Relationships of Life

In the voyage of life - You build, nurture and let-go of one / many relationships…
And in a pensive moment when you try to connect the dots of your life, you realize the many facets of relationships

Some make you love yourself
Some teach you to fall in love
Some coerce you to experience love
Some enable you to express your love
Some make you understand the meaning of life

Some make you define your priorities
Some enable you to choose your priorities
Some compel you to re-define your priorities

Some teach you
Some make you teach

Some are amazing
You are amazed at how some turn out
Some never cease to amaze you

Some inspire you
To some you are an inspiration

Some make you care
Some teach you to care
Some show you the way to care
And some make you realize that its not worth caring for

Some make you laugh
Some make you cry
Some make you hope
And some make you pine

Some make you forget yourself
Some make you forget the world
Some make you forget time
Some make you forget life

Some encompass you in a bubble
Some make you burst your bubbles
Some fill your life with bubbles of many kinds

Some are great
Some are good
Some are okay
Some are bad
Some are ugly

There are just so many kinds of relationships
And each one
Was meant to be
Is meant to be

To make you live
To make you learn
To make you love
To make you what you are
To mold you to what you should be
To eventually route you to the final destination

I Don't Care

Have you ever heard of anyone say “I Don’t Care” ..
Am sure you have… It’s almost every day you hear someone say this…

Hmmmm…

You probably know of people who don’t care about the weather, appearances – theirs and others, food, exercise, reading, writing, technology, health, wealth, politics, inflation, economics, history, civics, geography, math, physics, chemistry, cleanliness, cooking, feedback, others thoughts and emotions, ideas, innovations, books, …………………….

It’s probably impossible for you to care about everything under the sun..
But I wonder when “I DON’T CARE” can actually be detrimental in your life
Is it when you DON’T CARE about YOURSELF?
Is it when you DON’T CARE about those who LOVE you?
Is it when you DON’T CARE about those who you LOVE?
Is it when you DON’T CARE about TIME?
Is it when you DON’T CARE about your immediate ENVIRONMENT @ home and work?
Is it when you DON’T feel like CARING for ANYTHING or ANYONE?
Is it when you DON’T understand what CARE is?

Best Advice to anyone learning to drive a Car

1) Be positive
2) Practice - The more your drive, the more you learn
3) Banish Fear - It is a figment of your imagination
4) Most important is to learn to be in control of your car - You should be able to start, stop & Maneuver at will
5) Assume the following are your responsibilities - You, Your car, Other drivers, Other cars and Anyone / thing on the road
6) If you make a mistake, accept it and do the required course correction - Whatever be the scale of error

Lastly, Remember that no one knew driving when they were born. They learnt, they evolved with experience and became perfect with practice...

My 15 Best Posts of 2011

At the end of the year, its a good time to go down memory lane & read some of your old posts - They almost take you back in time, and help you re-live some experiences. re-think about your own thoughts and also re-look at yourself and your future. Also, they do reflect your evolution as a writer..

Listing below my assessment of My Best Posts of 2011 (In no specific Order)
1) 12 Most Compelling Reasons to Write
2) 12 Most Wonderful Moments in the First Year of Motherhood
3) What do you do everyday?
4) The 12 New-Year-Worthy Questions to Ask Yourself at the start of 2012
5) In some ways we end up like our parents
6) To Naisha
7) The Basics, The Foundations
8) No Simplicity... We choose Complexity
9) Why you should wear the 6 Thinking Hats on your blog?
10) What's the legacy you'll leave behind?
11) Letting Go : The Mother's Perspective
12) Create Consume Critique
13) How life would have been?
14) Men and Vegetable Shopping
15) 12 Most Mesmerizing Mantras on how to publish 321 Blogs in 321 Days

Which posts of mine did you like best? Do leave a comment

When do you really LEARN?

Over the years, I've learnt many things - Some out of compulsion, Some out of choice, some out of curiosity, some due to the circumstances...

And many of these lessons I seem to have forgotten over the years..
But some I remember - Really clear and distinct...
And I don't think anyone can take those lessons from me

And I ask myself.. When does one really LEARN?
A baby learning to walk
A child learning ABC's
A doctor to practice
A salesman making sales
A teacher to teach
A student to learn
A cook to cook
An artist to create

I believe one REALLY learns when
You are alone
And need to act, speak, decide, think...

My best learning's in life came at these points
What it was just me and
The event
The situation
The circumstance
The thought
The conclusion
The decision

And these lessons of LIFE..
Are deeply etched in my mind, in my heart, in my soul...

To Nigella Lawson

During a random browsing activity, I learnt that today (6 Jan) was Nigella Lawson's birthday...

Well.. I had to dedicate a post to her.. After all, my interest and fascination for cooking bears its roots in watching her cook...

Hmm.. I was wondering why I am so fond of this culinary goddess...
She's charming, warm, friendly, interesting to watch, creative, full of positive energy, always smiling, so real in her cooking, is diverse in what she dishes up, combines old and new - in recipes, techniques and tools...

I think what I enjoy is watching the way she cooks - the creative process
The way she enjoys cooking
The way she enjoys feeding others
And most importantly, she relishes her own food :)

Happy Birthday Nigella...