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 Some words I could use less of

Talking about some words I could use less of would be one of those infamous four-letter words. Those tiny,  but powerful little nuggets of language that are as popular as a cat meme and just as dangerous as stepping on a LEGO. The linguistic landmines of conversation. One moment, everything’s calm, and the next, BOOM! They explode out of your mouth like popcorn in a microwavehot, fast, and utterly uncontrollable. You try to reel them back in, but it’s like chasing a runaway shopping cart down a hill. Once they’re out there, they’re gone. You stand there, wide-eyed, wishing there was a “control-Z” for life, but no luck! Like toothpaste squeezed out of a tube there is no way they are going back in.  All you can do is smile awkwardly, pretend you didn’t just unleash verbal napalm, and hope nobody was paying attention.But let’s be real, everyone in the… Â Some words I could use less of

What motivates me

A challenge is what motivates me.  A task that is tough or requires detailed planning and execution. Add an element of risk to it and I am all psyched to take it up and complete it.  Three years back I went to my native place and built my dream home. That one sentence does not do justice to the opposition and mockery I faced initially as I was literally an unknown in that area. I had no friends or no local support. But I had a plan in mind. I micro planned each day of the journey and achieved what shocked a few of my relations. It reads like I am boasting but there were a lot of tense moments and hand wringing on the way. But in the end I was able to accomplish what I set out to do. That is what motivates me, a challenge. An opportunity… What motivates me