My 30 minutes health byte!

Finally got myself something I've been really wanting for long.. a treadmill! Guess, it will help me be a little active and shun my lazy attitude. Given the huge investment involved, have been pondering over it and ably guided by many to join a gym instead.. But, gym, really is not my thing.. When it comes to excersize, I would just like to walk, sprint, jog and jump down the stairs, apart from Yoga, ofcourse ;) so yes, I counted few benefits of buying a treadmill over getting a gym membership, I can ride on a home treadmill anytime - early morning, middle of the night, while cooking (can do it for 5 minutes and rush back in kitchen when the cooker whistels). And then, I can do it in my comfy home-wear, won't have to change into proper attire. And now in this chilly winters where it's dark at 6 pm with thunderous winds, who would want to venture out in the park? Plus, was thinking that hubby might also benefit from it (which largely seems unlikely and I am trying :( ).. So , net net, I have got it :)

Its been around 15 days and must say, I am loving it! Everyday, after office, I put on my sneakers, switch on AIR FM to set the mood (like playing radio more than downloaded songs, as your favorite songs coming by surprise makes you feel like someone out there knows what you like and is playings songs accordingly! :)) and start my jog-brisk walk schedule matching steps with the beats.. Have been able to sustain this for 20 minutes at a stretch treading 1.5-2 kms and burning 200 calories..(I end up gobbling double the calories, that's a separate matter :p) This is followed by deep breathing pranayaam and bit of meditation. Feeling afterwards, is a bliss to say the least! Let's hope I am able to sustain this and become more active and fit!

A memorable moment!

There are some days when life throws sweet, little surprises at you...
Sometimes, when days go little slow, work gets little dull and you feel slightly low,
suddenly, out of the blue
you see sunshine coming your way which kinda makes you glow :)

Feels good... feels vibrant, motivates to pull yourself up once again..
to spread your wings and once again look up in the sky!

Today is one such day... :)

Apy Nu Ear!

Here's comes another year...
Last year seemed like a whirlwind, didn't realize how days, weeks, months all went past me in a wink. Looking back, this was quite a memorable year with me walking up the altars of matrimony and getting a new lease of life! While the year before that was momentous from professional angle, I got a real break into the corporate world in a 'my' kind of profile, after years and years of studenthood..
Looking at the decade at large, practically everything happened....my school years, college, PG, friends, fun, growing-up from a kid to teenager to an adult ( right! :p).. Couple of miracles n unthought-of surprises happened in this dreamy era for me, learnt couple of lessons, realized certain things about me n the world..
My learning from everything that I can look back right now: There is so much more waiting to be to explored, learned, practiced, admired, marvelled and cherished... keeping my fingers crossed!
Here's to a rocking 2011 and another dreamy decade ahead! Cheers! :-)

Exploring the creative side!

Take a look!

Didi sent me this beautiful piece of art this rakhi.. ( Its called 'Loomba' which is given to Bhabhi on Rakhi :-) ) It's sooo beautiful and charming that I wanted to make some good use of it....

And this is what I did.. Paired it with this simple n elegant kurti (again gifted by another didi on the same day, I love rakhi ;P)...
N bingo, My day is made! :-)

Daze!

Numerous images flickering in the mind..
Plenty of thoughts waiting to be crystallized,
Bunch of desires awaiting their turn to blossom..
A tide of dreams rising behind the curtains of closed eyes..

If only, reality could be as enticing...

Cascading......through the maze of life!

Shadified!

Back after a long hiatus... Little different this time.. not changed completely but somewhere in transition...bit of that girl with dreamy eyes and bit of the person settling down in the new environs...trying to be a grown up, matured individual. Different lifestyle, different people around, different expectations and whole new set of relations!
Dearly miss my old belongings .. my jazzy fast-track wrist watch, cartoon T-shirts and stupid, colorful pyjamas, dozing off at 10pm, gorging on bread-malai with Bed-Tea, walking amidst fresh greenery in dewy mornings and twilight hour, sharing the dilemmas of life with my neighborhood buddy, nimbu-paani made by papa, listening to my bro's guitar!
Excited by new surroundings.. warm and welcoming new relations, yum punjabi food, my chooda,dollops of new apparel, gifts galore, continous festivities n celebrations...
Trying to find myself amongst all this... missing my special someone.. dreaming about what lies ahead.. words coming right away.. " Thoda hai Thode ki zarurat hai.. " :-)

Bedazzled!

Ever seen snow covered islands in the middle of nowhere?
Dollops of vanilla ice-cream floating all around u?
Pristine white sheets of polar ice gliding peacefully amidst crystal blue ocean?

Been lucky enough to catch an upside down glimpse of the sun setting over the clouds spreading a golden glow around?

Ever stared at millions of glittering colorful sparkles thrown randomly on a black canvas of earth in the twilight hours?

I did.... in a recent flight journey! :-)

Seeking pleasure?

Was inspired by a para in the book "Eat, Pray, Love" where the protagonist talks about entertainment v/s pleasure..Most of us take time out, spend a fortune and do a lot of planning to entertain ourselves but we may not exactly enjoy it..We, the hardworking lot.. can spend hours toiling in our work... revel in a task done in the best possible way.. work till midnight for the whole week but when it comes to relaxing ourselves, we spend weekends holed up at home doing the same mundane things.. or going out with friends/family for a movie, eating out.. but do we really enjoy it? or somewhere at the back of our minds we'r trapped with the usual tensions of the coming week, that next presentation.. the unfinished household chore..upcoming official travel? The overstressed executive who goes on a vacation but cannot relax fretting about unfinished tasks and upcoming onslaught of mails?
The author talks about " the beauty of doing nothing- The final accomplishment for which you are most highly congratulated.. The more exquisitely and delightfully you can do nothing, the higher is your life's achievement.. One doesn't need to be rich to experience this. The art of making something out of nothing.. turning a few simple ingredients into a feast.. a few gathered friends into a festival.. anybody with a talent for happiness can do this easily.. and some people are naturally blessed"
What most of us get into is a sense of guilt.. a nasty question.. Do I really deserve this pleasure? Aren't there more imp things/people around who need my time and attention?
I believe whoever learns this delicate balance of 'being deep into work' and 'switching off completely' leads a fulfilling life... Hope it's something that can be learnt! :-)

The secret..

Stumbled upon this movie called the secret... The one made on a popular novel by the same name which talks about the power of one's belief. The concept or the 'secret' is that the whole universe is based on the law of attraction and hence, whatever one thinks.. he attracts that in his life.. so, if you'r thinking negative all the time,chances are.... it would happen with you and vice-versa..
Hmph... interesting!
But does that mean if we start thinking about things that we want... it would happen? Would it be that simple? My experience says.. Whatever I think or feel would/should happen... exactly the opposite happens, most of the times!
But if you ponder a little longer, don't you feel positive and negative thinking kind of goes together... For e.g. If I am driving and trying to avoid accidents.. ( which by the way, would be most likely.. considering the way I drive ;-)).. What would I be thinking about? There would be fear somewhere at the back of my mind of having an accident and also extra caution and focus to drive safely.. So at the same time, I am having two opposite thoughts, now which one is likely to come true?
Then there are also times when you desire something badly and you are devoid of it and certain things come easily to you but you may not be that much interested in it..What does the concept of secret says then?
Hmm... any answers?

Reflecting on the present..

Last week, I came across two shocking incidents involving people I know very well, or so I thought..
All of us almost always tend to form an opinion,a judgment about everyone around us..without a conscious effort, by means of interactions and seeing their behaviors.. It becomes more so when one interacts closely with a person and stays in touch on a regular basis, all known to's- friends, family, colleagues,peers... But what happens if suddenly one fine day, you stumble upon something that makes you realise that your view of that person was, indeed, a perception! You unearth something so startling, that you start to question your understanding of that person.. and wonder how wrong one's judgement can be...All the people we know, do we really know them? Truth really is, stranger than fiction!

How well entrenched we are in our daily schedules and how deeply we take people around us for granted..If one day, you suddenly realise that probably it is the last time you are seeing that person..how would you feel? you go wordless..You realise, despite knowing somewhere that nothing really is constant, we assume it all to be as it is..that our routine would continue always...

People generally are resistant to change.. there are also some who constantly seek change ,who don't want to be in a comfort zone... ready to leave it all and explore new horizons..We all know couple of both kinds. I guess the apprehension to change is due to uncertainity of what lies ahead.. It might be better than the present or worse...Standing at one such crossroad, would like to believe this:
While it is true that, " You don't realise the value of something, untill it is lost...."
It is also true: " you don't know what you have been missing, until it arrives!"