A letter to my 27 year old self

As I turn 27 today, I look back and realize that I’ve lived aptly. But there are things I need to be reminded of, to be happy and grateful for. If ever there’s a letter I want to be comforted of, I’d write this to myself. 

Dear 27 year old me,

Congratulations on living 26 years of your time on earth!

It feels like yesterday when you were in high school as a teenager and then into college and finishing your assignments and passing exams were the only worries you lived for. So much has changed since then. 

Post college, you took up the job of teaching for a year, left it knowing that it was never meant for you, studied for another year and landed into a steady job. And it has been three years now and life…it has come to a complete standstill for you. 

There is one thing I want to tell you. Stop wasting your precious time on Facebook. I know Facebook makes you sad because it’s the happy place for people to show off their wedding, babies, new cars and houses etc etc. I want to tell you that everything has its time. 

There will come a time for you too. So just have patience. Focus on what makes you happy at the end of the day today.

Sometimes pause for a while. Pause... Give yourself a break. Stop…think…Don’t believe that you’re having a quarter life crisis. Step out and treat yourself. Leave your work or that book/series you are currently hooked to for a while and treat yourself to a little adventure. Go out, meet friends and family and talk, laugh and share that little stupid thought running in your little brain. 

It’s okay to say sorry even if it is not your fault. Learning to say sorry first never hurts. Forgive those who misunderstand and hurt you. There is divinity in that. 

Making mistakes is perfectly normal; after all you’re a human. Don’t be filled with remorse at your mistakes. Remember, mistakes strengthen and help you emerge a winner like a phoenix. Learn to accept others' mistake as well. 

Remember failure is the pillar to success. So what if you don’t succeed this time? There’s always a second time. Be glad for second chances in life. And keep your fingers crossed for that second chance to happen.

Blogging is one of the best things that you did to kindle your love for writing and reading. It’s that little space on the whole wide web where you can be who you are and express yourself the most. So keep it up! 

Letting go: It’s beyond human powers to control what is not yours so there is no reason for you to cling unto the past. Some memories are too brutal and painful to be worth holding unto. Therefore, things must be set free if it’s not worth clinging unto.

Last year on my birthday month I came up with this post. 

     

10 things that makes me really happy

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Alright, I’m still on the challenge. Day 14 of the challenge is 10 things that make me really happy.

Living in a country where Gross National Happiness (GNH) is the main development philosophy and is integrated in every aspect of Bhutan’s development, uneasiness creeps in me to define my version of happiness and list down 10 things that make me really happy. Bhutan truly believes in “GNH is important than GDP.” 

However, things are changing swiftly as the winds of modernization have swept in.

   

You can find more and more construction of buildings mushrooming everyday in every nook and corner of the capital, sleek cell phones are every body’s choice now and every new day you can find a posh car in the street. Families have less time for each other and every young worker aspires to travel to Australia for further studies and to work and earn money. 

Things are changing and with the booming of more materialistic minds in the Bhutanese, I wonder how sustainable will the development philosophy be. 

Well, these are just the thoughts of a naïve Bhutanese who truly fails to understand the philosophy of GNH. And I say, I do not wish to argue since happiness to me is purely subjective. 

So on a lighter note; here are the 10 things that make me really happy these days:

1. Being very productive at work today. :) 
2. Coming home after work and doing my daily dose of Pilates, I feel on top of the moon. 
3. The thought of visiting Denmark soon makes me wonder so much about the place and I’m just counting my days. I’ve been googling a lot about Copenhagen, if you know about the place please do let me know. I’d be glad. :)
4. Eating chapatti and kewa datshi for dinner. 
5. Reading away to the night every day.
6. Wearing nail paint and blogging about today’s challenge as it dries so perfectly, ah bliss! Is that two? 
7. The spring shower, I’ve been quite looking forward to it.  
8. My favorite cup of evening tea, I think I’ll collapse if I don’t have one. 
9. Listening to Ugyen Pandey’s songs, I never dreamt that this guy would come this far. 
10. The warm sun, finally it has become warmer in Thimphu.  

What makes you really happy? 

You can find my other version of happiness here.