My Now | 17th Jan | Dharamshala

Athena is 5 months old

She is growing up fast & I so love playing with her. How she laughs, makes kitten sounds, wobbles while sitting. She has deeply embodied herself in this body now, is her own person and is very curious about the world. Me and Han are her whole world and she's deeply happy when she sees us upon waking up. A core challenge for us is designing a rhythm where both Han and me get sacred uninterrupted time for our art while making sure she feels lavished with love.

Shifted to new house

This area is called TapoVan - the Forest of Penace and it so feels like one. I can see a beautiful sun setting amidst vast forests from my balcony. Me and Han are fully setting up our space how we want. We were earlier living in a serviced apartment where you cannot change much & we are so loving designing shoe rack to Athena's montessori furniture to our work space. Feeling home home probably for the very first time in a very long time.

Playing Badminton 2 times a week

We got membership for Badminton courts in the Dharamshala stadium. Even after 15 years, muscle memory is still there. Stamina getting back up.

Going to Vietnam for Tet

I can see a tradition forming where we spend few weeks in Vietnam celebrating Tet (Lunar New Year) at Han's hometown and celebrating diwali at my hometown. Almost entire Feb, we will be in Vietnam. First 4 days, we will be in Ho Chi Minh & I am really looking forward to exploring cafes, book streets, night markets. A trip after about 12+ months.

Integrating my parts

At the core inside, I'm integrating my scarcity & people-pleasing part. Did existential kink meditation and it stirred something. Scarcity part wants me to be safe - make money. People pleasing part never wants me to be alone. Both of them disturb the Artist in me - the creative me! I'm operating more from playfulness while still acknowledging them.

WhatsHappening.ai

I'm in the final stages of adding the "soul" to it - long-term memory (so it truly knows you), a ghostwriter (which finds the gold in what you are sharing & creating authentic nuggets) and a paywall (so it can sustain itself). I redid the website - loving it! So happy with where WhatsHappening is right now.