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Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive? It’s a while since I wrote for WordPress prompt. But I like this prompt/question. I live with a boy who is active. By nature, I like to keep doing something. Nowadays my body through aches and pains does give me a signal. “Take a break, Take…
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My son’s music therapist from India thanked me today. I was a bit surprised. It seems another parent got motivated by a video I had posted. My son plays a beat to a song sung by his teacher. The parents have a non verbal 10 year old and they had their child do the same.…
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My grandma used to tell a story. There was a man who had 16 children but lived in a small house. He was always tired and felt congested inside the house. One day he met a saint. He asked his advice about how he can live peacefully. The saint gave him a goat and asked…
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Nine days of festival “All done”! That is what my boy would say. It was a hectic but worth the time. The evening was spent at my Swamiji’s Ashram. We had collected canned food during Navaratri and we were overwhelmed by the support. The food was dropped off at Datta Retreat Center. The food will…
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Finally my phone captured THE Northern Lights. We can even see the phenomenon with our naked eyes a bit! But the day was filled with Golu hopping. An amazing Dasavataram (10 avatars of Lord MahaVishnu) made artistically by my friend’s ten year old daughter. I missed this Golu and my friend forwarded me this. I…
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Thanks to all my guests who visited my Golu in person. Thanks to all who shared their wishes and appreciations online. But I need to thank two more people. My sons who helped me bring more than 40 boxes from my basement. I hope I have passed the interest to my next generation . I…
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We had some personal work to be completed today. Feeling blessed that things worked out great today. The first three days we prayed Goddess Durga, them the next three days was Goddess Lakshmi. Tomorrow we start our prayers to Goddess Saraswathi. Goddess Saraswathi is The Goddess of learning. My goal im life is to keep…
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Navaratri means nine nights. I had most of my guests this weekend so on day 5 I had more time on hand to check up on my golu today evening. The temple Kumbhabhishekam or consecration ceremony was my new piece this year. For 1000 rupees I got the adjacent temple tank and trees from a…
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This year I didn’t take any pictures of my golu. Two of our friends did take all the pictures. I have to accept I am not good at photography. I also did not have a theme at all. But was fortunate to collect a number of new Devi idols. People have been asking me where…
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Almost half my guests have come. It is always a pleasure to meet people during this season. I am thrilled when people sit and chant or sing for my Golu. Today too I had many guests doing the same. My boy is really thrilled his mom has not been on his back the past 36…
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Grateful to a friend who dropped in and took pictures of my Golu. He took a lot of pains doing so. 🙏 Grateful to my son’s facilitator who made gifts for my guests. All summer my son’s friends made these. Grateful to my family and my extended family who are visiting me for supporting me…
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When a woman or a girl visits the house she is offered a thamboolam for Navaratri. It usually contains things that are used by ladies like a comb or a mirror along with haldi(tumeric) and kumkum. In India, bananas and a coconut are also placed. Anyhow coming to US, I found out buying a coconut…
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I have to accept I cannot do it all. The past month was traveling all over India and when I came back I was tired! I didn’t think I would be this much. I didn’t think I would do some traveling in India and I did. I had to settle my boy in his routine.…
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I found this on a social media page. Felt so real. As I get back to my routine after my India trip, it resonated more. I planned my trip in such a way that I am back home for Navaratri. I have never missed the celebrations. It is an opportunity for me to meet friends…
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What’s the trait you value most about yourself? Okay, I am not going to talk about me. But I am going to talk about a friend. Me and my husband are friends with a couple in their early and mid seventies who bring their dog for a walk. We meet them almost every day during…
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We left our garden orphaned and went to India. We left it’s fate to nature and made the trip. The tomatoes and the beans had given us some yield in July and August and we were happy. We know the bunnies would have a field day with so much silence. When my mom asked what…
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What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? I am unpacking my box after a trip to India. I got dolls for my Navaratri. Yes, the festival Navaratri is very close to my heart. I just have one week to put up my huge display. But I am mentally…
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We returned back yesterday night! If WordPress asks me what countries you have visited, I can say London. British Airways gave us a mini adventure. They couldn’t find a gate for our connecting flight. They bused us all around Heathrow airport and we had to use the stairs to climb up the air craft. That…
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We have been in India for almost three weeks! It is time to go home and back to routine. We stayed with our parents the entire time to give a stability to my boy. It was abnormally hot here (multiple 100 degree days) and a lot of sleep issues. But my adrenaline rush and good…
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My parents live in a house that is nearly 70 years old. Too many memories and too many things are there in the house. My dad would be too happy if I would carry some with me. Anyhow I am taking back some photo albums with me. I don’t think my parents would even miss…
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