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Sunsets. There's just always something about them, isn't there? Watching it alone or with the people you love around you, sunsets just always have this enchantingly beautiful quality to hold you to a promise of magic and hope and love. And almost all of them have a story to tell, don't they? The last time I shared a sunset was with a friend a couple of days ago, just talking about life, and hopes and dreams, staring out into the golden hue, faces looking up at the skies. I remember the sunset at Sankey tank, the one we saw over the hills back in college(we called it the sunset spot), the one we watched over the waterfall..., all of them filled with memories and interactions with loved ones. When I look back at them now, I feel joy and mostly gratitude for those experiences. And then there are those sunsets spent alone at home after work looking over the balcony; letting the golden light wash over my bedroom and with it my feelings, until all I'm left with is a buoyant sense of gratefulness. #writing #sunsets #hopes #memories @writers @the.anonymous.writer @thegoodquote.co
Faces of Rajasthan- Part2 Guddi-She was so hesitant to talk. She stood stoically, arms folded, silently watching the interactions of her family members with us. I wondered if life was a daily battle for her. Maybe she dreams of a different life, maybe all the tourists that came here in their fancy clothes, with their electronics offered her glimpses of a different life. Unlike her sisters, she didn’t ask for money, neither did she dance or sing. She only stood there impassive, but somewhere in the rigidity of her pose there seemed to be hidden many layers of dreams, hopes, and sadness. -- Link- https://anjlifeexperiences.wordpress.com/2019/01/14/faces-of-rajasthan-part2/ --- #travel #travelling #faces #facesofrajasthan #rajasthan #travelblogger #blogger #incredibleindia #rajasthantourism #memories #people #stories #travellife #travelinspiration #india #desert #jaisalmer #travelpeople #musicalinstruments #humanstories @travelbloggeres @bbc_travel @dametraveler. @femaletravelbloggers @travelstagram__
Faces of Rajasthan- Part2 Seema– She was maybe 7 or 8, and the third youngest in the group of ladies who waited on the sands with bare feet for the tourists to come. And once they spotted a group, they volunteered to sing and dance for their entertainment in order to get a few rupees their way. Her mother was there, along with her sister in law who was holding a tiny baby in her hands. Then there were the three young girls including Seema. The youngest of them was perhaps only 5 or 6. All of them had makeup on with dark colored lips. So young and yet they were here pretending to be so old. Their village was 10 kilometers away from here, from where they’d walk barefoot every day during the tourist season and then make the long journey back in the evening. This was their life, day after day. I wondered if they were happy or maybe even grateful for the things they had. Or was it just a life led in blissful ignorance, the kind of ignorance that let you sleep with thoughts of making it through only the next day. ---- -- Link- https://anjlifeexperiences.wordpress.com/2019/01/14/faces-of-rajasthan-part2/ --- #travel #travelling #faces #facesofrajasthan #rajasthan #travelblogger #blogger #incredibleindia #rajasthantourism #memories #people #stories #travellife #travelinspiration #india #desert #jaisalmer #travelpeople #musicalinstruments #humanstories @travelbloggeres @bbc_travel @dametraveler. @femaletravelbloggers @travelstagram__
Faces of Rajasthan- Part1 Jaisalmer fort was now a home to many locals. Its many doorways and rooms provided accommodation to perhaps hundreds today, nearly one-fourth of the city’s population. The yellow sandstone walls grew out of the golden city, towering over it. I felt this man knew how little everything mattered, how he was just one of hundreds and thousands of people making the best out of the tourist season. I wondered how many such seasons he had been through, how many stories he had to tell, how many people he saw come and admire his city,and how he is now perhaps living his life knowing that nothing really matters. ------- - Link-https://anjlifeexperiences.wordpress.com/2019/01/09/the-faces-of-rajasthan-part1/ -- - #travel #travelling #faces #facesofrajasthan #rajasthan #travelblogger #blogger #incredibleindia #rajasthantourism #memories #people #stories #travellife #travelinspiration #india #desert #jaisalmer #travelpeople #musicalinstruments #humanstories
Faces of Rajasthan- Hariram is a musician. He even made his own instruments from bamboo and coconut shells. The string he said was a guitar ‘C’ string. He said they are called Raavanhatha (name of string musical instrument). The three strings on top are used only for the vibrations, while music is played on the one string below, like a violin. There were many on display. I thought back to my time in Hampi- a similar story, a different instrument, how I wanted to buy one then. So I did. He said he has a small music school in his village where he taught students. The beautifully tied cloth decorations hanging from his instrument showed how cherished and beloved his instrument was to him. I asked him for a picture and he quietly acquiesced. I left wondering how many such talents lay hidden in India’s vast number of villages. ------------------- - >The link to post- https://anjlifeexperiences.wordpress.com/2019/01/10/the-faces-of-rajasthan-part1/ - ------------------- #travel #travelling #faces #facesofrajasthan #rajasthan #travelblogger #blogger #incredibleindia #rajasthantourism #memories #people #stories #travellife #travelinspiration #india #desert #jaisalmer #travelpeople #musicalinstruments #humanstories @travelbloggeres @bbc_travel @dametraveler. @femaletravelbloggers @travelstagram__
I read something recently that made me question some ideas about love. They wrote-"loving someone means having no expectations from them, but you love them anyway." I thought about it, but I can't agree to it. True, you won't get disappointed but having no expectations also translates to self harm and might eventually lead up to a lack of self love. And loving yourself is so important. I know because there will always be times when you have to transition from "I'm in so much pain right now and I can't breathe" to "I'm going to get through this and this person or situation doesn't need so much of my time and energy wasted on them". Have expectations, and if they're not met, let them go. #lifelessons #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_world #life #adulting #loveyourself #love

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