5 Golden Hacks To Turn Your Mornings Bright

We all are suckers when it comes to motivation and inspiration ..aren’t we? Possibly looking for it every nook and corner . The thing we don’t notice is that motivation and positivity lies within us , we just need to give it a push every morning. This push is what makes a good morning to a gold morning ! Clearly a morning spent happily or in a stressedful manner is the  main factor decides if the day is gonna turn bad or good for each one of us. The difference between a good day and a bad day is how you think of it in the morning. When you start a day with freshness and positive vibes it is clear that you establish a positive vibrational tone for the rest of the day.
When I get up in the morning I for one wake up and find myself in the most positive vibrational state. Sometimes I don’t , maybe because I have missed on my sleep and i am feeling groggy  or I watched a scary movie etc etc. I do make an effort to start my morning by telling myself ‘'how lucky Iam to still be alive and make all those things right ansd that adds up as a positive vibrational tone for the rest of the day for me. Hence to keep these positive vibes going, I started my day with good feeling thoughts.

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International Day Of Happiness : I am a happy mess!

I have been asked a hundred times what happiness meant to me, although its hard to to come up with a definite answer on what happiness actually means , My first thought is always that happiness is in all the small things in my life. Either be it seeing my loved ones after a long long time, mom ke haat ka khana, discounts on my favourite brands, baking the perfect cake, well clicked selfie’s or even free wifi ;)!
You might’ve heard that happiness is a state of mind. Sometimes I am so happy and suddenly a single thing goes wrong and all the happiness experienced before wears off that very second. Its something I hate about emotions. So how does one manage to stay happy all the time? You don’t. Simple. Happiness is out there in everything but that doesn’t men all our paths are going to be flowery all the time. Hence I make it a point to stay happy and when sadness or problems hit me I face them with a smile because facing my problems with  bright ‘I can change this’ is also something that makes me happy. It sounds messy right? Lol what can I do I am a happy mess ! :D
International day of happiness is celebrated on 22nd of March every year and on this occasion I would like to share a few simple things that make me happy and brighten up my day :))

1. Smiles galore: A smile from my parents. Watching the people i love, smile.
2. Unexpected sweet things: Unexpected hug, from parents, from someone I admire, from him, from siblings <3 . An Unexpected DM :P .An unexpected kiss from someone I love. An unexpected surprise visit from my BF, especially when I least expect it. Receiving an unexpected compliment :)
3. Shopping: Shopping during a sale, Shopping when I am bored, shopping from flipkart, shopping when someone else is paying :P, A fifty per cent off.Shopping from GV ^_^. Window shopping. Shopping for cute jewelry.
4. Weddings: Indian weddings (Not the big fat weddings) mischief, Joota churawofying ceremonies, the rituals , the drama, mehendi, dressing up. Makeup. Dolling up. Buying new clothes. And the Food ! Love everything about weddings ^_6
5. Sweet gestures : Holding hands. Looking into someone’s eyes. Receiving a handwritten letter.Phones on call waiting at twelve sharp. Being given chocolates for free because I was nice to someone. Morning hugs from my mom.
6. Food: Mom made food. Food that I cooked and everybody couldn’t stop gushing over how delicious it was :p. Fighting for the last piece of cake. Trying my hands on innovative cooking. A bowl full of my favorite ice-cream. When I reach home from a really tiring day and find out mum has made my favorite dishes. Tea with biscuits. Donuts.
7. Randomness: Twitter. New followers . New clothes. Books. Loads and loads of fictional books. Movies. Watching animated movies with my little niece :) Cartoons. Makeup. Blogging. Heels,the higher the happier. Wind in my hair. Long conversations. Self pampering. Work appreciation.
8. Precious things : A bouquet of flowers. Roses. Diamonds. Jewelry . A simple ‘I love you’. Wait did I mention heels already ? Heels , high heel, mid heel any heel make me happy :D

Happiness can differ from one person to another. But happiness is the best make up women can ever wear. And I agree with Coco cola when they say ‘happiness is anything that brings a smile to your face!’ So what does happiness mean to you ? Watch the TVC and share with me what it means to you in the comments :D

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A trip to remember…

Life is a roller coaster and it is full of those moments when you want to bang your head against the wall or the moments when you want scream on top of your voice to vent out the agony you are going through. So what is your stress fix? For me it’s a long drive all by myself listening to something peaceful , be it the chirpings of happy birds or the sound of my mom’s chatter or heavy shopping while there is a sale or paying a visit to my grand parents !

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Its true that when one feels anxious and stressed out it can have a negative impact on both health and one one’s emotional state of mind. No matter how hard you try to forget your sorrows and put behind your tensions your body and mind have other ideas.I was not spared either. I remember there was this awful day when all hell broke and I was surrounded by negativity. It felt like I would choke on my stress and pessimism if I did not go out and get some time for myself. That is what happens when you have a horrible fight with your loved one and you simply can’t put your ego down along with your boss complaining on your working abilities even though one has given her 100% , plus to seal the deal is everything you shortlisted products on sale go out of stock (Ask a woman how it feels, it sucks big time. SUCKS MY SOUL TO SEE them out of stock!) And then begins the complaining ‘Why me!’ So yeah, that awful day I  and I cried some more lol I wished there was a option in life to undo everything or I hoped to have the invisible coat like Harry’s or magically disappear from this awful sorry bygone Earth. Well nothing of the things I wished happened and the closest to the things I wished was the option of running away to my grandparents place. How mean of me to visit them because I wanted to feel good and not visit them when I was happy . yes, I am mean, but grandparents don’t mind that (Lucky me) and within no time I had my bags packing. Also did I tell you I had these hefty shopping and domestic bills to pay (All thanks to shopping for things I do not want) . So yes I made a phone call calling in sick and needing some time to recover (I was sick hokay, sick of all the problems in my life!) and off I was to live the most memorable day of my life !

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When I finally reached my grandparents place, I felt slightly better. When I am at my grandparents place its always peaceful, happy and meaningful. Not to forget my cousins, super friendly neighbors there (some are damn hot;) ,and the environment there puts me into a happy state. But this time my I was all tensed and happiness was not in question. I felt like the most troubled person on Earth bestowed with infinite problems was none other than me and myself ! The thing with grandparents is just by looking at us they can banish and disembark all the stress ! No kidding, the moment they set their eyes on me , I could see in their eyes they knew I was troubled and both of them looked with such love that I felt at ease. To top it was the tight hug they gave. And that day I observed everything they did. Finally that day I realised that life could be simple, again but only I wanted to. My grandparents even at the age of 60 had several problems yet they managed to smile, laugh, chuckle and stay happy no matter what.

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They never quit wearing superhero capes, my grand mother goes to the farms even now , and both of them believed in simple living. born and bought in a village they are used to hard working and the surprising thing is they still love working and would regret if they quit the hard work. Spending time with them and the night time where we enjoyed light talk over problems and how one should face them left me breathless and turned me into a new leaf. At the end of the day I was touched by the simplicity of their lifestyle and regretted not having noticed how happy they were when they kept things simple. I still remember by Grandpa cheering me up and advising me how one had to let go of the ego to win the battle . I learnt a lot of things that day; I couldn’t wait to get back and sort things between the both us! It was the most optimistic I had felt in a long long time. I remember my grandparents telling me to quit the job if I felt it was pressurizing me . They told me that money should not be the center of everything , and then that moment I felt free , I knew I was going to call it quits with my present job and find work which I would love to do and at the end of the day I would feel proud of it ! That day I decided and made a lot of important decisions in my life ! I decided to focus on one thing at a time. My grandparents were right, I did not have to do everything right at the moment. I had to take it slow. After a few days when I left I was a changed person. II t felt like it was the first time I was breathing. But you know what no matter how much I thank god for blessing me with such wonderful grandparents I can never thank him enough!

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I may be a little biased but I declare my grandparents to be the best grandparents of the world! Well well I do share half of their DNA, after all--but I've concluded that my grandparents are really admirable people. After that day I take every problem and deal it with zeal, finesse and enthusiasm. My grandparents have set a great example, and I will and do endeavor to propagate all their best qualities.

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And I thank Housing.com to have given me an opportunity to share my #Together moment and relive it again!

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Giving risk a new dimension : Rise Above Fear !

The world we live in is a delicate one. Every step we take is filled with uncertainty and fear. It is easy to see why we end being inclined to play it safe all the time. But how long before the bubble bursts ? How much longer can you stay away from facing your fears? Someday your fears which you kept ignoring will turn up on you on your face and make sure you are ready for that .
Always playing it safe has risk as well. If you never dare to fail you can almost feel that your goals in life are on a very low. Most of us underestimate our merit and our ability to recover from failure, leading to pass up valuable opportunities. High time we realized that the best way to eliminate fear is to take up all those risks we were avoiding with so much vigor !
We are always surrounded by fears but that doesn’t mean we can’t give it a try ? Does it? I however am happy to share with you that I have always believed in taking risks be it the fear of those deadly exams, or the fear of what others would think or the fear of never winning or even the fear of not making it BIG. But hey now when I look back it just feels so silly. In other words I want to laugh at having even thought twice on taking those daring risks because all the while I knew the real in me is the brave heart and dauntless, wanting to take chances and stepping on uncertainties. Its who I am , and its who you should be too.
When you are a girl, people automatically end up expecting thousand times things more than a girl would have the potential off ! I mean if you are a girl you are bound to be good at household work, cleaning, Cooking*, etc. And here is where the fear begins, what if I don’t excel in all of these, what if I end up being a bad cleaner or even worse a bad cook? That is exactly what happened with me. For a long time I was bat-shit scared about how people would react to my bad cooking but then Allah had other plans for me.
Every time my mom complained how I would stay away from the kitchens I would make a face and get away by joking about how I would marry a cook, but the fear was always there. Not because I would get a stupid husband but if I really wasn’t capable of a simple stupid thing , cooking! I am huge foodie and the thing that I couldn’t cook for myself was a big No for me, so guess what after a lot of tweeting and blogging I repeat yes I took to social media to rant how bad I was at cooking , I kicked the fear away !
I started participating food blogging contests, Read every article on how to make cooking food a joyful and happy incident. I searched more ways to get motivated, I burnt all those boats of uncertainty.
And then I finally stepped into the Kitchens. And no my mom did not actually faint when I cooked y very first awesome ! Haha !Slowly step by step I conquered my fears. If people would criticise I would listen, take notes in my mind and make every effort to not repeat the again and believe e cooking is the easiest of them all for me now!
That’s not all after a few attempts , my parents and my family started complimenting and then I knew it ! I just knew it ! I could excel in anything if I wanted too ! I knew I had to take all those risks I was ignoring! And now my wish list hold a convection oven ! Yes , I am now looking forward to baking ! Baking all those delicious cupcakes and cakes I would drool when I visited a store. Not anymore I am so much better after I faced my fears. After which I gave it a try and faced many more fears, so yes cooking has been a life turning experience of mine just as working on their vertigo’s the South super hotties got over their fear of height's!
Oh well I am talking about the new Dew commercials! Mountain dew add are so much Love!  Everytime they release an add and you can’t help but fall in love with them ! Same goes for their new add that went live two days back!

This video radiates so much energy !
When confronted with fear Arya and Akhil chose to. #RiseAboveFear. Watch impeccable courageousness shown by actors!
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So how many you have actually given a try to overcome your fear with so much brevity?!
Do tell me in the comments, they’ll make my day !
Until next time.
Love
Najm.

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