Tag: bloganuary

  • How do I define success?

    Success is my only m****rf*****g option, failure’s not! Eminem, Lose Yourself Oooh, this is a good prompt! Defining success, huh? Okay, I’m going to say something controversial here – success is a trap! There, I have said it. We talk a lot about successes. We write evocative essays, books, and even make movies out of…

  • A Book that changed my life

    2022 was the year I started reading again, and my sabbatical really helped me with that one. One of the books that I read during my sabbatical was Atomic Habits by James Clear. I also happened to read The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg just before reading Atomic Habits. I was familiar with the…

  • A memorable gift that I had received

    Today’s Bloganuary prompt is a tough one! A memorable gift, huh? I had to put on my thinking hat for that one. I have been lucky enough to get a lot of gifts over the few decades of my existence in this planet – from family members, friends, relatives, coworkers, even random folks. It is…

  • Why do I write?

    I’m deviating a bit with regards to Bloganuary today – instead of today’s prompt, I’m picking up an older one that I could relate to, but missed – Why do you write? Why do I write? Well, I consider writing to be at the core of my creative process. Ask me a question on my…

  • On A Rainy Day

    The lovely little city of Thiruvananthapuram is used to rains. On that fateful Thursday morning in late October, the city saw a downpour, catching everyone by surprise. As a commuter in a crowded KSRTC bus, the rains caught me by surprise too – I was not prepared for it. I had embarked on an important…

  • To Follow Your Heart (Or not?)

    Today, I saw this amazing article in my Facebook feed, thanks to my friend Madhatter: The article talks about how Tumblr inspired an entire generation of folks to code. Iā€™m a fairly recent Tumblr adopter, but I have a very similar story with WordPress. I started blogging for fun with WordPress, and figuring out ways…

  • What Brings Joy in my life?

    I love today’s Bloganuary prompt for the simple reason that it sparks joy in me. šŸ™‚ The prompt comes at an opportune time in my life, when I’m trying to find the beauty in the simple things around me. This year, I’m trying to discover myself and to do so, I’m trying to really appreciate…

  • A Treasure that has been Lost

    What is a treasure that has been lost? Today’s Bloganuary prompt got me thinking, what would that mean? When a treasure gets lost, does it stop being a treasure? Or is it about treasures that one has lost? The word treasure takes me to the timeless classic: The Count of Monte Cristo – the story…

  • The Earliest Memory I Have

    Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them. Bob Dylan Today, I was talking to a friend about bad memories from the past, about how traumatic past memories were. My friend shared a quote from J.R.R. Tolkien in relation to her point as well, which really struck me: I will not walk…

  • How am I brave?

    Today’s Bloganuary prompt is interesting – it asks this question out in the open: How am I brave? The first thought that went through my mind, as I saw the prompt was: Am I brave? Am I even brave to start thinking about how brave I am? How about zero bravery? Is that an answer?…