruised ego. Working mums defended their stand, and Stay at home mums tried to save theirs. Did they forget that they are one and the same? I was a part of it, and I watched what transpired amongst 250 women when their status quo was challenged. This, I guess, is the new debate considering many women have primarily been SAHM(Stay-at-Home-Mums). However, it’s now for the past two decades that the ‘working mums’ are also constituting a big part of the woman population, and hence comes the divide, each mum being territorial in holding her front ensuring 'NOBODY CROSSES THE FENCE.' But fences did get crossed and what was said is not as important as what was not said. Respond vs.

Thinking about your EX?

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Scene 1 A warm cozy lazy evening, a wife wrapped around the arms of her husband and sipping wine Some thoughts strike her, and she turns around, caresses his brows, and asks- Do you ever remember 'her'? Husband - No. Wife- Liar. ...and life goes on...lovemaking goes on. Scene 2 A warm cozy lazy evening, a wife wrapped around the arms of her husband and sipping wine Some thoughts strike her, and she turns around, caresses his brows, and asks- Do you ever remember 'her'? Husband- Yes, I sometimes do. Wife-Whatttttt???? Cheater. Husband- But, but, but... And life gets bumpy, and lovemaking gets grumpy. Scene 3 A warm cozy lazy evening, a wife wrapped around the arms of her husband and sipping wine Some thoughts strike her, and she turns around, caresses his brows, and asks- Do you ever remember 'her'? Husband- Why such questions now? Wife- Just like that. You have a problem answering. Hmmm, I know you remember her. Husband- No, I don't. Wife- You

Life- Let's have a party tonight.

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Make peace with  life, shake hands and say a hello, having fought enough, let's negotiate on this desk, you uncover a basket of offerings, and I get mine to seal the deal. You gift me moments of joy and happiness, I shall pour my smile and gratitude to you. The hurt and pain that you will hurl at me, Inevitable that they are, I shall fear not, taking it in my fold I  saute it with some patience and perseverance and hang on...till I see the day. You bless me with success and accomplishments, and I learn to fly with my feet planted on the ground. For the failures and debacles that you will agonize me with, I promise to rebound with fortitude. Some heat waves of despair and shivers of worry, will also envelop me with changing season, I will cradle you in the warm sunlight of hope, through the creek of my broken window. An uninvited guest of fear and mistrust, that you shall get to my home one day, I welcome you both on this couch, and pour hot coffee of faith and trust. Some couri