16 Years ..Not Bad!!

Ok – to start, I am almost lost. Too much of pressure of too many things around me!  

I made a nice dinner of my choice (low in calorie) - pita bread spinach, tacos in salad dressing with sprouts et al, and my tomapple soup. I feel so special.

So I am keeping it quite low profile these days – just jumping or indeed hopping from a task to another.  Studies, assignments, workouts, home commitments, bills, dance classes, amitie art series, and writing submissions…am I forgetting something…???

I just checked the date and it’s 17^th May – ‘the pain anniversary’. In 2000, on the same day, I was diagnosed with runner’s knee, and trust me pain never looked back. 16 years have passed – still it seems as if it just started. With will power, mental strength, love for the pain, and what else helped me to survive, and not give up!

People say pregnancy is difficult. IS IT?? 9 months, a C-section and it’s over.

I challenge swap it with my 16 years. I challenge live 16*365 days with pain, can you? It’s not easy, definitely not. But I am living with it – challenging my pain with different activities – gym, belly dancing, swimming, and what not? At times, I wear make up to hide the pain. I wear a fake smile to tell the pain – ‘hey baby, I am too strong to be broken’.  And, I AM PROUD OF IT!!

It is my battle and I will fight.  A battle against my own self!

The only idea is NOT TO GIVE UP IN LIFE. I have met people who left me hurt, judged me, cursed me, and called me names – in all these 16 years. I was not looking for sympathy but was also not looking for all this either. But they made me strong; they made me very strong. I just love them for being so rude to me.

I am breathless…lol

The Atoms of Haiku Volume 2 is about to start, and I am one of the editors for this volume as well. I am just trying to accommodate this project with my current projects, and other commitments. Soon I will be sharing the call for submissions with my readers. Anybody who is interested can submit their haiku for this anthology.

Never Ever Give Up!

Love

Archana

News 9 Youtube Dance Video Link :)

Well this is the link to the YouTube video of News 9 feature. This is the second part just drag till 4 mins and then you view belly dancing and it's benefits.

Though it works well for everyone but it is equally good for the pregnant ladies. If things go good in life - I am planning to go to Egypt next year to learn it from another teacher to improve my skills. I love my teacher; she is the best and an inspiration for many women.

I am sharing this video for my family as they can see how good i am doing in just 4 classes. It is a gift to my mom as I never thought of coming on TV. News 9 just made my mother's day!

Listen n Watch!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5cbUZoZZTs&feature=share

2 AM...

Whispers has shortlisted 5 haiku. 

Today I plan to study till 2 AM. Life is so strange. I got compliments as the day started. Quite interesting start of my day!

But what I really want to share is a great feeling that I experienced. My domestic help Radha maa's son who is almost 10 years younger to me - had send me a gift for 'Mother's Day'. He wrote me a message in the local language on this Mother's Day. 

I always thought when you give love and time to people - they generally forget with time, as their needs change over the period of time. It has happened with me every time. But maybe God has a way to communicate to us the right message at the right time. I feel so special; I feel as if my efforts have not got wasted. Maybe those who could not understand will definitely realise the worth of it one day..but till then it will be TOO LATE!! 

It is not about the gift but the feelings, and thoughts; it is about the respect and love.

:)

Ershik #13 Is Out!

Studying, Writing, ....I am almost indeed completely confused with so much work at my desk.

Phew!

I am just gathering all the links where I am published and putting it under the folders. This post is mainly for my Russian readers.

Here you go as Ershik #13 is out with my three senryu shortlisted! All are my favourite.

There senryu published in Ershik #13. You can read the Russian version as well. The bold ones are English version with the Russian translation. Love to see my work in other langauges!

all I feel to eat
is a Belgian chocolate
first pregnancy

Archana Kapoor Nagpal (India)

тянет лишь
на бельгийский шоколад
первая беременность

Арчана Капур Нагпал (Индия)

we clear
the broken crockery
quarrel ends

(Archana Kapoor Nagpal, India)

убираем
битую посуду
конец ссоры

Арчана Капур Нагпал (Индия)

golden jubilee
in every photograph
we pull our bellies

(Archana Kapoor Nagpal, India)

золотой юбилей
подтягиваем животы
на всех фото

Арчана Капур Нагпал (Индия)

Happy Monday!

Love

Archana

Mother is a Mother!

Biological, Adopted or Sponsored Mother - a Mother is a Mother!

A statement that I think of - on every Mother's Day. Time has changed. People have changed. Situations have changed BUT for me it will be always the same. A woman who once wanted to have four kids - is just away from any commitment towards motherhood. Maybe people changed her. They just made her realise many things too soon. I take it in stride!

Whatever moments of motherly feeling God gifted me - was just enough. But I can never forget the source through which it came to me. Real or virtual, fake or genuine - how does it matter as it took me to Sphoorti, and I experienced another emotional journey.

I look up to the source as much as I love my mother this Mother's Day! Ofcourse, I have left many things behind or shall I write I paid my emotions to the source as my words. Hurts..maybe not anymore. One fine day - maybe someday!

I am sharing a link to the channel News 9 that featured three strong moms! I am definitely not interested in the first two. But I share this link for my teacher who is the third one in this video. So you can drag to see it. And you will get a glimpse of me as well. Also my other dance mates.

http://www.yupptv.in/#!/play/News9/Special-Report/pid/5964637

Take care of your mother - take them for routine scans and regular checkups. They are more significant than the Fb pictures. I fight with my mother to get it done for her. Indeed, I take her appointments on timely basis, Gift your mother a heath checkup package than these red/white...flowers .

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms around the globe!

Love

Archana

Creatix #32 Published My Haiku

Creatix #32 includes two of my haiku. Happy to share it with all of you. Somehow 'snowman' is my lucky charm !!

snow storm –

my child rediscovering

his toys

 **************************

early spring –

snowman mingles

with its shadow

Here is the link -

http://creatrix.wapoets.net.au/2016/03/creatrix-haiku-32/#Archana Kapoor Nagpal

Happy Friday!

Love <3

Otoliths Published My Work!

Otoliths salutes May Day once again with its own Internationale, a multi-country list of contributors in issue forty-one, the southern autumn issue.

Come celebrate the 10th anniversary of the journal with my three visual published in this issue.

http://the-otolith.blogspot.in/?m=1