Hi reader,

70 days since I last published my blog, and there hasn’t been a single day where I didn’t think of writing. However, I won’t regret a single day where I didn’t write anything, as it was much needed, Break! Break not just from blogging, but everything from the routine, and experience life with no routine at all. And it is undeniable to say you can not understand the worth of a break until you take it. Can you? Can you imagine how it would have been if you haven’t spent that time watching the sunset? Or experiencing how the river washed away your tiredness while soaking your feet underwater? Can you?

Honestly, when I look back at the last 70 days and started to write what all happened, the list is actually huge, never really thought that life is so happening (and when I say happening it doesn’t really mean it is all good and shiny). These days were an absolute cocktail of both the happiness of dreams coming true as well as the pain of heartbreaks and loss. It won’t be wrong to say that it has been a roller-coaster ride. Maybe, that’s the break I needed to get a reflection on my life, so I can understand what is good and what needs corrections (a lot 😉).

I can’t really share everything, but there are a few things that I was so eagerly waiting to share here. And so, here are the highlights from my break!

A dream come true moment 1: I finally bought the Piano! 😍
If you have been a regular reader here, you may know that other than blogging, I have a huge huge interest in music, especially in playing the piano. I finally managed to buy a piano I was following for the past few years. It cost me actually very much, but what’s the point of earning if you can’t make your dreams come true and make yourself happy. Expressing the happiness it brought into my life is something I can not express in words. Here is my latest song that I composed on my new piano (my love)…

If you like my music, you can follow me on Instagram for more – https://www.instagram.com/navneets_piano/

Also, you can subscribe to my Spotify account – https://open.spotify.com/artist/4AEXmaXeVSyGEAf1fFkRZH?si=bviMlE3_QKO0YzJ_0QgBsw

A dream come true moment 2: A family occasion (Mata ki Chowki)
If you are from India, you may have heard of Mata ki Chowki, and if not, this is an event in Hindu culture, where people come together to sing and pray together to Hindu Goddess Durga. This is a musical event, where a musical group is called to sing the prayers and everyone sings along to them and dances and enjoys the time, forgetting all their daily errands. Why it was special to me and more of a dream was, that I had a mannat (a promise made to God) for my sister’s wedding, and it was long pending. Also, it was my dream, because whenever I went to such events, I always thought about whether I will be able to do so someday? And finally, it happened, beautifully happened! Here is, what it looks like:

And last but not the least, an actual break from city life into nature with friends. Well, we (friends) can easily accept the fact that it was none less than a dream, as it was our first trip in 10 years of friendship. It was actually a mad trip, right from the way it started to the way it ended. From boarding an early morning train to bargaining for the cabs (with the worst bargaining skills 😂), stupid provoking talks with the cab driver to exploring the hotel premises, long nature walk to playing with underwater sand, fighting and cheating while playing poker in the room to actually fighting like kids, anger/zoning out or laughing again together, it was all mad, and yet the best time. There are no words for the people, the time, the place and the moments, just like the beauty of this sunset…

So far, you may think of how amazing and eventful this break was, all good and happy. However, just like the star can only shine in the darkness, happiness can only be felt when you have been through a sad and hurtful phase, and there were plenty of them too. Whether celebrating a birthday alone to the arguments with the people you love or the moments where things happened the worse way they could and all you can do is just watch, disappointments from the people and friendships or not reaching upto your expectations at work due to various reasons, all these were equally the part of the break from blogging just as the good part. 

There were moments, that just shocked me within. I couldn’t sleep for nights. A pang of huge guilt within that I am still trying to come out from. I would never think of having someone stuck in such a situation I was and was completely out of options. No one will ever blame me for it, and everyone says I did the best I could, though there are moments, where it is too tough to forgive yourself, and it was one of them. The time was actually one of the toughest I ever experienced in life so far.

And so will be life. Good and bad, shiny and dark, happy and sad, at the same time. 

However, in all these moments, there will be something, always with you that will help you sail through, it can be a person or a place or a hobby, but there will always be something. For me, it was music. I played the piano a lot, recorded more than what I used to do last year, and listened to myself a lot. During the tough part, it was my music that I could go back to and talk to as long as I want, and I just wish the same for everyone.. even for you, that you find something for yourself, who always stays with you… whether it’s 2 AM or 4 PM, you can always go to it, communicate and it never disappoints you.

I will be trying to re-structure my routine so I could spare some time again for blogging. Thank you for your time in reading this.

Cheers!

Take Care,
– Navneet