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Last month as I completed my 1 year of solo travel cum journey into known-unknown, I penned down some learnings, sharing them here, - Last 1 year has not been all rosy. I had my own share of breakdowns and phases of depression (Like I say solo travel is not all that glamorous as it looks) - My greatest asset- The connections I have made, people I have met and stories I have heard. Proud to call them friends and family today. - There have been challenges at family front. Having grown up in joint family with 20 members under one roof (till I turned 13) has had a different slice of life. The journey with them has not been easy but authentic for sure. - Till today, when people ask me “What is my purpose of travel?” Or “How long will I travel?”, I don’t have an answer. - Something I am proud of? Having rice almost 3 times in a day while backpacking in North East India for 7 weeks! (not less than an achievement when my first preference is roti) - All experiences have been enriching but if I have to choose one, it would be volunteering during Kerala Floods 2018. Working with gram panchayat for close to a week in a village I never heard of, experiencing breakdown, sadness and love was heart breaking and heart warming. - Have begun to appreciate slowness.Somewhere, the rush within me has settled,slightly. - Have started feeling closer to nature. Now when I walk, I secretly express gratitude to every tree I pass by ;) - Starting to get in sync with my rhythm which was clouded somewhere. - It was March of 2019 that I understood ‘Our Deepest Fear’ poem by Marianne Williamson. And surprisingly, I have been carrying that poem with me since last 3 years very close to my heart. - At some point in journey, felt connection with song ‘Kun Faya’ and cried to it every time I heard looking at the ceiling and fan, lying on bed. - It does scare me sometimes to not know what lies ahead. But I would choose to live in this uncertainty with love rather than giving up for something out of fear. - It has been worthwhile, to listen to that 'element/voice' in me to give it space to bloom,shine and make me dance, the one which I never did before ✨ #nazariyabynancynayak #grateful

भला यह किस चीज़ की रफ्तार लगी हुई है। कभी कहते है समय भागा चला जा रहा है, अभी नही किया तो देरी हो जाएगी और कभी कहते है की चीजे सही समय आने पर ही होती है। अगर दूसरी वाली बात सच है तो पहली गलत और अगर पहली बात सच है तो दूसरी गलत। . बात फिर भी यहाँ सही, गलत की नही है। बात है खुद की, शायद यह जानने की, की मेरी गति क्या है। मैं किस गति से आगे बढ़ना चाहता हूँ। क्या मैं रेंगना चाहता हूँ, चलना चाहता हूँ, दौड़ना चाहता हूँ, उड़ना चाहता हूँ या रुकना चाहता हूँ या दो कदम पीछे लेना चाहता हूँ.. . कही ना कही यह लिखते वक़्त पिक्चर 'लगे रहो मुन्नाभाई' के एक डायलॉग की याद आ रही है जहाँ विद्याबालन कुछ ऐसा कहती है कि, 'जिंदगी की दौड़ में दौड़कर करना क्या हैं, अगर यही जीना हैं तो फिर मरना क्या हैं?' . #nazariyabynancynayak . 📷 @naitiknayak #nancynayak #solotraveler #solofemaletraveler #travellocal #slowtravel #travelnama #travellife #travelersnotebook #writerscommunity #manthan #writersofinstagram #hindi #hindiwriting #hindiwriters #maahipirta #nvedi #theshootingstar #raftar #journey #journeywithin

You know that feeling of how when dreams come true? Surreal. Ecstatic. Emotional. Grateful. And that feeling when fears turn into reality? Restless. Sad. Dejected. Shocked. Knowing the best way to beat fear is to meet it or Surrender to it May be its important to embrace it, Embrace it gracefully, Allow yourself to feel it, Knowing it is tough, And you might fall multiple times But in the process gets you closer to yourself. In a way that next time when it knocks your door, You welcome it with a smile on your face, And peace within your heart. #nazariyabynancynayak #nancynayak #solotraveler #slowtravel #travellocal #travelnama #journey #responsibletravel #travellife #travelersnotebook #travelgram #northeastindia #manipurdiaries #poems #poemsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #fear #manthan #shotononeplus

Unmasking yourself, Being out there, naked, is courage. Filled with fear, But embracing it, with open arms is courage. A walk into unknown, With faith in heart, And trust rolled up in sleeves, is courage. Well courage has nothing to do with what you do But who you are, In that very moment, When you meet yourself. #nazariyabynancynayak #nancynayak #solotraveler #slowtravel #responsibletravel #travellocal #solofemaletraveler #travelersnotebook #travelnama #travelgram #himachal #himachalpradesh #himachaldiaries #barotvalley #poems #poetrycommunity #courage #vulnerability #journey #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #manthan

I got introduced to bio enzyme in my travel when I met a couple in Bangalore (Shrikant and Banu) who are living their life on bio enzymes since last couple of years. And when they shared with me the details, I found this thing not less than a miracle. They have been using it as a cleanser for their body, utensils, clothes, floor, toilets etc. One of them took a workshop on same and thereby began my journey to know more about it. Being a multi purpose natural cleaner, other things which fascinates me about bio enzyme are, it has no expiry date; made from waste; when passes though drain it cleans it as well. In essence, what comes from Mother Earth, goes back to it :) . These days I am experimenting the making of it. Being a new person in this field, the experience has a lot to teach. I have shared the WHAT, WHY and HOW of Bio enzyme in my stories HIGHLIGHT, you can go through same for more details :) (Bahut mehnat ki hai, dekh lena pls 🙈) . Also with this I am initiating the #BioEnzymeChallenge. About the challenge: I would invite 3 people I know for the challenge. And once they accept the invitation, they have to make at least one bottle within a week. Once they make it, they can continue the chain by inviting 3 other people, using hashtag #BioEnzymeChallenge. Lets see how far this chain goes ;) So for this one, I would like to invite, @the.creative.wildflower @nvedi and @vennkkkyyyy . If you guys choose to accept the invitation, comment below and share this post on your story by using #BioEnzymeChallenge (this is optional) Happy making ✨ PS if you are interested in taking this challenge, feel free to tag yourself below✨ #nazariyabynancynayak #nancynayak #solotraveler #responsibletravel #slowtravel #sustainability #sustainableliving #littlesteps #bioenzyme #naturalcleaning #naturalcleaner #wastemanagement #allinoje #maahipirta #theshootingstar #sidthewanderer

#Throwback to days of mud water bath in Suman Sangam Forest Farm🍀🌺 . I remember how it was our daily ritual to go to mud pool every afternoon in burning heat. This pool with sky as its cover, mud as its carpet and trees as its guard was our adda!😄 . #nazariyabynancynayak #nancynayak #solotraveler #dharwad #karnataka #responsibletravel #slowtravel #travellocal #forestfarm

March 18, 2019 | Guwahati | A page from diary Today again, I failed. I failed to make meaning of what am I doing. Every time I put efforts to find a bigger picture, I fail. Every time I want to figure out where am I heading to, where my journey is heading to, I fail. And I have been failing repetitively now. After every failed attempt I get up, saying to myself ‘Yes, now I have understood. Now I will be fine. Now, I won’t have to go through this struggle again, I won’t have to go through this pain again’ but then it appears again. And I fail. But after every fall when I get up, I see some difference in me. Something shifts. Something rises, although I fall again but this time the fall is less steeper than the previous one. May be the answer is in giving up or in surrender. But only if this could be understood and applied as a concept for this is something to be born out of experience. May be I might fail again. But this time with a grace. For, I shall rise again, shiner and stronger. PC @manusingh_ig #nazariyabynancynayak #apagefromdiary #nancynayak #solofemaletraveler #solotraveler #backpacker #girlswhotravel #slowtravel #responsibletravel #travellocal #diary #journaling #failure #selftalk #travel #traveler #travelblogger #manthan #mumbai #mumbai_ig #everydaymumbai #streetsofindia #theshootingstar #nvedi #sidthewanderer

Its been almost a month I wrote something. And to confess here, I miss it. Sometimes writing to me seems like a task, sometimes a reflection. In all ways I know that, it is a way I connect to myself, the experiences I have had and people I have met. While I am travelling, it becomes difficult for me at times to take out time specifically for it. And that happens because of following reasons: most of the times I go with the flow so not aware how my day looks like and how much space I can carve out to write; though most of the days look free but as they progress I engage in something or the other and become exhausted by the end of the day; sometimes just not in the emotional space to write or lots of ideas but no words and other times laziness, just that. Now all of these are not something which I don’t like but somewhere I consciously engage in them so its by choice as well. However I know that it also has to do with discipline and being true to it. I really appreciate people who stay with it. And something which I am in the process of learning. Hence in my last 3 months of my travel, I have tried my best to be regular at journaling, have taken few days off just to write (though wasn’t much successful at it) but I am glad that I am becoming conscious of it. Its a long way to go, but one on which I would like to walk :) #nazariyabynancynayak #nancynayak #solotraveler #solotravel #solofemaletraveler #womenwhotravel #slowtravel #responsibletravel #travellocal #traveler #kerala #keralatourism #backwaters #keraladiaries #allepey #backwatersofkerala #incredibleindia #travelgram #travelblogger #travel #journey #manthan #reflection #sharing

"Been how long in Bangalore?" "4 years." "Before that?" "In my village, Gulbarga." "What made you come here?" "Had less money there. Then some friends said, come to bangalore. So did construction work for one year then learned to drive auto." "What you used to do in village?" "Make beedis. Used to get 40 Rs to make 1000 beedis." "40 Rs? Bus? And how much time it used to take?" "For 1000 beedis, 3 hours.I used to make 3000 beedis in a day, around 10-12 hours. "Hmm...Who all in your family?" "Wife and 3 children?" "What does your wife do?" "She works at other people's home. Now our expenses have increased. The rent itself is 6000 Rs per month." "Hmm.." "You know, my eldest daughter cleared 10th exam recently. She scored 70%." "Waah!Congratulations. What subject is she taking in 11th?" "Commerce. She wants to do B.com and appear for bank examinations." "That's good." . #littleconversations #nazariyabynancynayak #nancynayak #everydaylife #everydayindia #labour #facesandplaces #peopleandplaces #livelihood #autowala #bangalore #bangalore_insta #bangalorediaries #storiesofindia #shortstories #nvedi #sidthewanderer #maibhisadakchap #solotravel #travelnama

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