The Uniqueness in Me

In the smell of rain... In the taste of ice cream.... Happiness was so easy to find! It's strange how we have to learn to be happy. Something that is supposed to come to us naturally needs learning now. I realized this as I indulged in some coloring the other day. This was the first time I colored something as an adult. I have given up many such things that made me smile. I wonder why! I gave up on things that made me happy and again went in search of happiness. Silly me! Blaming things and people around me would be easy, but the truth is... its me. I chose to be in my current situation. To be precise, I looked forward to being where I am today. Luckily, change is always an option. I don't regret anything because my sister once said ''you have to try everything to discover what you like and dislike.'' Since that's done, I have to learn what I have forgotten. I need to remind myself to rediscover happiness in little things. I must remember to let thin...

  I wonder what life has in store for me I wonder what's meant to be   I long to see what's coming There's a hazy image that's forming   I wait for clarity Will my dreams turn into reality?   I'm scared, for things are uncertain There are feelings I cant contain   Despite that I say....   Oh future, show me your face Whatever you look like I shall accept with grace

Yes... I see the change. I observe people don't see disability as something ugly or strange anymore. The beauty of my imperfectly perfect body is now visible to the world. When you see a dress beautifully displayed on a mannequin, you can imagine how it'll look on you. But I cant! Because my body is not structured like the mannequin. Now there are places  like Switzerland that give me an opportunity to see what I could look like. A Swiss charity organization has come up with an interesting way to embrace disability. They have made mannequins of five people with different kinds of disability and displayed them on popular streets of Zurich. Ask them why they came up with this idea and they say "because who is perfect?" Living with a disability I understand the importance of increasing the visibility of the difference in people. This will help people accept a verity of disabilities and also do away with the strange staring that diffe...

Shruti has always been a part of all my posts, yet I never get tired of writing about her. Today, when she was applying aloe vera on my face to make me look like the prettiest girl in the world, I got a strange thought. When God created me he realized that I'm incapable of surviving by myself in his world. So he made someone who will take care of me just like he would. Someone who will always hold my hand and remind me that I'm not alone. Someone who makes me believe that everything will be okay. Someone who loves me more than I love myself. Being the greatest fan of Indian cinema I have always been waiting for someone to come into my life who'd love me more than anything else in the world. I failed to realize that I don't need to wait for anything. I already have what I wanted.... In fact I've had it since the time I was born. The overwhelming amount of unconditional love she showers on me everyday makes me wonder if I deserve so much at all. I never think t...

I used a combination these words for the first time in my life. People go crazy about financial planning. They even hire people to do it for them. But what about emotional planning? How many of us really stop a second to think about it? You are probably thinking what the hell is emotional planning. The emotional planning i'm talking about also has a few steps to be followed like there are in financial planning. Having a conversation with my twin made me realize each one of them. The first step is to know that people don't change. I know it sounds very negative, but it is what it is and only when you accept it will you be happy. Step two is to shift your focus from the bad to the good in the person. Its not hard to find the positives in a person. You just need the intention to do so. I'm writing this today so that when i'm having a bad day I can come back to this. When i'm angry with someone next time I hope God blesses me with a thought to read this post and fo...

Is Vrindavan only special for being Lord Krishna’s birthplace? People who have been there take our attention to another specialty of the place – Nidhivan! It is a beautiful temple that appears to be ordinary during the day, but as the sun sets its miracles reveal themselves. There is a belief among the people of Vrindavan that the Lord appears along with Radharani and the other Gopis to perform the rasleela. Since the Lord himself appears here every night the place is also known as Pratyaksha Sthal. Bankey Bihari, as the Lord is known here, comes to this pious place. Has anyone seen him come? This question has an interesting answer. It is said that anyone who entered Nidhivan at night has never returned to normalcy. In worst cases people have even died. Ask the local people about this and they will tell you that this is the result of witnessing the beautiful form of the Lord. Apparently, after seeing the amazing form of Bankey Bihari, a person loses interests in worldly thing...

Being a proofreader of financial statements in a popular company I never expected to experience a day when I wont have any work to do at all. I never thought I would be able to draft a blogpost from office on a Thursday afternoon. I guess things come to you when you least expect them. Looking around I get a feeling that may be I’m not the only one. May be, most of the people are free today but are pretending to be busy so that no work is assigned to them. However, it could be only my feeling… you can never say. Whatever it is, its very strange and unusual. Since the day I joined I have not seen a day like this. I’m glad there is such a day. At least it gives me something to write about. So my new place of work is looking very different today. I heard a lot of people talking instead of just some typing chatter. I was so excited that I didn’t want to tell anyone that I’m having a free day. I thought I’ll jinx it if I talk about it. I didn’t even tell mom. But guess what? I was so e...