Category: Motivational

Blog 5: “Just Go With Your Instincts”

“Why are all of you guys so obsessed with Psychology?” A friend of mine asked me a few days ago when we were in the library and I was reading a Psychology book while she was reading about the universe.
I wasn’t obsessed… I just like to take good care of anything that’s part of me. When you know what’s right, anything can become a part of you.

Two years ago, we were asked to make our decisions about the subjects we want to do for our A-Levels. The teachers stressed on how important this would be since our university applications would depend on the results we get in these four subjects and would also depict the paths of higher education we would want to choose.

I was among the very few to choose Psychology as a subject. There had been only one batch before us who had done it…

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On Mothers

I wanted to write something for Mother’s Day today, but am finding it surprisingly hard. I think what’s giving me problems is that it’s enormously difficult to write anything that’s not a mind-numbing cliché.

So, let me keep things very simple: You wouldn’t be here today without your mum. Literally. If you don’t believe me, go make friends with a Biology teacher. He’ll explain it to you.

You also wouldn’t be the person you are today without your mother (from here onwards read ‘whoever filled the role of mother in your life’). This includes your negative traits, by the way – mothers mess up.

If you’re so lucky that your mother is still alive, give her a call today. If she’s near enough, go visit and give her a hug. Even if at this point you don’t really like her (it happens – she might even deserve it), put your own feelings aside for a day and appreciate the good that she has done. Because you are who you are because of her. And one day she’s going to be gone and then you won’t have that chance anymore.

So to all the birth mothers, stepmothers, foster mothers, adoptive mothers, godmothers and even grandmothers out there: Happy Mother’s Day. We appreciate you even if we don’t always show it. Thanks for putting up with all our nonsense.

On making a difference

One of the things I enjoy most about blogging is the variety of interesting people with whom you get to interact and even make friends. And I’ve never even considered the blogosphere to be a place where you could make a significant impact on the rest of the world, unless you have, like, a hundred-million followers. But there are ways to make a difference and I am lucky to have become part of such a project.

It’s called The Book Notes Project and was started by Emma from A Wordless Blogger. It’s very simple really. We leave notes in books, be they in library books, books we donate or sell second-hand, some might even try to slip a note or two into new books in bookshops (that is, if we can get past security 😀 ).

What is on these notes, you ask? Very good question. Anything positive, motivational or uplifting we can think about that will make the recipient feel better about him- or herself. Imagine feeling down in the dumps and picking up a book in the library. You flip through the pages and a note falls out, saying you’re beautiful. Won’t that be nice?

That’s what The Book Notes Project is about. We’re just doing our part to spread some joy and positivity and eradicate all the nastiness out there.

Sound like something you’d like to get involved in? Then go visit the site using the link above where you will find all the necessary info.

A few of us are also going to contribute to a weekly blog on a variety of uplifting topics. You can check out today’s post here.

Come get involved and let’s make the world a nicer place to live in for all of us.

On Passion

“To play without passion is inexcusable” – Ludwig van Beethoven

I know. I’ve not written anything in more than two weeks, but I have a valid excuse, promise. For once I have not been procrastinating. For the past two weeks I have been working on my novel, though this last week would be more accurately described as staring with growing frustration at a computer screen that spitefully refuses to fill up with words. Still, I’m almost done with the first chapter and already have more than 3 000 words on paper. Not bad for two weeks, is it?

What does that have to do with the Beethoven quote above? I want to paraphrase Herr Beethoven and say to live without passion is inexcusable. Continue reading “On Passion” →

On Feeling Good

At the risk of sacrificing my individuality, here’s the splendid new short film from Disney that quite a few people have already shared on WordPress.com. Click here for some more information on the film.