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 I did not want to get out of bed today. The back pain and exhaustion felt so heavy. But in the spirit of a stubborn thank you, here is the list of what I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. Spoke to him and I am likely to see him on Sunday. (Sunday feels a long way off.) 2. Got one draft of the presentation done and that was a huge unknown for me. There's still a lot of work to finish there but we have gotten started and that's something. 3. Finished reading the first chapter of Peter Drucker's 'The Effective Executive'. It has been a long time since I read something so even if it's little, I am grateful for it. 4. Had some tasty food today and stayed off rice. Had cheese pasta but hopefully with tofu, it was a healthier choice than rice. 5. Did some stretches.

 I am just getting exhausted and I am nowhere close to the finish line in terms of work. Anyway, in the spirit of plodding on: 1. Papa is well.  2. Went to Mount Mary. 3. Got some clarity on a project. 4. Got through the day. 5. Did some stretches.

Today I felt like crap. LIKE CRAP. Anyway, there was a bit of respite and so we raise a toast to the good. 1. Papa was well. Did not talk to him but there was no sudden call or urgent requirement. 2. Had a good massage this morning. My shoulders, etc. were so stiff. It is still hurting but I think I am inching towards wellness. 3. Ate reasonably clean today. I stayed away from rice. I think it is causing grave inflammation. So I need to stay away. Today I managed that. 4. Took one day's leave today. 5. Slept deep. 6. Went to meet a friend at The Backyard Brew in Yari Road. It's such a pretty, pretty place! Spotted a couple of celebrities there. 7. Walked back to my friend's house and then chatted with her. It felt nice!

I have been in a fair amount of pain today. But we plod on here so that the practices continues: 1. Papa is well. 2. Got the fan repaired. It was quick and seamless. Thank God for Urban Company. 3. Did some stretches. 4. Stayed away from rice for dinner. 5. Liked a portion of the work I did.

 Today has been a very difficult day. I am not able to sleep properly. Feeling nauseous and all these videos on trauma release that I am watching - those are just causing a lot of hassle in my head. Honestly, I am writing this post today as a defiance. Here are the things that I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. 2. Reached home safe. 3. There's water and electricity. 4. Managed to stay away from rice for dinner. 5. Making this entry. I think this is proof that something inside of me is a little stubborn about seeing good and expressing it to the world. 

 Today I am very exhausted. I am really tired but in the spirit of acknowledging and mindfully being present, here are all the things I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well and I am with him. 2. Finished a storyboard. 3. Returned home with a friend. It was a fun cab ride. 4. Had really tasty vegetables. 5. Liked whatever I was wearing today.

Not feeling so good today. Maybe that becomes a stronger reason to make this entry. Here are all the things I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. 2. Help came in today. 3. Had water, food, electricity. 4. Got through work today. 5. Came across an interesting bit on YouTube where this neuroscientist said that we have sleep issues because we are sleeping like adults when we need to sleep like children. We need to soothe ourselves and sleep off and tuck ourselves into bed. We need to tell ourselves that we are safe. That is when we will sleep.  6. Got my eyebrows waxed again. I really like that. It is more expensive but it is so much quicker and less painful. They're looking good.

 Things that I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. 2. There was water, food, electricity. 3. Help turned up today. Big relief. 4. Neighbor sent sweets. 5. Had a scrumptious early morning massage.

 These are the things that I am grateful for: 1. Papa is doing well. 2. Had water, food, and electricity. 3. Stayed alive. 4. Enjoyed coffee at Mokai. 5. Did some stretching.

These are all the things I am grateful for today: 1. Papa is well. 2. Met up with a friend for coffee after dinner. That was fun. 3. Had nicely made dosas. 4. Looked good in a black shirt. 5. Had a couple of good calls.

 I did not make an entry yesterday. So here goes: 1. Papa is well. 2. I finished a storyboard on time. 3. I discovered a Poetry template in Microsoft Word. It is luscious! 4. Met a friend for a walk yesterday. It was a lovely walk. We clicked some nice pictures. 5. Checked out the Freedom Tree sale. 6. My body ache subsided later. 7. I wore my white blouse with broderie work. I had got that top from Linking Road for so cheap! Love that experience. 8. Had water and electricity. 9. Had a really nice cup of tea. 10. Enjoyed kombucha with a friend at the Carter's Javaphile.

 Things I am grateful for today: 1. Papa is well. 2. Had a great lunch meeting old friends. 3. Went to a friend's house after ages. 4. Really enjoyed my daal-chaval for dinner. With garlic pickle. 5. Had a safe ride back home. 

Here are all the things that I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. 2. Body-ache seems to be reducing. 3. There was water and electricity. 4. Cook made very tasty onion paratha today. 5. Enjoyed a Vietnamese cold brew from Ritual that gives me just the shot I need to complete a storyboard now. 6. I had made a call to Mumbai police yesterday (using the 100 number). Today they followed up to check if action had been taken on the complaint I made. I did not know the status. But it was nice to get a follow-up call. 7. Thus far, am safe. 

 I did not get a chance to type this out yesterday so here goes. Here are all the things that I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. I did not speak to him yesterday but there were no frantic or urgent calls. So, that's good. 2. There was water, electricity, and food. 3. My cook made a really tasty dish with soyabean and barley rice. It was very tasty. 4. Had butter chakli after very long. 5. Was safe. 6. Came across a book, "Waking the Tiger" by Peter Levine. It looks interesting. Putting this in my reading list. 

 Forgot to make entries yesterday and honestly I am a little tired today. But here are the things that I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. Met him today so that was nice. 2. Had tasty upma in Vashi. 3. Got a new assignment today. 4. Got good feedback on a storyboard. 5. Enjoyed watching Three of Us. But I find Shefali Chhaya a bit tedious. But Jaideep Ahlawat was a treat! 6. Had a good safe Ola ride to and from Vashi. 7. There was no electricity for some time today but it came right back. 8. There was water. 9. I found my wallet. Had misplaced it somewhere. 10. Have a home.

 All the things I am grateful for today: 1. Papa is well. Spoke to him today. 2. There was the most delicious, magical storm at 4 p.m. Heaps of dust swirling around, the skies got dark, the tree with fluffy yellow flowers swayed like a dancer. It was gorgeous! 3. Had water and electricity. 4. The walk up Pali Hill felt so enchanting. Made me grateful for living here. 5. Had a tasty bowl of chowli and raita. 6. Started watching Baby Reindeer on Netflix. What performances!

 I forgot to write yesterday. Here are all the things that I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. 2. It was Mother's Day. So my mum and I went to watch Srikant. It was such a lovely movie! Raj Kumar Rao has done really, really well! 3. Finished a storyboard on time. 4. Had a nice, safe ride back. 5. There was water and electricity, etc.

 Here are all the things that I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. 2. Had a lovely breakfast at Boojee in Bandra with my friend. The mango chia pudding was scrumptious! 3. Figure out a way on how to structure a mind-map interactivity for a storyboard. Am still in the process of finishing it but am liking how it is turning out. 4. Listened to a couple of interesting podcasts on Bhairav sadhana and a review of No Bad Parts. 5. Enjoyed a plate of bhel Puri.

 Here are the few things that I am grateful for today: Papa is well.  Had money to go and get a cup of cold brew at Blue Tokai. It wasn't a nice drink but I enjoyed sitting in that tiny little place and people watching.  There was water, electricity and wi-fi.  Got some direction from a client, so I know what to tackle over the weekend. Just...felt good walking around Bandra this evening.

 All the things I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. 2.  Completed work - at least the portions I had earmarked for myself. 3. Paid off some people. 4. Had a good conversation with my friend. 5. There was electricity etc. 

Things I am grateful for today: 1. Papa is well. 2. There was no electricity in the morning but it came back on before I started work. 3. Had money to treat myself to a Florentine cookies. It was so tasty! 4. Stayed away from rice. 5. Meditated a teensy bit today.

 Things I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. 2. Survived the day. 3. Had water, electricity, food. 4. Enjoyed a glass of orange juice at the end of the day. 5. Liked my palak-soya sandwich.

 Things I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. In fact, today I am especially grateful that he is well. 2. I got more clarity on the assignment that I was working on. 3. I survived a Monday. 4. Got my periods and no cramps. 5. A storyboard was appreciated. 

 Today was a luscious Sunday. 1. Papa is well. Spoke to him. 2. I finished some work to my satisfaction and sent it to a client. 3. Went to a friend's place to discuss some website work in Tardeo. It is gorgeous! From the deck you can see the turf club, a wide, wide sea, skies dipping into purple and pink sunset hues and skyline truly glittering like the Queen's necklace! They had such lovely plants too! There was tiny pineapple growing on a plant. It looked so precious that it was gorgeous! 4. Had excellent Chinese dinner from China Garden. 5. Listened to some interesting stories from my friend's father. 

 Today was such a sweet little day. Here are all the things I am grateful for: 1. Papa is well. We went out today for a drive on Atal Setu. He was so excited! He pointed out the container ships at JNPT and we saw the flamingos dotting what looked like a continent. Good fun! 2. Had lunch at Papa's place. So ate tasty daal and aaloo-potol sabzi. 3. Cook made some nice oats. 4. Reached home safe. 5. Had money, water, electricity and safety. 

 Here are all the things that I am grateful for today: Papa is well and I spoke to him. Will probably be going to Vashi tomorrow to meet him. I woke up early and started one assignment. I liked it. Got my presentation finished and finalized on time for a client call. It went well. That was good.  Treated myself to a hashbrown breakfast from MacDonald's. It was nice but gotta be careful. Packed in a walk to Mount Mary today despitte feeling lazy. Was safe. Saw a really beautiful tree on Zig Zag road.

 It's a miracle I got through today. Just so much work. Anyway, as always,no matter what, there are always things to be grateful for: 1. Papa is well. 2. Cook had made very tasty jackfruit pulao today. 3. Got my new clothes from the dhobi. 4. Was safe. 5. Had water in the taps.

 I forgot to add a post yesterday so here are what I am grateful for yesterday and today: Papa is well and I met him after work. It was my last day at my job yesterday and it was a nice, peaceful goodbye. We can let it rest - with grace and gratitude. Another gig worked out so here we are, back to freelancing again. I pray deeply that this time, it is for keeps. Please Lord, please! (But as the Buddha said - we lose what we cling to. So, freelancing is a sweet desire but I'll not get too attached.) I had thought that my passport was outdated. But it's not! Yay! Had very tasty johny poshto and channa daal . Was safe, had food water, and enough money in the Ola wallet to return home. These are the things I am grateful for today: Had really tasty wraps that my cook made. Went to Leaping Windows, Yari Road, with my friend. It was a lovely, lovely time and I had the dahlia congee there with sweet potato fries. It was very tasty! We had a nice walk from the cafe to her place. I took