Embracing Life

Time after loss is the toughest and challenging. The anguish and pain throbs like a migraine for unending days. It is oh - so - easy to succumb to it's depths and completely drown. But I chose to do it differently and embrace life with all its sorrows, losses, pains and strive to touch a chord with me. I can guarantee you will discover life and it's meaning slowly but surely.

I just woke up one day and put on my beaten up trainers and started walking. That's what I guess life is all about...walking, moving on, strive...as one envisions it.

I did just the same and took up a new job and restarted the entire journey all over again. Well, may not be as fascinating as Elizabeth Gibert and her book Eat, Pray, Love but equally rewarding to me. You can read more about the book here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat,_Pray,_Love

You can hear her on this TED talk too, I find it inspiring. http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius?language=en

Life is just too vast and stimulating not to be taken seriously. Going through the daily chores with vigour and joy is what makes it beautiful. Also not to forget being ACTIVE is the key. I believe in setting small goals. To start with I believed in exercising daily. Just may be ten minutes to start with and take it to 40 minutes gradually.

I bought myself a good pair of shoes to walk or run  so that I don't hurt myself walking or jogging on bad Indian roads! LOL! Do invest in a yoga mat, if it rains one can do the routine indoors too. I am glad I had one already. There are plenty of routines available on line to instruct, so just need not bother about going to the gym or  make any such high - end investments. The world is my oyster now and I like it that way.

The days I feel extra depressed I eat what I like, better if it is home made, so I do spend sometime cooking, experimenting, sometimes it might not turn out to be master chef quality I agree but most of the times it is what my soul wanted. Do listen to it. Soul-food helps enormously. I agree it doesn't look much but on a cold Christmas afternoon the braised chicken was heavenly!

I joined back work as soon as possible. Staying immobile and feeling sorry for myself is the last thing I wanted to do. Armed with a new assignment I completely challenged my limits of energy and intellect. As a result of which I have learned immensely, met new people, seen new places and learnt about exciting new trivias from these journies. Basket chaat of Lucknow or Maliyyo and Mugdal of Benaras. Learnt a little more about our history as well. That's a complete bonus don't you think? Travelling non-stop also helps me to stay alert.

I also thank my group of close friends to stand by me in my personal crisis like sheet anchors. They indulge me to no end. Their laughter is infectious and makes my heart sing. I feel blessed because I have them by my side. They are the wind beneath my wings.

I make it a point to attend large gatherings as well, this enables to see myself in new light and it takes me out of home also the fear of facing people. This is always the challenge, but this is what also is a great learning. Attending weddings makes it more happy than sad, Made it a point to attend a close friend's wedding in style.

I make my time for a hobby, films. I watch as many as I can whenever possible, spontaneously. That makes it more fun! The Imitation Games did it for me!

The worst impacted has been my writing. In the last years I completely lost touch with it. Recently I bought myself a colourful diary to lift my spirits and indulged myself with non sense that I write. Found it to be very effective. Got me back on my path when I strayed. And lapses of concentration have gone down in the last week thanks to the diary. Now that I have started blogging again it feels like a start, I see the last post is from June 2013 and I used to be such a regular writer!

So just had to change the template and restart. Some bit of concentration is back and I am glad for it! I now hereby set a goal of writing one post a week, Now that should be doable I am sure! See small baby steps.

So see you my blog next week.