Category: Life

The wilderness.

I am not sure if it’s me who has mellowed down or if there is a shift deep down in my soul that lost its wilderness.

Anxious? You are not alone.

COVID crisis across the world has taken a huge toll on our mental wellbeing. A lingering melancholy, a constant state of restlessness, and extreme frustration at your inability to control things around you? None of this is your fault, and no, you are not alone!

poppy, flower, petal

Am I making sense?

Why must we be so forward-looking anyways?
Why must we run this constant race to the future?
Why shouldn’t we slow down and realize what made us who we are? How failures gave way to courage, and how heartbreaks gave way to unconditional love!

Summers that bring joy and boost mental health in times of corona

The Summers.

Things of Joy — Part 1 (Just an attempt to write about things

12 things 2019 taught me

2019 wasn’t just super fast, it was super eventful for me. A quick recap because I pay a hell a lot of money to Hostgator for this blog, and it makes sense to write this here, y’all.

6 female-driven TV shows

6 female-driven TV shows that have my heart

It is true and happens most often that I do not find people to talk about the shows I have liked and watched on Netflix, Prime, Hulu or HBO. I never feel like watching the shows people usually talk about, you know the usuals — stranger things, Narcos and black mirror and such, I dunno if they are all the same even.

Usually, I watch a great show and I try to talk about it with people around me and they never seem to understand why I am thrilled about it. And if I like a show very very much, I rarely share it with other people, because I am always so scared they won’t get it and that will hurt me. But of late, I have been thinking that all these great shows deserve to be spoken about and shared.

Just a girl who practices Krav Maga – The Israeli self-defense form

I may have the privilege and the resources to lead most of my life in safety, but there have many instances that have made me go numb and feel unsafe – within locked Uber cars, in crowded markets, during solo trips and many such more. Four months of training may not make a warrior princess, but it definitely gives me the confidence and the techniques to kick the hell out of an assaulter. Krav Maga teaches me that the moment you get attacked, you are NOT THE VICTIM, you are THE ATTACKER. It trains you not to allow yourself to become the victim. The instant you are attacked, you attack back — more aggressively — because your job is to protect yourself and get out of that situation.

About Me

Hi. I’m Dhivya and this is a place for me to write about random stuff, and think aloud. Sometimes things don’t make sense to me until I write them down, and for me, to write is to think. Connect with me if you are into travel, food or words.