Penning Memories

On a fine spring morning, somewhere in the mid of March.... As usual, I started off for work in the morning and had hundreds of things on my mind. I began planning out my day, and was soon immersed in loads of personal and professional list of to-dos for the day. Oblivious to the activities happening outside on the road, I began thinking deeply, but as I approached the Sarjapur road, mother nature surprised me with her beauty. At once, my focus changed from the day-to-day worries to the beautiful canopy of brilliantly colored flowers along side the roads. That's when I realized that this beauty is because of the onset of the spring season. The queen of all seasons, spring is here! The pleasant sight  instantly brought a smile on my face uplifting my mood in no time :) In the months of spring, the trees lining up the roads are in full bloom with vibrant and colorful flowers. It is indeed a spectacular watch a...

I never knew that so much was already talked and written about 'self-talk' till I stumbled upon this topic today, while I was actually reading an interesting article on 'how to develop good habits'. Though the article on good habits was highly informative, my entire focus shifted to 'self-talk', the reason being, I could relate to it in an instant. This is how it goes. While I was thinking about my next music class, I found telling myself " I did not practice well, did not memorize my notes and hence, like the last time, I am not going to do any better in the coming class too. Even if I get time to practice, it is not going to help. ". If you have observed the statement keenly, this one sentence is filled with so much negativity that no matter how well I practice, I will not be able to do well in the next class. The reason being, I have already prepared myself to fail in the next class. What I am doing to myself ? I joined the classes with such high...