Few months back one of my cousins hooked me on to Farmville. Generally I am not into online games but within no time I was addicted to this game. Initially it was plain and simple competition – a race to reach advanced levels. Gradually as I got a bigger farm it was day for spring cleaning 🙂 So I decided to change the layout of farm – create a small garden, place cottages , main house, little ponds, ducks ,etc. (It is actually quite a fun. Wish in real life also we were able to rearrange everything in our life the way and when we want to do it……………. )
Anyways I never knew that this simple activity would result in my own little oasis. I rearranged a corner of my farm into this little cute garden – with a pink cottage, ponds with ducks (and obviously ducklings), picnic benches, pink trees, apple trees, etc. And VOILA – suddenly I had my little oasis. A little place where I could so clearly visualize myself – on a nice sunny day, lying on the wooden bench head on harpal’s lap, under shade of trees, along the little pond with a nice book. WOW even visualizing myself there is soooo relaxing.
Anyways I never knew that this simple activity would result in my own little oasis. I rearranged a corner of my farm into this little cute garden – with a pink cottage, ponds with ducks (and obviously ducklings), picnic benches, pink trees, apple trees, etc. And VOILA – suddenly I had my little oasis. A little place where I could so clearly visualize myself – on a nice sunny day, lying on the wooden bench head on harpal’s lap, under shade of trees, along the little pond with a nice book. WOW even visualizing myself there is soooo relaxing.
So now have this little trick – in the middle of meetings, deadlines and mundanity of daily life – I escape into this little garden for my dose of relaxation. So if in middle of meeting if you see me contented with a blessed smile on my face – you know where I am 🙂
Reflections 