I woke up to the phone vibrating at 5.30 a.m. this morning. There is nothing big about this as this is the regular pattern each weekday morning. Also, regular is my snoozing the alarm every 5 minutes until it gets 6 a.m. As I was going by my usual practice, my sight fell upon today’s … More I remember dates #MicroblogMondays
Around this time, 5 years ago, my anxieties had begun to take a toll on me without my noticing. Moving to a new country, the increased workload of household chores all to be done by myself without any help, not being able to find the Me-time and the time to do things which kept my … More 5 steps I took to overcome my depression
This morning I did an unusual thing. I thanked my anxiety for taking control of me and making me do something I would not have had the willingness or the nerve to do with my normal state of mind. It made me feel extremely uncomfortable in that moment and for the days that followed leaving … More An unusual gratitude
I am in a dilemma. How do I write this gratitude post when it was hard for me to practice gratitude throughout the month of June? I couldn’t bring myself to write in my daily gratitude journal more than 2 or 3 times. In the last few days of the month, I changed my practice … More Gratitude list for June 2023
May has ended and now it is time to look back and put together all that I have been grateful for in the month of May. I wrote for 16 days in my daily gratitude journal compared to 5 days in April. There were a few low days now and then. As I turn the … More Gratitude list for May 2023
In April, a conversation with D about his gratitude for his present school pointed me to consider the difference between absolute and relative gratitude. He is not exactly upbeat about his present school but when he compares it to the previous Indian school he was in, where he had a lot of issues with the … More Gratitude list for April 2023
I resumed blogging last month. I have been enjoying the process of writing on my blog without caring much about whether anyone is coming to read my posts or not. For months, I went through the difficulty of not being able to string words together into sentences that were capable of making sense. I had … More Gratitude list for March 2023
Last week, I took a courageous step. I took the step of taking to my blog to put out my finished crochet item – a daisy bunting for sale. Ever since I started learning crocheting those first granny squares from a YouTube video, failing in the 1st week yet not giving up, 2 years ago … More A small yet a big act of courage #MondayMusings
2020. What can I say about 2020? It was a challenging year but then this is equally true for my 2019 and 2018. I cannot deny the fact that 2020 brought the whole world to a standstill due to the coronavirus. There was a widespread dread of the death and doom and I wasn’t untouched … More I learnt an important lesson in 2020 #MondayMusings
2020 is coming to an end. It has been a year of great upheavels. The so called ‘normal’ way of living has undergone a drastic change. We cannot go back to our old ways and old habits now. Voluntarily or forcibly, we all have adopted new beginnings in 2020 arising from our losses, both bearable … More 39 things I am grateful for #MondayMusings
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