Colourful

 After a colourful busy week, I have a holiday today. Though I had planned to start my day with a walk, I slept through and woke up late. Well, ideally I should have just relaxed and enjoyed my free time, but as usual it didn't come naturally to me. Struggled to relax, but a quick outing with mom and eating chats boosted my mood 😁. 

We had a colourful week as we celebrated Holi throughout the week - everyday starting with everyone wearing the same colour and having singing and poetry assemblies. 

It has been a long year with a lot of activities and we are reaching our academic year end. With the heat combination, year ends can be exhausting. The first day being green, I had decided to start off the week by wearing a saree. And eventually I wore a saree every day of the week. Though exhausting, it was a joyful experience, and a record in itself for me, as I used to be the most comfortable in track pants and loose t-shirts. 

The reason for this post is to just make me realize that even though life can be grey many times, it is in my hands to colour it. It just depends if I want to colour it and if I choose to colour it. 

Colour is nature, colour is default, colour is natural. Everything is colourful, nature is full of colours! 

Everytime someone asks me about my favourite colour, I always end up saying that I love all the colours. A poem written by Ayyappa Paniker called "I can't help blossoming" has stayed with me ever since I heard it this week. I am not able to find the full poem, but it starts like this: 

I can't stop blossoming

Am I not the golden cassia?

Isn't it the Vishu season?

I can't stop blossoming

It was an apt reminder to myself that the true nature of anyone was to continue to blossom.There is no way each and everyone and everything in nature does not blossom! Blossoming is the true nature of life, the true essence of life. The only truth is that few of us realize the blossoming and few of us don't realize! 

Let us try and paint our lives and lead a colourful life

Making Chocolate at home with kids

Green, Purple, White, Pink, Red

A truly colourful week in all senses - seeing everyone dressed in the same colour, playing Holi with colours, dancing to colourful tunes, playing with water colours at home, having fun with children and finally running in a saree with children cheering for me 😝 (this was a bonus) - loved every moment! 

A quote I love:

At the end of the day

Your feet should be dirty

Your hair should be messy

And your eyes sparkling