Penning down thoughts!

2020 has indeed been the worst saddening years for most of us. For me, the weight of having to cancel the long pending trekking of the Himalayan ranges had added more pain. However, with having got extra time with family and many small outings with family 2020 ended pretty well! With the descending curve of COVID in Dec, our Org had also rolled out an update that we could return to our office(though not really compulsory) from Jan. I returned from my hometown to Bengaluru during the Christmas holidays and settled in. Bengaluru had almost returned to normalcy by then. So during one of our chai meet ups, one of our friends re-iterated the thought of trekking again in 2021. Since all of us wanted a much needed get-away, all of us without a second thought agreed that we replan our 2020 trekking and within a week we rebooked our slots for Deorital Chandrashila Trek via Indiahikes(IH)(Due to covid in 2020, we had received voucher from IH which we re-used). And then began our rigo...

With so much of negativity from the past months, life has become so so unpredictable.  The unimaginable is happening and it is even so more hurtful when you realize so many helpless lives are at stake! In the light of events happening in and around us, I wanted to write this blog with a purpose to convey that - every cloud has a silver lining! I am sure each of our patience has reached its limit and all that we are longing for is this whole virus battle to end - as soon as possible! I am with you. Yes, the same is the state of my heart and the state of my mind. Initially, while the pandemic began all I could think was will I be able to survive this? Will I be ever able to go home and see my parents?  Will I ever get a chance to continue with my travel plans for the big year 2020 as it was planned? Of course! Park it all.. Time is uncertain but what keeps me going is the fact that each of us are fighting the same battle. So if someone is doing their part to stay calm so can I. ...