The onset of the pandemic was a havoc- not just on the routine, the physical aspects of life, but also the mental realm. The work from home, being in constant proximity of the family – everything was so different. On one hand, I was grateful that I had a job, I had a house and a family to be with. On the other hand, the chaos that arose from the upheaval of the routine; the so-called normal life was unsettling. Now that it is more than a year with life inside the four walls and in front of the laptop, the unsettled part of life still stirs, but no longer causes chaos in me. Just as I was coming to terms with these thoughts, I heard a question from someone– Are you comfortable with this new way – there are so many things that are actually useful – not needing to travel, not really running around following strict time schedules “to reach somewhere”, not necessarily talking to people just because you have to? The question made me think more about the feeling of “settling” that I had
A few weeks back, my constantly over analyzing brain was trying to understand a puzzle. Why is it, that many of us have a lot of good connects and relationships, but we aren’t successful in nurturing them in a healthy peaceful way. Especially with our near and dear ones – family and friends included. For example, a particular bond - that connected instantly, bloomed naturally, just suddenly stops thriving; and at times, appears like a dead twig. Of course, this doesn’t happen all the time and with everybody. But lately, I have been observing a surge in these instances. After looking at loads of thoughts and threads in my mind, it occurred to me that we tend to glide through so many close relationships with a lot of actions and efforts. But we do not even realize it - when we are in the process. There are many subtle things we do unconsciously; the sailing is super smooth. However, because we have been doing certain things for the other person or the relationship intuitively,