Nidhis.daily.blog

Author: nidhikaintura23

  • Money == Everything

    Don’t believe it? Let me prove how.

    Earning your own money gives you financial independence to have saving-spending-splurging habits on your own terms. Bringing in a paycheck helps build security for your future & a retirement nest for your sunset years.

    Apart from direct monetary benefits, being a breadwinner empowers you to have a say in major decisions of your family. It’s gives you strength and confidence to prioritise your time & resources the way you want. So dearies, keep earning not to build just your finances but also your confidence, self esteem and the courage to be your true self.

  • Now or Never

    Whatever your mode of work; stay wary of the propoganda that retirement is the period to fulfill one’s dreams. I am fully supportive of retirement but since life is here & now why wait. Rather live your dreams today onwards.

    A lot of our time (& resources) would be drained by the time we turn 60 – loss of muscoskeletal strength, cognitive alertness and even finances which would have been aptly spent in raising a family. One thing in plenty would be time at hand and the will to spend it your own way; but the folks to spend it with maybe handful, or sadly even none 💔

    Let’s start living our passions, dreams, hobbies and endeavours from today. Better start a 10% today than wait a 100% for later!

  • Art of dettachment

    Life is a series of interactions strung together with situations. Staying attached with our true inner self becomes difficult in this journey. Rather one tends to get attached to others, makes oneself appear weaker and needy.

    Practising dettachment requires higher self control. It’s about striking the balance between our duties and restraining from overtly investing into them. Being neutral helps one focus on one’s ‘chi’ and reduce the suffering which comes with life 🙏

  • Marriage Story

    I beg never have you come across any piece of art titled that! Save that brilliant movie which captures the pains of a separation.

    But no series, movie, book captures the essence of what happens happily ever after. Where the ‘reel’ love story ends and the real life begins. Where two individuals start co-existing, discovering each other’s blind spots and navigating couple goals. Not all roses, not all thorns. Now that the journey has gotten rolling, better take the scenic route buddy!

  • Befriend you demons

    Yes they come haunting; the demons; more often than not. To uproot your present reality, remind you of the past scars and sometimes promise you unreal future.

    But you can be stronger than you think you are. So spin them around to reinforce your past – good, bad or ugly. Emerge resilient to face the decisions you took and own them. Living up a 100% to your decisions is a myth, so, stay rooted in reality and give yourself a pay on the back for achieving even 50%. Afterall, no one can live in your shoes permanently, save you!

  • The eyes of the beholder

    That’s where beauty lies, right? Similarly, being able to enjoy the arts is also a subtle art in itself. Here appreciation stems from the refined taste of the one consuming it – whether it’s by listening, viewing or reading it. Appreciation for art especially the classical forms can be a lesson in patience. Ever yawned while reading a well known classic book and blamed the weird English or slow pace of the storyline – been there, done that.

    Try slowing down and seeing through the beauty of how a few carefully placed brush strokes can create a wonderous marvel on canvas. Or how striking co-ordinated notes can bring music to the ears. Or how stringing words together can bring out the emotions in a prose.

    It’s about looking beyond the everyday chaos and tuning in beyond the daily noise to be able to find art in mundane. I won’t say it’s refined or acquired taste but prioritization of where one wants to spend their idle time

  • Boredom

    Or the art of killing time? Allowing your mind to wander and not be occupied with something. Staring across an expanse of blue sky or warmth of your home’s ceiling – not filled with sadness but a subtle warm glow of peace and contentment.

    For a working mother like me, such moments are rare and precious. Away from the calling of work or the duty of parenthood, I find myself surrounded by existential questions like ‘What’s my purpose?’, ‘What do I identify as?’ and so on.

    To be or not to be?

    I now think life’s a journey of such questions stringed around the fielding of daily chores and duties. One can either be a hermit by renouncing it all and answering them or keeping up with the family ties and stealing those ‘me-time’ from all the busyness. There is no perfect answer so choose the one that suits your bill.

  • Infinite mindset

    Stuck in a rut? Or molded by habits?
    Disciplined or dull? Stability or Stagnation?


    Being in a constant state of flux is inevitable – each day is different and we always have choices to make. You may choose to be a fixated person and a (wo)man of routine yet inflexibility doesn’t yield much good. Like they say a rolling stone doesn’t pick much moss, so staying open to embrace change helps in the longer run.

    Black or White?

    From a mathematical lens, life’s a complex equation with multiple variables, so choose your constants and keep adjusting for the unknowns. After all going with the flow, never hurt anyone.

  • Not leaving the nest yet…

    For all those parents who look forward to an empty nest, what if your children aren’t ready to leave just yet?  They love you, give you your space and yet are tied to you closer than you would want. They consult, counsel and yet balance the fine line of floating around without being an interference.

    Different yet together!

    Isn’t that a win-win, you get your support system from a younger generation while they pick your wisdom. Sort of like a modern version of an extended joint family!

  • Money on my mind

    Our relationship with money is very intrinsic – a function of our upbringing, our ethos & values of workmanship and the absence (or presence) of it in early life.

    Fear or Faith?

    Life goals tend to revolve around major financial goals like purchasing houses. Shouldn’t it be the other way around that we use our financial goals to support milestones like marriage, kids and raising a family? After all what’s the value of all the hustle we go through if not to fulfill our life desires and dreams!

    In short, spend wisely, invest judiciously & save cautiously.