Category: Musings

  • 2018! What an year of running!

    2018 was my best year yet in running! It was the year of my first sub-4 full marathon (followed by two more of the same) and my first ultra marathon! I had at least one activity everyday throughout the year; running or walking (I walk at least 2km on my rest days) making it a…

  • My 2018 reading list

    Already on the first weekend of 2018, and I have a reading list for 2018. Every year I take up a reading challenge which includes one book series and few other books. ‘Few’ maybe 8 to 10 books. This year, I thought I’d change up the challenge a bit, making it a real ‘challenge’. So,…

  • Tomorrow….

    Everybody has a reason to look forward to tomorrow… a person or persons or things waiting may be… Everybody has a reason to believe today will be outlived tomorrow… a plan may be… Everybody has hope…. people have hope…. their lives are built on hope that tomorrow comes with a new life… a better life….…

  • Cold, freezing and lost in Fog!!!

    I always thought i am a winter person than a summer one. Have been waiting for the winter once the Delhi temperature started rising in May… Delhi summer is long and tiring and depressing…. anyone will long for Winter to stay longer here… But, this  year the winter has been so erratic it is now…

  • Home, new home…

    Finally, I am back to my space… After a phase of uncertainties and confusion, Delhi again…  So from West Delhi, to Gurgaon and now to East Delhi; the city is not leaving me…. I can proudly say, I have the many painful phases of shifting successfully: The tedious house hunting phase – check Moving the stuff…

  • Perseverance!!!

    Perseverance/pəːsɪˈvɪər(ə)ns/noun            persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success Read the following snippet from ADULTERY (Paulo Coelho) few weeks back: A rose dreams of enjoying the company of bees, but none appears. The sun asks:“Aren’t you tired of waiting?”“Yes,” answers the rose, “but if I close my petals,…

  • My competitions…

    I love my competitions… I just love them…They make me work harder everyday…They make me take longer strides when I walk…They make me go faster when I run…They make me take risks…They make me go the extra mile…They make me fight for my victories… and make my victories sweeter…Yeah, they make me stronger everyday…

  • Bit of rain, a good book and a truckload of ideas for writing…

    Summer almost said goodbye… Much awaited monsoon finally giving us occasional appearances… The temperature has come down… there is always a wind or breeze around… What more I can ask for in a place like Delhi/NCR… The weather was perfect again today…. Drizzles in the morning while jogging… Some harmless clouds were around all day……