Daisy

Smiling eyes, Warm heart, Loving touch and a caring start, to my new year- Daisy

This young at heart lady is part of my workplace who has quickly become a part of my day,and all the nice moments in my day. Someone who puts a smile on my face with her warmth and care. I am sure ther are others who feel the same.

Just wanted to be grateful to God to surround me with beautiful people like Daisy. Thank you God!

The Shift

New year rings in and with it we ring into our new place.

Yes. we have shifted yet again :)
Packing and Unpacking , unsettling and settling again, a process that takes up a lot of you...but its all worth it once you see what your efforts have done to the empty spaces you had entered...a house done up, ready and inviting, happy and smiling. Its a treat. But the treat is yet just half done :) what with both of us working, its a slow but sure process.

However we already had our first round of guests in the new year! The 2nd day of the new year, my cousin rang up: "Hey how close are you to Acres? 2 km? cool! we'll be there. Both of us smiling, tentatively inviting. But its lovely to have your own step into your home....somewhat a relief.

Next day was a pizza treat day! I was baking! so we decided to invite another set of cousins, actually two. The dining table 'finally' unwrapped, hosted this small party of hungry imps :). By the way this dining table is a new one which di and jiyaji designed for our home. Looks good! Quite neat actually!
Thanks di-jiju lovely wedding gift :)

Unlike the last place, this place is a rented one, yet feels like our own. Big spaces, green views, super kingsize bedroom, spacious loo - unlikely to find in Mumbai.. though short on /devoid of storage, its a lovely place. When he is able to get his good night's sleep that means he has finally settled into his new home.

Our drawing room is going to be one rocking area with his record player and his DIY record/amp/speaker trolley taking the centerstage here. I think we can have some cool parties here. Watch out for invitations guys and don't miss out!

He has also set up "The Parish" here. One entire room dedicated to his newly launched ad agency. His thinking den and work pad.

For me, its a convenient little pad where i call for everything over a phone, Thanks to Chamunda verything is here in a jiffy!
Neighbours are good. maids are good, little expensive though, but then one cannot have everything just to one's liking right? especially not the maids ;)

I am actually looking forward to using the clubhouse now - TT and swimming will be my regulars with some splashes of gymming! not a fan of indoor exercise.

The shift. Worth its while. Thank you God. Thanks Manav.

Verdant Mornings!

Happy mornings!
Amidst city clutter, ensconced in a cocoon of verdant serenity
Green and peaceful
Reaching out to the skies
My lover by my side
Egging each other to step up
Falling into a rythmic gait
Effusively silent, sensing togetherness.
Discovering new things each day
I know they are here to stay
These lovely mornings...

My Golden Flaming Silver Star Retriever!

That flaming ball of fire cools down

Setting beautifully, what splendid colors

Carrot Pink, Orangeindigo and Vermillionblue,

Royal Violet, Prussian purple and Grey of many hues

The dusk dawns and the night falls

Till Silvery Black is all thats seen

Stars drop down and heavens stand tall

Marred by scattered fluffs of cotton balls

The mooney crescent cradles that one 'lone' shining star

My star, My friend of many woofs

Of bounding leaps and flapping ears

Of twinkling eyes and lapping tears

Of wagging tail and digging paws

Fluffy Mud, My handsome stud

I missed you but each time I see my lone star I would know its because you are there that I live my life fully. Thank you Mud.

Nemo's Rebirth and After....

Nemo's Rebirth...
The soul, seeking freedom. The bowl is no more a boundary. No plastic floats.
Just heart, mind, flesh...all that's real and feeling..
Hurting and healing...
The life energy ready to give and take
Poised for a new start its a new world out there..A resolve that's made..

This time as a bird...building his own nest,
To and fro, day in day out, twig by twig, stuck together with the love in his heart and the faith in his mate..
A resolve to build it strong..stronger...
As he lovingly sees their little bough nest being put together, the bird,
He knows the love nest will hold forth any storm, any tempest, any cyclone..

With that faith in God, he flies now,
Soaring, higher, farther, free'er,
Fresh wind in his face and his mate as his brace..

Smo(c)king!

Kill me!
Burn me!
Asphyxiate me!
I want to die inside!
I don't have anyone to love!
Not even myself
I don't have anyone who loves me!
Not even me!
hah! life is too short enjoy it!
Why bother about health and things like that!
Let me get that taste!
I have to die anyways, let me live it to its fullest!
Live by dying every day!!!!!!
S'mo(c)k'e myself to death!

You must be wondering me, that hard core advocate and supporter of "No s'mo(c)k'ing", why is she writing this!!!

Today a colleague of mine 'N', sits right next to my desk, came in and said, ":) Hi! Are you better today, in mood and health?"
(was not feeling well at all yesterday and was under tremendous work pressure)

"Much better thank you", said I and then a whiff of s'mo(c)k'e, I was surprised and shocked!
"N, you s'mo(c)k'ed!!!!????"

":(, Yes I did."

"I thought you don't s'mo(c)k'e , had quit?? :-0"

"Yes, actually a friend caught me down at the porch and just s'mo(c)k'ed...my wife also does not know. I used to s'mo(c)k'e 15 a day at one point in time."

" Then how did you manage to leave s'mo(c)k'ing....it must have been really difficult right, doesn't the s'mo(c)k'e beckon you?"

"Yes, was difficult, but just left it, In B school I used to s'mo(c)k'e 15 a day and used to get tired in 2 games, now even 10 at a stretch don't tire me out. By the way do you know that a person who s'mo(c)k'es, and leaves it needs atleast 7 years to repair all the damage done? I advise everybody, don't ever s'mo(c)k'e once you have left. Not even that one off, because two lead to four, eight and in no time you are back to s'mo(c)k'ing as many!

Whats to it? Whats so great about s'mo(c)k'ing? There's nothing good about. Can you imagine being held in a gas chamber, where there is very little oxygen and you are burning and asphyxiating to death. Where you can't breathe because well there is nothing to breathe in, there's only s'mo(c)k'e that breathes you in. Just because its not you but your lungs that are facing this, does not mean you should happily keep s'mo(c)k'ing while your lungs go through this gas chamber every second of the time you spend s'mo(c)k'ing. I don't understand, I don't....

You'll See It When You Believe It!

Carrying on I thought life is going great
Suddenly a streaking light and I put on the brake

A voice said

"Take stock
You might just mock
At your own complacency
Without knowing your actual potency!"
Why don't you start living?
Start Living Now, LIVING DELIBERATELY!"

"And here I say again my friend- Take stock
Take stock now and hold on to that thought!"

Belief leads to your Experience
Belief leads to Reality you make!
Belief leads to what you choose to create
Belief leads to your own fate!

Your own belief, Deliberate and Sure
Knowing, Conscious, Aware and Pure!
Nothing my friend, nothing more
Your own belief, Deliberate and Sure

Stop believing --> "All what I have is where it ends "
Believe instead -->"This is the beginning of great things at my end"
There's more than meets the eye to see
Start creating your own reality

The mantra it seems is very plain
Behold!
Power of this pulls you out of the mundane

I'll believe it when I see it!- STOP NOW!!!
You'll See It When You Believe It!-
Live Deliberately, Create Reality That's How!

Believe it!