Pretense, No More
My 10 Favorite Quotes
Happy Monday everyone! (Umm.. Disregarding the “Monday Blues” obviously!)
Doubtlessly referring to inspirational quotes has always resonated with me. No matter how pleasing or awful my day has been, I always come back home to Instagram and Pinterest – for some inspiring words and motivational quotes (to be instantly uplifted!) It is interesting to know that “words” have so much power and fuel in them! From a “discouraged-pessimistic state of mind” to a “cheerful-motivated mood” – WORDS, for sure are magical and healing in their own ways!
“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
Here are some of the quotes that have been inspiring me lately. I hope they galvanize you too!
Failure, My Friend!
Hey Everyone! I hope y’all are having a great day. It’s time to kill the blues with some Real Talk and MOTIVATION!
FAILURE – a word that we all dread and experience! Yes, everyone fails in life! *bitter truth*
As humans, quite naturally – when we think about failure, we think of things in a very negative light. For us mortals – failure is an agonizing ordeal and causes irreparable emotional havoc, inflicting painful stings of guilt, regret, and remorse. It’s the end of the road, the cul-de-sac!
Sure, failing hurts. In fact, it slits deep like a blade, shredding its way to our deepest core. Yet, it’s necessary!
“When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.”
– Ellen DeGeneres
Live Your Dream
Hey Everyone! How you doin’?
It’s time to kill the “Monday Blues” with some Real Talk and MOTIVATION!
I believe that you certainly are “WHO” you choose to be and nobody is going to come and save you. You’ve got to save yourself and believe in the power you have within and give it your all.
Trust me, nobody is going to give you anything! Your dreams, your aspirations, your fights are just yours. It is you, who has to get up and challenge the “nay sayers” and prove your worth. It is you who has to stick to the plan and give this life the best shot that it deserves.
Remember, nobody knows what your heart craves for and nobody will be as sorry as “YOU” if you don’t get it! So, don’t lose hope in yourself. Good things take time and your story (definitely) does not end here!
Give Yourself Time
Fascinating, enthralling, prismatic – that’s how we see a butterfly. With colours and patterns so extraordinarily exquisite, a butterfly is a display to be smitten with and admire. But, was a butterfly always so beauteous? Was it always so beckoning?
Well, I used to think I knew how caterpillars become butterflies. You know, going through the regular process of metamorphosis – they weave cocoons around them, then sit inside growing six long legs, four wings, and so on, before emerging as a beautiful, winged creature. Well, as it turns out – I was so WRONG!
3 Days, 3 Quotes Tag (Never Give Up)
Hey Everyone! I hope y’all are having a great day!
I have been nominated again for the 3 Days, 3 Quotes Tag! Thank you writingdreamwords of the blog Dream Words for tagging me. It’s indeed a delight! Yay! *happy dance*
FYI – Well this time too this tag comes with a twist folks – I am posting all the three quotes in one post for the three days. Yet again, I am really sorry about being such a rebel lately, life’s been a little caught up with a little this here and a little that there! (Ah, terrible allergies!)
On a brighter side, the theme for today’s post is “NEVER GIVE UP!” Well yeah, who minds a little motivation once a while. *high-fies*
10 Ways To Live, Laugh, And Love Like A Child
Hey Everyone! I hope y’all are having a great day! Well, it’s time for some Real Talk.
Ah, adulthood! Something that we all wish for, but certainly aren’t equipped to handle. (High hopes, eh?) Responsibilities, accountability, anxiety, and doubt – well that’s the latest version of being mature. From childlike foolery to a confined 24/7 cubicle with a 9 to 5 job, student loan debt and daycare expenses, work demands, the pressures of dating/marriage or children – somewhere, somehow, life catapults and we become adults!
I remember being a child and feeling like I couldn’t wait to be an adult because I would get to do what I wanted to, whenever I wanted to do it. (Yay.. Freedom!) Yet, here I am (all grown up) wondering “what the h*** happened?”
Busy, forlorn, lonesome, blue, running around in the mundane “rat race” called life – Well yes, that’s “adulting”! And surprisingly, everyone’s in it! Somewhere between careless frolics to overwhelming, stressful, and chaotic existence – situations changed and we matured!
MLK 50
Hey Everyone!
This April 4th commemorates the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. one of the most poignant advocates for human equality and civil reform in U.S. History! .
What’s more appropriate than remembering him “for his role in the advancement of civil rights by using the tactics of non-violence and civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs and inspired by the non-violent activism of Mahatma Gandhi,” through few of his thoughts and quotes that inspired the world!
Memory Development! Say what?
Hey Everyone! It’s time for some REAL TALK!
Well, if you met me in real life, you’d know that I have an atrocious short-term memory. Since I practically never know where I’ve camouflaged important items (I swear my keys have invisible legs!) and am constantly forgetting the names of people I’ve just met, I’ve taken to keeping a “smart phone planner” on me at all times so I can quickly put down all the things that I’m bound to skip and forget. But while the planner trick is a helpful short-term fix, I’m always on the hunt for ways to help tutor my brain to avoid future confusion and embarrassment.
If you’re like me and need a little help curtailing forgetfulness, here are five science-backed hacks that can help improve your memory today.