So there is indeed a Goddess of Rest, praise ye lord! Urja wasted no time in elightening me about PASITHEA , aptly the wife of Greek God(ah, the images those words bring to mind...) Hypnos. So that's my deity from this moment on. And there is some company that even sells its own version of the Goddess of Rest, complete with flowing grape vines, a radio and - hold your breath - soda and a bag of chips! Is that a goddess or what! I have to tell my parents they conveniently didn't introduce me to the right mythology. I mean surely we could find place for one more goddess in the pantheon of Indian gods, infinite as they seem. Anyways, Relaxa shows us how to relax and chill out. I knew my faith lay somewhere else all those times I visited Indian temples!
I am currently trying to appease the Goddess (whichever version you choose) by cutting down on my workload. In the meanwhile, I cycled with friends to the beach at 10.30 p.m. to escape the claustrophobia dissertation work has been causing. A great decision! The cycling made my muscles groan and creak, but a whiff of fresh, salty air set that all right. Listening to waves (and I know I'm not the first one to say this) is supremely relaxing (ah, relaxa again). It can be such a cleansing experience. The moon was half and divine, though wasn't showing on the beach. The hike back was excruciatingly pleasing pain, if you know what I mean. It drove all other worries straight out of my mind. Happy exhaustion! Reem helped us refuel with a cup of coffee and conversation, and here I am, back to take a swipe at the D in the wee hours of the morn!
Happy Weekend people!
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Oi Aarti!
My browser finally succeeded in downloading your 'Oi' update :D.
Btw, Pasithea is also the goddess hallucination- thought I should point this out to your deranged-by-dissertation self :P.
And there is yet another Goddess we can add to the Relax Cult- Hesykhia- goddess of quiet, rest, silence and all that minus the hallucination bit :P
...goddess OF hallucination...
Sheesh! I am eating my words now! As if I didn't eat enough already, besides gorging on my two feet- you know what I said on phone today? 'there is no one by this number on this name here' - Can you believe that?! Or more aptly, can you top that?
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