#100HappyDays
It
was a very simple thought, to find one happy moment every day for 100 days… and
this simple thought was to accomplish a simple objective – that of clicking
some nice and happy pictures of day-to-day moments and thus keep my creative
side alive…but as I ventured into this, it also sharpened a few other positive
aspects as well… like improving my writing, openly appreciating what I liked,
understanding viewpoints, expressing deeper side of me, letting inhibitions go
off, seeing magnificence in nothing or perhaps in everything…
Doing
this feat on a social channel like Facebook made it a compulsion to be diligent
and not miss a single day… and thanks to a few friends who followed it
religiously, so much so that they would supposedly wait for my post and
sometimes remind me at the end of the day to post… many of the moments got
generous likes and encouraging comments which have been a huge contributor to
my continuing the series meticulously… yes some of them made fun and teased,
but it just made me sit back and think on what about these posts was so
difficult for people to relate to... maybe their mind is stuck up in
superficial aspects of life, which they need to be free of, to be able to enjoy
genuine and unfeigned pleasures of life…
For
me, these pleasures and happy moments were heartfelt… none of them really
emanated from the mind… and looking back at them, I realize, how much of
happiness our loved ones bring and how unaware and thankless we are about it…
any occasion, any event, any outing, any celebration can be happier when done in
the company of loved ones… Distances don’t matter, differences don’t matter,
what matters is the smiles that these moments bring along…
These
100 days also reminded me that happiness, to me, is derived from very many petty
things like a good weather, be it sunny afternoon or lashing rains or a moonlit
night, a cup of coffee or tea while soaking in that weather or a drive or walk
maybe… a relaxing evening, with a book for company or company of some priceless
reminiscences, some time spent with my ownself pursuing hobbies or time spent
with some strangers who are interesting and inspiring in their own way… Yet
another revelation to me was the happiness I derived from food… in cooking, in
eating, in serving, in savoring… experiments or tested delicacies, home-made or
eat-outs… as the sumptuous food fills the stomach, happiness fills up the
heart.. I guess its just programmed that way for me…
I also had friends asking me on various occasions as to how
difficult was it to find these moments everyday… on many days, it was pretty
easy… but on some days it was a challenge to find that moment because of some
preoccupation or being busy with work or feeling tired after a hectic day or
just feeling lazy... on few occasions, I must admit, it was an arduous thing to
do.. there were days which were unrealistically miserable, full of frustrations
and irritations… and on such days, it got the wits out of me to post a happy
moment… its on such days that it truly tested my ability to shut off one part
of me and activate the other, to create a genuine happy moment… today as I
reflect upon those days, I realize, the happy moments posted then were far more
earnest and sought after as they were those few happy moments that brought a
smile on me inspite of suffocation within.. that brought warmth along, inspite
of coldness around… that brought abundant happiness, and made every other thing
insignificant…
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Taking inspiration from a
friend, starting this series of #100HappyDays..
an attempt to find happiness in small and big things... for next 100 days to
start with and everyday thereafter.. to make it #HappinessForever.
Thank youJanhavi
Kulkarni for
this inspiration..
#100HappyDays #Day1 Happiness is a drive in the fog and rains |
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Happiness is... blooming plants in my sunny
balcony.. their way of saying how happy they are... :):):) #100HappyDays#Day2
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| Happiness is... a hot adrak chaai, on a cold rainy day... #100HappyDays#Day3 |
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Happiness is... doing childish things like
scribbling on the fogged up bathroom mirror... :):):) #100HappyDays #Day4
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Happiness is... a peek into
the countryside, driving by the long winding roads, in the awesomest ever
weather... #100HappyDays #Day5
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Happiness is... experiments
in the kitchen, which need much more perfection, yet are gulped down the moment
they land on the plate...#100HappyDays #Day6
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Happiness is... loving Polo and getting much
more love in return... absolutely selfless and unadulterated love this... :):) #100HappyDays #Day7
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Happiness is... gossiping
outside of office too.. #100HappyDays #Day8
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Happiness is... getting washed out in the
downpours of Mumbai... they call it 'THE Mumbai Rain' #100HappyDays #Day9
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Happiness is... seeing them
create a small world of their own... oblivious to the world around them... #100HappyDays #Day10
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Happiness is... when one of
your favorite places shares your happiness and offers it at a discount too !!
:)) #100HappyDays #Day11
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| Happiness is... digging into the candy-floss, trying to eat it craftily with just the mouth, but ending up with a sticky pink face ! #100HappyDays#Day12 |
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| Happiness is... when you dig into the old folders looking for something and unexpectedly land upon a treasure... a PRICELESS Treasure..#100HappyDays #Day13 |
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| Happiness is... to travel in a no-frills, hassle-free, readily-available public transport in Mumbai... the only place where they promptly return the 'chillar' balance, even before you take your money out to pay... #100HappyDays#Day14 |
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Happiness is... to see how
they begin their day with contagious laughter moments, as they effortlessly
exercise their painful joints... brought an instant smile on me.. #laughterclub #100HappyDays #Day15
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Happiness is... sneaking out for a refreshing
coffee break, in midst of painfully long discussions and mentally draining
work... #100HappyDays#Day16
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| Happiness is... when the dice magically spins such that u land onto that longest ladder, to jump from behind everyone to ahead of everyone... :))#100HappyDays #Day17 |
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Happiness is... titillating
the taste buds with the road-side paani-puris, gulping one after the other
countlessly... #100HappyDays #Day18
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Happiness is... feasting on
sinful delicacies of the festive season...#100HappyDays #Day19
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Happiness is... helping an Artist with his Art,
that too to his satisfaction.. feeling grateful that he let me contribute to
his wonderful creation (i helped him with the green triangles)... #100HappyDays #Day20
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Happiness is... to start the day with a
soul-nourishing session of Yoga...#PrashantYogashraya #100HappyDays #Day21
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Happiness is... to see flights landing and
taking off, with childish exuberance, till they fade into the sky... #100HappyDays #Day22
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Happiness is... ending the day with a good,
gripping book.. and a hot cup of green tea.. #100HappyDays #Day23
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Happiness is... to hear her
laugh, and see her happy... to rever her life-long strife to fill my life with
happiness... and hoping I can give her atleast half of what she did for me ...
heres wishing that wonderful person a wonderful birthday... HAPPY BIRTHDAY
AAI.. :):):) #100HappyDays #Day24
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Happiness is... a FaceTime
with 'Happiness' itself... #100HappyDay#Day25
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Happiness is... to
reminisce about the college canteen, where marking attendance every morning was
mandatory, where the aroma of vada-pavs and samosas and 'masala chaha' would
fill the air, where we planned bday parties, picnics, proxies, exam preps,
college fests... where we shared our tiffins, notes, gossips, secrets, dreams
and everything that mattered to us... where we celebrated all sorts of days
like black&white day, rose day, blue&pink day, chocolate day... and
most happening of them all would be the Friendship Day, with everyone flaunting
their hands full of bands and ribbons... amazing set of friends and amazing
days spent with them, their remembrance brings enormous happiness today...
Happy Friendship Day guys #MulundCollegeOfCommerce #100HappyDays #Day26
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Happiness is... to tip-toe
into their room, expecting to catch them playing well past their bed-time, and
then pleased to see them sleeping blissfully... showing the love they share and
the way they care... #100HappyDays#Day27
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Happiness is... when you open the laptop,
knowing that there are many mails to be actioned, much backlog of work to be
cleared, preparation to be done for tomorrows presentation... and that very
moment, the laptop conks off... leaving no option but to shut it off...
instantly easing out all stress... #BlueScreenOfDeath #100HappyDays #Day28
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Happiness is... soaking senses in the smell of
raw hide... seeing world-class Louis Vuittons and Jimmy Choos being made right
here in our backyard.. and getting an exquisite pair of leather-craft for my
own wardrobe...#shoppingtherapy #100HappyDays #Day29
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Happiness is... to spend a
few moments in the divine abode... seeking some divine intervention in life... #100HappyDays #Day30
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Happiness is... when she
says 'Ma, yahan baitho, mein aapko pretty banaati hoon' and starts pampering... #100HappyDays #Day31
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Happiness is... seeing the vibrant colors and
rich textures brought together by artisans from across the country... seeing
their contended smiles as their art finds place in millions of homes... thank
you Simran
Arora for introducing me to this many years back... missing you a
lot today #Dastkar#100HappyDays #Day32
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Happiness is... family
time... and wishing time just stopped there.. #RakshaBandhan #100HappyDays #Day33
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Happiness is... catching up on 'saansarik
dharavaiks' at night, after putting kids to sleep, wrapping up work and
finishing household chores... seeing the mindless stories through the gaudy
make-ups, stark expressions and cryptic dialogues, giving much needed rest to
mind #100HappyDays #Day34
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Happiness is... indulgence
in the midnight :):):) #chocoalmondfudge#100HappyDays #Day35 missing Ankita Malviya
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Happiness is... when you fix that last piece of
the 'complex' 150 pieces jigsaw, after 30 minutes of non-stop mental exercise #100HappyDays#Day36
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| Happiness is... being a silent listener to their loving conversations... seeing this wonderful bond growing stronger by the day... Love you both...#100HappyDays #Day37 |
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Happiness is also in the pride that unfurls
with the national flag as it soars up high in the sky... #IndependenceDay #100HappyDays #Day38
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Happiness is... to go back
to childhood where we left our hobbies, re-cultivate them now, alongside the
kids... to encourage them and in turn get inspired by them... #100HappyDays #Day39
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Happiness is... to live
upto her expectations in making a theme chart, the way she imagined, which she
is proud to take to school... and to see her elated smile, which wont fade for
a while now... #100HappyDays #Day40
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Happiness is all over her
face, as she runs to me... when I surprise her and pick her up from the school
bus... an immensely fulfilling moment this #100HappyDays #Day41
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Happiness is... meeting an extraordinary
person, on an ordinary travel... a person who leads a simple yet fulfilling life,
on her terms, for her dreams.. today she was on her way to fulfill one of her
dreams of Mansarovar yatra, for which she has been saving for last 5 years
through petty jobs... the big sack she is holding is full of goodies which she
will distribute on the way to people who help her make her journey memorable...
The first goodie (chocolate bar) came to me for helping her find her seat,
buckling the seatbelt, making her a coffee and chatting through the flight...
todays happiness is all about meeting such an inspiring person.. (she refused
to get clicked with me saying 'mere photo achhe nahi aate' and so had to click
without her knowledge)... #100HappyDays #Day42
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Happiness is... rolling down the car window and
feeling the breeze on the face... such that eyes barely open... #100HappyDays #Day43
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Happiness is... when
someone sitting so far thinks about you, shares your happiness, waits for your
happy moments, and makes you feel much loved... a tight hug to you Ankita all
the way from here... you give very many happy days to me and today is one such
day... #100HappyDays #Day44
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| Happiness is... to do what they do and to look how they look...#100HappyDays #Day45 |
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Happiness is... to have someone who always
walks by your side... never to leave you in any tide... whom you can trust to
always follow... even more than your own shadow... #100HappyDays #Day46
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Happiness is... when home
is filled with laughter and fun... thank you Andy for sprinkling so much of
happiness all over... #100HappyDays #Day47
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Happiness is... to take out
an evening from the busy jobs, to spend time with people who started their very
first job together... to pause the present and live few moments in the past...
to walk a few steps together, before going back to their own paths again... #100HappyDays #Day48
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Happiness is... alone on a
quiet night, a cup of strong coffee to keep awake, next to a large window
overlooking a sleeping city, thoughts flowing into a blog... #100HappyDays #Day49
— at Trident,
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Happiness is... a before-time flight arrival,
bag first on conveyor belt, no queue for cab, empty roads and a driver who
probably was in car racing earlier... this is when the world conspires to get
you what you badly need - 'to get back home faster than ever'... #100HappyDays #Day50
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Happiness is... to complete a game
successfully, which not only requires technique and lot of patience, but also
some streak of luck... thank youNamita for
the gift, this sure is addictive, and far better than the candy crushes and
angry birds #dropgame #100HappyDays #Day51
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Happiness comes in His form
every year... and doubles with these sumptuous Ukdiche Modaks... #GanapatiBappaMorya #100HappyDays#Day52
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| Happiness is... filling up the home with aroma of, and filling up the heart with richness of 'Thalipeeth', accompanied with home-made butter... (if someone can help with english translation of this delicacy!) #100HappyDays#Day53 |
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Happiness is... when the
little one shows streaks of brilliance in his first competitive outing... #100HappyDays #Day54
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Happiness is... when
distance makes the hearts grow fonder and closer, and gets expressed through
such tokens of love... thank you Anshita for these wonderful curios, you so
perfectly know how to send smiles and happiness from miles away... #100HappyDays #Day55
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Happiness is... in being
one of the followers that swarm this place... in gratification you feel on
seeing HIM... #LalbaugChaRaja#GanapatiBappaMorya #100HappyDays #Day56 at Lalbaugh
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Happiness is... to curl up
in bed, with a book, as sleep waits to take over...#100HappyDays #Day57
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Happiness is... in a bowl
of steaming hot MAGGI... a 2 minute formula to win his heart, even after all
these years!! #100HappyDays #Day58
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| Happiness is... giving monthly attendance at the favourite place, filling up the plate with favourite food, spending time in the most favourite company... #100HappyDays #Day59 |
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Happiness is... in the
realisation that she has grown old enough to... measure and mix, sieve and
stir, blend and bake, a yummmm cake !#EgglessDateCake #100HappyDays #Day60
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Happiness is... when this
effervescent and ever-smiling couple agree to flash their smiles for my camera,
a rare phenomenon for me #100HappyDays#Day61
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Happiness is... to put words to imagination, to
experiment with writing diction, to spin up some fiction... :)) #100HappyDays #Day62
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| Happiness is... a scoop of rich, sinful chocolate ice-cream, Period !#100HappyDays#Day63 |
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Happiness is... when you
sit to edit a few photographs recently clicked, and come across a picture that
needs absolutely no edits... it is just perfect the way it is... #100HappyDays #Day64
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Happiness is... a walk in
the moonlight, on a wet, cold night...#100HappyDays #Day65
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Happiness is... to be able
to do outings along with Polo... thanks to the premier hotels upgrading
themselves with a 'pet friendly' status, where your pet is allowed to walk
freely by your side and share your room too.. #100HappyDays #Day66 at Park Hyatt Chennai.
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Happiness is... to be part
of his nostalgia, as he relives some parts of his early life, refreshes some of
his childhood memories... seeing the house where he lived, temple he visited,
club where he played... narrating stories one after the other... #100HappyDays #Day67 at Defence Colony, Ekkaduthangal.
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Happiness is... gliding on
the butter-smooth road, cruising through the awesome weather, soaking in the
scenic landscapes, listening to some soothing music... he driving & me
relaxing #100HappyDays #Day68 at Chennai-Bangalore highway
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Happiness is… to have finally compiled many of पु.ल. gems in my playlist… to play anytime and have loads of
lighter moments and smiles right at my finger-tips… no dull moments hereon #100HappyDays #Day69
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Happiness is... to end the day with a clean
work mailbox, with all mails and to-dos actioned/responded/delegated and
archived... to not have any carry forward work from today to tomorrow... to
feel lighter in mind and liberated in heart... to actually look forward to
tomorrow to make a new start... #100HappyDays #Day70
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Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.[1] A variety of biological, psychological, religious, and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources. Various research groups, including positive psychology, endeavor to apply the scientific method to answer questions about what "happiness" is, and how it might be attained.
It is of such fundamental importance to the human condition that "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" were deemed to be unalienable rights by the United States Declaration of Independence.
The United Nations declared 20 March the International Day of Happiness to recognise the relevance of happiness and wellbeing as universal goals. In 2014 Happy (Pharrell Williams song) became the anthem and inspired clips from around the world.
Happiness is... when my 'Happiness moments' make a mark on my friends, to the extent that they feel happy in every small and trivial thing around them, so much that they miss me to no end while living their happiness... such that they go about expressing and describing Happiness in profoundity My heartfelt thanks to Srikanth Venkatesan Prabhdeep Singh LambaBhuvana Natarajan for showering much love and happiness... #100HappyDays #Day71
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Happiness is... digging into the smooth silky
chocolate, an instant midnight-mood-uplifter... #100HappyDays #Day72
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| Happiness is... in the feeling of missing Mumbai everytime I go away... Oh Mumbai, I wish I could live you some more, I wish I could breathe the breeze and soak in the smell of you some more, I wish I could have your wind beneath my wings some more as I would fly high into fiery skies with fearless zest some more... #100HappyDays #Day73 |
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| Happiness is... in the weekly family hang-outs which the grand-parents & grand-daughters eagerly look forward to... where stories are told and happenings are discussed, where plans are made and advices are given... where demands are placed and concern is expressed, where compliments are showered and affection is shown... but above all, it is also where distances have shortened, and smiles have widened... #100HappyDays#Day74 |
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Happiness is... in letting
the girls shop for themselves, seeing them choose their clothes, shoes,
accessories so thoughtfully, admiring them as they check each piece of new
garment in the mirror, capturing their contented smiles after shopping,
wondering when did they grow this big, imagining what fun shopping will be
hereon... re-assuring myself that all women are the same, however young,
however old #100HappyDays #Day75 at Commercial Street
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| Happiness is... onset of school holidays = extended play time = late night card games = 2 teams = unadulterated family time = absolute fun #100HappyDays #Day76 |
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| Happiness is... in preparing for a short vacation travel... in messing up the room with all that needs to be packed, in kids adding all their 'cannot do without' stuff to the mess... in arguing over 'so many clothes? are we going for 10 days or 10 months?'... in last minute additions and hence deletions after much deliberations... in innovating ways to zip up the over-packed suitcases and at the same time quietly hoping that we havent exceeded the baggage allowance ! #100HappyDay#Day77 |
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Happiness is... to have been able to fulfill
one of her long outstanding wishes of 'seeing where pilot sits'... and getting
him to answer few of her many questions, which I had no answers to #100HappyDays #Day78
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Happiness is... in listening to Grandma's
bedtime stories... animated, engrossing, full of emotions... #100HappyDays #Day79
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| Happiness is... in exploring all kinds of equipments, experimenting varied combinations, sharpening technical side of the brain and enhancing the endless knowledge of photography... Thank you Dipayan Ghosh for bringing these over... #100HappyDays #Day80 |
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Happiness is... to spend
some time in His shelter, to seek His blessings, and consume these blessings in
the form of these rich Prasad Modaks... #100HappyDays #Day81 at Titwala ganesh temple
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Happiness is… in the
heart-warming hugs and smiles from the loved ones, in the feeling of closeness
on meeting them even after ages, in the conversations that happen as if
continuing from yesterday, in nurturing these bonds that grow timeless over the
years, in being part of this extended family, who have given me some of the
best times of my life…#100HappyDays #Day82 at Mulund East, Mumbai.
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Happiness is... overflowing
through their smiles, with a shine in their eyes, as they come together to
celebrate their 'vacations'... #100HappyDays#Day83 at Mulund East, Mumbai
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Happiness is... in the
pride she feels in seeing her progeny standing tall next to her and in being a
part of this progeny across four generations#100HappyDays #Day84
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Happiness is... when a son
shares his father's passion, pursues it alongside his father, and together they
begin a journey to complete an incomplete dream... Kshitij you make us immensely proud #100HappyDay#Day85
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Happiness is... in my annual
tête-à-tête with you on your birthday...#100HappyDays #Day86
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Happiness is... in giving a
relaxing head massage, that puts to sleep in no time... #100HappyDays #Day87
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Happiness is... to spend endless moments with
oneself... relaxing, unwinding, slowing down... in a restful state of mind...
reflecting, pondering, feeling close to self... in the most peaceful corner of
the home... bestowing calmness outside & happiness inside... #100HappyDays #Day88
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Happiness is... caramel
popcorn over a good movie... #100HappyDays#Day89 at PVR Cinemas, Koramangala
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Happiness is... when experiments on self turn
out to be far better than my own imagination... #SelfieLove #100HappyDays #Day90
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Happiness is... in sumptuous, satiating, yet a
simple meal... #Pongal#100HappyDays #Day91
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| Happiness is... in getting absorbed into highly intellectual discussions, with a hugely motivated team... :)) #100HappyDays #Day92 |
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Happiness is ... to relish
a city through it's revered cuisine, relive its tradition through the century
old scriptures, get introduced to the specific tastes of the ageless history
and enjoy an evening of mouth-watering delicacies...#100HappyDays #Day93 at Oh! Calcutta
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Happiness is... when we get
to blow candles, cut and eat our favourite cake, sing a song together, pose
with dazzling smiles and not miss a chance to celebrate birthdays... #100HappyDays #Day94
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Happiness itself has come
over :):):) #100HappyDays #Day95
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Happiness is... to gorge on
some sinful chocolates, with an assortment to choose from and to feel satiated
with the sweet moments in life... Thank youAnkita & Samrat for this annual quota of chocolicious
happiness :))#100HappyDays #Day96
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Happiness is... a frame of
pretty women, a dazzle of gorgeous smiles, a feeling of limitless joy, a bond
of eternal love #100HappyDays #Day97
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Happiness is ... to get hold of an engrossing
book that makes you ignore everything around... #MeTime #100HappyDays #Day98
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Happiness is... to be in command over mind and
body... to achieve harmony with inner-self... to let life flow into the core of
intelligence, knowledge, wisdom and power... to stand on that core with elan... #Shirshasana#100HappyDays #Day99
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