Meraki

I choose to surround myself with beauty. I choose to appreciate the simple moments. I choose to be kind to myself. I choose to fill my days with learning, laughter, and love. What will you choose today?

My godgrandmother’s ring - one of my most treasured possessions. Thank you for raising me with your whole heart and soul, for protecting me from exuberant childhood mishaps, for teaching me to find joy in the simple things. Thank you for watching over me wherever I am.

“Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul.” - Thomas Mann

Grateful to my furry friend for all the joy he brings to my life, and for putting up with cuddles when I obviously need it more than him :)

City of beautiful architecture, star-crossed lovers and delectable food… Paris est toujours une bonne idée.

The only jewellery that money can’t buy. A path of passion and compassion. The life I have chosen to live.

“Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity. ” - Hippocrates

Lately I’ve been rediscovering the joy of making art, and the deep satisfaction of seeing something that used to exist in my head come to life. Painting has always been a deep solace of mine, a space I can always turn to to clear my thoughts.

Thank you for being my better (and ever practical) half. With you, no obstacle is insurmountable.

“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind.” - Luther Burbank

"Cats know exactly where they begin and end. When they walk slowly out the door that you are holding open for them, and pause, leaving their tail just an inch or two inside the door, they know it. They know you have to keep holding the door open. That is why their tail is there. It is a cat’s way of maintaining a relationship."- Ursula K. Le Guin

“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” - John Evelyn

Sometimes life is tough. Sometimes things don’t go our way. Sometimes it feels like everything is slipping through our fingers, no matter how hard we try.

It’s okay to not always feel okay. It’s okay to slow down. It’s okay to stop and reset.

Take care of yourself, then you can care for your loved ones.

Did you know multicoloured foods are not only pleasing to the eye but contain a boatload of essential nutrients? 🌈

In rainbow order:
Red - lycopene, anthocyanins (antioxidant)
Orange/ yellow - carotenoids (vitamin A)
Green - lutein, folate (vitamin B)
Blue/ purple - anthocyanins
White - anthoxanthins (antioxidant), potassium

Yes we are soft. Yes we are emotional. Yes we enjoy beauty for beauty’s sake.
But we are also iron under silk. We are also creators with passion. We are also nurturers, protectors, givers of life.

“I do not have a fortune to buy you pretty things, but I can weave you moonbeams for necklaces and rings. I can show you morning on a thousand hills, and kiss you and give you seven daffodils.”

Baba and Mama’s favourite song. Thank you Baba for being my superhero, my fix-it Doraemon and my biggest supporter in life.

“We are all so beautiful - the greatest tragedy is being convinced we are not.” - Rupi Kaur