When you are addicted to technology..

Your minutes turn into hours,

Your hours into an entire day,

And days into a year!

Hell, If you are not careful,

Even the year may turn into multiple years.

You turn to technological support,

If you don’t know your why,

If you have more doubts,

than beliefs about your future.

But, is it right?

To deaden the reality,

Just to pass by life?

Or is it better to face your fears,

And emerge out of it,

One way or other?

Either ways, you learn,

A better way to deal with life,

And start living,

Rather than being a mere spectator!

H2 oooo

Hola Dearies!

This is bliss, writing to you on a Monday morning!

Designing the blog image for this blog is fun too. I know I always end up using a colour which is somewhere between pink and peach - I love it!!

So overall a very good start to my week and this Monday in particular.

And,this I learnt, is what is called as 'Hygge' (pronounced as hue-guh). It is basically a feel good vibe, the comforting feeling which makes you happy and joyful!

If you are thinking that you have never heard of "Hygge" before, both you and me, have missed the boat of the 'Hygge Hype'!

Recently, I came across a very beautiful picture of a bright colourful knitted scarf which was named 'Hygge Scarf' and was super expensive on an e portal. I thought to myself "wow, this sure is a very expensive brand". 

So, to learn more about it, I goggled 'Hygge'. Got to know that it's not an exclusive woollen clothes line. But a Danish word meaning all things beautiful. A feeling which does not really have a translated word in English.

Ironically, like all things beautiful, this concept too is getting exploited or destroyed by some clever marketers who decided to sell goods by using it to sell their goods at a very high premium.

So this blog is an attempt to put things in perspective:

1. We, the human kind, are constantly in search of getting more out of life and so we fall prey to such hype worldwide. (Confession: When I realised I didn't know anything about this much glorified concept, I felt left out. I so wanted to be a part of this Hygge community, to be happy, mindful and comfortable.)

2. We don't really need academic knowledge or research to make us mindful and happy. Sure, it does give us an impetus to focus on the good life. But remember, it's just a feeling, which can also come from simple things like spending time with someone you love or doing things which make you excited.

3.  Real fun is in practising the beautiful concepts of mindfulness, enjoying the now (with whatever you have, plenty or scarce) even after this media wave of "Hygge Hype" is over.

So here's wishing all of you a more sustaining life of peace and joy!

May you all find your bliss sooner than later!

   

Adios Amigos,

P.S: 1. Yours truly is slowly becoming an international blogger. ✌
Hint: Notice the literature in the blog. Hola, Adios, Amigos - Spanish words.. Hygge - Danish Concept😊😛

2. Blog title:  H2 meant Hygge Hype( in case,you didn't figure it out by now..) And the oooo was just so that I sound scientifically inclined too! 😀

First impressions of an NGO

Recently I happened to get an opportunity to see closely the workings of an NGO. The employees work with so much passion. Their commitment to make the lives of underprivileged better is exemplary.  And to think of it, while they work tirelessly for upping the quality of life for their beneficiaries, they themselves have taken a hit at their pockets (most work for a token salary). Sometimes they work for free as volunteers too.

I have always worked in the IT industry. So for me, the huge salaries, the posh working locations, the free meals and other benefits were like a birth right. Being an HR professional, I have also handled people grievances mainly for salary (even from people who are already earning way too high a salary) just because some of their colleague is getting better salary for the same work.

So this exposure to the working of an NGO actually makes me think long and hard. It feels like the decade that I spent working in the IT sector is a different world all together. People there were so focused on themselves, their progression (even at the cost of having to play dirty politics), their ease and comfort etc. Everyone was predominantly self centric. 

Whereas in this NGO, the field workers seem so driven to work for people and their betterment. It's really heart-warming. The positive change which they bring about is purely a labour of love. Coming from a motivation to do good for others. And I truly feel blessed to experience this at close quarters. 

It kind of restores my faith in humanity.

It makes me realise that there is immense power in love. 

Love for humanity - It's healing and definitely a reminder of the goodness that still exists in our world!

First blog of the month!

So  I am back on this blog after almost a month!

The last time I wrote a quick update about how I was ill for sometime, along with my hubby dear who too was down with viral fever. Bam! After the post went live, I fell ill. Again!!!!!

Caught the viral bug from hubby and was again down for another week.

So technically, I have been facing some bouts of illness for quite some time now and it never feels good. The weakness, being dependent on your dear family and friends for looking after you. But it also gives you the awareness of how fortunate you are to have these dear people,who make you feel special with their love and kindness. And how, in your regular 'healthy' days, you don't really appreciate these people who make your world a very happy and secure place.

Just before penning this post, I was watching a life update video of one of the YouTubers I follow. She too had not been posting videos for over a month and informed her viewers about facing viral fever and other health issues. Our situations were so matching that she really inspired me to get back to my blog (cause she too was back, weaker but with the same zest she always has on her videos).

To make this post a little more authentic, let me tell you something that has recently dawned on me..

I realised that writing is like a muscle in our body. If we exercise it, it will run just fine. But if we don't, it's going to have some hiccups. Today when I write this post, I suddenly have this feeling that I don't have it in me to write. I mentioned this in my last post as well. Let's hope, it's just a slight dip in my blogging and if I keep going, things will fall in place. And that newer blog ideas will come pouring to me 👌 

So looking forward to meeting you more on this space!

Till then hope you have a healthy and happy time! 

P.S: I have really started appreciating Mahatma Gandhi's words, "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver." 🙏