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When the heart wants what it wants

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 / muktimasih / 5 Comments

I am at a stage where in the ‘social’ and ‘worldly’ sense, I am beyond redemption. It used to sadden me only a few years ago and also make me bitter sometimes. But over the years, I have learnt to laugh at it. No, genuinely. Being a single girl in her 30s in India, most … Continue reading When the heart wants what it wants

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Is it because it survived and thrived despite the 26/11 attacks in 2008? Or is it because it has existed since 1871? What makes the Leopold Cafe in South Mumbai’s Colaba so so special? For a huge fan of the book Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, this cafe is a way to re-live, re-imagine the sights and the sounds created in the book. It has been on my bucket list since I read the book back in 2007, and so when the 26/11 attacks happened, it all felt so personal. Thank God, the survival instincts of the humans did not deter people from returning to it just five days after the attacks when it re-opened. I still see them you know - Karla, Didier, Ulla, Rafiq, Lin, Vikram - hanging out in Leopold, mocking at life. So I had to see it. And @smelody11 - fellow fan - had to see it! This place turned out to be slightly different than we had imagined but hey, we did talk about life here 😀. . . .. #mumbai #leopoldcafemumbai #india #incredibleindia #incredibleindiaofficial #indiatourism #indian #indiatravel #traveling #traveldiaries #travelblogger #travelgram #indiatravelgram

Anyone who knows me even remotely knows that I am unapologetically a “mountains person”. But does that stop me from going to the oceans and feeling the waves? Nope. Does that stop me from posting pics of the ocean? Also No 😂😂😂 . . . . . . #worldoceansday #worldoceanday #travel #travelblogger #traveling #incredibleindia #incredibleindiaofficial

Who wants to be on the stand-by? Or Plan B? Or just another emotional alternative? Not me. But I have been put there several times and I have always fought my way out of the in-between. A clear NO doesn’t hurt me or affects me negatively as much as a “may be”. And since I have felt that pain, I don’t ever want to inflict it on another human being. At least that’s what I strive. I can’t help the confusion sometimes but I try my best to swim towards one side of the shore. If you have a tendency of living in the in-between, I urge you to fight against it. Believe me it’s do-able and possible. But what about the circumstances? What if I don’t have options? That’s right. None of these is in your control. Not circumstances, people or the availability of options. But what you CAN control is how you choose to respond, and whether you are willing to take a clear stand. . . . . . . . #mentalhealthawareness #blogger #lifequotes #life #mentalhealth #decisions #dilemma #decisionmakingskills #lifeskills #love #relationships

I am such a Logistics person. I need to get down to the details of everything before I feel completely confident about a plan - a trip or an event. So for an overthinker like myself, it’s often hard to surrender to people and circumstances. However, the one authority before who I don’t think even for a moment before surrendering is Christ. There’s a beautiful instance of two sisters - Mary and Martha - in the Bible who admired Jesus’ teachings and loved Him dearly. When Jesus was once in their house, Martha got busy making food and arrangements while Mary sat near Jesus just listening. That made Martha real angry and she complained about it to Jesus. You won’t believe what He said - Martha, you are worried about many things. But Mary has chosen that good part which will not be taken away from her. I have struggled with choosing that “good part” and am still learning to surrender to things that are more important. It’s good for your mental health to surrender sometimes and not try to control logistics. It’s okay to surrender as long as it’s for the good parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealth #blogger #lifequotes #lifestyleblogger #lifelessons #incredibleindia #explorenepal.official

Are you one of those people who feel too much? Smallest emotional adjustments make a world of difference to you. Goodbyes kill you, you empathise a lot so you forgive but you find very hard to move on. You want to hang on to the sheer emotion of small moments longer than usual. You cherish - small gestures, brief smiles, tiny expressions of care. Know that you are different, and that you will always have difficulty moving on. So don’t be sorry for what you felt and don’t let another cold heart kill your zest for life, your joys in the sorrow. You were made fearfully and wonderfully. Cherish your ability to feel too much. . . . . . . #blogger #lifequotes #lifestyleblogger #life #travel #traveling #incredibleindia

I have often been mocked for my faith in Christ. Do you actually believe that? - I have been asked bluntly. And I have said - Yes I do - in the same breath. Once I made it my mission to share about the love of Jesus Christ with two of my atheist friends. One of them had done his homework well - he had read everything available on Wikipedia. As I began sharing, he didn’t let me finish my sentences. He constantly interrupted me. I still managed to share the entire message, the bottom line being - God loved you so much that he gave His only son Jesus to pay for your sins. Jesus died as an atonement of your sins and rose again on the third day to defeat death. Now you can have an eternal life because he defeated sin and death. This atheist freind ridiculed me at various levels. I concluded with saying that even science comes down to beliefs, so give Jesus a chance, believe for once. That day while driving back home, I was filled with so much anguish but I forgave them cuz Jesus forgave me first. You know we are still freinds, I didn’t stop praying for them. And now they are accepting of my faith, they truly understand the purity of faith in general. They have come this far, they will believe in Christ one day. That’s my belief, that’s my faith. Happy Easter folks! Jesus is risen! . . . . . #easter #blogger #lifequotes #lifestyleblogger

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Is it because it survived and thrived despite the 26/11 attacks in 2008? Or is it because it has existed since 1871? What makes the Leopold Cafe in South Mumbai’s Colaba so so special? For a huge fan of the book Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, this cafe is a way to re-live, re-imagine the sights and the sounds created in the book. It has been on my bucket list since I read the book back in 2007, and so when the 26/11 attacks happened, it all felt so personal. Thank God, the survival instincts of the humans did not deter people from returning to it just five days after the attacks when it re-opened. I still see them you know - Karla, Didier, Ulla, Rafiq, Lin, Vikram - hanging out in Leopold, mocking at life. So I had to see it. And @smelody11 - fellow fan - had to see it! This place turned out to be slightly different than we had imagined but hey, we did talk about life here 😀. . . .. #mumbai #leopoldcafemumbai #india #incredibleindia #incredibleindiaofficial #indiatourism #indian #indiatravel #traveling #traveldiaries #travelblogger #travelgram #indiatravelgram

Anyone who knows me even remotely knows that I am unapologetically a “mountains person”. But does that stop me from going to the oceans and feeling the waves? Nope. Does that stop me from posting pics of the ocean? Also No 😂😂😂 . . . . . . #worldoceansday #worldoceanday #travel #travelblogger #traveling #incredibleindia #incredibleindiaofficial

Who wants to be on the stand-by? Or Plan B? Or just another emotional alternative? Not me. But I have been put there several times and I have always fought my way out of the in-between. A clear NO doesn’t hurt me or affects me negatively as much as a “may be”. And since I have felt that pain, I don’t ever want to inflict it on another human being. At least that’s what I strive. I can’t help the confusion sometimes but I try my best to swim towards one side of the shore. If you have a tendency of living in the in-between, I urge you to fight against it. Believe me it’s do-able and possible. But what about the circumstances? What if I don’t have options? That’s right. None of these is in your control. Not circumstances, people or the availability of options. But what you CAN control is how you choose to respond, and whether you are willing to take a clear stand. . . . . . . . #mentalhealthawareness #blogger #lifequotes #life #mentalhealth #decisions #dilemma #decisionmakingskills #lifeskills #love #relationships

I am such a Logistics person. I need to get down to the details of everything before I feel completely confident about a plan - a trip or an event. So for an overthinker like myself, it’s often hard to surrender to people and circumstances. However, the one authority before who I don’t think even for a moment before surrendering is Christ. There’s a beautiful instance of two sisters - Mary and Martha - in the Bible who admired Jesus’ teachings and loved Him dearly. When Jesus was once in their house, Martha got busy making food and arrangements while Mary sat near Jesus just listening. That made Martha real angry and she complained about it to Jesus. You won’t believe what He said - Martha, you are worried about many things. But Mary has chosen that good part which will not be taken away from her. I have struggled with choosing that “good part” and am still learning to surrender to things that are more important. It’s good for your mental health to surrender sometimes and not try to control logistics. It’s okay to surrender as long as it’s for the good parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealth #blogger #lifequotes #lifestyleblogger #lifelessons #incredibleindia #explorenepal.official

Are you one of those people who feel too much? Smallest emotional adjustments make a world of difference to you. Goodbyes kill you, you empathise a lot so you forgive but you find very hard to move on. You want to hang on to the sheer emotion of small moments longer than usual. You cherish - small gestures, brief smiles, tiny expressions of care. Know that you are different, and that you will always have difficulty moving on. So don’t be sorry for what you felt and don’t let another cold heart kill your zest for life, your joys in the sorrow. You were made fearfully and wonderfully. Cherish your ability to feel too much. . . . . . . #blogger #lifequotes #lifestyleblogger #life #travel #traveling #incredibleindia

I have often been mocked for my faith in Christ. Do you actually believe that? - I have been asked bluntly. And I have said - Yes I do - in the same breath. Once I made it my mission to share about the love of Jesus Christ with two of my atheist friends. One of them had done his homework well - he had read everything available on Wikipedia. As I began sharing, he didn’t let me finish my sentences. He constantly interrupted me. I still managed to share the entire message, the bottom line being - God loved you so much that he gave His only son Jesus to pay for your sins. Jesus died as an atonement of your sins and rose again on the third day to defeat death. Now you can have an eternal life because he defeated sin and death. This atheist freind ridiculed me at various levels. I concluded with saying that even science comes down to beliefs, so give Jesus a chance, believe for once. That day while driving back home, I was filled with so much anguish but I forgave them cuz Jesus forgave me first. You know we are still freinds, I didn’t stop praying for them. And now they are accepting of my faith, they truly understand the purity of faith in general. They have come this far, they will believe in Christ one day. That’s my belief, that’s my faith. Happy Easter folks! Jesus is risen! . . . . . #easter #blogger #lifequotes #lifestyleblogger

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