Sightless in Hyderabad..I experience Dialogues in the Dark!

Last Tuesday, I was given a once in a lifetime experience in which my sense of sight was taken away from me, leaving me with only 4 senses, my instincts and my feelings. Throughout the 2 hours of complete darkness, I had these senses to depend on.

 
Everyone, in our group of 8, was given a cane to help us get around on our journey through darkness. We also had a wonderful tour guide and I found myself clinging to his voice as my anchor in the sea of darkness.    

As I stumbled my way through the exhibit we went into a park, crossed over a bridge with a waterfall, played cricket, went out to sea in a boat and we also ordered drinks at a cafe. All very simple things to do with vision but incredibly difficult without.

We then had dinner – an entire meal experience in the dark. Because you cannot see your food, any 
judgments you make about the look of it are irrelevant – you are reliant on taste and texture only. I instantly thought of the food I may have refused in the past simply because of how it looked!

We finally walked back into the light, which was quite disorienting. This experience made me reflect about a lot of things. All they did was strip my sight and I felt fear! We probably rely too much on our eyes; we neglect other senses and thus missing out on the minute of things. It's not fun being blind but it’s not the end of the world either. (I learnt that from my guide who was visually impaired.)

I'm still trying to process everything I encountered and learned but overall it was an incredible experience. If you wish to experience it yourself, there’s one in Hyderabad in InOrbit Mall. (http://www.dialogue-in-the-dark.com/venues-worldwide/india-hyderabad)

Have you Found Your Googliness???

I am happy to report that life is great.  (Don't get me wrong - there are continually things that I struggle with.  There are times when I see the world through "my"eyes and then have to flip the perspective! And times when I am happy being in a safe and comfort zone but need a wake up call to challenge myself.)


I had a super successful trip to Bahrain - happy client,  new training location, and satisfied me. And to celebrate I took a detour to Abu Dhabi and spend a couple of days with my sister in her exciting world of work.
 
On my return flight home last week I decided to watch the movie "The Internship" If you haven't seen it, expect an uplifting storyline and lots of laughter as Vaughn and Wilson rekindle their  chemistry after "Wedding Crashers".   Throughout their internship at Google, they attempt to motivate generation Y!

I must confess that there are times I feel like a dinosaur in the midst of Gen Y. So what I need is googliness - its what makes me unique!! A good place to be in really.  Hope to meet you there.