A Solo Smile

"Don't live the same 75 years and call it a life" - Robin Sharma. From our early childhood, we are taught to go big in life. Become a big name, have a big house, drive a big car and make big money. Our whole life elapses in making it BIG! What we do in this process is forget about the little things in life. The little joys of life. We forget to live for the 5am sunrises, the meeting of the old stars and the new sun, the chilly dawn or the 5pm sunsets, the redness of the dusk, the flock of birds returning to their nests, the tired sun bidding goodbye and making way for the beautiful moon. We forget to live for road trips and bike rides, in the hurry of reaching the destination we forget to enjoy the trip, with music in your ears and wind in your hair, making you realise, you are not only alive, but living. Amongst the bickering people, we forget to surround ourselves with the people who love us, who we love, who make us realise that the world is not a cold, harsh plac...

"When it's 3 AM and you cannot sleep, open your window or step outside your house. Feel the crisp, cold air on your skin. Take a deep breath and watch as you create clouds when you breathe out. Look at the dark blue sky that sits above your head and marvel at how beautiful it is. Try to find the moon and the stars that guide the night sky. Whisper all your uncertainties to the universe, it's okay if you let the stars carry your weight of your worries for a while. When it's 3 AM and you cannot sleep, make a cup of tea, grab a pen and paper and write all the things you wish you could say in the form of a letter and address them to the people you wish you had the courage to tell. When you are done seal them in an envelope and keep them in the drawer of your bedside table. Maybe one day you will show them the words you wrote but for now, its out in the world and that's all that matters. When you start to shiver, step back inside, when your hand starts to cramp stop wr...