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Divine Grace

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From my childhood I was fascinated by my name. Unlike most of my friends and my spelling was derived from French and most of the people I met always found it difficult to pronounce my name. Initially, I used to get easily frustrated and angry because it seemed like they were butchering my name. But since then, I have found the meaning of my name and the roots of it’s pronunciation I figured that there is a high chance that people won’t get it.

My name is a derivative of the name Anne which means favor and grace and is found in The Bible. My mother said I was named after Samuel’s Mother who found favor in God’s eyes and had Samuel. The name also represents a person who is strong-willed, funny and has compassion.

I think true to my name my whole life is by the Grace of Jesus. Even when I am broken and alone in my most darkest place He has taken care of me. Even without me asking He has done everything for me. If today I am still alive it is because of His continuing mercy. I hope one day soon I can be worth of the Grace He has bestowed on me.

Bloganuary writing prompt
Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.
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Explorer within Four Walls

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If I were to write down the places next to home I still have not visited it would end up being a very long list. I have lived with very protective parents and going alone somewhere was never a possibility. Added to that, I an introvert and quite lazy I would prefer to explore places within the confines of my room.

On a general note, I prefer to visit places where I can just sit and breathe. I love mostly visiting places when the air is dewy and the sun is hot enough to keep me warm but not that it makes me sweat. I appreciate visiting a place when I can hear the sounds of nature over the noise of the busy city. I love those moments when the mind slows down without having the constant thoughts in my head that people are judging me.

Probably one of the reasons why I chose to get lost in the worlds that books bring me. Just a comfortable chair and good light is all I need to enjoy exploration. But maybe someday soon I will choose to venture out to the real world and explore the wonders it holds.

Bloganuary writing prompt
Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting.
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Still a Mystery to Me

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Mission simply put would be the reason of one’s existence. When I was young I really never paid heed to the more philosophical aspects of life. One would think, the older you get one ends up finally understanding what is their life’s purpose. I guess I still have not got around to it.

I think presently I am just picking up my broken pieces and gluing them back together. Today, my only mission if you would have it is to be happy. Not the kind of fleeting happiness but to have the kind of happiness that lasts and that I can share. I may not have a larger purpose of my life yet but on a generic terms it would probably be not to be negative. Everything else I should be able to achieve without the constant nagging in my mind.

It is never to late I still have time to find my life’s purpose. Hopefully sooner than later.

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What is your mission?
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Let’s run the Other Way

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Not to fall into the typical cliché that most girls don’t like sports. I really wish that I was good at any sports. However, as fate would have it I am on one the most clumsiest person in the world. I always say this to people “Show me a level ground and I will trip on it.” It is not intentional though. I really try but seems like my body just does not want to listen to my brain.

I do enjoy watching sports though tennis, badminton, football, cricket and so on. There is one kind of sport that some people would disagree is a sport, which is Figure Skating. I just love watching how the skaters glide on that ice to the rhythm. It seems effortless but only the people who actually are in that position know the difficulty of it. It is just mesmerizing for me to watch.

As far as me ever playing a sport, it seems like an impossible scenario. But, it never has nor will it ever in future stop me from enjoying the occasional joy I get from watching it on TV.

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What are your favorite sports to watch and play?
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Worlds yet to Explore

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Reading to me has also being a gateway into something beyond reality. When everything seems bleak around me picking up a book and turning those few pages makes everything fascinating again.

I love reading all kinds of books mysteries and thrillers in particular. But, the genre I have come to appreciate the most is “Magical Realism”. I enjoy the possibility of the existence of magic in the real world. I fantasize of being in a world where I could have magic too.

I have read most of the popular book series during the start of the bibliophile part of my life. But the most surprising one for me was the series “Dark Visions Trilogy” it may have been an older series but I simply loved it. Even today, I love to go back and read them when I get the chance.

When I am asked what I want to read the only answer I have to that is “If it’s a book that would disconnect me from the boring reality called life, I will read it!”.

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What books do you want to read?
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Sweet and Spice

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I have noticed that my snack menu is always dependent on how I feel in the moment that I am hungry.

When I am happy or in a good mood I always crave for something spicy. Barbecue flavored chips and nachos top the list. But if it is something that I can make it would be tteokbokki or fried chicken. Oh no! I seem to have forgotten the most loved snack of all time. French fries!!

When I am going through my mood swings I usually end up craving something sweet. The one sweet thing that I have been able to maintain my love for is ice cream. I love vanilla with a little bit of chocolate sauce. And to those who have an amazing palette and love finer flavors please do not come at me. I have learnt that complex flavors seem to confuse me.

Regardless of my feelings I think I love snacking more when I am with friends. It’s a wonder the amount of food we can chew down when we have gossip to share or discussion on how we could make the world right. 😁

What snack would you eat right now?

Sky is the Limit

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Crazy ideas.. I had more of those when I was younger. When I lived in a world of possibilities anything was possible. It makes me sad to think that as people grow older they stop believing in the possibility of the impossible.

I may not have a business idea as such but I did want to be able to manufacture the ozone layer to protect the penguins home. The thought of icebergs melting and them loosing their homes actually makes me sad. They are so cute, especially when they are small.

I would also like to make a device that could give you a warning sign when you are getting emotionally vulnerable and automatically book you for a tailor made distressing plan. It could be a road trip, day at the spa, counselling sessions, call with loved ones… I know that some may probably consider this as lame. But, I guess that is okay. I know for sure that would be something that I would need at least weekly.

Oh and ofcourse a time traveling machine. Who would not want that. Though, I would not to want to change the past rather I would want to be a silent observer. I am a total mystery buff and the many mysteries through out history is something that always keeps me awake. However, I would not want it to travel to the future. I like the mystery of the future. You know unknown possibilities and what not. 😊

Come up with a crazy business idea.

Together everything is better

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With working parents we didn’t always have the whole family together. But the one thing that we always did together was putting up the Christmas tree. We stayed up on December 1st every year and decorated the whole house for Christmas. Both my parents no matter how tired we they were from their long hours of work they stayed up with us.

Every year we tried changing up the way we decorated and came up with new ideas on how to do it. We have made a nativity set out of clay, decorations for the tree using eggshells of the Christmas Cake, stars out of thermocol… and so many other things. It was not always aesthetically pleasing but my parents appreciated with so much love.

True, we may not have had a lot of time with the whole family around but we did not miss out on anything. And I guess though not a family tradition when all of us were together we had happy times and that was what mattered.

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Write about a few of your favorite family traditions.
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Organized Clutter

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When we hear the word clutter the first thing that comes to our mind is the word mess or junk.

Considering that I can be somewhat of a hoarder, I have come to realise that not all clutters are bad. What seems like a clutter to others could be a specific organised structure that only my brain can process.

Given that, I do know when to draw a line and embark on a process of decluttering time and again. After which, I end up trashing out things that have completed it’s life expectancy and gifting those that I believe could be of much worth to the next person rather than have it around gathering dust.

Things aside the biggest decluttering I do is when I realise that I am in a bad situation. At the end of it, I throw away all the toxic people and problems that don’t deserve eating any more of my peace of mind.

Where can you reduce clutter in your life?

Bombs and Guns

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I have no profound reasoning behind this. I just hate the power they hold to take away life. I know there are other things people can use to take life but I feel using bombs and guns just made it easy.

The reason why they use it could be harm or to protect but even the most cruel person his life was made by God. We were beautifully and carefully made.

I don’t know if people would consider me naive or foolish. But I hope for a world that we would never have to use these things again. I hope for world where people don’t have any ill intentions to another person. I hope for a world ruled my love.

If you could un-invent something, what would it be?