India – India….the country I was born in….which is still mine even after years of living away. The place where my roots are….where my parents live….a place which I still call ‘HOME’. There is infinite pride when India achieves something (the recent win of the World Cup in Cricket) and annoyance/irritation/anger when I read about the issues in India like corruption, malpractices and bureaucracy. Yes, even after years of living away, India is still very much mine and when a non-Indian here in the US asks me…Where are you from….the answer always is…..INDIA.
Inspiration – I consider myself to be very lucky….I am surrounded by people who continue to inspire me and I don’t need to look far to be inspired…..A friend’s painting inspires me to write and to learn to paint, another friend’s charity work inspires me to do some charity work myself, people making time in their busy lives to follow their passions inspire me to follow mine…writing, people learning to do new things keep me inspired to keep trying new things…..and thus I am continuously inspired by people around me….friends as well as strangers….they keep me wanting to keep challenging myself….as I draw INSPIRATION from them.
Impression - Like most human beings, when I meet someone for the first time, I walk away from the meeting with an IMPRESSION about them….about how I feel about them. And like is said, the first impression is the best impression….I usually have difficulty changing any negative opinion I may have formed….and that I know is not a good thing. Judging someone at just one meeting is not correct…..we can only really understand and know another person after getting to know them well. Most people will never present their true self in front of others….there is usually a cloak….many layers that are in the front….which are there so that they are not left vulnerable in front of others. So, I do my best in not judging someone at first impression.
Internet – INTERNET….my one stop for….staying in touch with family and friends, working from home, reading the news, listening to the music, researching on pretty much any topic and of course…..blogging.
Ideas – Many people ask me how I come up with the topics I blog about. They just come to me as IDEAS….thoughts that are triggered by the commonest of common things….a conversation , something I see on the television, something I read, a song, people I meet….the ideas just come triggering thought processes which flow into my writing.
Improvement – Of all the I’s of my life, I think IMPROVEMENT is the most important one. There is always room for improvement everywhere and it is that thought which keeps me wanting to better and better myself in whatever I do…..and hopefully this constant quest for improvement will not only help me do a good job in whatever I do….it will also help me become a better person.
Signing off not wanting ‘Inhibitions’ to restrict me and knowing that sometimes you have to listen to your ‘Instincts’ and ‘Intuition’ and this quote by Isaac Newton
‘We build too many walls and not enough bridges.’
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