A humdinger in the making...

The Art of listening  Have you ever experienced the beauty of listening? How about trying after reading this ? Nature is mildly silent yet fiercely breezy conveying disparate feelings. In this cacophonic world where it’s hard to keep pace with words, we excel in the ‘lack of listening’, not realizing the secret marvels of nature that we are losing!  Isn’t it is hard to pay attention to the quiet, the subtle, the understated ? One spends roughly 60% of the communication time  on  listening - of which only 25% is retained! ‘Listening can be defined as making meaning from the sound which is a mental process and a process of extraction…’ as quoted by Julian Treasure in his talk  on ‘5 ways of better Listening’ , a speaker at TEDx platform.  But why are we losing  our  ability to listen? What are the reasons behind it? Certain technological changes are responsible for this in some ways: the invention of writing, audio recording, and video recording! In this nois

I won’t be impressed with technology until I can download food! ~Anonymous Food… when I hear this word, I smell flavored sumptuous and mouthwatering dishes around me that lends me wings of joy! ‘ Food is any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth’ according to the dictionary. But to me, food is something else: it is something that elevates my mood, enhances my tummy-happiness, and satiates my rhapsodic urges aside providing me with nutrition and energy.  Some people just eat food to live, but I live to eat! It’s like a complete process: close your eyes, take a bite, and chew it slowly – only think about its taste, taste that no one tried before and make newer combinations in your palate to discover the tanginess, nuttiness, saltiness, crispiness, and crunchiness of innumerable cuisines. Yes! That’s how lost I am in the food labyrinth. When people ask me what makes me happy, I retort, ‘

Attitude of G r a t i t u d e ‘Fathom the bountiful gift of nature by God - to smile !’ This beautiful quote from a talk at TEDx platform by Louise Schwartzberg changed my perception towards Gratitude! With more than 30 years of time-lapse photography, Louis Schwartzberg gathered exuberant shots of nature like setting sun, ripening of strawberries, and fluttering butterflies in fields. His talk touched me in various ways like his elucidation of ‘ OMG !’ Is it just an expression? Oh My God! He gave this expression a new dimension. Oh - that it caught your attention and made you pleasant and mindful. My- meaning that it is connected to something deep inside your soul and is a gateway to your inner voice. God - God is the personal journey that we want to be inspired with. An inspiring project, ‘ Happiness revealed’, initiated by him gave us a glimpse of the perspective from the point of view of a child and an elderly man. The elderly man spoke deep thou

C ome, fall in love with yourself... Have you ever felt the zephyrs with your eyes closed? Have you ever tried to love yourself? … Serendipity it was when I came across an insightful talk with a spiritual guru,  Teal Swan  while browsing the internet, which imbibed in me qualities like self-love.  Most of the people, in general, don't take out time for them and ignore their existence. This is due to lack of self-love! One should have a mindset and prepare for any commitment. For this, the concept of  upstream  (that is resisting the flow of life) and  downstream  (that is going with the flow of life) should be anchored in our minds. Let’s make this concept easier to imbibe by looking at the following example: there is a girl who is interning in a great company and is offered an amazing post in a company at par, that offers her accommodation also but the girl declines the offer for personal reasons (comfort zone and existing friendships), so she resisted the flow of li

“Succcccccess” “ We’ll try again we’ll fail again because that is what progress looks like. Progress looks like a bunch of failures. And you’re going to have feelings about that because it’s sad, but you cannot fall apart. And then one day, we will succeed.”                                                                             ~ Grey’s Anatomy.   Although success does not have the 7 C’s but the show that has inspired the young medical talents all over the world - Grey’s Anatomy, a character of the famous American Series, Dr. Bailey has ‘Succcccccess’ in her dictionary, a dictionary which is adhered to by all her interns mindlessly. Don’t you think my spelling is wrong? It is not as one needs them to be successful. We will soon figure them out through the conduct of Dear Dr. Bailey C for Clarity -  Dr. Miranda Bailey, indolent yet determined; prompt and a non- procrastinator is quite  candid  towards her patients, interns, and her peer residents. She knows what

Meet Ashita - All of 16 years and already besotted by the profession of doctors. Medicine is where my heart belongs, love for food is deeply inherent and dancing lends me wings of joys... Inspired by my parents and the famous TV show The Grey's Anatomy, I have taken my first step towards donning the white robe! My favorite characters from the show are Dr. Miranda Bailey for her attitude, Dr. Alex Karev for his work and Dr. Meredith Grey and Dr. Christiana yang for their camaraderie. Idolizing various fashion bloggers and you-tubers , I have developed an interest where I end up adorning myself with garbs and jewels. It makes me presentable and strengthens my persona. I become happy as a clam when I sense the smell of sumptuous food ! After all, there is no sincere love than the love of food! - George Bernard Shaw