Author: Rhea

At day 28, I was thinking of 72 more to go. And as I was mulling over 72 I realized, strangely I had not thought about the remaining ‘steps’ until now. But because it crossed and stayed on my mind longer, I decided to pay attention and follow the crumbs. Note to self: If a thought lingers, hang around. On looking for the significance of 72, an entire pandora’s box opened up. The number of languages spoken at the Tower of Babylon. The conventional number of disciples sent forth by Jesus. The 72 disciples of Confucius. It’s also a Font…

Sitting by the sea and watching the waves is one of the things that grounds me, calms me down. I guess it’s true for many, judging by the number of people who are attracted to the Ocean . I find the Ocean, calming, intriguing and mysterious. I sat yesterday, just before sunset. Watching the sun light play with the water. The shimmering dance of light where the two meet was mesmerising and blinding, I could not really see the waves. I slipped into a reverie, listening to some song – when it ended, and when I again noticed, it had…

This is the Story of a Valence electron. He was part of the Atom family. He was different not only from the protons and the neutrons, who ofcourse were very tight, he was different from the other electrons also. He lived on the outer most orbit, furthest away from the core, never in the ‘in-circle”, always an outsider, a cast away. As much as he tried he could not fit. And he tried. A lot. He wore clothes to fit, he spoke a certain way, he pretended to like things, he did things that he thought the core would approve…

Yesterday, while driving a friend ended up enthusiastically showing me a YouTube channel of her colleague, who has been posting good content on how to motivate and engage young children to online learning- Tips and tricks for parents. He has started to make money, so obviously there is traffic. I did end up watching his 15 min video, which had 10 tips. Wake them up, make sure they are fed, dressed up in proper clothes not pajamas, so they feel it is like a school, learn their school morning song, and sing it for them, make sure they are in…

At one time, I was convinced I wanted to join theatre, I felt I would be good at it. Then I realized I liked directing short plays better. I am trained in neither. But to be fair I have wanted to be many things. I love experimenting. And that is how I knew. Thinking of things as an experiment is one of my thought hacks. I have often noticed, when we set out to do something, especially something new, immediately there is the thought of what if it does not work, succeed, etc. Meaning what if the result is not…

We sometimes do work, even physical work, that leaves us feeling energetic and satisfied, tired but happy. And other times, work leaves us feeling exhausted, depleted and dissatisfied. Like making proposals, for me. How come I wondered? Work should be work, so why does some work need more effort and others or other times, less? I think, we confuse Work and Effort. Some work takes more effort and some takes less. So clearly the two are different. We need to think about effort and work in terms of energy. In terms of expansion and contraction Work is an expansion-…

I bought a clip-on macro lens for my phone camera. I am thrilled about it. Except, a few days ago when I tried to click, the phone automatically kept zooming on something else, I tried to focus and it just wouldn’t. It was “programmed”. I got frustrated. So I moved the settings from Automatic to Manual. This made me wonder, Sometimes, when things fall into an automatic ‘pattern’, and if the pattern is not working for you, It’s time for Manual Override. You choose. Not the machine. A manual override -MO- is a mechanism where control is taken from an automated…

My sister sent a video footage of two tigers on the roads of Panchgani. Something about the way they walked, the raw power the not afraid gait stirred something deeply. A couple of years ago, I heard this story in an interview shared by Glennon Doyle. It was the time she took her daughter to the zoo, and to a particularly interesting “event” -The Cheetah run. The star attraction was the Cheetah named Tabitha. As they, and many others watched in anticipation, the zoo keeper brought a Labrador on a leash out, there was a confused murmur in the audience.…

I completed 21 days. And my husband suggested I collate and look at the 21 days themes that have come up. He offered to print them, I sent the whole set with the title 21 grams. I didn’t think much but then when I did, It showed up differently. They say 21 grams is the weight of the soul. When we die, the body loses 21 grams. Each piece, thus far has been 21 pieces of my soul. To go to the verge and stay and write from there, in manner of speaking was death. Death of the ego maybe,…

I have been thinking and wondering about Courage and its relationship with Truth. And how both stem from a sense of care or kindness which is not weak but strong. One that gives courage. We have seen this in animals often, even a seemingly docile giraffe or frog can turn around and find the courage to attack its predator, when its own is attacked. We have an instinct for care and an innate longing for community. This longing helps us find courage buried deeply in our bones, dormant but not dead. Waiting bidding for the right time. There is something…