Bunk a lecture or office
Dance in the rains
Walk barefoot on the beach
Sing recklessly
Laugh til your stomach hurts...and then laugh some more
Do something that scares you
Fall in love
Miss someone
Take random crazy pictures
Write a poem even if you cant rhyme
Talk to a complete stranger
Dress up
Cry in a movie
Tell someone how much they mean to you
Call an old friend
Let go
Learn a new language
Volunteer to help
Play with a child
Do something spontaneously
Play a prank on a friend
Hug someone
Take a walk in the park
Play a sport even if you don't know the rules
Eat alone at a restaurant
Throw a party
Take a breather and live!
Because as they say, "Life is what happens to you when you are busy doing other things!"
Showing posts with label joy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joy. Show all posts
Friday, June 18, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Joy of Reading
Curling up on a cold winter or rainy day with a warm blanket, a hot cup of coffee and a good book......ahhhhhh one of life's best pleasures!
What do books mean to me? Everything. From a way to unwind, to a way to learn, to go to when I have doubts.....everything.
My love for reading comes to me from my grandmother and my father. He introduced me to the beautiful world of the written word and stories. It started with Archie comics and Tinkle comics, perfect way for a 7 year old to spend her summer vacation afternoons.
This love did not fade with time but just grew with me. From comics I moved on to children's fiction...from the classic Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton to Judy Blume and Nancy Drew.
As I grew I moved on to classics in both Hindi and English, poetry, and now I have diversified to non-fiction books especially management and psychology books.
I clearly remember an incident where we had a motivational speaker come our school to address us. He asked us if we were given 86400 a day, what would we spend it on? My first thoughts were "books, books, books!!!" Well 86400 referred to the number of seconds in a day..........and I haven't changed my answer till date!!!
Reading frees me....it helps me express my self in the way I interpret what I read. it helps me boost my imagination. and I always am touched by something in a book...be it a word, a line or an emotion. I have a diary full of such words and emotions......
What do books mean to me? Everything. From a way to unwind, to a way to learn, to go to when I have doubts.....everything.
My love for reading comes to me from my grandmother and my father. He introduced me to the beautiful world of the written word and stories. It started with Archie comics and Tinkle comics, perfect way for a 7 year old to spend her summer vacation afternoons.
This love did not fade with time but just grew with me. From comics I moved on to children's fiction...from the classic Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton to Judy Blume and Nancy Drew.
As I grew I moved on to classics in both Hindi and English, poetry, and now I have diversified to non-fiction books especially management and psychology books.
I clearly remember an incident where we had a motivational speaker come our school to address us. He asked us if we were given 86400 a day, what would we spend it on? My first thoughts were "books, books, books!!!" Well 86400 referred to the number of seconds in a day..........and I haven't changed my answer till date!!!
Reading frees me....it helps me express my self in the way I interpret what I read. it helps me boost my imagination. and I always am touched by something in a book...be it a word, a line or an emotion. I have a diary full of such words and emotions......
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