Rise and Shine

With a lump in my throat, I head back to work after a cozy maternity leave. Though I feel that I got my wings back, the "mom guilt factor" never leaves you.

I will miss the time I had with my kids and to be aware that these golden days wouldn't be back the same way how it was pricks my heart.

This is not something new as many women have been doing it; day in, day out; even I have done it once, I thought I could do it effortlessly again. But let me tell you, it doesn't get any easier.

More power to all the women out there who head out of home everyday to follow their passion and to the ones who chose not to head out and locked their desires to their heart.

I feel blessed to be the privileged few who chose this path as a passion and not as a compulsion, with humongous support from my dad and husband.

Gratitude.

Fascinating like 'form finished concrete'

Here I am, following the heart, hearing the intuitions, tracing the omens through the year and I cannot stop being obliged for the way the year went by.

There are a lot many things which I really need to be grateful for and it took some time for me settle on one thing which has happened to me for which I feel eternally blessed.

I had always felt this, for the past 8 years and never thought of expressing it.

It made me have a dream, it made me pursue it, it has given well-read people around me, it makes me feel fascinated about the journey it has created for me. Life would not have been this meaningful if I have not opted for it and I will always strive to make the best definition out of it.

A segment of well done form finished concrete, if it can elevate my spirit, I will always continue to be fantasised by it.

It is not “just another day”

How much do we value our days? How many times we would have felt thankful for a day well spent? On how many instances do we really strive to clear off our targets for the day? How many times we would have thought that it is not at all okay to leave things aside to deal with it later?

Most of the days I make sure that, things are cleared out of my desk by the end of the day.  But there are always days and in some cases there are rows of days when I feel lethargic, lose focus and leave it all open and say this out loudly – “hell with it, let it be”

I was always searching for a technique to get over those down in the dumps and be on track, but nothing worked as for now.

Very recently something struck me so hard, the hammer had hit very strongly on my mind that I became completely aware of how much I need to value my days and how little I do.

Our dreams and aspirations are always a long term goal and we move each day with the luxury of having another full day in pocket. I am not saying we should always be worried about the possibility of our goals not being met or life being short-lived. I am just trying to accept the fact that it is always unpredictable.

Make a resolution; push yourself for it, everyday;

Get over the Monday morning blues;

Dust it off, think it is a must;

Be on track always; believe you are meant to be that way.

There is nothing wrong in running behind your dreams without rest; it is okay to chase whatever you want, without asking for a pit-stop; it is absolutely fine to fill your day with tasks and responsibilities, it is alright to be anxious, because it is not just another day.