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Qualities of a leader
What makes a good leader? This weekend I stumbled onto Lewis and Clark’s westward journey documentary. America had purchased the Western lands from France. President Jefferson made an intelligent 29 year old Lewis Merriweather to lead an expedition to the newly purchased lands. Along with his co captain 34 year old Clark, Lewis made it…
Can I narrate an incident (or two)?
If you could un-invent something, what would it be? A forty minute drive to the temple yesterday evening turned out to be an hour and forty minute ordeal. Two accidents on the parkway just a few miles apart and timing so close left was us in a snail traffic. The first was a three car…
About me
Hello
I am Ganga and I live in Pittsburgh USA with my husband and two boys. Its been exactly 22 years I have been in this country and technically I have lived equal number of years in India and USA.
I grew up in a very orthodox brahmin family in Chennai , india married and moved to USA when my oldest son was 4 months old.
My oldest is severely autistic is now an young adult and my younger one is a teen.
Growing up I was a religious person and throwing autism in the equation has turned me into a spiritual person.
After being a homemaker for many years I became a part time worker to be a habitat aide for my son so he could attend many non traditional programs. I love this work and though it wasn’t my life goal I really love doing this.
My blog wouldn’t solely be about autism though it cannot be avoided since it is part of my life, it can be anything interesting that happens that day or a thought process that goes through my mind.
My pass time now is learning a bit of music and learning a lot of Hindu scriptures and the foundation of it the Sanskrit language. I also love to binge watch on Netflix, I would call that my stress reliever. I had no interest in cooking but I have 3 men in the house which has forced me to become a decent cook.So watch out I may throw in some good recipes once a while.
Here I go……
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- Qualities of a leader
- Can I narrate an incident (or two)?
- A bit of help
- It is Friday!
- The choice is mine!
A bit of help
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved? We started putting things away and the weekend seems to be cleaning weekend. Don’t want to jinx it but my husband listened to me yesterday and he and my special one put away the Christmas tree. We also started catching up on our laundry.…
It is Friday!
Where can you reduce clutter in your life? Okay literally I am going to declutter this weekend. Just keep some garbage bags handy and without having second thoughts going to roam around the house picking up things. I can have two or three bags categorized as recycling/trash and charity and move myself around the house.…
The choice is mine!
It’s been two weeks since we came back from a trip amd half of January is done. The weather moved from luke warm to frigid overnight as I saw a fresh blanket of snow outside my bathroom window. Unlike so many places we are not going to get anything much. Did it look depressing or…
- Qualities of a leader
- Can I narrate an incident (or two)?
- A bit of help
- It is Friday!
- The choice is mine!
Sending Wishes
In what ways do you communicate online? How about my blog? Few days back WordPress informed me I had completed six years. From autism awareness to a Mom’s every day life and to things I see around I have been posting something or another. I do check messages on other social media platforms but my…
A care giver’s request to AI people!
A well visit demanded a fasting blood draw for my special young man. It was of course, a 12-hour fast blood draw. I was up all night trying to see my young man does not sneak up any midnight snack. Then his sensory needs made him fight the nurses. Once the needle was inserted, he…
How about an authentic South Indian Breakfast?
It is almost 6 am and I see this prompt. I am in no mood for a snack but a hot breakfast. Our recent Christmas vacation we stumbled onto this Indian Vegetarian cuisine. It opened up early and offered an authentic South Indian breakfast of idli, vada, pongal, poori, dosa and filter coffeee. We were…
And it grew!
I have something or other to blog about every day! That is what my husband tells me. Let me tell you this was not one I imagined or planned. Before we went on Christmas break my son got a craft activity grow your own Christmas tree. I put it aside and forgot all about it.…
Out in my yard!
In between the dead of winter we experienced a heat wave the past week. It felt really good and we were outside during sunset. Yes, for a change it was not cloudy or rainy but clear skies to experience this beauty. Did the plant get confused? I saw these two leaves? 🤔 But I enjoyed…
A prayer
What is your mission? ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनःसर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः ।सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तुमा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् ।ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥Om Sarve Bhavantu SukhinahSarve Santu Niraamayaah |Sarve Bhadraanni PashyantuMaa Kashcid-Duhkha-Bhaag-Bhavet |Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih || Meaning:1: Om, May All be Happy,2: May All be Free from Illness.3: May All See what is Auspicious,4: May no one Suffer.5: Om Peace, Peace, Peace. I just remembered this prayer we chant. I do not have any mission but a prayer does go a long way. This…
Planning ahead!
Today I was filling up my calendar. A good friend gave me a National Park Calendar and I am putting it to good use. I have committed to some classes on weekends and I really filled up until Memorial Day. My son’s program yellow book arrived with all the activities. I had missed a few…
Doing things differently!
What could you do differently? The mental and physical endurance needed to raise a “special one” is huge. I stumbled upon another parent who narrated her experience. I told her “been there” and yes had reacted like her. Yes, people around us keep pushing our buttons. Yes, years and years of managing a child I…
In their own world 🌎!
Everyone at the gym had earbuds. My observation the past few days. Everyone at the airport had earbuds. Everyone everywhere are having earbuds! Everyone are in their own worlds! Autism means being in their own world. We restrict our son with his music and headphones. In fact he doesn’t bring his music outside the house.…
Looking forward!
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? If I think about the past I think about bad things that had happened to me. So I think a lot about my future. Anyway when I wrote this prompt in the past my thoughts always revolved around the food I need…
Great gifts 🎁
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? When we traveled last week we used all the disability services. We pre boarded our son and used TSA help to get security cleared up. We used his access pass to get into National Parks for free. When we had autism moments, of course you do,…
College of life!
What colleges have you attended? Still attending the college of every day life. Isn’t it interesting nothing is taught in school regarding our day to day life? So many complexities and curve balls thrown at us. My experience even made as a book is not going to help anyone since another person’s experience would be…
The desert southwest and more
We came back home last night after an epic 8-day trip to the desert southwest. It was during middle of Navaratri that I had booked a room at Joshua Tree National Park. In between a house full of dolls and guests, I was searching for a perfect place to stay and continue my bucket list…
Happy New Year 2026
Wishing you all a Happy New Year! Yes it is just another day but looks like the world loves to celebrate it. So it does have an energy attached to it. Let’s take that positivity and keep going. Sunset on the Pacific Ocean. It was not a beach vacation that I had planned yet took…
Happy Holidays
Today is the shortest day of the year. It was kind of busy and didn’t feel any different. That said and done, I plan to take a ten day blogging break. I am going to be catching up on other blogs and commenting but will not be writing anything new. Should I do a roundup…
Fun, play ?🤔
What was the last thing you did for play or fun? If drinking a medium cup of coffee instead of a small cup counts as fun I should say that is the last thing I did a few minutes back. Who knew I would become a coffee addict! I was a tea person and still…
How about some milk?
List your top 5 grocery store items. I think milk, milk and more milk. Oh boy! That is what it has been the past few months. We were very picky about our milk before getting organic milk but I do not know what happened we are just running out of them. I do make my…
It’s him my young man
Describe a man who has positively impacted your life. Wow there are too many men who impact my daily life. What if I just mentioned one and really hurt another. 😀😂 Truth be told none of the men who impact my life care to read my daily blogs so if I just talked about anyone…
Hard to predict
Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? I went back to look at this prompt what I wrote a year ago and I couldn’t find it. Usually December and January is flu time in our home so we predict about it. Added this year was some pains to my body. Boy! even…
Life lessons
What skills or lessons have you learned recently? The New York Times Games made the mini crossword paid one when I tried opening it today. I think they will slowly reel all the other games like Wordle into paid category. Lesson learnt, nothing is free in this world. Yesterday I opened a packet of beetroot…
Towards the equator
What cities do you want to visit? I have answered this prompt religiously the past two years with different takes. Meanwhile I have watched videos of tourists in Tokyo, Kulalampur and Simgapore. Maybe my brain says these Asian cities are something within my reach to visit. Yes, Singapore and Malaysia has a lot of Tamil…
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