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          • Switzerland: The Beating Heart of Europe
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      • Experience the Ecstatic Beauty of Murren
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      • How did I lose 12 kgs in 60 days ?
      • The Minimalist Vegan Diet And Active Lifestyle That Helps Me Stay Fit
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      • Nothing gets better by Chance, but gets better by Change!
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      • It Was Time!
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      • I am Just Like You. Let Me Be!
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      • Letter to My Younger Self
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      • When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!
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“ In any given moment, we have two options: to “ In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into  growth or to step back into safety.” - Abraham H Maslow . . If I could go back in time, and erase an entire month in 2019, December it would be- the unlikeliest of all, which unfortunately turned out to be very emotionally challenging, draining and exhausting, for reasons unspecific - constantly shifting, drifting along, in the infinite space of realism. . . One of these days ( that added upto making a monster of a month), when I was exasperated to the hilt, unable to cope up, battling with my own demons, I stepped out of the house, to not come back before it was dark. When I could wear the cloak of darkness and hide behind my own defeats, because for the nth time that day, I felt I was quite done with confronting myself, and it was time, I let go of the expectations -that very unapologetically ran parallel to reality and therefore could never be met. . . Before I could get to a moment of stillness, I gorged myself endlessly on the miraculous unfolding of the sky. Taking refuge in the written word, I found some solace. I wrote this 👇👇 . . " Sitting on this purple bench, at twilight, I feel overwhelmed. I marvel at the nature's brilliance on the outside, but when I look within, I find myself brimming with irrepressible emotions- whirling away in directions unfathomable, at a pace imperceptible - jostling through a conflicted mind and a passionate heart, looking for an answer - to be or not to be ? What's worse ? - Feeling the weight of unmet expectations or being in a state of constant denial of the way I feel ? - I feel defeated. I don't intend to justify, but seek clarity. Should I step forward, towards growth (through failures )or step back in safety( the most invincible failure )? " . . And You ? Was there a month, a day or an hour that you wish never happened in the year that went by ? What helped you to overcome those emotions ?
NEW BLOGPOST ⚠️ ( LINK IN BIO ) . This one is NEW BLOGPOST ⚠️ ( LINK IN BIO ) . This one is truly a special one - I am in conversation with Nadine Yochim- someone I have had deep reverence for, ever since I have known her - She is just 26, and has some incredible travel stories and experiences to share that is absolutely worth listening to. . . She has also translated the famous book written by Helena Lettau- " The visible and the invisible reality", in German language. . . So, without giving anything much, away here, I would want you to head straight to catch the full interview in the link in Bio. . . An excerpt - " The moment our eyes met I had felt an instant connection. It’s true that we don’t meet people by accident, but there is a reason why they cross our path. We quickly exchanged brief glances and tender smiles. Her face was radiant and glowing with light. I saw her rucksack and a trekking stick tied at the back of it. She said she had been trekking around Germany and Austria for the past two years. I just grew very curious to know more about what motivated her to go trekking for so long and her experiences thereby. . . And this is what she had to say – ” I went to University but I didn’t learn anything that I wanted to learn. While trekking I meet different people and through them, I got an opportunity to work in farms and also in hospitals helping midwives, delivering babies.” . . Have a lovely weekend you all ❤️❤️ . . Thank you Nadine for sharing your stories with us 🙏❤️ ❤️
"When you are detached, you gain a higher vantage "When you are detached, you gain a higher vantage point, from which to view the events in your life, instead of being trapped inside them”- Ekhart Tolle The greatest lesson that I learnt in the year that went by, was that of the “Art of Detachment” - despite being completely in there - nourishing my body, mind and soul – basking in the glory of the otherwise unfathomable, invaluable experiences that sprung out of the situations that life, very unwarrantedly, threw me in, I did learn to adapt to a readiness level of letting go, thereby also attracting newer and even more fascinating times in the future. While practicing detachment can help you immensely to wade through the most difficult situations, it also opens up space for you to attract what you really wish for, in your life. The universal law of attraction reinstates the fact that if you aren't prepared to let go of anything that you love or wish for, you would never attract it into your life in the first place - If you truly desire for  something, you need to stay absolutely detached from the impulse of trying to hold on to the outcome – the highest level of contentment that it would potentially uphold when it occurs. If you obsess way too much with the outcome, and care way too little for process ( or the journey ) that takes you there, the fear of failure would be far too overwhelming for you to bare, and still keep up with it. More often than not you would give up and surrender to your own whims even before you had actually begun. So stay detached and just be in the moment that has the potential of soaking you right into the most profound experience of life - the process of becoming. Don’t underestimate the power of the process and spare yourself from falling prey to the folly of having a myopic vision of your wishes, desires and dreams( that can truly becoming your reality) And you, what was your greatest lesson in 2019? Note : Staying uninhibitedly detached from everything that meant life, did really help us to navigate through the most overwhelming three months of our life of 2019. Head on to read ( Link in Bio ). Wishing you all an awesome year and a fantastic decade 😍😍😍 Love ❤️❤️
New post on my blog ( Link in Bio) After a long h New post on my blog ( Link in Bio) After a long hiatus, I could write about our lives over the past few months, when I went on sort of a digital detox and there was so much that conspired, but all for the good. . Can't wait to hear from you on this one. Please leave a comment on the blog, if you may wish 😍😍🙏🏻🙏🏻 . . . An excerpt - "Well, the reality wasn’t half as poetic as it may sound in the words above, but this is exactly how events turned out – one after the other in this period of our life which we very fondly call as the – ” Period of the Morphosis” – which forced us, literally, to develop and extend parts of us in different directions." . Have a super happy weekend
Looks like it's been a while we have travelled an Looks like it's been a while we have travelled anywhere - on the outside - any exotic, most sought after, or Instasnapworthy location. However the past few months when we weren't travelling ( except the 2 months long staycation in India) a lot has happened, that has tremendously aided to our growth as individuals. So travelling within oneself is not only as much or as important or as adventurous of a travel but also more profound in nature. Hope I would be able to share some of these experiences and learnings with you soon through my posts here and also on my blog. If you haven't subscribed yet, pls do. The link continues to be in my bio. Love and light to all of you ❣️
Heyllo Peeps 😍 Happy to be connected with you Heyllo Peeps 😍 Happy to be connected with you all again. Let me start by saying that, I am deeply grateful to each one of you, who kept checking in on me and my family while I was on sort of a digital detox over the past 142 days 😳( never realised until now, that it was sooo long). Thanks to all your messages including the ones where some of you presumed that we are having a second baby soon( a potential explanation to my absence on social media 🙂). But we are not. While I didn't miss a thing for not being in here, I definitely missed the ritual of microblogging which used to keep me afloat every single day (That pretty much explains me spamming my stories over the last fortnight, trying to warm up to get back in action again.) But you know what - I still don't feel like it. It's a lot of hard work to be an Instagrammar. And I think I ain't yet ready to invest so much of me in it at this moment. So 😐 Long story short, I would still be hanging around in here for the love of writing and sharing my experiences with you all as I always did, keeping myself still detached from the disconcerting process of chasing likes, comments and follower count for NOW. It's not me as yet. I JUST CAN'T 🙃 BUT, There is so much that I have to share with you, that despite my comeback to microblogging, I would urge you to subscribe to my blog on www.Footinstincts.com to receive my blogs on your email. ( Link in Bio) - which I promise would be far more interesting 😍. More on what I was upto in the real world while I was away, on my upcoming posts. Stay tuned. Love and light to all of you ❣️
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