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R.I.P

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R.I.P The day dawned with the R.I.P messages on social media for K.K and the mind raced down  memory lanes.  We the 90s people all relate to his songs as part of our nostalgic youth.  Now, we are in our forties/fifties.  His songs were a favorite for the farewells, n passing outs.  Each, touching the right chord and we can still feel the lump in our throats.    Again, May his soul rest in peace.... This is what has been on my mind all day.  We pray for the soul after it has passed on... why don't we pray for the souls of our loved ones when they are amongst us?...  Just a thought, I wanted to share.  Nothing against the R.I.Ps! Its now so normal.  Send/post an R.I.P and it's done.  Like most of our reactions on social media.  Honestly, do we have the time for anything more? Do we actually pray for that soul, unless it has been amongst us? Instead, if we say a B.I.P (Be in peace) consciously for the souls who are among...
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LETTING GO OF MY DZIRE....MY PRIDE, MY GRACE!!

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  LETTING GO OF MY DZIRE…… MY PRIDE, MY GRACE!! ‘Life is a balance between holding on and letting go’…..RUMI quotes. Easily said than done!  I realized this a few days ago, when the family decided it was time to sell off our old car.  All the logic dished out to me made sense.  But my heart ached.  How would I let go of 11years of having her, the memories that I share with her?  The tears looked foolish, more than ever with so much silver in my hair.   I was supposed to be practical with age! Finally, I let her go with grace(well maintained, shinning and beautiful as ever ) with a prayer that her new owners would keep her with pride as I did. (Hopefully)  It made me think…Should all old things go?  Just because they don’t serve our purpose in the present scenario.  Just because they are old?  Because we cant afford to service them?  (The logic for the car!) The maintenance costs have increased?  I found this logic ech...
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One such day......TODAY!

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                One such day……..TODAY!                                          Jan 18, 2022 This happens so often with all of us.  Don’t deny it!  It does…now with COVID literally on our face it certainly happens more often. It's ok if you want to look all brave and composed!  I want to talk about it.  Talking helps! Some days we get up on the wrong side of our bed and it starts all over again.  The Good morning messages don’t help, the smiles around us go unnoticed and we miss the bright sun just outside our window.  We feel the pain, we feel our helplessness, we feel the reality.  It's in our face but,  we don’t want to see it. We don’t want to accept it.  We all go through thi...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!! There we go again....

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  HAPPY NEW YEAR!! There we go again.....                                          Jan 7, 2022 Happy New Year!   OMG, OMICRON! That’s what we seem to be ringing in this new year-  2022. The same fear, the same panic…the television channels are trying their best to add fuel to the fire I must say! And, are they successful? Yep! There we go again, guys… Guys, it's ok.  Breathe! Think for a second.  We have dealt with the Big Guy! The first wave, the second wave (Delta). This is a smaller version, and many more are yet to come, like the bouts of cold and flu we deal with every change of season. Do we go over the top? No!  Stop! Breathe! Think!  Yes, it’s a new situation and we deal with many in our lives daily.   So? How do we do it?  Hit the panic button? No, not most of the time. Pros n Cons,  r...
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CONVERSATIONS AND MORE......

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    CONVERSATIONS AND MORE…….     C ling! I wake up to the notification sound of my WhatsApp.   “Good Morning” forwards from FRIENDS! Now a very common term for people on your contact list. The most awaited messages.  I reply with my standard ‘Good morning’, adding in an emoji to depict how I feel that morning.  That’s it.   Then it's Insta and Fb check inns. My response, a like, an emoji, or a small one-word comment at the most!  End of the conversation.  I move on with my day.  I believe it’s the same scene (it’s a scene now!)with most of us and this scene is mostly from our bed or our toilet seat.  Honest! We seem to have lost the ability to converse.  We are too busy /lazy for anything more. This applies to everyone in our lives.  No matter where they stand on the priority list.  Parents, spouse, friends, acquaintances, group members (we are part of many), and whosoever.  We can’t use sou...
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COME SEPTEMBER!!!!

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COME  SEPTEMBER!!!!   September 1!! The month starts with the WhatsApp forward of the title song of the epic 1961 American movie COME SEPTEMBER.   For me, it’s pure nostalgia.   I was introduced to it last year by a friend.   Again 2020 special.   This Rock Hudson and  Gina Lollobrigida dance number is the ultimate adrenaline rush to last the whole of September.  I have it running non-stop in my head for days together. Crazy me! I bet it is the same with many of you.  Just that you don’t carry your heart on your sleeve like me! Though I haven’t seen the movie, the tune and the handsome couple convey it all in that dance. It becomes a fantasy for some like me. Yes, a fantasy it is.  To dance with him (My manšŸ¤©!) with that sense of joy and passion.   The expression and the body language of the dance say it all.  The chemistry is so evident.  It’s an example of the cosmic energy on the roll!  I bet you don’t und...
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ABSTINENCE AND SHRAVAN

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  Abstinence and Shravan                                       A week into the month of Shravan, my thoughts raced to the eve of Shravan 2020. This was a year of many firsts for me.  One amongst  them was ‘keeping Shravan’.  It all started suddenly like most things, unplanned and unthought-of for the previous half of my life (pre-50!).  A friend mentioned ‘keeping Shravan’.  I was like “You and Shravan?” and after a few exchanges of texts it was “I am joining you this Shravan!”. Thus, the story of my 'Shravan 'began. Impromptu like many other things in my life. Shravan symbolizes ‘Abstinence’ to most of us. Abstinence from the goodies of life and leading a ‘Sattvic’ existence as my friend put it. It is supposed to cleanse our body (digestive system) and our mind as we learned to exerc...
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