Another day in the land of the lion. It’s me with my laptop, a cup of warm tea. I browse through myriad of emails to see if something meaningful can be done in the day to day humdrum. Have not slept very well so afternoon siesta is already on my mind at ten am.
A call from a friend puts me back in the mood to enjoy the day instead of letting it go by lazily. My sluggish mood has changed instantly.
Many things have changed and will continue to change, but I can see myriad of emotions shuffling in me today too. Can’t believe it ...cooking a meal for someone, has got pep back in life. Maybe it has to do with my Punjabi antecedents a.k.a. foodie affective instincts.
I am back in action and this is what I mean.
A job vacancy I needed to apply for, has been put in the back burner for two days. The reason was sheer negative self-talk. The application required me to submit a certain creative assignment. My opinions did not deviate much from their self serving lethargic motives;, ranging from “maybe I’m not creative enough – so forget it” to “today I don’t feel so creative – so let’s forget about it today”, and finally “if I work hard and yet if I am not selected, then it will disappoint me so much – so forget about it for good”.
As I find myself getting in the rhythm and upbeat cooking, the creativity creeps right back. As I wait for my dear friend who gets unexpectedly delayed, I find myself ready to take up the challenge of doing my assignment with gusto. Back in the game...here I am, wondering so what was I putting this task off for?!
As Thomas Edison says "I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work" , I shall keep going no matter how many times I may falter; having the knowledge that the stumbling points are barricades created by my own self-talk. End up feeling motivated and charged!
A call from a friend puts me back in the mood to enjoy the day instead of letting it go by lazily. My sluggish mood has changed instantly.
Many things have changed and will continue to change, but I can see myriad of emotions shuffling in me today too. Can’t believe it ...cooking a meal for someone, has got pep back in life. Maybe it has to do with my Punjabi antecedents a.k.a. foodie affective instincts.
I am back in action and this is what I mean.
A job vacancy I needed to apply for, has been put in the back burner for two days. The reason was sheer negative self-talk. The application required me to submit a certain creative assignment. My opinions did not deviate much from their self serving lethargic motives;, ranging from “maybe I’m not creative enough – so forget it” to “today I don’t feel so creative – so let’s forget about it today”, and finally “if I work hard and yet if I am not selected, then it will disappoint me so much – so forget about it for good”.
As I find myself getting in the rhythm and upbeat cooking, the creativity creeps right back. As I wait for my dear friend who gets unexpectedly delayed, I find myself ready to take up the challenge of doing my assignment with gusto. Back in the game...here I am, wondering so what was I putting this task off for?!
As Thomas Edison says "I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work" , I shall keep going no matter how many times I may falter; having the knowledge that the stumbling points are barricades created by my own self-talk. End up feeling motivated and charged!
