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BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought, Poetry

Breathe

Even though it’s tough to breathe,You have to be your best self and turn up with your teeth,Fixed in a smile even if you can’t breathe,Cause the show must go on whether you can or can’t breathe. But remember you have to be stoic and take a deep breath,And don’t forget to hold on to […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought, Poetry

Anguish

Away in the breeze,The thoughts flow and then freeze,The anguish is always ready to seize,However much I try to flee and desist. Time will take it’s due course everyone says,It has happened to us too in our days,Hearing that never helps to heal the minds gray,I constantly find myself stumbling along the cobwebs and strays. […]

Gender Talks, Women's Empowerment

International Women’s Day 2024 #Inspire Inclusion

I will start by wishing all the lovely ladies a very happy International Women’s Day ❤️. There is a detailed post on when and how IWD celebrations started here and you can go through it to know more. Recently we watched a movie called Laapata Ladies which seems to fit perfectly into the theme of […]

Gardening, Lifestyle

Flowers of Shillong:Part 1

Persian Buttercups and Camellia japonica The exotic plants of Shillong keep surprising me every month. In February, it’s the turn of Persian Buttercups and Camellia japonica flowers to mesmerize and fill the heart with cheer and warmth.Yellow, white, pink, red, orange, peach, magenta….name the colour and the Buttercups are ready with it!Most of the Camellia […]

Healthy Recipes, Lifestyle

Veggie Lentil Soup Recipe

Veggie Lentil Soup RecipeLentils or Dal is a staple in our household. My husband and brother in law are both avid dal lovers and need their lentils with every meal. So you can imagine the sheer necessity to come up with different versions of the same base ingredients to keep our meals as exciting as […]

Food for Thought

Take it slow

What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? During my leisure time I enjoy taking things very slow. Listening to some favourite music, reading a book are some of the things I enjoy doing during the slow leisurely phases…

CauseAchatter, Gardening, Mental Health

Gardening in 2023

Gardening in 2023: A pictorial blog The year 2023 has been one full of extreme ups and downs.Throughout all the highs and lows the love quotient has always been high.I am grateful for all the love that we received and returned from and to the special people in our lives. I am grateful for our […]

Food for Thought, Mental Health

5 minute miracle

I practice this 5 minute miracle technique of getting mentally relaxed before getting into the day’s grind esp. when there is a hectic day ahead. This started sometime in 2019 at a hotel(resort) I was staying at during my official field trips. The suite room in the resort had a wonderful seating and study space […]

Food for Thought

Parallel Universe of no sleep

If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time? Parallel universes are fun. They help me let my imagination run totally wild. I am sure there is one parallel universe in which I dont need sleep. Now what would I do with all the extra time. I would read more […]