Author: Menaka Sangwan

She used to be an overthinker, but now she channels her thoughts into writing instead of getting caught up in excessive rumination.

Logs of emotions on reading:

  1. A good author can make you fall in love with reading. This year has been a journey for me to find that author.
  2. I’ve always loved carrying and reading books, but somewhere along the way, I became distracted and drifted away from them. However, the AUTHOR has brought me back to books once again in my life.
  3. Want to sleep on books, scribble in books, read while having breakfast and travelling.
  4. Take photos of pages/lines/drawing and keep them in my gallery and never return to them.
  5. Read the posters, signs, logos, stickers, tattoos and every possible readable thing.
  6. Desire to read the same book again and again.
  7. Dog ear >>> Bookmark (time, effort and money saving hack).
  8. Switch between books because I don’t feel like reading the one that I’m currently holding.
  9. LIST down the books which I’ve read throughout the year and update them in my site (so that I don’t get lost in my way to reading).

Reading Loading!!

Menaka Sangwan

I tried to log few thoughts on day of birth and here it goes..

Is the weather amazing just for me? Of course, it is!!

Feeling blessed!!

Birthdays on call are so much awesome rather than text!!

Am I too lucky today?!! When you least expect or when you don’t expect then things actually happen.

Is it coincidence to read this chapter on your BirthDay?! Photo of page

Never have I ever seen such a fast delivery from Amazon. I just ordered yesterday evening and got at 9:20am. Wow!!!

done some work stuff....

That lunch is just delicious!!

I completed the blog which is pending from several months and it is for my 13 year old version. I’m not able to finish the blog when I have plenty of time but when there is scarcity of time that is the best time when my mind just speed up

Feeling creative!!

I love you Mom and even more daddy and the mostest my dear brother

Desire To Do: I want to build myself a library

साथ-साथ चलते-चलते हाथ छूट जायेंगे ऐसी राहो में मिलो ना, बातें करते-करते रात बीत जाएगी ऐसी रातो में मिलो ना|

Excited to write in my new notebook

People>>>> Things : But when people are few then things which give you happiness or peace to soul. And it makes the most sense to me today. Grateful is the one word

Warm and relaxed vibes

I’m in AWE of myself.!!

Have quick dinner and then let’s create some crazy stuff.

happppyyyyyy

Menaka Sangwan

⚠️Disclaimer: This is written by 13 year old version of me.

A girl with dreams in her eyes

Is craving for fries

When she get the fries 

She have tears in her eyes

Her teary eyes looks for books

Without worrying about looks

Eyes shining like diamond in sun

Enjoying her own life is no less than fun

Battling overthinking in her own creepy thoughts

Is like untying her difficult knots

A girl with lot of courage 

And being strong with her own savage,

Someone who was born in small town 

She had big dreams for her crown

She is the eldest one

It’s a new journey everyday for her to begun

A studious kid who loves to read 

Summer holidays are her old newspaper read

Fighting battles of her own

She will raise bar of many like her own

She’ll surely win her fight

Without leaving things on chance or might

She want to achieve some but got all

In her hands, the world began to fall

…

But whole universe runs on belief

Her only purpose for life

Is to search for the light

That is always present within her

But she is focused looking in outer world.

Being an adult is FUN!

Menaka Sangwan

Instead of Who, focus should be WHY someone moved my cheese🫣!!

Why did I pick up this book📕? To be frank, I saw this book at multiple stores, became familiar with its cover and finally when I hold the book in my hand, it is pretty slim book so I decided to have it.

I genuinely finished the book the day I purchased as it is quite thin and story is captivating.

Theme: Action and growth.

Genre: Psychology and Self Help Book

The Story (without spoilers🙅🏻): The narrative revolves around four amazing characters: Sniff, Scurry, Hem, and Haw. Their names represent the intrinsic qualities of each character. An author takes cheese as a symbol to depict the situations in human lives and represent how each personage behaves in that particular context based on their bahavior. One needs to move out of her comfort zone to attain what is needed and essential for her otherwise she will be stuck in that situation for the lifetime and will end up regretting it later.

Personal reflection: I really enjoyed reading the book and the phrases on the left side with cheese image are my favourite. The story truly change the perspective of procrastinators who don’t feel like moving and being afraid to take that step which is fearful but can lead to new and big things in life.

Recommendation: I highly recommend 🙌🏻 this book to anyone feeling stuck and aspire for change.

Also, I’d love to hear about the “cheese” in your life after going through the book. Till then enjoy finding and getting your cheese🧀.

Say Cheese!!

Menaka Sangwan

Is it a good try to wait for perfect timing and space to do certain important things.?

All 18 images are not perfect, but we can say 8th (by scanning row-wise) is close to perfect. So perfect should not be destination(because it’s not as you can see in image i.e. 18th image, very far from being the one), it’s a process and somewhere in middle we got our best thing.

Recently, we had a small function in our house, but my thought was to postpone it as I think we are not in perfect space but as Indian family never listen to their children. And here I am, more than happy that the thing happen the way it happened.

I have seen many of my neighbors doing the necessity thing and they don’t wait for that so called “perfect time”.

Being an overthinker, have the tendency to delay the things giving the excuse of something not right at that moment.

Let’s understand this with a scenario where a person wants to start vlogging but believes she doesn’t have the perfect camera or lenses to capture the moments. Meanwhile, another person begins vlogging with just her regular phone, gaining enough experience and income to eventually purchase that ideal camera. The first person remains caught up in her quest for the perfect equipment, while the second one makes progress by starting with what she has.

When we start with what we have, we can start with zero budget, do experiments and set aside our anxiety. Waiting for perfect resources/ equipment/ time can lead to anxiety and waste the precious time of life.

Remember, nothing is perfect in life even the stars made by hand. You can always begin with your current situation so called imperfect and can be on a path to being perfect but it’s not necessary that final step/ stage is all perfect.

A cliche line can fit here perfectly😉: IMPERFECT itself is I-M-Perfect (I am perfect).

Perfect is progress!!

Menaka Sangwan