What revolution will I lead?

Hi there...so today's writing prompt by LYL team is kind of a hard nut to crack..it's called "What revolution will you lead?". As a person who's struggling to find out what she wants tmrw, what kind of a career she wants 5 years from now, it's difficult to answer this question..Even though I'm not risk-averse, just pretty damn confused about what I want exactly, I am standing still even though it's terrifying me. I know I need to push ahead and confront many obstacles on my own and surmount them before starting a revolution. I'd like to break free from this endless trappings of this world and help others to do it..Even though I can never be another MMM, I can certainly warn a few ppl so as to avoid committing the mistakes like I did.I would like to revolutionize how people spent their money.I'd like to help them buy memories rather than "stuff". It's often told that holidays and hospital visits are the only things people remember in the end..so I want to help people make awesome memories..Sustainability and responsible travel will be a big part of it. I've always had a green thumb and a thing for Nature. She has always been kind to me as well..So I'd like to bring people closer to her and re-connect with her.The moments I've been truly alive where when I was enthralled by her creativity and profoundity. It's a humbling experience to watch the mountains. I'd like to help people feel what I did during my Leh-Ladakh trip- to feel small & insignificant, yet with enough space in the heart to include the entire world. May god help me!!Amen.

What difference do I want to make?

Hi there..today's writing prompt by LYL team is "What difference do you want to make?". Years ago,after reading Stephen Covey's 7 Habits and Robin Sharma's "Who will cry when you die?", I'd written funeral speeches for myself that would possibly be delivered by my loved ones and peers. I want to be remembered for my kindness..My willingness to help people who are of no use to me..My courage to face the society for standing up for things I believe in, even if that meant not conforming to society's expectations..I want to instill enthusiasm and hope in everybody who enters my life.I would consider my life as successful if I help atleast one person to get out of her unhappy marriage and stand on her own two feet. Empowering others to reach financial freedom and make them more aware of their inehrent qualities and strength is what I'd love to do. I want to leave the earth a better, greener and healthier place than when I was born.I still have no clue how I'd do it, but I need to do it. One way would be to start cycling to work, taking lukewarm/ coldwater baths instead of hot water baths to save fuel and electricity..Another is to cut down my consumerism and be more aware of the things in my life.Cultivating my mind to be a beautiful instrument is another good change or influence to the world. I always collect plastic junk on my walk downhill during a trek..I'd like to continue this on a much bigger scale..God help me!!

What makes me come alive?

Hi there..I was a bit shocked to see that there was no writing prompt today from LYL team..but I guess there must've been some kind of technical glitch at their end which caused this..so I would take up the topic which has been in my mind for a few days now..I would like to list down all the things that make me feel alive..some of the things would perfectly fit into the category as sung by One Republic "everything that kills me makes me feel alive!!" I am an adrenaline junkie..so whatever gives me an adrenaline high, I'm game for it..Be it scuba diving, paragliding, waterfall rappelling, jetovator etc..any kind of adventure sports , no matter the risks involved, I'm all for it..Another kind of adrenaline rush is when I just manage to finish a project deadline, file taxes (mine and my sister's) at the last minute, booking tatkal tickets in irctc.co.in etc..When I'm on the road, travelling or while riding my scooter through crazy traffic, I feel alive..I can face any kind of hurdle between me and my destination bravely..I feel alive when I'm climbing slippery slope/craggy rock-faces..I feel alive when I'm physically hurt..the pain is a wonderful tool for mindfulness and brings my mind to the present..I feel alive while going through my photo albums..the sights, sounds and the people all come alive with vivid details in my mind then.. I feel alive when I help another being..Both humans and four-legged ones..I don't wait for help to be asked..I just dive in and do it and that makes it all the more pleasant for me..I feel alive when I'm in love..with myself, my family and my friends. I feel alive when planning to quit my current not-so-great job and go for higher studies abroad..I feel alive at the thought of all the different places I'll get to visit when I do so.All in all, I feel alive when it involves making myself and others happy.

My elevator pitch

Hello all..Today's writing prompt from LYL team is "What's your elevator pitch?"..well..I don't exactly have an elevator pitch because I'm not very passionate about anything..I have very short-lived bouts of curiosity and interest in stuff..but one thing I absolutely love to do is travel and trek..I wish to be on the road most of the time..the anticipation of the destination, the people I get to meet along the way, the sights I get to see..all this truly makes me come alive..I'm a very nascent, yet responsible traveller..I love to hear about the travel tales of others and it is particularly fun and refreshing to hear about their experiences and opinions about places that I've also visited and how it differs from mine.Also I feel alive when I'm trekking up a mountain..If I have to get down on all fours to climb it, all the more fun it is..I'm very good at choosing the best possible route in tricky terrains and my instincts about which stone to step-on and where not to step my foot is super accurate and I'm a bit proud of it too...I would love to set-up a mountaineering club, much in the lines of Bangalore Mountaineering Club, in my hometown of Trivandrum. There are plenty of forest reserves and mountain ranges nearby Trivandrum where I can take nature-enthusiasts and trekkers on a journey of self-discovery and rejuvenation while doing this responsibly and without intrusion to nature. I've decided to advance my mountaineering skills by undergoing basic mountaineering course at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling this coming May..the course is extremely gruesome and one needs to be physically very very fit to complete it..And I'm very very out of shape..I have a very uphill task of getting in shape within 3 months ahead of me.I hope I can do it..If I complete it, it would be the greatest achievement of my life so far. I wish I get to start the mountaineering club and see it grow from a few members to a big, enthusiatic community of outdoors enthusiasts participating in a variety of activities like hiking, rappelling, zip-lining etc. all across Kerala..I hope the universe would help me achieve all these things..Amen.

The thing I'm most proud of.

Hi there..So today's writing prompt from LYL team is "What's one thing you are proud of?". I had to rack my brains quite a bit to find it because my life is a series of small-small accomplishments..nothing very great or world-changing has been done by me..also the things I've achieved weren't solely because of me..I've had help from people around me and the Universe..when you truly introspect, you understand that you don't have an independent existence as such and all that you do is influenced by various situations, people etc.. Well, coming back to the prompt, I would consider helping one of my neighborhood friends to clear her Xth grade exams 7 years back as my biggest achievement..She is 4 years my junior and a very close friend at that time.But she was very careless and lazy in her studies and a serial procrastinator. When the time for board exams came in March, she had a panic attack and went into shock mode. She became very irritable and refused to even touch the books saying she would fail the exams any ways because she hadn't studied the whole year..Her mother asked for my help because she too was convinced that her daughter would fail if she sat for the exams. I kind of knew what the girl was going through at the time because I too had a similar episode 4 years back..Being the perfectionist I was then, I too was not ready to sit for exams thinking that I didn't study the syllabus thoroughly.I'd thrown tantrums and refused to go the exam centre and would've failed due to not attending the exams and ruined my life in the process. But thanks to the efforts of my parents and well-wishers, who assured me everything would be fine, I had the courage to write the exams and scored a whopping 92%!!. So, I kind of understood what it took to motivate a person to give their best at the exam hall- a lot of support to instill faith in self and a little bit of push in studying/memorising the key concepts. I spent almost 8 hours with her- studying, teaching and giving pep-talk for the entire 4 weeks of her board exams. I learnt a lot of Indian history along with her (something I didn't do during my school years :-) ) and tutored her in science and maths, my forte..I never really thought myself to be a teacher and never aspired to be one like the other kids during primary school..but I was amazed at how I made the learning fun for her..making mnemonics, giving tips to draw, solve problems etc..I was in the first year of my engineering college, with the first year university exams fast approaching and it was a very physically and emotionally draining period..While she was writing her exams, I was praying continuously in college..I was always thinking of ways to simplify concepts so that she would understand it well and present it correctly to the examiner..But all this paid off when she wrote her exams well and scored a decent 84%. I would always cherish the moment when I saw her result in the CBSE website and her mother's eyes filled with tears and how happy the girl was..She touched my feet for blessings which I felt very embarrassed to give..The feeling of euphoria is something I would always cherish. Even though considerable time has elapsed since then and we've grown very distant, I would always be proud to know that I helped that person complete her schooling with flying colours and lay the foundation for her future career.