Just About Everything

                                                                                  The Moon at 4 AM in the morning as viewed from my window “The antidote to exhaustion isn’t rest. It’s nature.” – Shikoba “Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” – Ashley Smith  These two beautiful quotes sum up exactly how I feel. Nature refreshes me and I can't have enough of it. I love spending time observing nature. The only side effect of drinking up this beauty is the feeling of immense joy:)                    The glorious Sun           ...

2020 brought with it the Pandemic, and left after changing the world, and took with it so many lives. 2021 continues in the same path, in fact it is worse than 2020 pandemic-wise. Almost everyone I know lost someone of their own this year. It is like a nightmare, although I wish it was indeed a nightmare, that way at least once you wake up it’s gone.  This nightmare seems to show no signs of relenting, it is there with you every waking, sleeping moment:(:( With insecurity and uncertainty reaching its highest high, what does one do to feel safe and secure? The one thing that I learnt from this pandemic is to never ever postpone any plans …if you have the time and the means,   and if  you feel good about something, just do it.  Don’t let your logical brain think you out of it. You never know if the situation and the circumstances will ever be the same again.  What I have realised is, Now is all we have, and that’s it. It is good to plan and anti...

Inle Lake; Photo by Soma Jha May our lives be full of love, kindness, generosity, abundance, good health, peace...and may the journey ahead be exciting, joyful, and beautiful. I wish you a very-very happy new year. 

Happy New Year! I would like to start this year by sharing an experience that left me feeling very loved and happy. I wish to dedicate this post to our dog Jojo. We lost Jojo last October. My husband had got him home when he was a few months old. Jojo lived for 11 years, and my husband and he were the best of friends. In fact, I came into my husband’s life much later than Jojo.To Jojo, I was always someone younger and not to be taken as seriously as his master. We did have a tough time adjusting to each other in the beginning. I think it was more difficult for him, not only did Jojo have to get used to having a permanent member in the house, but he also had to get used to getting less time from his master because of me! Jojo Whenever my husband and I sat next to each other, he would immediately make room for himself between us and park himself there. So sweet... I still can’t forget those days. He did manage to start liking me after a few months, Jojo change...

Dearest Daddy, The relationship that we have shared over the years has matured into something that is difficult to define, a relationship that is like no other, nothing, and nobody can quite replace it ever. As far as I can recollect, as a toddler, I was quite scared of you, because you were one disciplined person! The Army perhaps does that you, and it was implemented very well in our house. If you said something that was the ultimate, it had to happen. Running to Ma for help was very comforting, 'cause she is such a soft and loving person that I don't recollect her ever raising her voice. But the truth was if you said something, it had to happen. So if any of us did not have our food or were stubborn about anything, we did not stand a chance with you. Though now I know yours was just a tough exterior, after all bringing up four of us must have been tough for you and Ma. In spite of your tough attitude, you indulged us quite a lot! Going to the market with you was fun....

If I let myself be...I will really get into severe depression...people are losing jobs...life is getting more and more insecure...one is not sure if one is going to come back alive... If i let all this bother me...I will really want to roll into a blanket dive under the bed and just stay there and possibly die...Morbid... No way...I will not let that happen ever! You see...I have been much too depressed with things that have beenhappenning all around me..uncertainties...unfairness... All this existed earlier as well...but these days the frequency seemsto have gone up dramatically:( I feel down and out almost always...but is that helping me? No, not at all. Have not posted in my blog in ages!Have not felt like it. I have been happy to feel sad. Happily sad. I realized today, that I have made my life miserable by simplythinking of what might happen if something happens... Gosh! What a waste of time! I realized there are so may good things going on in my life too but I have happilydecided...

Wishing all a very very Happy, peaceful and prosperous new 2009!