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Time to Move towards dream(s) Enlarging the maxima, propelling the known thresholds, and entering the unusual terrain- for me, this is THE DEFINITION OF SELF-GIFT. The biggest gift ever!! If you are a regular reader of my blog, you must be familiar with how this Covid time has realized the primacy of waking up at daybreak. The 5 o'clock schedule has stuck for more than 8 months now. I was still evaluating this emotional victory and was rejoicing in the discipline, I have managed yet another surprise that has left me in boundless exhilaration. My introductory 10 kilometers (10k) run. You may not agree less...if I say... that any self-gift is promptly related to our dream . In my dictionary, there are two types of DREAMS - one “ Marathon-type dreams ”…those huge dreams of fulfilling “this” or achieving “that” and the other “ Sprint-type dreams ” which attract magic into life…like an expedition, doing a workout, reading a favorite book or learning the bike riding, etc. I think that ...

  Be true to have strong willpower Disclaimer- This post is majorly a self-contemplation. The personalized meaning derived from the topic vis-à-vis life experiences. Some of the content is directly used from the mentioned book. Have you ever felt educated-illiterate?? Well, I Have…not once but several times. And in these moments, commonly, my poor self-confidence displays “quit door” as the only possibility to survive. e.g. My early days of postgraduate (MBA). I was a science student. Since the day I was born (I guess), my "parents-goal" for me was to "become a doctor". Nevertheless, life submitted entirely different options and steered me to the path of doing MBA. I still remember the first class of Finance & Account. The professor was talking about plants (i.e. factories), and all I could imagine was trees. The balance sheet for me implied triviality. The entire class was responding in Profit & Loss and I was at loss inside. Would you comprehend the kind ...

Image from Intenet Disclaimer- This book review is majorly a self-contemplation. The personalized meaning derived from the book vis-à-vis life experiences. The quotes are used directly from the book.  “Her head was conserved in the Anatomy Museum in Paris until one day in 2000, it was stolen.”  When I heard this piece of evidence on one of the BBC programs, it steered me to browse about her.  The search led to this book. The book cannot compare to the events that transpired in her life, but I believe Paulo Coelho gave this woman a voice that was condemned by a rigorous community of her time. Published in 2016, "The Spy" is the real-life story of the historical figure Margaretha Gertrude Zelle, famously known as Mata Hari. The novel has been translated from Portuguese by Zoe Perry.  In this story, Coelho has used history, wrapped in the colorful cover of myth and fantasy. This book sympathizes with Mata Hari for her being one of the first women who became a martyr for...