A love letter to my dead father.
Author: yachnaa
The Secret To Living A Happy Life.
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about what it means to be happy. Everyone I have met has a different definition of it. Lately, I have been feeling some kind of way about everything that is happening in the world. I am angry, frustrated, sad and then all of it together. I could no longer keep going like this. Everything felt like a drag. To life myself up, I decided to re-read my journals titled 'My Happy Days'. After going through all those journal entries, I realized for me happiness was synonymous with gratefulness and being content. The days…
On Becoming Actively Anti-Racist.
The recent tragedies of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have left the world in agony, outrage and doubt by the ones that should protect us. Basic fairness and justice is all that has been repeatedly asked for. And, it has not been given. I am frustrated. I am tired of being tired. If you feel the same way, then this is for you. I am no expert in anyway but here are five steps we can all take together to do better: 1) Making the goal to become Anti-Racist: In the words of Angela Davis, “ In a…
The Powerful Reason Behind Chrissy Teigen’s Cravings!!
“ I started Cravings because I wanted something for myself. I wanted something John didn’t buy.” I love Chrissy Teigen for a lot of reasons. She has consistently been hilarious, brutally honest and very relatable about a ton of issues on her social media. But, the newest reason to love her? Her tweet about the reason she started her cookbook, Cravings. Teigen reveals the reason she started Cravings was she wanted to have something that John didn’t buy for her. And honestly, is there a more honest and vulnerable statement? That statement could have come from every "housewife" who started…
A Love Letter.
This woman worked as hard as any man I knew growing up: Without complaint, no excuses, and no days off. Selflessly, all to give us the best of everything- a better chance at life, and opportunities she never had. We never went without and received everything we asked for and more. This woman is my mother. In my youth, I saw you as harsh and uncompromising. I didn’t understand your rationale. The strictness on late night tv, waking up early, eating breakfast at an appropriate time, refusing nightly pizza and ice cream. I wanted to stay out all night, but…
Reflections At 27!!
I am 27 years old today. And, I am happy. I say this so plainly because, well… it takes time. My late teens were intense- moving to Canada directly out of high school was extreme. The newness of everything was massive on me. I missed home. My family. My friends. I cried. A great deal. When I reflect on my early 20s, I see a girl who persistently presumed she wasn't enough. I didn’t fit in. But, at the same time I didn’t want to stand out or be different — I wanted to feel part of a group. Any…
Welcome To The Yachna Project
Hey there, I am Yachna Atthi! The Yachna Project is a lifestyle blog for people working on themselves for themselves. I hope this blog will inspire the traveller in you, the artist, the poet and the creator. I will be sharing a ton of delicious food, ordinary beauty, stories from people that inspire me and a wanderlust life. Cheers to-ladies and gents that inspire change, eating a forkful of the delicious food, finding beauty in the ordinary, joining in on the silliness and living a purposeful life. Cheers to an inspired living. And, soaking it all in with- a big…
Discover The World Within You While In Quarantine!
Several weeks into quarantine, how are we doing? While we were all looking forward to soaking in the beautiful colors of spring, being on lockdown was not something anyone of us anticipated. Amid all the madness, we must take this time to pause and reflect. On my first night in quarantine, in the comfort of my cozy bed, I started to scribble down all the things I always wanted to do but couldn’t in the hustle-bustle of life. After completing my list, I was grinning from ear to ear. I was beyond excited to be focusing the next few weeks…