This shell sits on my desk and just looking at it brings me so much calm. It reminds me of the beautiful process of renewal, that it is the very essence of every moment and the most valuable constant in this continuum.
Category: iphonejournal
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Simple Abundance & A Year That Was
Time or what we believe is time, truly eludes us. Does it not ? Before we realise, we are in the morrow. And so another year goes by. A rather remarkable one, a sort of rite-of-passage kind of a year for me – filled with joy, sweat-blood-tears, puppylove, milestones and big bursts of stupidity thrown in for a good measure. Made that much more interesting by way of constant travel, wonderful projects, and just so much learning, self and otherwise. The most important one being just to simply be. And then, to be gentler with myself and those I love. No more resolutions than that, for everything else will simply follow or fall into place.
2014 started on a bitter-sweet note, strangely it did that way for many close to me, but two weeks into the year and I feel peaceful and far less turbulent. With Sankranti, the harvest festival having just passed us by, I wish for simple abundance, awareness and creativity to fill my days and wish the same for each one of you.
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A Love Note.
Despite the whirlwind that this year has been, I have found my moments to dwell in and romance my favourite season.
These were photographed during a recent family weekend in Coorg. On my iphone, since I decided to go sans my dearest loyal companionbeast (the SLR) for a change :) The companionbeast and I are back together now. On assignment in a tropical paradise where the monsoon has been eluding me.
I am sure we’ll have our moments. I feel it.
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Of Ocean, Land and Sky
“Is not the pastness of the past the more profound, the more legendary, the more immediately it falls before the present ?”
~ Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
So much to say, yet nothing flows. Funny, the last couple of weeks of photographing by the/in the ocean seem so long gone. It was on assignment and just in a matter of days I had gone from being completely terrestrial to a mermaid (well, sort of :) deep in the turquoise waters of the Indian ocean. Even touched some clouds, in the process, I might add. In all honesty, some milestones happened and fears overcome. I realized I liked not belonging anywhere but to be everywhere.
When I'm ready, I'll share more from the earth-water-sky days ! :) Be back shortly with another edition of the super long-pending San Francisco and Seattle foodie moments.
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A Year in Instagram
Did another year just pass us by ? Feels like so much happened in a flash. So much.
There have been goods and the bads, bitter days and sweet ones, sadness, joys, incredibly fulfilling exchanges & projects, mountain days & rainy ones, countless cups of chais, coffees and glasses of vino over amazing conversations, books and plenty of art.
Most importantly, lots of love and positivity.
Milestones happened, leaps of faith too, and self belief. I am a decade older – stronger with an improved sense of humour ;-) a better artist (I think), a fairly decent cook, a godmother, and journeyed through all these waves along with my ever supportive love, R. Oh, and we’ve never been more sure of wanting to add to our brood of four legged babies.
I hope I have been able to give more than I have taken. And for all that I have received from the universe and from my beautiful family & friends, I am ever so grateful. Happy 2013 !
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iphone Journal : A Cup of Tea.
Thought I should have a little column on the blog to share some iphone captures.
