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The Weight We Carry: Mind Over Matter

April 15, 2018ByteSizebaggage, blogger, Blogging, businesstravel, Ideas, imagination, instapassport, instatravel, journeys, kolkata, latergram, lessons, Life, Love, market, Metaphor, Mind, mindgames, passion, pulley, simple, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveltheworld, wanderlust, weight

It’s not always about the weight. It’s about how we carry it. A heavy object isn’t just physics. The mind plays its part, adding or easing the load. What’s weighing you down today? A worry, a regret, or just a bad day?

Sometimes, the trick isn’t to put it down but to carry it differently. Shift your perspective. Find a new balance. After all, the mind can make even the heaviest burden feel lighter—or unbearable. So, how will you carry your weight today? Lighten up.

You might just surprise yourself.

The Potter’s Quiet Emotion

April 13, 2018ByteSizeblogger, Blogging, businesstravel, Choice, entrepreneur, instapassport, instatravel, Job, journeys, latergram, lessons, Love, Metaphor, Mind, ordinary, passion, pots, pottery, simple, tall, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

A mound of clay transforms into pots in hours. Each pot looks identical. But I wonder—does the potter feel the same shaping every one? Is there joy in the rhythm, or is it just routine?

Each curve of the clay carries a trace of his hand, maybe even his mood. A fleeting emotion, frozen in form. What stories would he share if asked about the pots?

Or perhaps, like the clay, he’s shaped by the act of creating—silent, steady, and a little mysterious.

A potter’s world is one of quiet emotion, moulded into shape.

The Ocean’s Eternal Charm

April 9, 2018ByteSizeblogger, Blogging, businesstravel, earth, eyes, Ideas, instapassport, instatravel, island, journeys, kotakinabalu, lessons, Life, Love, Malaysia, Metaphor, Mind, Nature, ordinary, passion, sabah, simple, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, yacht

There’s something magical about the ocean. She kisses the shore endlessly, even when sent away. Her waves are calm one moment, terrifying the next. Yet, she never fails to soothe a restless soul.

Add to this the South China Sea at sunset—hues so breathtaking they need no filter. The sky and sea meet in a silent embrace, as if sharing secrets. It’s a moment that captures the ocean’s timeless charm: her power, her grace, and her quiet promise to amaze, always. Sometimes, all it takes is a glance at her to find peace.

(at Kota Kinabalu)

Travel: More Than Just Seeing

April 8, 2018ByteSizeblogger, Blogging, building, calling, culture, Ideas, instatravel, latergram, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, notetomyself, ordinary, Reflection, resist, story, Travel, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

Travel does more than take you places—it puts you face to face with your biases. It forces you to notice what you usually ignore. And suddenly, new possibilities appear.

It’s not about ‘just seeing.’ It’s about feeling, learning, and understanding. When you travel with intent, the world becomes richer. You notice details, connect with people, and see life from another angle.

That’s when travel truly keeps you alive—by opening your mind and reshaping the way you see the world.

December 30, 2017Uncategorizedbench, blogger, Blogging, Book, Children, Coaching, culture, dad, day, future, Ideas, instapassport, instatravel, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, ordinary, Parenting, park, Play, purpose, Reading, Reflection, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, window

An open window behind. An inviting bench. A plant by the side. Grass beneath. A shade if you so choose to use. And an open sky.

You throw in a book and a bottle of water. You throw away the watch. Add in some hot coffee.

And you are set.

(at Hebbal, India)

December 25, 2017Uncategorizedalibaug, Architecture, beach, blogger, Blogging, building, culture, daughterdiaries, Ideas, instapassport, instatravel, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, ordinary, purpose, Reflection, roadside, season, story, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

All you need is a sense of play. Of ease. And there is laughter and joy. “A sense of play” is what works work. Experiment. Run. Jump.

It works. All the time. Look at kids. They teach you this. All the time.

(at Alibaug Beach)

December 11, 2017Uncategorizedairport, blogger, Blogging, Business, character, csia, friendship, glamour, glitz, History, inside, instapassport, instatravel, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, money, ordinary, peace, resist, support, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

Another morning. Another airport.
What seemed to be a car turned out to be an assortment of lights. Carefully arranged and neatly placed. Choreography rules the world. Orchestration is the new order.
Amidst all the glitz an old friend walks in and catches me by surprise. “You haven’t changed one bit”
“I am glad you looked”

A moment. A hug. A smile.
Orchestration’s reach is beyond us. Thankfully.

(at Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport)

September 24, 2017Uncategorizedarnabdidit, blogger, Blogging, Books, Business, character, History, inside, instapassport, instatravel, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, money, ordinary, peace, resist, support, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, tread, tyre, wanderlust

The treads on the tyres leave the marks on the ground.
What’s inside you is what causes you to behave and speak in the manner in which you do. And when the tread is worn out and tyre is bald, there is no character to the marks on the ground .

(at Powai Lake)

September 24, 2017UncategorizedArt, blogger, Blogging, border, culture, divide, future, Ideas, instapassport, instatravel, Korea, latergram, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, northkorea, ordinary, paju, People, Reflection, season, seoul, southkorea, story, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

At the border there are ribbons of several kind. With messages of various hues. One message catches my eye. “One Korea. One dream”. Sabre rattling by launching rockets or rambling from global podiums seem to do little to fervent hopes and fledgling dreams.

Of a different future and a longing for peace and harmony. Thankfully so.
(at Imjingak)

September 19, 2017Uncategorizedalternatefacts, blogger, Blogging, culture, digital, dress, infoage, instapassport, instatravel, internet, lessons, Life, Love, Metaphor, ordinary, People, Reflection, season, story, tradition, traveladdict, travelblogger, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust, waysoftheworld, whatsapp, women

There are pipes that surround other pipes. All carried by wheels. Which have more wheels within wheels than there are wheels!

These pipes feed us with information and ideas about the world. For our own good we better think of which pipes we drink from and what wheels power them!

(at Mumbai, India)