NOTES TO SELF- Things I've Picked up along the way....

1. Money, IS in fact, of a lot more vitality than what i would like it to be!
   
2. Don't regret anything.....Because what you regret doing now, might have made you the happiest person at some point of time !
   
3. Karma IS a bitch!! Whatever goes around may come right back at you at the strangest of times, may be not in this life, but in any other one for sure!!
   
4. Trust your INSTINCTS!!! Good /bad ....They will come to you at the weirdest possible times ,times where you would laugh at yourself for even getting those thoughts...but from what i know, out of all the things in this wide-world that you can blindly count on...INTUITIONS are be the most reliable ones!!
   
5. The best things in life come to you most unexpectedly...things which make you question yourself about what did you do to get something so incredible in return- It could be something material or immaterial ,something you wanted since a long time and waited for it or something you gave up on thinking it is frivolous to expect getting it...but the most incredible things come to you at the most unexpected times...So the next time you go through a "not-so-happy" time, smile to yourself awaiting the time when you will have something that you want at a time so unexpected which will make up for all those bad times you've had!!
   
6. It's OK to get the thought of being a kid all over again- It only goes on to say that a part of you would love to still have the innocence, forgiveness and the ability to be smile over tinniest of things again.And the world could definitely do with some additional dose of those things!!
   
7. NOTHING can make you feel better than the feeling you get knowing you've made a positive difference in someone's life !! It could be anyone someone you know or someone you don't...But thought of someone else smiling because of you is one of the many little things which makes life worth living :) So make the slightest change you can and make some you love or don't even know SMILE! :)
   
8. LISTEN to someone who knows you better than you know yourself at times when you are in too much turmoil to think well for yourself ...No matter how hard it may be to give up one what you think is right for yourself ,There is a fair chance of you regretting for not listening to someone and making huge decisions during an emotional upheaval.So, LET GO and trust someone with your life,at least for that point of time !!
   
9. ALWAYS do something out of your life which you love ! How many people do you know who are unhappy doing what they do??? Don't add another number to that!......You have just one short life ,so Fulfill as many little dreams as you can in this One !!!
   
10. Distinguish REAL LIFE from the life which movies or novels project to you !!
    Not all of lives problems can be solved within a span of 2-3 hours!! Don't hope that your Knight in his shining Armour will not come riding on his horse and sweep you off your feet to live a life with a fairy-tale ending !! Movies and romantic novels have created a LOT of misconceptions of supposedly "perfect" relationships!! Things in life need more work than that!!! And most of the times the work you put in will bring you close to your version of a fairy-tale ending ! :)
    
11. Out of all the things you would fight for to have,fight for LOVE.Don't walk away at times when you feel things are getting hard to deal with....Don't treat love as a part of your life...treat it AS your LIFE ....That way ,just as you can never walk out of life and stick with it till the end, you will stick around with Love and will fight for a better tomorrow ...and who knows how close you might be just when you decide to give up ! If you feel it's love, make sure you do EVERYTHING you can to save it ,forever ! ♥
    
12. LAUGH!! till your face muscles hurt, Coz' what are they for anyway!!
    
13. Say SORRY to the people you know you have hurt....It might just mean 5 letters to you, but to the other person it may be a lot! And who knows you might never get the chance ever again! Living with the regret of not being able to tell someone sorry or that you love them is the WORST feeling ever and it's a feeling that will stick with you till the very end!
    
14. Feed someone who is poor and hungry.Give a book to a child who wants to learn but can't afford one....these things don't require too much time or money but the gratitude felt by the people you help is so overwhelming it may bring tears to your eyes! Keep the Humanity Alive !
    
    PS- I always wanted to sponsor a child's education. It is something i remember i wanted to do since the time my mom told me my cousins do it...And the day i make enough money i would love making a difference in my own little way!
    
15. Let little things make you happy...of course you would still enjoy an orange candy bar just as much as you did when you were a kid !! Find as many such things as you can and be a much much Happier Person !!
    
16. Find a way to express yourself- Write,paint,sing,click photo's or even act....you don't have to be the best at it...but who knows you might be pretty awesome & might end up doing it for the rest of your life :)
    
17. Spend time with family and friends...I haven't figured out why but i DO know they are your BACK-BONE and will be there for you in more ways than you can imagine!!!
    
18. You will turn 18 even though you HATE IT!! and eventually turn 19...Life will go on just as it has to...make the most out of every moment,makes mistakes........I'l end this with a quote i read and liked ! It goes as follows:

" This is the time to make mistakes. Take the wrong train and get stuck somewhere chill. Fall in love – a lot. Major in philosophy ’cause there’s no way to make a career out of that. Change your mind. Then change it again, because nothing is permanent.So make as many mistakes as you can. That way, someday, when they ask again what we want to be… We won’t have to guess. We’ll know...."

Mélange.....

I Have always been a person who loves way too many things in life.To me life is all about options, you have to choose the right one's.But who said you just have to choose only 1 option to be right? 

Since the time I was a kid, what i wanted to do in life would change as the seasons changed.Every summer i would decide that i love teaching (A conclusion reached purely out of the fun i would get by playing "teacher-teacher", a game i would play all afternoon and still couldn't get enough of !!). There were days i would convince my mum n dad that this, in fact, was what i wanted to do when i grew up and my dad would smile at me and say,"you have a good many years ahead before you have to settle on that !!"... But at that time i hated having to wait for so many years !! To me ,that was the only thing i was meant to do!! and couldn't wait to do it !! Along the years,i had the "doctor" phase,the occasional "actor" phase (though i don't think there is ANYBODY in this whole wide world who would suck more than me in acting !!) and several other passing phases.

It was not until the latter years of my school that i fell in love with writing ! I mean, i was always good at it..I loved writing...whether it was the essays for my English class, or even speeches for my Elocution competition..but that was the time when in spite of being as clueless about what to do with my life at that point of time,i knew that writing would be something i would want to pursue in some form another.

Having said that i never wanted to be an author...I wasn't good at writing stories, i still don't think that's my cup of tea ...but i had a vague idea at the back of my head that i would love doing something where i can write.A few years later as i went to high school , the confusion grew...I didn't want to be any of those things i was so sure that i wanted to be when i was a kid..By this time i knew writing was one of the many hobbies i would love pursuing.Another hobby of mine is reading..and by reading i don't mean novels or stories but magazines or blogs about lifestyle and different people...Reading about people ...famous/not famous,rich/not-rich,young/old influenced me.And till date i love reading about people their houses,their food, their style, their tastes in music ....It intrigues me in a way i can't explain...I love watching a good life-style show, a show which shows diverse cuisines, diverse way of lives is placed at the highest of my favorite programmes list!!

                         I love reading about people in the glamour industry-Designers,models checking out latest collections.....it's more than a pass time to me!Someone once told me, if i get into a discussion about all this I'm unbeatable at it !! People close to me would definitely vouch for that!! But that again, is not something i could use to build up a career!! But something i wish i could use. Writing and this are the two things i knew i love dearly. When i reached the time where i had to make a choice about selecting my degree for pursuing graduation, I chose Mass Media. There was a gut feeling which told me all the things i was passionate about would blend in beautifully and present me with an opportunity which would be more than perfect for me.I followed my gut....As i stepped into this world crazy chaotic project deadlines ,running around fanatically  before presentations...the chaotic life and the fast-pace made me happy in a weird way. I loved working for something that I loved doing from within, the pleasure comes through in whatever you do if you believe in it. And almost a year into this field my opinion remains the same.I still love doing what I do, despite of all the late nights and the nights when i barely get time to sleep,the early mornings and everything this course is throwing at me as time is passing.

But 1 year down the line despite being immensely happy and contented the way I am,I'm still as confused about what exactly i would pursue ahead once I have my degree. And as I'm coming close to the day when i'l be declared a graduate,how i wish my dad would tell me again that i have a good many years ahead of me to settle on what i want to do!! 

Making decisions is always been a difficult process for me. I go into hours of contemplation coming up with a remotely close solution! And this time it's going to be even harder because i have picked up way too many things that i love doing and could see myself pursuing always.Along with writing and discovering new life-styles I have also discovered a new-found love in photography!! And who knows another 2 years down the line how many more things which i love mix themselves together and make it even difficult to settle on a particular career!! 

               This is why this blog is dedicated to all those little things i love doing!! Everything which i do or see,which i like will go into this blog.Basically,It's my journal of all the randomly put together thoughts and things which have no other outlet than this blog!!! 

So, Mélange is my mix of all my favorite things put together...Hope you enjoy it reading it as much as I do writing It ...