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Being anxious is the new normal

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Being in foreign land, not much phone calls from friends and families, no irritating heart beat increasing news channels and taking some time off from the FB, twitter can give space for the natural emotions to flow out! I live in 120 sqft room which has used every sqft to the best possible extent. So, even if I have stretched my arms; I should do it in a specified position or I risk breaking something or hurting myself. I am staying in various European hotels from last 5 + years and I find that the present room size is the new normal size in most of the hotels in Europe. Presently, I am staying in a small town called Eskilstuna from last one week and due to work schedules; I never got a change to sit beside the window and watch outside for long duration. Anyways, no company will pay me for this doing this task of sitting beside window and looking outside :-P  Today morning, I opened my window and saw a wonderful sight. I felt the same sight to be more peaceful and serene

Lesson learnt from a ….

It was a regular summer morning in Bengaluru! The kids have been chased to the play ground by their neighbors, the street vendors have finished the early morning sale, the working class has reached their offices and housewives are busy in household tasks. The heat was unbearable for a typical Bengaluru hudugaru, so most of them like me would have decided to stay indoors , watch the last day test match and then meet their friends in adda after a good afternoon siesta. The TV was showing the cricket match and I was deeply engrossed into it. Amma was working in the kitchen and she was shouting for help so that she can finish her tasks and get some sleep. As you know, boys find it harder to lift a 14kg cylinder in kitchen but can carry a 40kg beautiful girl all around the house ;) So, I was acting deaf to her requests for cutting vegetables or any small task. The cricket match was progressing well and it was getting interesting by every hour. Therefore, the volume of the TV s