Savour

I have seen so much improvement in my cousin. He's started Ritalin which is an ADHD medication. The results are encouraging. He's become more focused, his hyperactivity is reduced and yeah he's gotten better at interacting with people.

I can't say he's a neruotypical kid now and that his challenges are ceased but the beauty of having an autistic family member is that you learn to savour the good moments. You do a little happy dance at every milestone reached. And that's what matters.

I think its necessary to appreciate the little things because that makes way for happiness and also a desire to stay involved in whatever you're working with. Our quest for big achievements ,which take longer to accomplish make it easier for us to throw in the towel. And then giving up is harmful too because:
a)  starting over after giving up takes longer; and
b) in the words of Dory from finding Nemo you can't "Just keep swimming".

For the love of swimming, appreciate the little stuff. Savour.
 

Come Hail Or Snow

That feeling started to stir inside me. That feeling where I start to believe how I'm just a worthless piece off meat. You know, that feeling.

It's true. When I earnestly want to make an effort to do something , life finds a way of saying "Got ya !" to my face.

I want to exercise, a family member brings gargantuan amounts of chocolate.
I want to astonish my teachers into changing their perception of me as a punctual kid and I forget to turn on my alarm for school.
I want to change the world and I barely have the energy to change from my pyjamas to my clothes on a Sunday.

When I wanted to do something worthwhile, why did the world suddenly have a need to dump all of its hate on me. I may be a piece of meat but I'm not that bad .

Life can get pretty suckish when you can't do what you want to. I don't know about you but I get pretty turned off when a goal isn't achieved. It kind of makes me never want to initiate a good habit again.

Let's say you've vowed yourself to sleep before 12 since it's exam week and you need to be fresh in the morning to give a good exam. It is 10:00, the time when you should close your Facebook account and start getting ready for bed when suddenly the love of your life says hi to you in a message.Ouch! Tough call much?

Now this is the time to adopt Nike's slogan as your motto:

So what are you waiting for?
Come hail or snow, just do it. Close the laptop. Say goodbye since you have an exam. I know it's going to be tough. You're probably going to hate yourself for quite some time. But you've made a promise to yourself. Look at it this way, You might get an A+. You'll get into the college of your dreams. You'll be able to make a future for yourself .

Make your day and:

Happily Disconnected

The empty feeling hits me whenever I open Facebook. People look like they are having the time of their lives. Girls who look pretty okay are getting like a 100+ comments on their pictures. When I check out my wall I get about 5 notifications, majority of them being Candy Crush Saga requests.

Facebook portrays a person's social status in my school. Since I'm not the hottest person to be around with I get like a 10 or a 12 out of a possible 100 on the Facebook popular-o-meter.

This is not what Mark Zuckerberg imagined happening.

Now, I'm not trying to besmirch Facebook. I'm just giving an account of the depression I encounter when I use a social-networking site.

And believe me I'm not the only one. Studies show how depression caused by the usage of social-networking sites is becoming common amongst people.

So, now what?

Lets do what my mom did with me. She banned me from using it for a month. At first I was pretty annoyed with her. Later, I felt at a sense of tranquility within me. I no longer worried whether Sara got a 100 comments at her picture compared to my 10. Neither did I fuss about my lack of friends added on it. I was happily disconnected.

Now, I'm not saying stop using your social-networking site forever. C'mon who wants to be a complete nobody on the Internet.

Just limit it. And stop comparing yourself with others .Whether its on the internet or in real life.

Now thats a lot easier said than done but trust me you have no other option since I don't think anyone would purposely choose depression.

Happy social-networking.