Some

Some people are like morning cup of coffee/tea,
you could very well do without them,
But, Boy! don't they make you feel alive?

Some people fill up those spaces in you that you never knew existed,
Some people can take your mind to places that your eyes cannot.
They leave the imprint on your heart that you forget, who you were
before you met them.
Suddenly, you will draw apart from them.
Yes, you will be upset, angered by their departure.
But, when they return,
you don't waste time,
on asking why, when, where, what went wrong?
Rather, you crave
to get more of the smile on face and content to heart,
For, Its the only way, you have accepted to recognize them.

Sometime, someone rushes to be somewhere.
Wouldn't that be "some"time when that someone would be You and that
somewhere would be Me?

Excerpt:
Iss pal ki ye guzaarish hai
Marna kyun, jee lena
Boondon ko pee lena

Hichki ruk jaane de
Siski tham jaane de
Tere hi sapno ki baarish hai

Paaniyon ko raste tu banaane de
Roshni ke pichhe khud ko jaane de

Kehta yeh pal
Khud se nikal
Jeete hain chal

Read more: http://www.lyricsmint.com/2016/01/jeete-hain-chal-neerja.html#ixzz4ASce8LVP

Smartphone Addiction

If relations had market value,
May be people would start valuing them like their cellphones.
Ain't funny, today, we freak out losing or breaking cellphones
more than our delicate and precious relations?

Some things need to be understood,
as they cannot be spoken,
as they cannot be written.
But, smartphone addicts that we have become;
May be you cannot feel,
May be you cannot hear,
Least, you can read while scrolling,
                              -How about that?

Note To Self

Hello My Dear,
Its your Birthday Month. 
I wish You live to embrace and cherish the healthy, successful, joyous, adventurous, creative and peaceful version of You this Year!
Usually, I pen down a wish, a thought for you around this time of month to ponder and reflect on the spins you have taken over the years in this journey. I cannot spin the cycle of time around.  So, this year, I am writing you a note which If i were wise and proactive, would have told you to do to enjoy this journey. 

Note to 5-15yr old self:  Play, more than you think you should.

Learn a sport, hobby to keep your body and brain active which in turn keeps you sane. Familiarize and make friends with your body and mind. Its all you got. This serves as your creative outlet,  stress relief and  confidence booster as you grow.

15-25yr old self:  Read,  a lot more than you think you should. 

 Read not just textbooks,  but books to increase your awareness about your self, imagination, people, culture, religion, food, and places. If you like some personality, public figure- read about them, the way they do things: how they speak, their health routine, their dress style, their body language, their success mantra to thrive. Reading will help you enhance your self image.

25-35yr old self:  Invest in yourself,  a lot more than you think you should. 

 Its time of your life to influence and win people and these 3 things will help you do it. 
1. Invest in earning a financial security(career, vocation), 
          2. Invest in earning relationships (family, friends, partner),

          3. Invest in earning your peace (creativity zone)

35-45yr old self: Learn to say no,  a lot more than you think you should. 

Say no to unnecessary things/events/people/trips/errands; so you can say yes to something your older self would do and value (family, friends, passion).    Practice meditation to stay focused on needs of your workplace, home, and Self.  Develop a goal (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly). Anything that does not fit that goal, say no. 

45-55yr old self:  Update, a lot more than you think you should.

Stay updated with people, technology, lifestyle and surroundings around you. This particular quality will help you remain in the game and flow in the changing times without losing your cool.

55-65yr old self: Remind, a lot more than you think you should.
Remind yourself of all that you have accomplished and still accomplish as each passing day. Own up to your mistakes and Forgive yourself along this journey. You are beautiful because you stayed strong along this journey and created a dance just known with your steps. Remember, you are worth this journey.


65-75yr old self: Devote, a lot more than you think you should.
Devote to the inner higher self within you for this journey. Devote in all the growth, leisure and learning that you tried to put behind your responsibilities or someday (I will do these) list.  Its never ever late to cherish that devotion to self.

to be continued for later years..

As i embrace myself tonight,
I bow down to thee- (Higher self )within me,
I thank you for putting up with me even when i ignore You, your call and your signs.
I thank you for loving me unconditionally.
I thank you for providing me friends and family to support and smile when I forget.
I thank you for teaching me to relax when i get too fast or pushing me when i get lazy.
I thank you for providing me shelter and protecting me through varying weather.
I thank you for the bountiful choices of clothing, shoes, accessories, gadgets and food each day.
I thank you for the ease of travel through varying means of transportation. 
I thank you for the ease of reaching out through varying means communication.
I thank you for the stress-free vocation that keeps me financially secured.
I thank you for the beauty (sea, trees, flowers, mountains) around me.
I thank you for the five functional senses through which i see, smell, hear, taste and touch.
I thank you for giving me the gift to express my feelings into words or speech.
I look forward to new day. I welcome this year for many such great gifts.

 PS: If you haven't seen "Khat" on youtube, you should.

Sunset Madness

Call me biased.
I have my bias towards sunset as -the time of my life.
Twilight colors is one of the perks about it but what really sets it
apart in my eyes is its patience.
It patiently waits for me.
Unlike dawn, it lends me the time.
Time: to finish my dreams.
Time: i think i need for the mundane errands.
Time: to cross the checklists of things i would like to accomplish.
So, finally in the evening i can return to it,
with the attention and love that it deserves.
That's how you reciprocate the wait of your loved one, na?
When glances speak louder than the words "I miss you"do,
When senses feel deeper than the words"I love you" do.
For in those glances and senses is where one finds home.
Home, sweet Home!

Excerpt from Diamond Rio's song:

One more day
One more time
One more sunset, maybe I'd be satisfied
But then again
I know what it would do
Leave me wishing still, for one more day with you"

Atrangi Yaari

O Dear,

Though far, you came close to my heart.
Without fail, I would recall you.
And, I am sure, 
you would be remembering me,
more than I think, you do.

I understand, in the race and rush of life,

you are waiting for that free moment,
where you can pour your heart out to me.

But, what to do? 

Today, my restlessness has taken over my thoughtfulness.

No matter how much I might relish a dish of my choice,

I do have to spit the unexpected stone out, na?

For, I have learned,
Painting empty walls and echoing them with laughter does not make a home;

So, does a needy and warranting relation doesn't form a loving bond.

You were not something I really needed,
You were not something I really wanted,

I, however, really valued you, as Air.

But then, it would be a shame on me as Biomedical Engineer na,
if i do not trust the effectiveness of LifeSupport devices?

Hence,
Today, I release you from the burden of finding that respect and time for me.

~Satirically Yours
L2C

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Excerpt:

But you can say baby,
Baby can I hold you tonight,
Maybe if I told you the right words,
   At the right time you'd be mine.