I am 'Healing with the Seasons'...Are you....??

I will have no time for the next couple of days. Virtually, I will be completely in an inactive mode!

I read a poem that really touched my soul.

Time is a healing factor and it is the only medicine to heal one’s soul. People come and go but they leave us with some good memories. Cherish those memories for a better life. But the fun is when you open hands to embrace new people to weave new memories. Your life should be like flowing water, full of energy and freshnessJ.

A poem written by an anonymous author that is so true and I can very well relate to it. This reminds me of a real life instance where I was denied my favourite ‘Belgian Chocolate Ice-cream’ just because my sister is pregnant and I am not. I felt so hurt but with a month’s time, I forgot it. No doubts, whenever I see Belgian Chocolate Ice- Cream at any ice-cream outlet, I recall the incident and my eyes are filled with tears. It is not that I cannot afford to buy it. It is the feeling of discrimination that bothers me.

There are incidents that leave us hurt but then we have to let it go off. I know how bad it was to be denied ice-cream and face the discrimination just because you are not carrying a baby. But then you have to heal yourself as you might have to face worse than this, as you are not a ‘mother’.

Healing is a way to be stronger and preparing yourself for bigger problems and challengesJ

I hope you enjoy this poem............

Healing with the Seasons

By Anonymous

Waiting for a child is hard . . . recovering from a miscarriage is even harder. But it seems to me that G‑d in His mercy designed the seasons to help us through the healing process . . . and cushion the blow . . .

Blow, wind, blow
Clear the branches from the leaves and fill them up with snow
Shove the people in their homes so I won’t have to know
All the babies on their way and see the tummies grow
Watch them shudder from the wind as to their homes they go

Fall, leaves, fall
One by one they each let go till none are left at all
Clear up all the memories that clutter up my brain
Want to step ahead without the baggage of the pain
Wishing for some peace of mind so I can hope again

Come, winter, come
Let the branches stand out bare and empty for a while
People hurry frantically, not stopping for a smile
Force us to seek comfort in our blankets and our tea
Give us time to gather strength before you set us free

Snow, clouds, snow
Show us there is pleasure that the winter too can hold
Lips turn blue and cheeks turn pink while playing in the cold
Snow to stomp and roll and throw and shape into a ball
Show of lights and beauty as we sit and watch it fall

Melt, snow, melt
Time to leave the world you froze and let it grow once more
Time to hope for colors, life, and all the good in store
Time to warm our chilly bones and breathe from deep within
Time to face the world again with confidence to win

Grow, plants, grow
Just like me, you’ve had your time to hide away and mourn
Now it’s time for life again to come out and be born
Let us show that in the end the good will always rise
Let us match the shining sun and cloudless brilliant skies

Fill, trees, fill
There’s a rule that living things are never standing still
Life’s not meant to be survived but lived with energy
A purpose and a passion and a certain surety
That there are missions that Hashem has waiting just for me
And soon I’ll watch the pieces fall in place so perfectly

Just Heal Yourself...!!

Happy Beginning Has A Happy Ending!!

“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.” - Groucho Marx quotes (American Comedian, Actor and Singer, 1890-1977)

Arthritis taught me a lesson of life to take each day like a new journeyJ. I start my day as if I am starting a new journey, leaving behind all the negative and positive instances of yesterday. I prefer to meet many new people on a new day of life.

Each day, I get out of my bed with acute stiffness and pain in my joints. But still I wear a smile on my face and hope in my thoughts that this is the best day of my lifeJ

Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways. ~Stephen Vincent Benét

It is true that every happy beginning has a happy ending.

Yesterday has no existence in your today. Let bygones be bygones. Yesterday is like a leaf of a tree that has shed from its branch and it does not matter where the wind has blown that leaf.

If yesterday was a day of achievement, you will celebrate it for the next few weeks. In case, it was a bad day, you will remember the unpleasant moments for the next few days.

To make it clear whether it was a good day or bad day, we have a nature to carry those moments to another day. This is not the real art of life.

If you will pick moments from ‘yesterday’ then you cannot start a new journey of ‘today’. ‘Today’ should be like a fresh food to eat, to digest and to welcome a happy ‘tomorrow’.

Be neutral in life, when it comes to moments around your ‘day’. Before you hit the bed, erase all good and bad moments with a thought that ‘I have to welcome tomorrow with a big smile and positive attitude’. If you are happy or sad, the feeling should end with the day itself. Remember, when you will wake up like a blank page of a word document, you can write a new story each day.

Your day will end happily, if you will let go off all the happy and sad moments of your day with a feeling to wake up and embrace a new day to start a new journeyJ.

To have a happy ending, you need to have a happy beginning. If you will have a happy beginning, you will have a happy ending. It is like a vicious circle!

“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”~Abraham Lincoln

New Label: Golden Moments - Writer

I got a chance to collate some of my stories as ‘images’ that are featured in US and Indian Magazines. I have also provided the links to my readers to read them online. I have named this label and album as ‘Golden Moments as a Writer’. You can see the link appearing under the ‘Label’ tab. Any link of story being mentioned in a magazine or other blogger’s blog will be captured as an image and will appear as a part of this album with the link to read the sameJ. I will keep updating this label.

https://plus.google.com/photos/108980877216677105725/albums/5782818822921981841

New Month: Two New Labels!!

A new month with two new labels ‘Google+’ and ‘Golden Moments: Writer’.

I have changed the template of my blog to a new layout and background for my readersJ

Firstly, you can see a link below that will help you to view my latest updates. Here is the link to my Google+. You can view blog related albums through my posts shared via Google+. ‘Google+’ is the new label name that will appear under the ‘label’ section.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/108980877216677105725/posts/p/pub

Secondly, I got a chance to collate some of my stories as ‘images’ that are featured in US and Indian Magazines. I have also provided the links to my readers to read them online. I have named this label and album as ‘Golden Moments as a Writer’. You can see the link appearing under the ‘Label’ tab. Any link of story being mentioned in a magazine or other blogger’s blog will be captured as an image and will appear as a part of this album with the link to read the sameJ. I will keep updating this label.

https://plus.google.com/photos/108980877216677105725/albums/5782818822921981841

This link is more to view my blog related ‘Public Albums’ as well.

Happy Weekend!

400 Posts, 15735 Page views: I Could GOAD MYSELF!

2 years, 400 posts and 15,735 page views on my blog; it is an overwhelming feeling to blog around these numbers. Being a writer, for the first time, numbers attracted me so much.

Last day of my birthday month and I am happy to share these numbers. I started to blog in 2010 and never imagined to write 400 posts on this blog. I completed a year with my second blog, dedicated to ‘Arthritis’. The page views are like my motivators to write better and worth reading.

All I could write to justify these numbers is ‘I could Goad Myself’. Few lines of Stephen Hawking at Paralympics 2012 opening ceremony that I can relate very well with this post and my feelings that prompted me, ‘Not To Give Up’ and ‘Move On’!!

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up!” - Stephen Hawking

US Magazine Featured My Story - 34 Letters to God!

It is a feeling of happiness, when your prayers are answered and you are closer to your dreams. I had lot of questions from God. They were never answered as GOD only answer prayers.

I am happy to share a link of one of my story that got featured in a US Magazine in their 2^nd Anniversary Issue, August 2012.

It is listed under the ‘Feature Story’ section of the magazine that makes me happy and contented.

http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1xwcz/HOOKnows/resources/17.htm

I am enjoying the liberty of a writer, crossing the borders to reach more readers via print media and online publications. 

Thanks to www.bahamasfamily.com for featuring my story.

A writer lives through his/her writings. I am happy for being immortal J

Thanks to my publishers, readers and editors!!

Onam Special: What am I reading these days?

Happy Onam to my readers in India!!

At Bangalore Airport, we have a lovely bookshop. A delay of few minutes in my flight tempts me to enter the shop and pick a book. My forte is ‘self-help’ and my home library is a collection of many books around the same.

These days, I am reading ‘Life Changers Dreamers and Doers’ by Robert H. Schuller.

It is a collection of short stories to deliver a message. Every chapter leaves you in an anticipation for the next message through a new story. This book is like a daily dose of medicine for me. Each chapter has a message that helps me to sleep tight and open up new doors of life, every morning.

I have read his earlier book and somehow I enjoyed his writings –

The Inspirational Writings: Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do/Tough Minded Faith for Tender Hearted People.

As I write, the way my blog inspires people, I look for inspiration too. His writings are like an inspirational guide for me and it really works for meJ

To manage arthritis as a medical condition and bear the pain, you cannot be happy-go lucky all 365 days. There are days when you feel unbearable pain and you cannot brood about your condition, all the time.

Other than my pain, my readers might be facing many issues like a bad day at work, fight with your spouse or being cheated in life et al. Grab a copy of this book, if you want to indulge into a meditative mood and cleanse your thoughts to be at peace.

Happy Wednesday and CheerioJ