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Shades of Hobbies

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I love learning new new things especially when it comes to art. I love painting, drawing and craftwork. I have tried multiple mediums pencils, acrylic paint, spray paint, fabric paint, alcohol markers and so on.

I can spend hours together on one single painting. By the time I am done I am in a much more better mood and time passing by just becomes an after thought.

I had heard that art is healing and experiencing it first hand I completely agree! I love watching art videos on Youtube. There are so many talented artists out there. I have added a few of my favorite videos for you guys to see.

All these artists really inspire me to try expanding my art skills and that has resulted me to become “A Jack of all, but King of none!”. But I am hopeful that the more I practice I will soon get better at it.

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What activities do you lose yourself in?
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I’ll take a little more pain

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I’ll take a little more pain,
If hurting me is what gets you to your feet,
I’ll take that pain.
If unloading your frustrations makes your day a little brighter,
I’ll take that pain.


If putting me down makes you stand a little taller.
I’ll take that pain.
If making me fell worthless is what you need to value yourself,
I’ll take that pain.


If blaming your failures on me is what gives you the courage to try again,
I’ll take that pain.
If silencing me is what gives you peace of mind,
I’ll take that pain.


If walking away from me is what you need to follow your dreams,
I’ll take that pain.
If breaking me down is what will build you back up,
I’ll take that pain.
I’ll take a little more pain to see you smile, dream and hope again!

Bring out the Scrolls

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I am a person who loves replaying the same series over and over again.

I usually re-watch a series when I need something to distract me. Or to calm down the thoughts swirling in my head. At one point they become a sort of alternate to white noise.

  • Criminal Minds
  • Brooklyn 99
  • Friends
  • Big Bang Theory
  • The Mentalist
  • Superstore
  • Supernatural
  • Grey’s Anatomy
  • Extraordinary Attorney Woo
  • How to get Away with Murder
  • Suits
  • Dr. House
  • Wednesday
  • Fruit Basket
  • Pokemon Original series

And the list would go on and on.

At this point I think the need for having something on play even if I am not actually paying attention to it has become a habit. It is a bad habit and maybe someday soon I will actually take the time to disconnect from electronics for a longer period of time.

However, for today I am thankful to the people who made such wonderful productions that I am able to enjoy! 🙂

Daily writing prompt
What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times?
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Guilty as Charged

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Anytime the word superstition is mentioned it is met with the judgement. “Don’t be silly”, “Use your brain”, these are the common phrases I hear and sometimes what I use too.

Education helps us get over most over the superstitions that have been passed down to us over centuries. But it would be remiss if I say I do not have any.

When I am too happy or rolling around with laughs I get this fleeting thought that something horrible is going to happen.

I do not travel on the first of the month because I believe the would be a death in the family. Well, there was one instance where it did happen and ever since then I have not been able to shake it off.

I say “touch wood” when I am say something I am hopeful or appreciative off. I do this cause I believe the in the “evil eye”, we not may intentionally mean harm but some cosmic events may result in something bad happening.

People would say “Faith above all else” and I believe in that. I believe that no matter what things will happen God will take care of it.

If someone were to ask why do I have such unfounded beliefs, I really don’t have an answer. I think it out of hope, I seriously hope and wish for that things turn out good. Maybe being a little superstitious feeds fuel to the fire of my hope. 🙂

“We need hope, or else we cannot endure.”
— Sarah J. Maas

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Are you superstitious?
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Not an Easy Answer

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I love most animals.. I say most because I am also scared of some of them. They are all creatures that were created by God. You just have to look at each one and know that every one of them are special and unique.

I think animals are pure. They have their inherent nature and do not live to hurt but rather to survive. People say “animal behavior” considering us humans to be better.

We were created in God’s image out of His love for us but that in no terms makes us greater, cause it’s His love that makes us unique.

I do not know enough about the beautiful creations of God to compare myself to them. I think we humans know so little about them it would be impossible to give an answer. Anything I say would be out of what I think I know about them and that won’t be the right answer. Maybe someday, when I have a better knowledge I will have an answer to this question.

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Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?
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A Century Lived

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Greetings to my 100 year self,

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I know we never wanted a long life but here we are. We probably cannot even read this but hopefully we still have our mind to remember this letter to ourselves.

If we have survived this long it means we had a hundred battles and we did not give up. We may not have had a lot of happy memories but they were enough to keep us going. We may have not achieved everything we wanted in life but we are still content.

I hope that we gave others more smiles than tears. I hope that there are people that still remember us fondly. I hope that we have enjoyed all the best the world had to offer. I hope that we made someone’s burden lighter and were the reason for their smile.

I hope that whatever days we have left maybe filled with the hope and love that we are worth. And last but not the least, thank you for loving us enough to keep on with the war called “life”.

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Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.
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A Foreign Spree

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I thought I was immune to the “shopping bug” but I was pleasantly mistaken. While I do not have any particular interest for shopping for clothes, am a stationery collector.

I love stationery! They make me happy! I started small with when I got my first salary but as and when I started earning more, my stationery shopping budget increased subsequently. Whenever I am stressed a new box of pencils or a paints or even a new sketchbook is all I need to make my mood better.

The one place I dream of going is to Tools Ochanomizu. I was first introduced to the store by a Youtuber named Minori. She is just such a beautiful artist and she often takes her viewers along with her on her art supplies haul. I do not know if words can ever describe the desire I have so take a look at the pictures from the stores. It seems like a art supply haven.

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Please also do visit her Youtube channel, she is a very positive person and seeing her content always makes my day.

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Where would you go on a shopping spree?
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*Missing*

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I do not have a middle name. When I asked my parents why I do not have a middle name. The reason that was given to me was “We did not want you to have a long name. We should have given you your grandmother’s name as a middle name but we instead made it your first name. “

The answer makes of sense. At least to me. To share a little secret a short name makes filling the hundreds of forms in my lifetime a little bit easier and I was really thankful to my parents for that. Do I miss having a middle name? Absolutely not! Do I hate middle names? No to that too.

I love finding out peoples middle names cause they hold great meaning. When I learn why they were given those names it clearly shows how much parents worry about. Something as simple as a name also is selected with so much care.

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Cheers to the parents and their long elimination process to pick out the perfect name for their child!

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What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance?
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You have No One

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Let’s be real, everyday I learn something new it could be life lessons or something I have to learn for classes or work.

Rather than something I have learnt it I want to share something I have realized. I have people who genuinely love me with no expectations and they try their best to protect me from harm. But sometime, even despite that I find myself alone.

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I am considered as the rebellious one because I always say what is on my mind. Or at least I did. I usually fight for things when I have a strong feeling about it. Often, I come out of the fight with a feeling of anger and a hidden feeling of grief. Over the years, I chose not to argue cause that did not hurt me further.

However, for crucial choices of my life, I gave into the what others wanted or more like needed. In the path of not wanting to stand out, I gave up pieces of my sanity. Today, when I want to get out of the bad situation, I have walls built by the very people who love me. I may be selfish thinking about myself only not worried about how my decision would effect others. But I think today I have reached the limit of my tolerance.

And so I realized that there are people who will support you in different decisions of your life but not all of them. To them, some of your choices may seem crazy and that is okay. Somedays you need to make the choices that make you happy, even if it means you have to make them alone.

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What is the last thing you learned?
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What’s Next?

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I despise the question of “what’s next?” no matter who asks it.

I am a person who doesn’t plan for anything. I literally prefer to live in the moment. I have huge dreams and I do work towards it. But if you ask me what is my plan… I will not have an answer.

People keep pestering you till we achieve something and if you hope that once you do achieve it you are done with it, you are wrong. It is like they are just waiting for you to finish one hurdle to start nagging you about the next one.

I still don’t get the logic behind their interest. Sometimes I just want to give a snarky reply like — “I live or die. What specific ailment does that cause you?” or “Don’t you have anything else to do with your life that you are commenting on mine” or “Not like you have achieved anything great in the past decade”. But I bite my tongue, take a deep breath and brush of the words and keep smiling.

I feel one should not ask such questions, tomorrow is not pre-determined. I have certainly developed anxiety because of all the question from all the people. What they do not realize is, we all adapt to the situations we are faced with. Some handle it with meticulous planning while others chose to “wing it”. Regardless, I think that everyone at some point in their life are hit with a situation where they do not know their next step.

I think rather than asking what’s next, one can say “One step at a time. You have done your best, I believe you will continue to do your best. I am here if you need me.”

Daily writing prompt
What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain.
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