Initially, I planned to write fiction for the picture prompt today but changed my mind. The reason is I have some very beautiful childhood memories of the staircase which I would like to share today. There was a spiral staircase in the living room of our penthouse flat in Ahmedabad. I was 9 years old …
“In every job, that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and -snap! The job’s a game!” -Mary Poppins Can’t agree more with Mary Poppins. I have tried to do multiple things and various jobs in my life. But I never stuck to it and was never driven enough …
It’s a happy moment today for my newly named blog Aesha’s Musings. It was in February of this year that I renamed my parenting blog About Parent And Kid To Aesha’s Musings. Last year About Parent And Kid was listed in the Top Indian Blog in the parenting category. When I changed my domain name, …
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Youthful is defined as young or seeming young. I remember one of my friend from school wouldn’t be too excited about her birthday. She didn’t like the fact that she aged a year more. Maybe if I ask her today she might not feel the same or she would feel even worse. I guess it’s …
X-factor – A noteworthy special talent or quality. No one wants to be around grumpy people. And midlife can make you grumpy and sad. So, what to do? There are only two options. Either you can be grumpy or you can get over that grumpiness and show your X- Factor. What is X-factor? You can …
Willingness (noun) – The quality or state of being prepared to do something; readiness. As a society, we have been conditioned into believing that midlife is a crisis situation. However, we are masters of our lives and we have the power within us to choose the direction in which we want our lives to move. …
Volunteer(noun), – A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task. This month-long challenge and writing about midlife have been a wonderful learning experience for me. Writing about my aspirations from midlife has made me weave beautiful dreams for myself. I have this new found urge within myself to …
Unique – Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. Our beliefs, our temperament, thoughts, behaviour make our personality. Each one has a different personality. Everyone is unique in their own way. However, midlife can be overwhelming. And it would want us to question our sense of self. There could be feelings of …
Travel – To go from one place to another, take a trip; journey. Midlife can become a period of discontent that can produce feelings of boredom, doubt, anger, and unease. Midlife crisis brings along feelings of anxiety, stress, restlessness and regrets of missing out on things. So, would you know what works best to get …
Savings – the money that one has saved, especially through a bank or official scheme. Midlife changes could get one to question one’s ability, life goals, create self- doubt and thoughts of death might also occur. Such concerns might manifest and would affect each individual in a different manner. Few people would have anxiety issues, few …
