Sunday, January 16, 2011

My AHA moment!

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I know to anyone reading my blog (If anyone actually is :P) this may sound corny, cheesy n tacky...
But I just had an AHA moment!!!

I had to write it down so I could come back n read it later if ever I forgot this life lesson!
(Thank you Internet!)

   Well, I was having one of those sleepless nights when I finally decided to just get up n quit trying further to sleep.

I had recently downloaded some of  Oprah's farewell season episodes
(I tend to watch a lot of stuff especially around my exams...need something to procrastinate!!!:P)

While scrolling through the episode list to get some life inspiration,  I saw this episode titled
                                                     'LOVE STORY REUNITES!' 
I assumed that probably it's one of those episodes where long lost lovers meet on the set of Oprah <3
 The romantic in me killed the cynic & chose to check out romance instead of self-help!
:) Typical!!!:P

  Anyway, I was in for a surprise when I realized that actually the episode was a literal Reunion of the lead pairs of the famous movie-The Love Story !
  Now I had not seen the movie but I've most definitely read the book as a teenager
 As a matter of fact, I have it on my pillow already looking at me while I type this!
(I pulled it out as soon as I finished the episode!!!I love paperback!:P)



    Well, it was a wonderful episode watching Ali McGraw's talk about how she had found peace with herself & to watch Ryan O'Neal talk with so much love for Farrah Fawcett (his partner who died of cancer last year) <3


But something from the show just resonated with me & I think it probably will with anyone who watched the episode or is reading this...

   If you have read the book or even seen the movie, you would most definitely remember when Jenny says to Oliver,"Love is never having to say sorry!"
  :)
 
I confess that when I had first read this at 16 yrs of age, I went ,  "WOW"
I mean imagine being so purely in love when u don't need to apologize! Back then, I wondered if such love actually happens to people n worse, if I would ever experience it?
:P

Years later , when I'm not a relationship-virgin anymore (:P...I just coined this word n I love it!It's so apt!)
So, ya, now that m not a relationship-virgin anymore, I actually smirked when they played that video...& it was refreshing to see Oprah n Ali address it...

I found an excerpt on www.oprah.com & this is how it went:




:)
It's true!
It definitely doesn't make sense !
In any relationship, when you mess up, you need to own up your mistakes and apologize. Not just in words, you need to ensure that your actions also follow through!
It ain't easy...but neither is Life !

Well, turns out with Oprah , even romance can be enlightening!!!
She is a gift <3

Saturday, January 8, 2011

New Year Resolutions Revised!!!

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Well...hope everyone's new year resolutions are coming along better than mine:P

I probably broke mine while the clock struck 12 :((
I guess it was a bit too extreme for my personality type..need to take some baby steps in that direction (note to future self!)

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Well, lesson learnt...so some doable-self-helping resolutions coming up:

* Firstly, give some serious thought to what kind of professional image I want to build...
I mean at least get a skeletal idea in place...
6 months left for graduation...n unlike any other field where you are just a fresh chip,all full of hope & still a lot to learn before you carve a niche for yourself, Medicine is more like the minute you graduate, you r SUPPOSEDLY ready to deal with REAL LIVES (sweaty palms!!!)
~So, need to figure what kind of doc m gonna be...

*kinda go easy on the detailing....:)
Again...that's kinda attributed to my PROBLEM CHILD image :)
I realized..more I concentrate on worrying about the details, longer it takes for me to be able to see the big picture ...n from experience, that delay has cost me...a lot more than I care to admit!
~So, I now plan to basically try to get the big picture right...
If the important things fall in place, the details will fit...
n even if they don't...they wont really disrupt the important things that really matter!

*Slightly Back off in the matters of the heart!
:D
No......No troubles in paradise.....
It's just that this year I rather bring the focus on myself..as in my career n my priorities...
Frankly, the reason, m even confident to put this in my list of resolutions is because of My Awesome Bf ( I know u hate it Sweetie...it's okie..live with it!!!:P)
I don't know if anyone relates, but often in my life when I want to change my focus on personal growth, I fear that my relationships might suffer n bear the brunt of the neglect...
I realize that to overcome this insecurity , you don't need just self- belief but also a strong support system
n touch wood...I've mine in place:*
~So m planning to cash on it n give my career n myself some more focus this year!

*Spend loads of quality time with family...including the extended family!
(even the ones I am not too fond of....cos what the hell...they are family!!!:P)

I've been out of the country for over 5 years & have missed practically every family gatherings, weddings...n even those 'how-have-you-been" phone calls...
This may seem kinda over sentimental to some but I can't help but think of all the times when my parents attended family events watching other daughters with their parents...
I know how my Ma would get all misty eyed & my dad would give me a random call just to check on me...:)
~I just wanna be there for them now!!!
Anniversaries...birthdays...everything!:)
Don't mean to sound filmy but at the end of the day, "It is All About Loving Your Family ! ":D

*Have a better idea of what's going on with my friends...Everyone is soo busy with their lives and me being away does not give me the front row seats anymore in their lives...I don't want to lose out on important friendships just because of something silly like distance!

~in short be more in touch with them!
No excuses!!!!

*Get healthy...better eating habits, some form of exercise!

*Get a Good Wardrobe! (Not expensive....but GOOD!)

*Read more (anything apart from medicine...maybe venture slightly into non-fiction...I mean can't be too bad if so many adults recommend it)

* N lastly....write more...write better!!!!:P

Wish me luck!