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My Thoughts On Minimalism

"Minimalism is the constant art of editing you life" - Danny Dover An Image of a Bat from our Sri Lanka Trip Often, we come across posts or books that suggest a minimalist way of life. When we say we are living the minimalist life, what exactly are you in for? Somewhere mid-August last year, some things really hit me hard, two things to mention in particular, one that I was constantly feeling overwhelmed by the things I had to get done in a day and two I never felt any sense of satisfaction on most days even if I had done a great deal of work. I realized that the major reason I felt that way was because I was living a rushed life, constantly badgering myself to do more and more, which is not wrong when you aspire a productive day, but it got me thinking is that really productivity? In this fast paced life of ours, often we forget there is an expiry date, we forget that this race has to end some day, in those last days or last moments, I assume none of these ac...

5 Things I Did Differently Last Month (and you should do it too!)

Well, more than a month without a post, am I a shitty blogger already!? :P Well to all that I did differently, more than a month ago now. Started a social media challenge  Obviously the most hyped one was on top of my list which is the #100daysofhappy challenge - As I write this post I am on day 34 and I am doing okay! I accidentally came across this challenge on Instagram and my impulsive nature made me to do it - ofcourse ;) Since I am still in the early days of this challenge I won't brag that "Oh, that changed my life and blah blah" but it has certainly made me more observant of the little things that actually make me happy on a daily basis. These things were always there but as ignorant as we humans are, we often need to make a conscious effort to notice them and say, "Oh! that actually is so nice and makes me happy."  Met friends from school and college As I grew older, I was more than worried than I will never be able to relive my...