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  • The Irony of Cooking: A Love-Hate Relationship

    February 1, 2025
    Life story
    Daily writing prompt
    What’s your favorite thing to cook?
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    My go to favorite thing to cook is always the south Indian rasam and coccinia/scarlet gourds side dish. Another choice is majjige hulli with choice of any vegetable that goes with curd. Majjige hulli is made of coconut paste with curd and also a necessary dish in Southern India. This dish is soothing to the stomach and easy to make. You give one of these in above, you will see a happy kid who got a happy meal forever.

    Irony is being a girl, I hate cooking. Some how that is not my cup of tea. Still I try my best to make something which I love since my stomach hates outside / hotel foods. From older generations to till date, cooking has been an art for ladies and is tagged to ladies. But somehow, I have been wired different LOL!! That does not mean I do not cook at all. I cook in my own style when I have a heavy craving for it.Otherwise, it is my least favorite thing to do. But whenever I do it, I do it sincerely and relieves me from all sort of stress. One of the toughest questions someone ask me would be about my specialty in cooking. I have always been a people pleaser. This is one of the big struggles I have to overcome. I need to stop questioning what people would think of my cooking!!!

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  • Most Scared Thing to Do !!

    January 26, 2025
    Life story
    Daily writing prompt
    What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?
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    There are many. It is a huge list. Anything which is out of my comfort zone is scary. And anything that is way out of my daily routine is always out of my comfort zone. It might be the simple task of waking up early just to step outside before the sun is out. It could also be a life-changing decision-making task. I live inside a shell until it becomes unlivable for a human. I am willing to change this, and the process is underway.

    To move out of any comfort zone, I must focus on my overthinking mind. It often questions and adds unnecessary panic to a simple task like waking up early. The mind is always a mystery. I believe that scare has different meanings for each person. It varies based on the situations you have been in. When I was a kid, I would run away from darkness. Now I can walk around in darkness or be alone in it for an extent. What changed ?? Nothing !! Situations teach you. You need to move out of that comfort zone. Don’t always listen to what others say without adding your perspective. Otherwise, you have a long way to go !!

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  • From Goodbye’s to New Beginnings

    January 23, 2025
    Life story

    When I started with this blog hobby, the first post was about my dream city, Bangalore. It also covered my landing in Whitefield Beml for my stay. And 9 years down, had finally moved out of Beml, Whitefield. It has all the nostalgic memories. Almost felt like leaving hometown where I spent most of my life. Actually speaking, overall the longest stay was in BEML. 8 years in Kasaragod and then 3 years in Edneer and then 4 years Mangalore.

    Goodbye’s are always tough. Whether its a person or a place or a favorite thing does not feel any different. And funny thing I have experienced all of these in one instance or within limited span of time. The memories initially haunt , then it becomes a routine and becomes part of your good memory.

    New place , new people , new space in my mind to have and create more memories. Hope something great waiting soon. As people say, changes always bring something out of it. Like I said in the first post, dream city Bengaluru has given me independence, maturity and so many lessons. Its the hustle city where each day there is new struggle, new happiness and new things to learn. And I know it will still continue even though moving within a different place.

    Goodbye’s may be tough. But, the people who have been there for all the struggles will always be part of life. Whether it’s in memory or actually with me does not matter.

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  • Felt Loved !!

    January 23, 2025
    Life story

    Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?

    There are so many instances where I have felt loved. Its from strangers to the closed one, varying experiences. When I am totally upset, I overthink on certain factors. My close friend just dials in. They would talk for hours just to keep me diverted. Can I call this affection , care or love ?!!!

    I am lucky enough to experience different flavors of affection or love. I stay busy and not work on myself. During these times, my close best friends scolds me. They help me look at the positive side of things. The way I should have been taking care of myself, best friend would do it for me. Can’t be more grateful for having such people in my life. People say family is the only thing which can make you feel loved. But for me there were plenty others. I believe I can say I had many soulmates in my life. They showed me how to love. They also showed me how to be loved.

    To love is something special !! But to be loved and felt it multiple times in life is always beyond special.❤️

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  • What is in a Name !!

    January 19, 2025
    Life story
    Daily writing prompt
    Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.
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    Rachana !!! Yes that is the name given by mom going against the rule book of caste and religion. According to my family traditions, the birth time and place decides the first letter of your name. Well I do not remember what it was supposed to start with but it was not R !!

    Rachana means creation. Its a Sanskrit word which denotes creativity.It can also symbolize the beauty of nature and the power of the human imagination. Ironically as the meaning , I love to write things , think different. My mother loves writing. She chose her first daughter’s name based on her passion.

    My name was always been made fun of in high school because of me choosing Hindi as my second language. In Hindi, Rachana is often repeated. It is commonly attached to authors like “Prem Chand ki Rachana” which means Prem Chand’s writing or creation. But for my fate I had a classmate named Prem Chand LOL !!

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  • Awake From A Dream

    January 11, 2025
    Life story

    A sudden phone call

    A whole new sensation

    From being drowsy to active

    From being unknown to known

    A madness feeling,

    blabbering words which have no meaning

    Oh god !! what a nap it was …a powerful one !!!

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  • Unfiltered Mind Talks

    January 7, 2025
    Life story

    Where you ever been friends with an overthinker or you are one of them ?? Fortunately or unfortunately am an overthinker. The heights of overthinking I have kills all the momentary happiness. But you know what sometimes it feels good. You think, think and think and come to conclusion on a confused topic.

    An example of my overthinking. Lets assume I have some work appointed to be done two weeks from now. A normal person would mark that in calendar and plan it. But what I do is imagine today is that day and start all activities in negative thoughts. Lets say the appointment was to go to some location and meet some person. The imagination starts with what if’s. What if I woke up late? What if I did not get the cab? What if I met with some accident? People would really label me as mad or crazy right !!! That is my overthinking power. But you know what? We overthinkers have a special power. We judge ourselves and make all the routes possible beforehand. So there is always a back up plan for us.

    The mind just keeps on adding unfiltered thoughts all over !!! I do not regret being an overthinker. But once in a while, enjoying the momentary happiness is what I am looking for and working towards. Whether it leads to mistake or becomes a beautiful memory that thought has no place.

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  • What could have been done differently

    January 5, 2025
    Life story
    Daily writing prompt
    What could you do differently?
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    Basically everything and nothing both I guess. Why everything because each thing in life is like a chain of activities and one co-dependent on other. So if I want to do some part of that chain differently, I definitely need to break that chain. This will not make sense, and I will end up changing everything. And that is why nothing can be done differently. If I have to take one instance, it would be having more faith in my decisions. To trust more in my instincts and not doubt a second on my decisions.

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  • Spending Time on Past

    January 4, 2025
    Life story
    Daily writing prompt
    Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?
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    It has always been the past. You know why !! because future keeps me worrying and activates my overthinking power to a stage where I loose it. I have read multiple times to not look back and think about past but my views contradict with that. Why not !! if it has a lot of lessons. It holds a lot of grief that you have overcome. There are also your beloved memories which motivate your now. Too much of anything is poison , everyone should have heard this. Same way thinking too much on past or future is going to harm you. But I would always choose to think of the past. You know what has happened. It is not possible to change the actions already done. Of course, you can be more cautious in your next decisions. Nonetheless, enjoy making mistakes because that is what makes the past beautiful. It is interesting to look back. Your past is your treasure, nobody can steal it!!

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  • Greatest gift for life

    January 2, 2025
    Life story
    Daily writing prompt
    What is the greatest gift someone could give you?
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    Depends on who is giving it !! If it is one of my beloved people then anything would be the greatest when it is given. But if its from not expected person then the comparison program starts for which would be the greatest. Till date, I have received many gifts from my beloved one’s. Whenever I received a gift, I felt happy like a small kid who got their wish. I do not see the intentions , emotions or whatever they gave, I just become happy.

    As time goes by, I have realized something important. A listening ear, no matter who it is, is the precious thing you would want. And added advantage, anything given as a token of happiness from these would be the greatest gift for you !!

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