Hope

I believe that there are good people wherever you go. Good neighbours, good friends and yes, good strangers.

My pooch has been missing for a day now. He's a big, friendly fellow with a heart of gold. While it is upsetting to think of a member of the family out in the world; unprotected, cold and hungry, we're giving him time to return and are combing every area for any kind of a lead.

All through the course we have only met people who have genuinely shown concern. They have helped by letting us stick posters in and around their shops, spreading the word, handing out flyers and sharing the news on the internet. Not once has anyone refused to reach out. The world may work in weird ways but at the end of the day we are all human and some basic instinct makes us look out for each other. And that is what keeps us going...

Come back home, Papa Dog. We're waiting.

Ear Candy

Corn popping in the microwave. Paul Simon's voice. Excited yelps and whines. Pitter-patter of the rain on my roof. Children laughing. Masala sizzling in the kadhai while Ma cooks. Rustling of the wrapping paper as you open a gift. Heart and Soul on the piano. "New Message Received" beep. Clicking cameras. Spinning wheels of my bicycle. Lip smacking. The oven going "bing". Wind chimes in the balcony. Whistling trains. The Brit accent.

I am cut out... To teach. To make my life a journey of learning every minute. To bake a fabulous batch of cookies. To lend a patient ear whenever needed. To take care of my family. To travel by myself and widen my outlook. To meet people, absorb as much as I can and be on my way. To be cold and indifferent when I have to. To be free spirited.

I'm at a crossroad. I'm tipping towards the path that will keep me driven, happy, free of other worthless emotions.

What I have in life I deserve. What I don't have, I don't need.

Piano Man, Chubby: Thanks for hanging around, putting up with the theories, insanity and mood swings. Y'all are like hot chicken soup on a wet, rainy day and like chocolate on any other :)

“That which we manifest is before us.”

Teaching and making a difference to at least one life. Learning to play Stairway to Heaven on the guitar. Living with dogs in a house of my own. Cycling till the airport and back. Painting a pair of shoes. Making a chocolate ganache pie. Spending my birthday by myself this year. Travelling to unexplored parts of the country for some soul searching. Not "settling down" and being okay with it. Serving others. Disappearing without a trace.

“The visible becomes inevitable...”