from a caterpillar to a butterfly

Just another day, Another morning,  Another start, Is it a new beginning? But life is mundane, monotonous and a monologue, Of my routines, acts and all thoughts and feelings. Until I take a vacation, where is the time to relax? Until I go for an outing, where is the question of fun? Until I reach my goal, what is there to feel happy about? Until I have achieved, where is the need to celebrate at all? Until this, until that, until then, until I figure out the how, ‘Until’ a word I have whispered many a time,  Pushing all that I wanted to do for another day or a time, Days pass by, weeks fly and years too, Sometimes it’s too late to catch up on all I have pushed away. A sophisticated and advanced world I live in, Yet wars and tragedies are a daily headline. It is after one such shock that I took a firm resolve, To make each day count, Pushing the until out of my mind, To seize each moment and experience it as mine. Slowly Carpe Diem became my norm! My eyes opened to the beauty o...

How does knocking off fear look like? Scary, Eerie & Disturbing, Trembling legs, sweaty palms, Palpitating heart and an over alert mind. The voice inside screaming,  Don’t do, Don’t go for it, Don’t even think it! And beneath all this, Lies tucked in safely, Growing in our reluctance, Creeping inch by inch, Taking control because of our lack of control, Is this feeling called FEAR. Imagine this, Like a to be wedded bride, stood I, Like a strong and powerful groom, stood fear, Shy was I, Arrogant was fear, How is this journey going to  be? Like the race between the rabbit and tortoise? Or like the story of the fox and the grapes? Who is to say? I know you are inquisitive to know, What happened to the bride and the groom? Did they embrace and live fearfully ever after? Did they fight and separate never to see, ever after? Or like the yesteryears Hindi movies, Is there a prince or a hero coming to rescue? So, how do you think knocking off my fears looked like? A hero saving t...