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When a loved one is lost - there is a lot of emotion around that event/occuring. To lose the oldest mother figure in the family is all in all painful. It takes a lot of time to come to terms with the fact that the kind, gentle, caring and always giving "Naani" is not around anymore for us to hug, share jokes with or simply put our head on her lap and fall into peaceful slumber. it is even more difficult to imagine that when we walk into her room the next time - she will not give us the brightest smile and welcome us...
There are so many memories attached to every entity we meet in our life span - the most wonderful ones are with parents - soon after follows grandparents with their immense affection for grandchildren.
There is nothing wrong in the eyes of a grandmother; I remember my mother scolding me at times - and my Dimma (grandma) scolding her. It used to delight me to know there is someone who can stand up for us and tell my mom to give us a break! Awesome!
We know and love our grandparents for as long as we know and love our parents. If you ask me - they are the closest and most selfless relative we have along with our parents - everyone else is there for a reason - their reason is simply "LOVE".
How can you start living without pausing for sometime to think that whatever happens from now on - memories of these white haired - toothless angels are all we will carry in our hearts...till we meet again.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Saturday, December 09, 2006
In Anticipation!
The definition of Anticipation is "in expectation" or "in prediction" - at any given moment our heart and mind expects a million things. But somehow we really anticipate a few of those.
A vacation for example is something we all wait in anticipation for. From the very day we decide on the possibility of a vacation our heart flutters and feels happy at the mention of the "v" word. There are a million things that get planned around the few days of happy carefree life. Bound by the daily, sometimes monotonous, routine of 21st century living - any break big or small is welcomed with arms wide open.
So now I am in the peak of my anticipating self... Vacation is around the corner - which means new places - good food - lots of catching up and all in all a wonderful time with friends. Nothing leaves behind more memories than a good vacation!
The definition of Anticipation is "in expectation" or "in prediction" - at any given moment our heart and mind expects a million things. But somehow we really anticipate a few of those.
A vacation for example is something we all wait in anticipation for. From the very day we decide on the possibility of a vacation our heart flutters and feels happy at the mention of the "v" word. There are a million things that get planned around the few days of happy carefree life. Bound by the daily, sometimes monotonous, routine of 21st century living - any break big or small is welcomed with arms wide open.
So now I am in the peak of my anticipating self... Vacation is around the corner - which means new places - good food - lots of catching up and all in all a wonderful time with friends. Nothing leaves behind more memories than a good vacation!
Sunday, October 29, 2006
To plan or not to plan
Planning the future to every detailed step is probably not possible. Some people leave all the planning to destiny. It is not my place to say if that is correct or not. But all I can think of is - if I don't plan what I want to do tomorrow and the day after long before the possibility of a tomorrow arrives - I will walk around lost and unsure like a zombie!
Everyone plans in their own way - saving money is also planning in a way - putting away the left overs in the refrigerator is also planning. Every thing we do no matter how minuscule the action is - compared to something else is a plan that is leading to the next action.
But again I have met people who are not willing to admit it and plan for what might be - they are probably too scared to leave the "what already is" world and venture out! planning for more than a few hours is terrifying for some people - while planning for anything less than a few weeks ahead is terrifying to some - probably to maintain some sort of unknown balance!
Just goes to show how much planning went into the making of us...so planning "IS" an integral part after all...or not?
Planning the future to every detailed step is probably not possible. Some people leave all the planning to destiny. It is not my place to say if that is correct or not. But all I can think of is - if I don't plan what I want to do tomorrow and the day after long before the possibility of a tomorrow arrives - I will walk around lost and unsure like a zombie!
Everyone plans in their own way - saving money is also planning in a way - putting away the left overs in the refrigerator is also planning. Every thing we do no matter how minuscule the action is - compared to something else is a plan that is leading to the next action.
But again I have met people who are not willing to admit it and plan for what might be - they are probably too scared to leave the "what already is" world and venture out! planning for more than a few hours is terrifying for some people - while planning for anything less than a few weeks ahead is terrifying to some - probably to maintain some sort of unknown balance!
Just goes to show how much planning went into the making of us...so planning "IS" an integral part after all...or not?
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Blame it on PMS
They say we lose our minds once a month. I think we start being sensible once a month – but it only lasts for 3 or 4 days! Things we normally overlook and take in our strides get to us finally!
If you ask me they should be getting to us all the time. But then if I say this to someone I will be blacklisted as the woman with PMS. It is funny how a little extra hormone can change your mental abilities. Tolerance level comes down and decibels go up! My husband is totally terrified of “that time of the month” or as Red Foreman of “That 70’s Show” would say “The lady problem”. It is not all that bad. If human emotions were stagnant wouldn’t you get bored?
If I am smiling all the time and saying all kinds of sweet thing – will it not get to “YOU” at some point? The only proof that I still have feeling is when my emotions change. If all of us were perpetually happy or sad or neither – how dull it would be! IMAGINE. So PMS is actually the real you who pays us a visit once every month.
They say we lose our minds once a month. I think we start being sensible once a month – but it only lasts for 3 or 4 days! Things we normally overlook and take in our strides get to us finally!
If you ask me they should be getting to us all the time. But then if I say this to someone I will be blacklisted as the woman with PMS. It is funny how a little extra hormone can change your mental abilities. Tolerance level comes down and decibels go up! My husband is totally terrified of “that time of the month” or as Red Foreman of “That 70’s Show” would say “The lady problem”. It is not all that bad. If human emotions were stagnant wouldn’t you get bored?
If I am smiling all the time and saying all kinds of sweet thing – will it not get to “YOU” at some point? The only proof that I still have feeling is when my emotions change. If all of us were perpetually happy or sad or neither – how dull it would be! IMAGINE. So PMS is actually the real you who pays us a visit once every month.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Imagine what you can do!
The only strong belief I have held on to for sometime now is "There is nothing I cannot do if I put my heart to it". I have put this belief to test over and over again and it has never let me down.
No one promised me a bed of roses for life - our parents ensure we get one for as long as we are under their wings - but the moment you declare your freedom - you "are" on your own. So when tough times come knocking and you have knocked your head against the wall a million time; then comes a time when you almost give up.
All anyone needs to do then is take a deep breathe and a break for few moments to purge your mind completely. When you return to tackle the task/problem at hand - you will find renewed energy and more determination than ever before to see it to the end. It works like a charm every single time!
Giving up is something we do when we don't want to try enough, when we are unwilling to take those extra steps and see the rewards of our efforts. There is and will never be anything more rewarding than the fruits of real hard work. It could be working out hard at the gym... Ask someone how s/he feels about working hard and losing all the weight they wanted to lose. It is heaven right here on EARTH. So today I will start towards that heaven one little step at a time - by making my way to the Gym which has been beckoning me for the past one year! Keep you posted!
The only strong belief I have held on to for sometime now is "There is nothing I cannot do if I put my heart to it". I have put this belief to test over and over again and it has never let me down.
No one promised me a bed of roses for life - our parents ensure we get one for as long as we are under their wings - but the moment you declare your freedom - you "are" on your own. So when tough times come knocking and you have knocked your head against the wall a million time; then comes a time when you almost give up.
All anyone needs to do then is take a deep breathe and a break for few moments to purge your mind completely. When you return to tackle the task/problem at hand - you will find renewed energy and more determination than ever before to see it to the end. It works like a charm every single time!
Giving up is something we do when we don't want to try enough, when we are unwilling to take those extra steps and see the rewards of our efforts. There is and will never be anything more rewarding than the fruits of real hard work. It could be working out hard at the gym... Ask someone how s/he feels about working hard and losing all the weight they wanted to lose. It is heaven right here on EARTH. So today I will start towards that heaven one little step at a time - by making my way to the Gym which has been beckoning me for the past one year! Keep you posted!
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Look before you leap
They said in the local newspaper – “a seven month pregnant woman collapsed on a hot summer day and died”. The baby was fine, but the mother didn’t make it. When I wondered how this tragic event took place and read on – it said that she was at a game!
That makes me think if I should name it as careless or carefree. But no matter whatever anyone names this incident…it looks like the baby is going to have to live without its biological mother because the mother wanted to go watch a game outside when the temperature was close to a hundred degrees!
The most delicate state a woman can be is when she is carrying another life inside her. If not for herself or anyone else she holds dear – she should have a minuscule amount of fear in her for the life inside her. A mother’s instincts should be to protect the baby and do everything in her power to keep it safe. Foregoing the chance to watch the Red Sox play the Angels is not a decision that should take more than a split second to make. Some people are willing to give it a thought some people just leave it to fate and the thoughts flood the mind later…
They said in the local newspaper – “a seven month pregnant woman collapsed on a hot summer day and died”. The baby was fine, but the mother didn’t make it. When I wondered how this tragic event took place and read on – it said that she was at a game!
That makes me think if I should name it as careless or carefree. But no matter whatever anyone names this incident…it looks like the baby is going to have to live without its biological mother because the mother wanted to go watch a game outside when the temperature was close to a hundred degrees!
The most delicate state a woman can be is when she is carrying another life inside her. If not for herself or anyone else she holds dear – she should have a minuscule amount of fear in her for the life inside her. A mother’s instincts should be to protect the baby and do everything in her power to keep it safe. Foregoing the chance to watch the Red Sox play the Angels is not a decision that should take more than a split second to make. Some people are willing to give it a thought some people just leave it to fate and the thoughts flood the mind later…
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Dreams are probably the most wonderful images of our ambitions and hopes. There is never a moment when one stops dreaming. We dream of our future...tomorrow...how things will be - what turn our life will take. Some predictable some not.
Dreams let us get a glimpse of how it will actually be. Dreams provide us with the much needed push in the right direction sometimes.
Yet somehow you don't have to really go to sleep and have a dream to "have a dream". Gently kindling the hope of being in a state of mind or body in the future...is all we need.
This spark keeps us going from achieving on dream to the other. IF there should come a day when we have no more dreams...this life that we live so dearly will be one monotonous journey, where we count every minute towards the inevitable end. And then...by all possibility the end will become a dream!
Dreams let us get a glimpse of how it will actually be. Dreams provide us with the much needed push in the right direction sometimes.
Yet somehow you don't have to really go to sleep and have a dream to "have a dream". Gently kindling the hope of being in a state of mind or body in the future...is all we need.
This spark keeps us going from achieving on dream to the other. IF there should come a day when we have no more dreams...this life that we live so dearly will be one monotonous journey, where we count every minute towards the inevitable end. And then...by all possibility the end will become a dream!
Monday, July 24, 2006
So...how did it come to this. I am not sure about people (I would sure like to find out though) but for me "inspiration" does come standard. All I have to do to get inspired - is watch someone else. Be it jogging, writing, painting, swimming or something as trivial as drinking an extra glass of water!
It may sound like I don't like getting inspired...ofcourse I like it! Who doesn't like getting inspired by something nice and then making it your own? But here is the problem...drummroollllll- I am only interested in going after something for the next 5 minutes...then I find something else much more inspiring and go after that.
Is that how human nature works or is it just me...so if you don't see a post from me ever again...you will know what to do to get me back on the wagon! See you then!
It may sound like I don't like getting inspired...ofcourse I like it! Who doesn't like getting inspired by something nice and then making it your own? But here is the problem...drummroollllll- I am only interested in going after something for the next 5 minutes...then I find something else much more inspiring and go after that.
Is that how human nature works or is it just me...so if you don't see a post from me ever again...you will know what to do to get me back on the wagon! See you then!
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