ROBOTS...Are we?

"We are so caught up with in our routine that we don't realize, we are not living but merely existing."

There is always a point in our life where all the challenges come to a temporarily halt.Where every morning you get up and wish for a new challenge put up for you but instead you are greeted with the same daily chores and the work to do lists.

We are all one in many who are doing the same old stuff without it really contributing to who we are. Slogging so that your venture makes more money. Putting in extra time at work so that your bosses promote you. Studying till your eyes hurt to that you get good a score. Phew! The list is never ending! And so are our efforts...

But are we ever satisfied? NEVER! I need more of this and I need more of that and the list goes on and on. What about all that you already have as a result of your hard work? When do you enjoy that? I come across a lot of people who say," Once I'm successful and earn a lot of money, only then will I do something for myself." Well, how do you know that your going to be alive that long? Are we so money and success driven that we are ready to live like robots? It's like we are programmed to do certain things and the minute we go out of the set sequence our life goes for a toss. A friend once told me something which is actually really simple to understand but extremely difficult to follow. More so as we are a money-driven lot.

"Having an ambition is great! But getting too involved in it to an extent that you actually forget your goal will never make you happy. You have been so driven by the idea of making money that you have been chasing the wrong thing all this while. Don't run behind money. Work on what makes you happy and the money will eventually follow."

This is a slow process especially for all those who want to make it big and that too really fast. Ask yourself one thing, will you really make it big if you run behind the wrong thing? Don't get me wrong, I am not against people who want to be successful. Believe me I am one of them. But when I look back at the fast few years, I've realized that I had been running behind the wrong thing all this while. And have I made it BIG? NOPE! I'm not even close to it! Do you want to know why? It's simple, I have been existing in this world all this while not really living my life.

It's time to live life and it's never to late to begin!

Straight From My Heart ♥

Ingredients......Check!

Apron..........Check!

Cookbook.......Check!

With my hair tied up in a sleek ponytail. I'm all set to create magic!

I love cooking. Always have. It gives me immense pleasure to see my creation and hear the appreciation that follows.

Cooking for me is therapeutic. In recent times its has also been proved so by psychiatrists.

Further they also state that cooking is in fact destressing as it serves as a creative outlet. The aroma, the taste, the sight as also the sizzling helps in calming the nerves.

Although cooking is a stress relieving tool, my love for it comes from the fact that I'm a hardcore foodie. Whether its the meat, the veggies, the desserts or the drinks - I love it all! I love experimenting with different cuisines thus adding them to the 'Tried & Taste' list that I've been carrying around.

To be honest I do cook when I'm stressed but I also cook when I'm happy and wish to treat myself and the ones around to some mouth watering delicacies. I'm always on a look out for new recipes and keep trying them whenever I have the time. It gives me immense pride to confess that I'm an experimental cook. I usually just take up the ingredients from the recipe but end up putting it all together the way I want to. In the process added or deleting some of the mentioned ingredient. Thus, the outcome is a prefect blend of efforts, creativity and the sole thought of creating magic.

There are time when I walk into the kitchen and without any recipe in hand or mind, I just pick up the first few ingredient that I set my hands on. You know, sometimes it amazes me because I feel like I'm driven by some external force and I really have no control over the actions. Its like my hands and the ingredients that I absentmindedly select have their own way of communicating. I start my adding the ingredients one after the other. Voila! There it is my very own creation!

I believe the credit goes to the fact that I take special interest in the kind of food I eat. I always try to figure out the ingredients used and the combination of the flavor, the meats and the veggies. Certain aspects of cooking are totally etched in my mind, therefore I feel that at times my subconscious mind teams up with my hand. Maybe that's the force that guides me to pick up and prepare the those appetizing treats. 


TING! Oh well, that's the oven. I guess my chocolate chip cookies are ready now. 


Cooking for me is something that comes straight from my heart and that's why there is a lot of passion and dedication in everything that I dish out. What is it that comes straight from your heart? I'm sure there is that one special thing that sets you apart form the rest. 
As Mr. Ping says in the Movie - Kung Fu Panda, "There is no secret ingredient" Its always you. To make something special you have to believe that its special. So till you figure that out, I think I'll dig into those large sumptuous cookies! 


Won't you wish me Bon Appetit?