Wabi-Sabi

V , an avid roadee and a photgrapher shared a series of sunset pictures with me with the specific mandate that i write about them.

A stunning set of sunset pictures with wild branches silhoutted by the setting sun..

Brought to my mind , the japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi -“a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay.” quoting wiki..

An idea that accepts and celebrates- transience ( nothing lasts ) and imperfection ( nothing is perfect ). At the same paradoxically all that IS , is eternal, timeless and perfect . Imposing ideals of perfection and permanence seems unnecessary and obtrusive. It hinders the gentle flow of all that is and can be...

As we accept , we become richer for the experiences unfolding- without having the pressure to seek the perfect moment. We spare ourselves from trying to find a  needle in the haystack - a draining goose-chase !

Love Life ..

February 14 !
A day that celebrates Love .. A force  that keeps this earth spinning on its axis and has it head over heels !!

As i have examined love over the years , i find am totally in love with the idea of love ! and what's not to love anything about love ..
A hopeless romantic that  I am , I do find that though I have lived for the excitement of falling
in love ,  over the years,have also built the nerve to being in love and sustaining the love . More so for myself !

I read somewhere that where love is thin ,faults are thick..

This capacity to love necessarily must include a were withall to embrace all that is not only good , but also the bad and ugly .. in the person /object of our attention and affection.

Love becomes a force when it is unconditional , an unlimited source of fuelling our desires and  affections !

Sou recently shared a book dedication which literally sang to me :

For XYZ.. who is neither the breath in my lungs nor the wind beneath my wings and does not complete me.
Here's to a pair of independently -breathing , fully-complete, wingless mortals who choose each other. Everyday . Always .

My kind of  Love..

Sylvia path says it for me ..
Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences!
and that sums up my Love Life !

50 years of Sitaram !

This beautiful couple celebrate their Golden Anniversary !

50 years with each other..
through thick and thin .. through joy and sorrow.. with discipline , fortitude and  grace ..

If one journeyed onward , blazing a trail for himself , the other journeyed silently supporting him ...

Happy 50th Amma , Appa and wish you many beautiful happy , healthy years ahead with each other !

Setting the tone !

New Year !
And I promise myself loads of writing , lots of reading, discovering more of myself , investing in myself and enjoying the ride through the contours of all that this year holds!
I also promise myself varied experiences, doing more and making more memories and moments to cherish.

A journal is in  place to record my journey , all the planning and doing , fumbling and fixing , rant and rave ,agony and ecstacy ...

A photo essay is afoot on instagram to capture my year ... the beautiful essence of each day as it pans out ...

Emily Dickinson wrote .. " Iam out with lanterns looking for myself "

I am eager to see what i find out !

Gone too soon 2017!

Another year up for wraps ...

and as always . so many moments to cherish , be grateful for and life lessons learnt .

And a soulful road trip to Madurai and rameswaram with the family  to wrap up the year.

May i never forget to appreciate the beauty of the road in my quest to reach . Never forget to cherish each moment for the gift it bears!

Adieu 2017

Super moon !

Whats not to moon over you !

Ah! magic of the moon! The mystery , mystique and the mesmerism....

Vennilave.. vennilave .. vinnai thandi varuvaya ? vilayada jodi thevai...( Minsara kananu, 1997)

( O you beautiful moon , will you cross the sky and descend .. for am in need of a play mate ?)

Faraway.. meant  only to gaze from far , never close at hand .. stuff yearning is made for ! You
make my  soul sing of love and longing !
You wane and you  wax, plunging the world in darkness at times and  filling every nook and cranny with that alluring light at others ...nothing is permanent .. the waning or the waxing .....just like every thing in our lives .. transient ....

But the promise of the full moon is forever and so is the romance !

Doppelganger is here!

What do you do when your doppelganger comes calling ?!

S coming , for me , always translates to " time of my life".. We converse deeply, roam endllessly, eat soulfully and shop pretty much till we drop. We also do stuff we wait for the right person to do it with .!

This time we ended up celebrating two birthdays, doing a beautiful road trip, ticking off new retail experiences , all the local delicacies and  giving the mandatory boost to local economy by shopping and some more !

Come back soon S, my partner in crime!The harmless one called living it up!