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Author: roshnikarthikeyan

Welcome to my blog. I’m Roshni. I’m a proud Madrasi (living in rainy Seattle) and I absolutely love tea (nope, not filter kaapi). I'm a traveler and writer for the pure love of it. In this space you can find my travel stories, some amateurish photos, midnight philosophies, some vegetarian recipes and diet plans, and maybe more! You can feel free to comment on my posts here, follow me on Twitter @book_polygamist, on Instagram @trottertales. Hope you enjoy my journey and be sure to share yours. I'll definitely add it to my ever piling reading list. Cheers!
December 1, 2018June 10, 2019 roshnikarthikeyan

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Chapter San Diego: Of sea, sand, and surreal sunsets

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‘Distract yourself’

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Letting go

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May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 roshnikarthikeyan

As I walk home from the station everyday, I’m repeatedly looking over my shoulder

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"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." - Tagore #sunset #seattle #visitseattle #fallsunset #cloudyskies #cloudysunset #pnw #wanderwashington #evergreenstate #emeraldcity #sunsetglow #goldenhour #pnwlove #pnwonderland #pacificnorthwest #washington #igs_seattle #discover_pnw #seattlelife #igersseattle #seattle_igers #teampixel #trottertales
As those wild waves came at me I took a few steps back, only to feel them crashing ever so gently on my feet. I stood there as the waves washed ashore one after the other, comparing how often we do this with people. Take a few steps back, put up a hardy front only to ensure they don't know they have the power to hurt us. And I wonder, why do we do this? Maybe because it's a pattern we've seen, maybe because we've done it to someone else in the past, or maybe just because we're scared. But maybe take a small step forward, be a little more vulnerable, give a little more kindness, show a little more of how much we actually care? And maybe in the end we'll be relieved to let the wild waves crash ever so gently at your feet.
And sometimes we feel happiness goes for a long walk out of the mind, making room for more feelings to fight and take its place. Fighting to be as strong, to feel as powerful as that resounding laughter that now feels like an echo in a far off place. But happiness might not really be gone forever. Sometimes it lurks around in other minds surrounding you. In the faces of friends who show up, peeping inside yours too through their presence. Waiting to see if you're ready, to acknowledge its presence, to not ignore it for once. It lurks around waiting patiently, as we weep and scream, wanting it so badly, assuming it's gone forever. Knowing little that it waits to sneak in when we take a break from drowning ourselves in all of these emotions. Waiting to hug out the raging heat from all the hurt and anger. It might not feel like it now, but happiness might be right around the corner waiting to sneak up on you. The next time you think it's taken a walk, just remember to take a break long enough and a breath deep enough to give it just enough time to walk right back to you.
When was the last time you stood on a cliff with nothing but peaceful silence filling your being? When was the last time you took a breath and felt it coursing through your body, awakening you, slowing you down from the loud thoughts that consume you? When was the last time you stood barefoot on dewey grass listening to the wind husling leaves on a nearby tree and birds whistling along? When was the last time you watched the setting sun, eyes transfixed, smiling to yourself, and an indescribable sense of contentment filling your soul? Tell me, when was the last time you lived a little? #losangeles #sunsets #hollywood #visitla #trottertales #latergram #sunsetdiaries #travelgram #pixelphotography #teampixel #goldenhour #lasunset #laborday #weekendgetaway #labordayweekend
Postcard from Brooklyn Bridge, New York City. #newyorkcity #nyc #brooklynbridge #bridgesofinstagram #visitnewyork #trottertales #travelgram #newyorkcity #bridges #clouds #newyorkskyline #bigcity #citylife #bigapple #cityscape #teampixel #cityscapenyc #travelnyc
Summer weekends that come with a view. #picturelake #mtbakernationalforest #mtshuksan #pacificnorthwest #pnw #summer #visitseattle #justseattlethings #wanderwashington #ohsoseattle #pnwlove #pnwonderland #weekendgetaway #trottertales #reflections #mountains #lakes #evergreenstate #emeraldcity #lakesandmountains #latergram #teampixel

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