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Dare you turn a stranger :)

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Memories stick with you forever, it's only that we part with people! And so did my sweet, good, vivid, overwhelming and remarkably retentive memories with you all enforced me to write this special message for you all. Some were phenomenal, while some were equally dreadful.Some made me shake with laughter and others left me teary-eyed. I am so glad and thankful that we have shared such great memories and time together.These will surely work as a time machine for me to go back and cherish them. In Bronnie Ware's book 'The Top Five Regrets of the Dying' one of the most common regret was losing touch with friends.It's sad that we recognize the true value of things/people once we don't have them.I know we might get very busy afterwards but not enough to lose touch.One call/one text is enough.One hi/one hello  is enough. If someone does so, he/she is not free, he/she just cares more that anyone else does.After all it's all about priorities. The journey from strang

GOOD ENOUGH > PERFECT ?

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Image courtesy:The Confidence Code For Girls Perfect.Perfection.Perfectionism.Perfectionist.  Many We all dream about it.None achieve it. Perfection is an UNATTAINABLE goal ! It's like a moving target , a cat chasing a shadow , a dog catching it's tail and a never ending finish line.As it is rightly said by Joseph Eastwood - "Perfect is a dream that you wake up from and spend forever trying to remember" Katty Kay and Claire Shipman in their book 'The Confidence Code For Girls'  (the book which inspired me to write this post) defined perfectionism as follows -  Perfectionism:  A really dangerous disease.An invasive, strangling vine that creeps into your life and chokes  everything in its path.It stresses you out and keeps you from taking risks.And most importantly, it keeps you from being you.    If perfection is your goal , you will NEVER REACH IT ! That's the bitter truth. Life is not full of big blue skies , brightly coloured rainbows , fanciable unicor