learnings

I have always been ashamed of my ugly feet. I became aware of my feet after reading novels of queens and heroines of the past. Slender feet, slim ankles, pretty toes and toenail... I would compare them with mine- broad feet, stubby toes, discoloured toenails and after a stint of 10 years in Assam, I developed extreme dryness too. So cracked toes and skin peeling off also added to my woes. Every time I went to buy sandals, I had to forego the pretty ones and settle for solid shapes and colours so as to hide most parts of the feet. And yes I have a spouse who loves my feet. I am still surprised and shocked tho". He finds them cute and says they bring a smile.. I laugh out loud whenever I hear this and often comforted myself that he was just being nice. On Sunday evening as I walked around the deity,in the temple, I glanced at my feet. A sudden flash of insight and I tottered. I was amazed at myself. How could I deride my feet? They have borne my weight which is definitely abov...

Was it a movie? Was it real? Mind blowing experience. The viewer is literally sucked into space. Kudos to the director and the writer. I did not realize the two hours flying . The 'interval ' break was missing. Yet  the movie flowed seamlessly and without tiring us. And I also realized how much we are tuned to local cinema for I kept hoping that the hero would pop in.Single handed Sandra Bullock has carried the movie . George Clooney was amazing. He has risen ten fold in my eyes. A male top actor who has played second fiddle for a brief role. The movie also has a deep learning. I would love to write more but I would like to keep the suspense.

My son and daughter in law gifted me a unique gadget called Fitbit. This is the latest craze among the fitness crazy. Now I have never been an active member of such a group. This is a black band- comes on two sizes in the pack. It is synced with the fitbit app on our smartphone.  It measures the number of steps , distance , calories done in a day. It also records the quality of our sleep. Once you add other fitbit members then you are sucked into a whirlwind of competitive fitness! There you go... Just when you are smug that you have walked 9000 odd steps your friend would have clocked a 4000 more. Whoosh goes down the ego and ups your reality check too. So you can't fool yourself.. Rather we can't just rationalize or generalize !!! Now are you loving it? The best is yet to come. What this black band does is it has transformed my way of thinking. The waking thought is," how much can I walk today, how can I avoid the car " This is the magic. Earlier I had ex...