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The next few days, I would be completing my mindfulness course online. The last series was all about Buddhism. I love learning about all religions and I enjoyed my lectures. This week, I had an assignment to research about a non profit that uses mindfulness. I thought I should share about it in my blog…
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Monday is Krishna Jayanthi or should I say our Krishna’s Birthday. A function celebrated in India with so many sweets and savouries. Unlike the festival of Diwali, it is very important we do not taste these different snacks before we offer to God. The celebrations are usually late evening and hours would have passed after…
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The weather turned cold this week. The night temperature dropped to 51 degree farenheit or 10 degree yesterday night. If this were early March, our brain would have just enjoyed it. We would say a warm day after a cold winter. My husband always makes this comment when we pick our jackets during late summer.…
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What motivates you? Trying to appreciate myself has helped me! Even on a day when all things go wrong, trying to do something small and claiming that victory goes a long way. Not comparing us to anyone helps too. My special son had an Individualized Education Plan in school and now has an Individual Service…
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I love the color purple. Found this beauty on my walk on the trail yesterday. Few days back on our walk, my husband found a six foot long black snake. (I did not take a picture, but I can remember my husband running back towards me very well😀😀 and me screaming). It was on a…
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What do you enjoy most about writing? Yesterday afternoon we had intermittent rains. My boy dozed off in the middle of the afternoon. Around dinner my husband mentioned, we didn’t accomplish anything that afternoon. I was surprised that I had the same feeling. In reality our morning was busy with me cooking and my husband…
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My phone calendar shows Diwali is November 1st. If the Western world thinks that is the only festival we enjoy or celebrate I am sorry that is just one of many. In fact our household festive season began yesterday with Varalakshmi pooja. It will soon be followed by Ganesh Chaturthi, Krishna Jayanthi, Navaratri and then…
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In today’s constantly connected world, finding solitude has become a lost art. But spending time on your own gives you the chance to revitalize your body and your mind at the same time. Being by yourself with no distractions gives you the chance to clear your mind, focus, and think more clearly. It also gives…
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What brings you peace? Exactly a year back I answered the same prompt. I went back and looked at my post. Mindfulness, beach vacation and coffee were all the things that bring peace was my thought then. Fast forward yesterday, I was at an ISCKON temple. The weather was perfect. It was not too cold…
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What profession do you admire most and why? I saw a video. A young girl who was 9 years old was being interviewed. She was above grade level in all her subjects. The video ended saying the girl was attending a school taught just by AI. The teacher is the first adult social interaction the…
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My special one turns 27 this weekend. Happy Birthday to my boy. Even before his birthday on Sunday, thanks to you all, my blog reached 50,000 views. My younger one, with love and affection, ordered two pieces of cake. The cake pieces were expensive. But he is the next generation, and that is how they…
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What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? The Olympics are coming to a close. How fast the past two weeks flew by. I did not watch any events but have been following it online. I loved the social media memes about the Turkish guy who won the…
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In today’s constantly connected world, finding solitude has become a lost art. But spending time on your own gives you the chance to revitalize your body and your mind at the same time. Being by yourself with no distractions gives you the chance to clear your mind, focus, and think more clearly. It also gives…
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Few weeks back I wrote that I went to Chicago. It was to attend Gita Utsav and Guru Poornima celebrations there. It was a time I spent time with my younger son. Me and my younger boy participated in Bhagavad gita chanting on the 20th and Guru Gita chanting on the 21st in the presence…
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Man made garden at the trail entrance welcomes one and all. Yesterday’s rain, there is water in the stream The sign made me curious to walk down to the pedestrian bridge. I have never noticed this memorial. A memorial for kids who died on September 11th 2001. Each one represented by a flower. What a…
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Describe one habit that brings you joy. I have a very good habit of planning. It brings so much happiness. My husband says that is not in his DNA, yet with our OCD ritualistic boy it is very helpful. So he get alongs with it. Mentally I plan so many things. But when I write…
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I wrote about a poem “Welcome to Holland” yesterday. I got the author’s permission to publish the same on my blog. So here is it. Welcome To Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley Copyright©1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of the author. I am often asked to describe the experience of…
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A year ago, I mentioned a poem called Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley. I was introduced to this poem by a therapist from India when my son was three. Here is the link to the poem. https://www.emilyperlkingsley.com/welcome-to-holland It is about planning a trip to Italy but ending up in Holland. Yes, when you…
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When my special son was attending public school, he was in an autism classroom. I would be on the call all the time. Yes, I would be called to say he is coughing, he is having a running nose, and he seems to have a temperature around 100 and that he needs to be picked…
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