Life as it comes..

The pandemic got me trying out many new things. Some, because I had more time on my hands, some, because it was long pending, some, to manage the growing stress within me, some, because it just was pure joy and some, a result of all the above. One such habit was buying flowers for myself and setting up my vase. The way this habit formed is rather interesting. At one point in the pandemic, due to multiple lockdowns and restrictions around, I had stopped moving my limbs enough and the impact of it on my health was huge and so, when restrictions were eased out, I started taking any opportunity I had to just walk around. I realised that the few minutes I walked also helped my mind stay away from negative thoughts which had piled up as a result of a stagnant life and environment. On one such walks of mine, even after walking for a few rounds, the mind hadn't fully settled. I tried to take a different and longer route to just see if throwing many more objects and senses to register would...

Disclosure: This post is plain, straight-forward( that's right, no laces) and every bit about me. There comes a drastic change in your mind and life when you focus only on happiness. Simple thing. You remain happy. And if you are a normal person then at the end of the day ,your ultimate goal in life, whether short term or long term, is to be happy. When you start seeing only the positive, you find yourself spreading laughter everywhere, sending love to one and all and thereby living better. You realize that you have finally come out of the drama queen phase( how much ever you loved being one) and find your mind weighing a lot less than before. You hate something/someone? You find yourself not bothering too much about it and letting it be. You are hurt? You find yourself forgiving easily. You are in a mess? You find yourself working out a solution for it. You love something/someone? You find yourself being extremely grateful for it/them. All in all, you see that every se...