Count your blessings

So, the festive season is here. Honestly, am I the only one who absolutely loves autumn and winter more than summer? Does that make me weird? It's just, firstly, it is the festive season, and secondly, being a tea lover I can drink all the hot beverages that I like since it's so cold and like it just has that special cosy feeling holding a hot cup of tea sitting in the blankets. Isn't it?

It was famously believed that we all will come out of the lockdown with expertise in some kind and it was true for me too. Like, I have been cooking on and off up until now, during lockdown we had so much time to kill, I started exploring cooking as a hobby and came out of lockdown as someone who is absolutely in LOVE with baking.

These are strange times, I must say. I had a couple of amazing trips planned with my friends across the world and they got cancelled because of obvious reasons. We were all forced to spend more time with ourselves than we would probably get otherwise and I feel that that was important too. I spent the time writing my third book, and making plans for the future that I never thought I'd be interested in doing. Was it the same with you?

The point of this post is to remind you all that the dark times may not be over yet but we are stronger than ever before AND DIWALI HAS ARRIVED!! SO EXCITED! for the food, and the lights and the home overhauls... it's a good time to be alive. Stop sulking and complaining and just enjoy life with whatever you have.

One suggestion to feel less depressed and all of that... GRATITUDE. I always say, the one thing to pull yourself out of low mood is gratitude. COUNT YOUR FUCKING BLESSINGS!! There are things you have and places you can be in that someone out there is dreaming of having. So, be thankful and celebrate life... celebrate being alive!!

I know we all are struggling at some level, some of us are struggling more than others but you know what... it is not that hard to just say "fuck it!" and just smile for the sake of life. It's ok to be sad, but it's ok to be happy even though we may have a reason or more to be sad.

What say?

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