Growing little feet in positivity

The year 2020 has been difficult for everyone. With lockdown and schools closed, it's very difficult for children to understand why they can't meet their friends or why can't they go to school?  It was the same for my child also. He is very young to understand the real reasons for the closed school. For the first month, he kept asking to meet his friends and I kept giving him an excuse. Gradually, the new normal was not new anymore.

For me, it was the best time. My son and I  started online painting classes. Now when I think, that was the best decision for him. Every week he will use his imagination and using colors he will put life in those imaginations. There is a wall in the living area which has all his paintings on display. It was the best time to see his capabilities and being amazed by what all he was able to do. Just yesterday he made a placard on his own and wrote the letters.

The gone months have given me many achievements but the best was closely watching my son grow and flying high. 

It's been a challenging time for everyone in the world due to the pandemic but how we react to the situation is what matters the most. Are you looking at the positive things or just the negative part?

 

Consistency in life today!!!

 Since the beginning, it has been grilled in us that consistency is the key to everything. Some examples like : 

• If we have to lose weight we have to exercise consistently.
• If we have to get good marks we have to study consistently

The bottom line to get a result we have to do something regularly.

Consistency is nothing but training our brains to do one thing over and over again. Do you remember in school, before the exams, we used to regularly practice the maths questions to make sure nothing is missed. But in the exam, if there was even a small change to anything we would get confused. 

Some will say that's the key to success. It's just a pattern. If something in the pattern changes then we are confused and lost. The brain of a growing kid till the age of 7yr is developing and they can adapt to any change easily. 

Let's ask this question: When you are always short of time with kids and office how do you find consistency? 

My personal struggle with consistency started with this lockdown. Intially the phase was very enjoyable .But then I found that there was something missing. My workouts were not regular. I was sleeping and eating at odd hours . My kid had no schedule for study. Its been couple of months like that and I am still trying to find consistency in life again. Some has come back with kid going to online classes but my workouts are not consistent yet. 

What are your thoughts on consistency and how are you  trying to be consistent with life in general?

The pandemic is here!!!!

Its the year 2020 and what a way to start the year with the pandemic. Tell you frankly the word pandemic was very new to me. In all my years I had never witnessed what I did in a couple of months. Countries shutting down, schools being closed, offices shifted to work from home and people are forced to be at home.  What a new world we are living in. In the initial beginning, it was very frustrating cause of being home not able to go out but as time passed I found this my silver lining and loving every moment.

I started learning pencil sketching. It started when I enrolled my son in the class and me having all-time on hand and ready to learn I decided to give it a try. Drawing was never my forte. In the drawing class in school, I just used to sit scribbling a few lines and be done with the time. But now I am trying to make a proper picture of rose flowers or some cherries. Thou it's not very clean but atlest I am trying.

How are you being creative in this time? Share your thoughts.

What am I up to now....

Its been a while since I wrote anything..life has been crazy busy and writing has taken a back seat. But today I decided to come back to share what all has been happening with me :)

So to start with I have started practicing Nichiren Buddhism. You can read up more here - SGI USA This has helped me become more calmer and smile on situations where I don't have any control on (yeah there have been many ....ask me )

Next, recently I got full time position working at Nintendo ..don't you remember playing mario and donkey kong!!!! there is a generation which don't remember playing as they were happy playing with mud or they woke up to playing playstation :)

Life has been good till now...and I am sure it will be more better going forward...No I havn't had any babies till yet, if you were wondering to ask me :) I am still enjoying my frequent trips to Vegas..lol

What are you up to ???? Lets connect again...post in comments how is life for you and anything exciting happening.. Love you all!!!!!

Showing gratitude in ones' life

Think ..when was the last time you were grateful for something in your life or to someone in your day?  The word "Thank you" is very common but how many of us understand the real meaning of it. Do we say thank you to our parents for doing everything and being there in our life? Do we say thank you to our wife or husband? These are just some of the thoughts that come to me.The word is very small but has a very powerful impact on the other person.Every day we join hands and bow our head in front of GOD. Do we ever say thank you GOD for everything in our life? No.We don't thank GOD we just ask for more.Try it..thank GOD once and see the impact it has in your life,just say "Thank you for everything" & GOD will smile :)

It has been my personal experience in the last couple of months that has given birth to this post today.

A new chapter begins..

It was the day she had to leave and go with him.She knew no one around her was willing to let her go but still she had to.With every step she was getting close to the new chapter in her life and getting far from the world she has always been in.The moment she saw him waiting for her,the tears came rolling down her eyes.It was this moment that she always dreamt of but today,when the dream is becoming a reality,she still want it to remain a dream.

On the eve of my wedding anniversary looking back from the day I got married and today,life has changed.I got married and moved to another country.From being surrounded by people ,I came to a place where I had to go and sit at a coffee place to see people around me.

From being just an hour drive away from my family to being a 24hr flight across the continents.From visiting the family every weekend to visiting the family once in 2years.Above all I am thankful to GOD for giving me a life partner which has and will always be with me no matter how much tough time I give him ..hehehehe

The journey have been very tough but in the end I emerge out as a winner who took the challenges that life threw and proved that I am ready for more from life.

Best memories comes from the vacations..

Its been some years now that I have left school so its tough to know the importance of vacations.But if I look back on my school years,its been the vacations which have given me the best memories to keep.

Every summer vacation we would pack our bags and go to my grandparents home.For most of the time we did road trips and always looked forward to them.Sitting in the car having aloo ki sabzi and puris(spicy patatoe curry with Indian puffed bread) fighting with my brother.Still remember how badly we fought once while travelling,that dad had to stop the car and made him standout on the side of the road,just to make me feel bad.It was hell in the small car :)

At my grandparents place ,we used to go out to our fields in the village.The clean village air smelt so nice and changed from the everyday air of the cities.The running water in the fields,birds chirping in the background.We used to run from one tree to another playing hide and seek.When little I was a big fan of sweet buns.So whenever we used to come ,my grandmother made sure that she had the fresh sweet buns from the bakery everyday.I would hear my grandmother telling the milkman "Get more milk now that my children are home,they need more milk to drink"

My grandfather had an old Fiat.He used to drive us to small and zigzag roads of the city.Driving us to the places which we never knew existed.Buying us small things which would keep us occupied for a couple of days to come.

When it was time to go back,it was these lovely memories which we took with us and promised our grandparents that we would come back soon to be with them :)

Now my occasional trips to India have become my vacations.Thou they don't come every year but still I look forward to them :)