Pause. Reflect. Savour. Refresh. Live. Slow.
While tarot cards are commonly known as a tool for fortune-telling, it’s a delightful discovery to see their potency as a tool for meditation, personal insight and transformation. And it …
Tarot Meditations: August 2019 Read More
On a scale of one to ‘stupidly-proud’, I am at… well, pretty insanely proud 😀 It’s so beautiful I can hardly believe I made it! And here it is, the …
Acrylic Painting: Two for Joy Read More
Ok, so this one’s for fun. Anyone who knows me, would know that politics is not my thing. I do have many things, but politics is not one of them. …
On the Cards: Impact of Indian Election Outcome Read More
I am very proud of this one. In fact I may be in love with it because I do not believe any photograph does justice to how beautiful it actually …
Acrylic Painting: An Autumn Sunset Read More
It is too soon to say whether the light-headedness is to be attributed to mild euphoria or to having had five test-tubes worth of blood withdrawn. But I want to …
Strangers Read More
The image was flashing in my mind for some weeks now. It had to be night, it had to be by the sea, and she had to be wearing an …
The Sea and She: Acrylic Read More
It’s something like the first full day of spring. The sun’s burning so bright in its passion, like it’s finally coming out, after a lifetime. So bright upon everything. The …
Everything, Now Read More
Some things are like that… soft, tiny, delicate. And so simply, and irrefutably the way they are- that they transform everything, as they enter attention. Like feathers.. and petals.Â
Feathers and Petals Read More
Working from home is all about efficiency. It helps you fully realize your capacity to disappoint ALL stakeholders in your life (personal and professional) simultaneously.
The Utter Delight of Working from Home Read More
These runners.. if they are doing it right (running, that is), you wouldn’t dare intrude to ask them any questions. Not even if the runner is yourself. It is in …
These Runners Read More
When it is October, some leaves ripen. Some mature. Some fall. October is synonymous with the fall. With autumn- that beautiful eruption of red romance, the leaves reveling in their …
October, the Movie Read More
The door is ajar. I’ve been wondering since last night (i.e. since painting this) whether the hobbit is inside or out of the home. I feel like I know that …
Watercolour: Hobbit’s Home Read More
The My-Way series is exploring how different people are crafting or attempting to craft, meaningful lives through mindful choices, and more importantly, what that really involves. I am super-happy to …
My-Way: Atul Satya Koushik on Creating One’s Own Stage Read More
Maybe it’s just me, maybe it’s the stage of life (what is ‘just on the other side of 30 called these days?), maybe it’s the stage(s) of life of people …
My-Way: The Quest to Craft Meaningful Lives Read More
All-Out recently produced an ad asking people to stand in support of mothers when they are being tough with their children to drive home important life-lessons. While the message itself …
Tough Moms Ad: Going All Out the Wrong Way Read More
Little things with big eyes Big hearts Full of little things ..innocence, warmth Hope, hop, spring Warmth of the sun Warmth of a hearth Warmth of new leaves Warmth of …
Little Things: Watercolour Read More
I watched Padmaavat. And I have one too. Opinion. I have an opinion.
I saw Padmaavat. I have one too. Read More
Three years into this blog, now is a good time to pause and re-examine my personal meaning of slow living, as well as the whether/ why/ how of it.
Slow Living.. What, Why, How Read More
Hello All, and Happy New Year once again! You will notice that you are no more on the site ‘toslowliving.wordpress.com’ but on ‘toslowliving.com’. It gives me much joy to share …
Welcome to my New Site Read More
On the eve of the new year, I wrote about how it is only the lone individual trying to pull together the universe and time and their own life. While …
The Universe says Happy New Year Read More
They say a woman who has cut her hair is about to change her life. Every now and then, I have this urge to cut my hair really short. The …
Hair-raising conversations.. Read More
You are this person in your mind. You do certain things, which define who you are and what values you hold… except in that particular situation when you didn’t do …
Not to be, to be Read More
Of all things on a buy and sell facebook page, I came across an oil painting class being offered by a lady within stone’s throw from my place. And so …
First Oil Painting! Read More
We watched the movie Secret Superstar last week, and I have been monitoring its box office collections since then (something I never do) because I so want it to succeed! …
Secret Superstar.. Simply Superb! Read More