Red Rose writes

Oh! Hello beautiful readers, We are just 3 months away from new year or I should say, 3 months to go for 2020 to officially end. Am I the only one who feels that 2021 should come soon?! Well never mind, whichever year it may be, I will be here with my words for you all. It has been a long time since one of my closest friends suggested me to cover a theme. I came across this quote by Tony Robbins, This quote has time and again given the boost to lead our lives and make all our dreams a reality. However,this resonated with what my friend suggested. When I read this quote, more than anything, I focused on the word ' ME ' in it. There are times when we feel powerless, like nothing turns out as we plan and that's when we stick to this thought that we are the victim of the things that happen in our life. There are many aspects that could spring this thought in our mind, but here let's focus on one of it. How often do we fall in the trap of others' expectations? There are...

Hello readers, Be ready to have a look at a very cliche bond of friendship, but well obviously, with a twist. There are unending stories of how friendship is tested when we are in bad times but it is also the other way around. Didn't get it? So, here is the second flower in our #quote_anecdote garland Being born and brought up in a closely bonded family setup, I have seen way too many friendships in here. Some selfish, some selfless, some motivating, some way too distracting and some too precious to ever let go.  After watching few evolving and few stagnant ones, I made it a point to have a lot of friends but also, have some precious and ever lasting ones. While I focused on staying in touch with everyone, I went an extra mile for some (though sometimes terribly failed to be there for some of them.)  One of  the many advises I always heard was - it is during the hardships that you get to know your real friends - but I don't totally buy this advice. Why? Because as this ...

#Chapter 04: Hope and expectation After any exam, we see two kinds of students - "Hoping for the best" - Student 1 "I am expecting so and so score" - Student 2 Hope and expectation , how often do we sit back and ponder over the difference between the two words? It is where my next lesson come from - I have learnt to expect something rather than merely, hoping for it. Well what difference does that make? When we hope, we just desire. The person hoping for something is simply wishing, in the absence of any efforts from his end. But when we expect, we strongly believe. The person expecting something is optimistic about the efforts he had put in. The way to lead a goal oriented life is to have an effort oriented approach. The very fact between choosing to hope or to expect, is efforts. Where hope is just a mirage created by thoughts, expectation is a belief formed by the efforts made. When we choose to expect, we naturally feel the rush in our v...

Choosing to move out of one's own comfort zone after 18 long years, was a tough choice to make. I made this critical choice about an year ago when I chose to come to Mumbai for my graduation. Many people expressed how difficult it will be for me to be 600+ kilometers away from my family, how Mumbai was a pretty grand city to get accustomed to and how one's moral compass is put to test at such places. After getting such remarks, I re-questioned my choice. Am I going right? Being the youngest child of my generation in the family, I have been gifted with all the support, love and encouragement. When I asked the same question to my people, Am I going right? They said yes, it is a bold step but you are going right! This assurance was a green signal for me to begin with. And today after an year or so later,here I am sharing and confirming that the bold step I managed to take has gifted me wings stronger enough to bear all the hardships of life. My upcoming blogs fro...