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      • The Minimalist Vegan Diet And Active Lifestyle That Helps Me Stay Fit
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      • I am Just Like You. Let Me Be!
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      • Change is never easy, you fight to hold on and you fight to let go!
      • Letter to My Younger Self
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There is magic in every drop of life ❤️ . . #s There is magic in every drop of life ❤️ . . #skyphotography #sky #naturephotography #natureisbeautiful #nature_photography #nature_seekers #naturelovers #nature_perfection #rains #rainstorm #beautifulday #cloudscape #magic #lifeisbeautiful #lifeistooshort #littlejoys #simplepleasures #simplelife #stayalive #livelife #liveyourbestlife #livethelittlethings #liveinthemoment #momentslikethese #nowisthetime #nowisallwehave #nownow #siezetheday #siezethemoment #showup
" Even when you think, you have your life all mapp " Even when you think, you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny, in ways you might never have imagined." ~ Deepak Chopra . . Planning isn't completely wasteful, until life in its most mysterious ways, throws at us, surprises, both good and bad. We are forced to realign and surrender. And before even we know it, our mind tricks us to plan again, trying to gain back some control, in the unknowability, to find comfort in the delusionary world that it creates to feel safe. . . Time is invincible. And so is our inability to hold, bend or reverse it. All we truly have is the ' NOW'. The sooner we accept it, lesser is the effort of getting by a situation and greater is the joy of going with the flow, staying amazed and creating beautiful moments, that would be etched in our memories forever. . . Most of our lives we are busy making plans from the comfort of our minds without mapping it to the real efforts on ground. Blaming our failures on time and circumstances come easy, but changes nothing, except that our years in hindsight begin to look more like a reservoir of everything not done, not experienced, not felt. The weight of regrets and dissappointments become heavier, than what we make ourselves capable of bearing. . . Live life NOW and experience the MAGIC. It can be ecstatic, if we feel it with complete awareness. And just the sense of living, can be a joy, big enough, to go on living life just the way it is. . . Image: This road trip, almost after an year was.very very fulfilling. And this place was straight out of a dream. . . PC : Sandeep Desai . . #mommyanddaughter #momanddaughter #daughters #daughter #daughtersrock #daughtersarethebest #daughtersofinstagram #traveltogether #travelwithkids #kidstravel #travelineurope #travelaftercovid19 #travelsafe #traveltherapy #travellife #mommylife #mommytravels #momandbabygirl #mommyandme #mommywhowrites #momminainteasy #mommyhood #motherhoodunplugged #traveling
I haven't really felt like myself in the past few I haven't really felt like myself in the past few weeks, despite having my days dotted with ridiculously long laughter riots, incredibly delicious food, and having my loved ones besides me, just always. . . May be because I haven't read as many books or poured my heart out on as many pages, inking them with my emotions. May be because, I still wait for that perfect day and moment, when it would all come together to make it happen. May be I am still very hopeful of finally arriving. . . And for that, I need my ' Me-Time' to think, to start, to finally work on what it means to be 'Me' beyond a ' Mother'. But is there even a thing like that for a Mother ? I wonder. . . The more I chase, this absolute delusional, crazy myth of ' Me-Time', the farther it seems to get, like an oases that gives me hope but also leaves me yearning and longing for it more. . . How do I get around this ?  How do I tell myself that I would get there soon, when I know that this is all I have - Today and now. If I ain't doing anything about it now, probably I aint as committed as much as I would like to believe. How do I keep reminding myself, to keep my priorities on top of all that I need to get done today? The guilt is real and never seizes to gnaw at me. . . But then there are also these tiny moments, when I feel I have figured it all out. Once I have walked past my guilt, I realise that I need to make way for life to happen in its entirety. I need to surrender - live life moment by moment by moment. . . I am learning to not lose focus on what I can do now, while I still go about planning my days. I am learning to not wait for the perfect day, rather seize the day. Feel life, stay alive. I am learning to chase my dreams with open eyes, staying real, and prioritising what matters the most in each moment. . . Have you ever felt this way ?
"A journey is best measured in friends than miles" "A journey is best measured in friends than miles". ~ Tim Cahill This snap is one of my favorite from today.
" Motherhood is a choice, you make everyday to put " Motherhood is a choice, you make everyday to put someone else's happiness and wellbeing ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing, even when you aren't sure what the right thing is, and to forgive yourself over and over again, for doing everything "wrong". " ~ Donna Ball . . Well, I ain't sure about the right or the wrong, because it's always a matter of perspective. But, when life throws curve balls at you, you gotta get your shit together, and act for sure. Because you won't have too many choices to make, but acknowledge, accept, make peace and work around. . . Last few weeks, about more than a month, has been tough on many fronts. But what I am truly delighted about, is the kind of learning we have had in the process. May be I would write about it on a separate blog some day. But for now, I want to call out, all the parents, who endure the journey of parenthood, which is both exigent and rewarding in equal measures. They work hard on it round the clock, with constant hope, enthusiasm, and patience. . . Yes, bringing up a( or more) child( or children) is a lot of hard work. Much more than you would have read or heard about. It really needs a village and an army of people to bring up a child, and when you don't have the village around you, you gotta up your game, and become one who is equivalent to all that support you miss when you are away from them, doing it all by yourself. Because truly it's your journey alone so to speak. Having said that, an act of kindness, a distant phone call, a beautiful message from your loved ones, go a long way in keeping you afloat. And nevertheless a passion that can help you disengage and re-engage. . . I have too many things running on my mind now - addled and muddled. So may be this post, sounds like one as well. And if you too are feeling this way, let's have some coffee together - A virtual Coffee Date ❤️❤️ 😍
Now, I also run, while I am bleeding 😍 . . Peri Now, I also run, while I am bleeding 😍 . . Periods for me have always been just very painful. It always came with an air of eeriness. Days before, I started bleeding, the PMS would loom over like an unforgiving, dense cloud of discomfort. And I would very impatiently wait for those days to get over somehow. . . While the pain did wither away over the years, as I recovered from various hormonal issues, the uneasiness and the tiredness would make me want to just curl up on the bed, and embrace inactivity, passivity. . . But, now, with consistent focus on running, I am able to go about my period days, just like any other. Staying active during periods, is helping in a big way to iron out issues, that would otherwise slow me down, or make me feel quite unlike myself. . . I can sense a huge mental shift, which has been the driving force, behind me keeping up with my training. The distances are short, and the weather has been on my side too. However, consistently hitting the road, no matter what, atleast on every alternate day, is making all the difference. I am increasingly feeling fitter and lighter on my feet. . . Though, I know it's been just two months which isn't a statistically significant data to conclude anything, yet, here I am ,celebrating, an insignificant yet important achievement on my way to becoming a fitter version of myself.
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