Thought Jukebox

Everyone has their own reason for waking up every morning or a reason of 'being'- " ekigai ". I first heard the word "ekigai" in a TED Talk titled "How to live to be 100+" by Dan Buettner. We all have so many different reasons to jump out of our beds (or crawl out, in my case). It could be compulsion to meet the minimum attendance percentage required in school (most of our cases, haha!), or maybe, looking forward to meeting your friends, to take up a new challenge that life throws at you- carpe diem!, to hug your mother, or cuddle with your pet, or even crank up some good music and dance around in your pyjamas. Maybe you just like to see the sun rise and hear the birds chirp. The dawn gives you hope, light beyond the dark, and a chance to start afresh- a new beginning. Since you can grab that chance, why not? Even though we might not be all morning persons, there is always that one reason in your life that gives you the belief and the hope of a...

Having my own blog and sharing my thoughts, emotions, feelings with the world- has always been on my bucket list of life. And only lately have I realised the necessity of actually checking things off of it. I am lucky to have had a wonderful life so far (knocks on wood)- a loving family, an adorable baby sister, amazing friends and magical moments. But nothing lasts forever. Life goes on. Until it ends. But what comes between those two polarities, depends upon us. And that is my minimalistic approach to life. I have tried to make mine count so far. The rest of the journey is still a long, long walk to go.  And because we all have a bucket list, a list or a code of certain expectations that we hold of life- I intend on checking things off of mine or maybe writing a few more chapters. After all, life is your story. You are the author. You are the author to this never-ending novel of adventure and love and fun and all that you want and more! (And the owner to a bucket full of ...