There's something so calming about this view that greets me as soon as I open my eyes each morning. After almost 2 years, I'm spending a significant amount of time in my room again. We moved into this house when I was 16, and this room has been a witnessed my journey from teenage years to young adulthood. It has comforted me by holding me close through so many countless moments and given me space to grow, evolve, weep, grieve, laugh, and dream.
I turn to nature every time I feel lonely while traveling alone. I started going to the beach twice a day to beat the blues and, I am glad to have landed in such good company. This beach has filled my heart with so much peace, it will always have a very special place in my heart.
Stairway to heaven!! Colourful stairs that made me smile on a Monday morning. Thanks to all the creative people who are trying to create a colourful World.
Thank you, Airbnb, for helping me find a beautiful home wherever I go.
My goodbye and thank you gift to Heal Farm. Will always be grateful for all the magical moments I got to experience here.
This trip has helped me find a meaningful connection with the mountains. The never-ending mountain range that has wrapped me around from all sides to make me feel safe and secure. Probably why I never got scared of staying alone in a hut in the mountains for the first time. It has also helped me improve my relationship with spiders, snakes, caterpillars, mysterious sounds at night etc. by helping me get rid of so many of my fears.
My stay at Heal farm felt like I was staying in a Co-live where I was sharing the space with goats, trees, roosters, birds, spiders, mountains, moon, sun etc. The best kind of Co-live I could have wished for. Khushboo, the goat in the picture, looked at me with a familiar expression every time I walked past her shed, making me feel I belonged there.
A few days back, when I was at the farm, I woke up to a soft light shining gently on my face at 2 am, only to realise that it was the Moonlight passing through the skylight. One of the most surreal experiences I’ve had so far.
I started crushing on this tiny pretty flower called “Kumer” ever since I stepped into the Farm. I would brush through these flowers every time I walked up and down at the Farm. I felt like a heroine in one of the movie sets.
This hut was my home for the last couple of weeks. A lovely, rustic place in the mountains where the lights go off after 7 pm and people can hardly reach you on your number. What a bliss!
This place has not only helped me recoup my creative energy but has also taught me how to embrace uncertainties gracefully. I was forced to start my day by watching the Sunrise rather than checking Covid vaccine updates on my phone. A lovely healing place called “Heal Farm” in Uttarakhand.
Feels like these squirrels and a few birds come into my balcony every evening to check on me. Lucky me! :)
Glad to be quarantined in a room that has a view like this. This balcony and the trees are making my Institutional Quarantine days delightful!
Luckily managed to land in Bangalore against all odds. Past one week has been so adventurous. Thanks to everyone who made it possible for me to reach my hometown! :)
Every day in the evening, my flatmate and I spend an hour in the balcony staring at the trees, enjoying the evening breeze, listening to the birds chirping, gazing at the sky, counting the mangoes in the mango tree, and sometimes spying on our neighbour's guest cars. This is the most favourite part of my day. My flatmate and I have decided not to give up on this habit even after the lockdown.
This flower tops the list of my favourite flowers. It's my favourite, not because of it's fragrance or appearance but because my late grandmother taught us to make jewellery using this flower. The memory of her teaching me how to fold the petals is so profound that every time I see this tree/flower, I am reminded of her. It's a bliss to have this tree right at the entrance of our house.
I use a lot of white in my paintings, and I have got to manage the next 3-4 weeks with this last tube of white color. Thanks to my lovely friends who have been generous enough to lend me art materials to help me survive the lockdown.
"As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?" - Anne Frank
I have a lot of role models, but Anne Frank is my most favourite one. Initially, when I found the lockdown a little overwhelming, I would watch and re-watch Anne Frank's movie to stay positive. A 13-year old teenager who went into hiding with her family, and managed to stay positive every single day she was alive. Thank you, Anne Frank, for spreading so much love and hope in the World through your diary.
They say good memories become core memories, and core memories are the foundation of who we are as a person. I am glad I got to make so many good memories and travel so much last year. I am managing to get through this lockdown happily by reliving those memories and creating many more for the coming months. This day last year, I was in Dharamshala, witnessing one of the most beautiful sunsets sitting atop a hill.
Thank god for sanitizers! Most of the shops are running out of sanitizers, and after hunting for 2-3 days, we finally managed to buy a big bottle of hand sanitizer for home. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that finding a sanitizer would make me so happy. My flatmate and I jumped for joy at the store on buying it.
I haven't been regular with my posts lately and unknowingly took a long break of 25 days. I was probably hitting a creative block. I am not sure if I was short of ideas or the energy to put them into action. Or maybe I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of incoming ideas and new projects. And just when I was wondering when to resume, I woke up to a sweet comment by an unexpected reader that said "waiting..." on my last post, which has helped me unblock all my creative blocks. So thank you, reader, for giving me a much needed gentle push.
