Need to shift from Status quo to Action !

The year 2010 was great for me in terms of my healthy lifestyle !!

I was seriously into healthy food, weight loss and exercising.

Though initial days of diet was like hell....The craving for junk food was almost killing.

So I gave into the temptation and ditched my diet many a times for the unconditional love I have for chocolates and Ice-creams.

I did walk a lot and was into jogging, skipping and Yoga.

I loved doing yoga and my favorite of all positions is the cat and dog pose. I don't know why I love it, but I get to stretch my entire body muscles and it's kind of fun holding into the cat and dog pose when I inhale and exhale.

One thing I was surprised about myself was my stamina and ability to pull of jogging so effortlessly for a long stretch. I used to go for jog in the beach with my enemy Ramesh G..my irritating uncle whom I treat like my friend and enemy too.

I enjoyed really enjoyed the jogging. I must admit I lost more weight due to the jog than doing anything else.

And yes, crunches...I loved those..the pain it causes and the satisfaction it gives makes it worth doing. And why am I writing all this now???? to remind me how much I enjoyed doing all that and motivating myself to start again...will ya Madhu ASAP???

The precious gifts which costs nothing !!

Hey all,

Read it somewhere and wanted to share with all of you!! We make big fuss out of nothing in this world where there are ample other things we can be doing with our loved ones to make them feel special and at the same time feel good about ourselves too!! Hope the below article does help in a way to understand what you need to do better !

THE GIFT OF LISTENING-But, you must REALLY listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response. Just listening.

THE GIFT OF AFFECTION- Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.

THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER- Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."

THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE- It can be a simple "Thanks for the help" note, or a full sonnet. A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime, and may even change a life.

THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT- A simple and sincere, "You look great in red," "You did a super job," or "That was a wonderful meal", can make someone's day.

THE GIFT OF A FAVOR- Every day, go out of your way to do something kind.

THE GIFT OF SOLITUDE- There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone. Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others.

THE GIFT OF A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION- The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone, really it's not that hard to say, "Hello" or "Thank You."

And Don't Forget --

LOVE is A Gift We Can Give Every Day!!!

Lonely

Methinks am good at being alone.

Though one would love to have some company around to share the experience and moments, I think I can do without one..but tell you what, I have been the company to most of my friends and my cousins...but I don't recall dragging anyone out for my work..unless it's a combined work I would much rather go out alone!! don't know why...but as I write this...I feel like I need some company...have to do lot of shopping for the wedding..

Most time when I am alone..I feel depressed and I'll start thinking nobody loves me...sometimes Yes I do think that...it's kind of silly I know. I always dream about traveling alone, go on trekking, adventure trip and watching movie alone. but i secretly know that i can’t do that.

Today I am having some private time with my thoughts and I think I got some stuff figured out.

at some point of my me-time, I really felt like crying some tears of joy and the real crying..

My weird weird weird mind..what else you will make me feel ???

Life is a Joke

I happened to come across this saying "Life is a big joke, Laugh it" in Facebook few days ago. This phrase'e been lingering on my mind since then, I don't know if I find any relevance in my life that hold true for the saying or not...OR I want to create some relevance and laugh it off.

No matter what we call life as, we got to live through it. Few chosen ones get lucky to live it with full content and few never fail to live each second with full resentment. I strike myself as a person between the two more inclined towards the former though.

Why do I seek constant approval from others in what I do? Why do I not let me be me?

Is it because we were raised like that or I think too much for being in this part of the world?

Whichever reason suits fine, I will never figure out why the approval or acceptance of others will only mean we are living the right way and doing the right thing.

What about how I feel??????????????

Creative Urge

Have experienced the creative urge when I was a kid. I was very active in doing handcrafts, creating contests among friends, distributing handmade gifts. Boy, that did gave me high. It was such joy to be on the instructing end and to see things go just the way as I would want it.

As I grew, crafts took a back seat or I would call committed suicide in the back burner!! I always love to recollect all the memories, I would be begging for little money from my mom to but cardboards, velvet clothes, thermal sheets, fevicol, beads and what not..I would sneak into the bedroom and would steal few rupees also. Come summer, I would be busy with my little creative world..

All that fun..jazz is gone now..passion and I never knew changes as we grow up.

During college days I was so into reading books..though it doesn't fall under the same category as creative urge. But definitely reading helped me in so many ways..I will be eternally thankful towards my mind for cultivating the habit of reading..Yeah the creative urge of writing is mainly because I read..

I used to write journal, write essay on various topics and wrote lots of short stories for my cousin to read..that was lot of fun..

As my crafts committed suicide, my writing thankfully thought of doing the same..but it did kind of got lost amidst the busy schedule of work, stress and other nonsense.

Off late, the urge to write is resurfacing and hell yeah I am not just happy but kind of relieved too about the same!!

To write what is the question?

Desire!!

All of a sudden I have got this overwhelming desire to be with my pals...something not very unusual..we all would love to spend time with our friends..call up, make plans and if the person is free we will hang out...But, surprisingly what I feel right now is nothing of that sort..as a compulsion my mind is urging me to seek my friend's company or dare I say seek refuge!!

There is no particular fun as far as I have observed in having so much of pride...wish If only I had known how to loosen up things it would have been lot more fun. As I always say, Ignorance is such a bliss.... knowledge does come with a price..monetarily as well as emotionally..Outrageous I'd say!

Hard..very hard meeting like minded people and just being normal is even more harder. I hate to judge people and hate being judged...and the very thought of "hey mad's am judging you" signal is creepy..how on earth one should be with someone who's constantly judging?

I wish I didn't had to ponder over these things and write all this after a long hibernation...even polar bears hibernate only for six months....hey bears look who won the contest !!!

So many things to conquer in the world and yet we constantly battle to conquer our mind which is way way ahead of us!!

Well, God you do have weird sense of humor !!!

Good Listener or a good conversationalist

For now, am going to pretend that I am a regular blogger.

I have often wondered if I am a good listener or a good conversationalist and I know who I am

even before the question is finished. I have had my days when I had wished I was more vocal about my feelings.

For me listening comes natural..I definitely feel that I have the knack of getting down to the understanding level of whoever is sharing their stories, sorrows, happiness or whatever that may be. I can be more compassionate..and I'd call myself a people's person.

Hey, for no reason I am called a secret locker or secret sponge by my friends. One of my closest pal had suggested that I should have take up psychology. She always told me I would have made a fine psychiatrist..

What I feel or how am able to listen with such keen interest is the trust the person has one me.I definitely feel if there is anything that you can give to someone in the world which is so precious is the TIME.

I definitely have no intention to degrade or insult that for anything in the world.

I love my friends for trusting me with their whatever that is.

And yeah, what would irritate me sometimes is that..after they are done with all sharing, some people would say don't tell anybody about it....Ewwwww...what a nasty thing to say ...All my reply would be...buddy if you trust me..please share or take a pass on it...I definitely don't want anyone to question my loyalty. Hey above all am a true CAPRICORN...Loyalty is what I am best at!!

And now, discussing about why am I writing all this...did I need someone to listen to my unsaid worries? who knows..there are times when I confuse myself...I don't figure sometimes what the fuss is all about...It's like a huge battle between my mind and heart...I feel like there are two people fighting...one with pride..one with feelings...CRAP..

I am not good in letting people know how I feel, I hide my emotions that too weakest of them all very well..is it the question of acceptance or just don't want to burden others with my problems is beyond my understanding...

However...writing all this on this blog makes me think otherwise..do I really be looking for someone to share my feelings or am I kidding myself ???