Life be Like Upma and Filter Coffee!

The last year has been the most wonderful one, by far. I’ve found peace through the perfect balance of family and close friends, and managed to (successfully) discard negativity from my life. It has been a great  experience, cathartic and one of discovery. I’ve read almost at the rate of a book a week, de-cluttered life - donated (books, my cycle, telescope, movies) generously, edited my contact-lists, refurbished parts of my home, learnt more about loving unconditionally from Spooky, got back to riyaaz and listening to music seriously and spent lots of precious time with my dad. Strange as it may seem, I’ve also begun loving my filter coffee and, this, my mom finds really hard to believe, given that I was a total tea addict! 

Why upma? Because it’s wholesome. It’s tasty. And, it is comforting. Much like the way my life is. And the filter coffee is just the perfect partner! 

Each time, it brings back the warmth of good times with friends and family, spent chatting pointlessly and sometimes, fervently, partaking of the company as enthusiastically as the plate of upma and sipping the strong filter coffee to keep the spirits awake. 

And as a friend would say, "cheers to that!". And as my response to that would almost always be, "blasphemous, I say!"