Life is all about building castles and covering the journey to live in them. I decided to build a castle for myself. Nothing new about it. I have always build castles as every given opportunity. But I failed to do, is go on the journey leading to the castle of my dreams. Every stone I stumbled on got me thinking - is this the right path for me? Why is it such a rough road? Gawwd, why can't it be tarred! Sometimes, I gave up after the first stumble. The other times I pushed myself only to face more right-on-my-nose falls. But the common pattern here is I gave up every single time. Sometimes I put a brave face and said, "I have to let go of things". Sometimes I displayed a blunt loser attitude, said "I can't do this. I love my nose!". Sometimes I took a rather philosophical turn and said, "Probably this is not meant for me".
Beginning of this year, I looked back at all of this and said, "What the hell man! Things cant be as bad as they seem. Lemme tread into the unknown rocky paths. But this time, with a level head and a hopeful heart. And I still love my nose!" I decided to dedicate this year into doing things that I don't particularly like. Things that give me goose bumps. Things that have been made supposedly "unattainable" due to the wall of fear I built around myself. I also decided to explore new avenues in life - places, books, people, basically anything new and refreshing. I wanted to live every single experience in my live, reinvigorating me and re-defining living.
Talking about new experiences, I have always wanted a mic in my hands to amplify the melodious noise waves being released by my vocal chords. As far as I can remember, this has been one of the top 10 things in my to-do list. So lemme get this straight. We are talking about a girl, who would not voluntarily take the spot light to as much as address people, unless bull-dozed to do so. So singing in front of the same audience would mean a milestone right? Well, come Jan 2012 and a glass of bullfrog (don't ask me what that is! I just remember it as a blue drink that got me "happy"!) I was in the spot light - voluntarily, mind you. With the music in the back ground and lyrics on the fore ground, I let my spirit free in terms of noise waves. What's surprising is, one look at the video (oh ya, you don't expect my special ones to let go of a golden opportunity to record this musical extravaganza, do you?) and I was no longer afraid of letting my voice resonate, where people can hear it! I won't say I am Lady Gaga but hey! People did go gaga over this lady! (however short it lasted! The free drink confirms the fact!)
Last month brought with it woes that every Bangalorean dreads - long distance travel within the city. (I hear a lot of affirmative sighs! I am totally with you on this!) For those who are not aware of the plight of us tortured souls, lemme put it this way. Will you enjoy a 5 hours bus journey, to and fro, from your home to office? If your answer is yes, please email me your job description and pay slip! If not, I would appreciate your empathy. Anyways, I believe that your worse times lay a strong foundation for your good times. So as the situations get worse, believe that your good times are gonna be better!
Month end saw me checking one of my wishes off my bucketlist. I met the man I can safely and earnestly call my guru - Robin Sharma. Although not in person, I saw him up close and personal, convincing me that if your beliefs are strong they can move the mountains for you! Sometimes when you are down in dumps, you witness situations that alter your life for good and leave you fulfilled. This was my case!
As I look back at the past 2 adventurous months, I feel a process of liberation being kick started. I believe, more than ever now, that ask and you shall receive. Ideally this should have been a post written on 31st Dec 2012. But why wait that long to conduct a good deed? This is my attempt to record every highlight and express gratitude. I appreciate all your company in my journey. Do come back for more! Till then live good - feet firmly grounded but thoughts beyond the sky.
Beginning of this year, I looked back at all of this and said, "What the hell man! Things cant be as bad as they seem. Lemme tread into the unknown rocky paths. But this time, with a level head and a hopeful heart. And I still love my nose!" I decided to dedicate this year into doing things that I don't particularly like. Things that give me goose bumps. Things that have been made supposedly "unattainable" due to the wall of fear I built around myself. I also decided to explore new avenues in life - places, books, people, basically anything new and refreshing. I wanted to live every single experience in my live, reinvigorating me and re-defining living.
Talking about new experiences, I have always wanted a mic in my hands to amplify the melodious noise waves being released by my vocal chords. As far as I can remember, this has been one of the top 10 things in my to-do list. So lemme get this straight. We are talking about a girl, who would not voluntarily take the spot light to as much as address people, unless bull-dozed to do so. So singing in front of the same audience would mean a milestone right? Well, come Jan 2012 and a glass of bullfrog (don't ask me what that is! I just remember it as a blue drink that got me "happy"!) I was in the spot light - voluntarily, mind you. With the music in the back ground and lyrics on the fore ground, I let my spirit free in terms of noise waves. What's surprising is, one look at the video (oh ya, you don't expect my special ones to let go of a golden opportunity to record this musical extravaganza, do you?) and I was no longer afraid of letting my voice resonate, where people can hear it! I won't say I am Lady Gaga but hey! People did go gaga over this lady! (however short it lasted! The free drink confirms the fact!)
Last month brought with it woes that every Bangalorean dreads - long distance travel within the city. (I hear a lot of affirmative sighs! I am totally with you on this!) For those who are not aware of the plight of us tortured souls, lemme put it this way. Will you enjoy a 5 hours bus journey, to and fro, from your home to office? If your answer is yes, please email me your job description and pay slip! If not, I would appreciate your empathy. Anyways, I believe that your worse times lay a strong foundation for your good times. So as the situations get worse, believe that your good times are gonna be better!
Month end saw me checking one of my wishes off my bucketlist. I met the man I can safely and earnestly call my guru - Robin Sharma. Although not in person, I saw him up close and personal, convincing me that if your beliefs are strong they can move the mountains for you! Sometimes when you are down in dumps, you witness situations that alter your life for good and leave you fulfilled. This was my case!
As I look back at the past 2 adventurous months, I feel a process of liberation being kick started. I believe, more than ever now, that ask and you shall receive. Ideally this should have been a post written on 31st Dec 2012. But why wait that long to conduct a good deed? This is my attempt to record every highlight and express gratitude. I appreciate all your company in my journey. Do come back for more! Till then live good - feet firmly grounded but thoughts beyond the sky.
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