Enjoy this Moment ! You are a Marvel !

This week was deepavali, festival of lights, my daughter was very eager to burst some crackers, so she wanted me to go out with her to buy some crackers, and very selectively she choose what she wanted, invited her cousins and enjoyed burning the crackers along with them. While I watched her having fun, I was missing Emmanuel my son, who was alive last year, and was with his sister enjoying himself. I comforted myself, and joined my daughter, for I know I am happy with memorable moments of my son, I chose to be with my daughter for her to have special memories of her mom. I am inspired by this quote:

“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four and that Paris is the capital of France.

When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. 

You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children. “ Pablo Casals

Happy Deepavali & Enjoy this moment!

 

Love You Mother

Today is my mother’s birthday, and it brings very beautiful memories of my life with her, I can never forget the way she managed the family, she has been my inspiration and model, for she believed in sharing, and was never tired of giving. She gave herself totally for the family, till the end, she never owned or possessed anything for herself. 

I am grateful to God for the gift of her, and today I am happy for what I am because of her. The lines below are just apt for what I feel today.

Memory Can Tell Us Only What We Were 

by Richard Fife

Memory can tell us only what we were,
In company with those we loved;
It cannot help us find out what each of us,
Alone, must now become.
Yet, no person is really alone;
Those who live no more still echo
Within our thoughts and words,
And what they did has become
Woven into what we are.

Be Blessed & Be Happy

My Health in My Hands

This month is the closure of the swimming pool for a winter break for the next 5 months, and I am thinking about what will I do in this time, I have created this time and space for myself, now it has become my routine, to drop my daughter every day at the bus stop and head straight to the pool, and after an hour get back to my desk.  This has been my routine for the last 6 months, I am happy because of this schedule I am energetic and active throughout the day. Now I do not want to give up my sacred time.

 So I am looking for options where I can do some physical activity and at the same time feel happy about it and be health.  While I do all these things, I also practice some affirmations to help me get into making small changes in my life style for radiant health.

Affirmations for healthy body image 

·         I enjoy exercising more and more each day

·         I choose to eat only healthy food

·         I am getting thin day by day

·         Each day I am moving closer to my ideal weight

·         Today I naturally eat less

·         I deserve a trim, beautiful, fit and healthy body

·         Today I love my body fully, deeply an joyfully

·         My body has its own wisdom and I trust that wisdom completely

·         I am in control of my health and wellness.

·         I have abundant energy, vitality and well-being

·         I am filled with energy to do all the daily activites in my life.

Be Healthy & Be Happy!

Wedding Anniversary

October 13 2011 was our wedding anniversary, and with the new opportunity for me to be out, I am happy to celebrate in the company of myself, I called up my husband and congratulated him for accompanying me for the last 12 years of my life, I am grateful to God, my family and friends for helping us in this journey, there were a lot of people who have helped us to move on in life despite problems. 

I miss my son Emmanuel, who has contributed a lot to strengthen our relationship, I owe to both my daughter Maria Dorothy and my son Mario Emmanuel who have not only kept us together, but brought us closer to each other. We are rich because of their presence in our lives; the joys they brought, and the meaning they gave to our lives.  I appreciate and thank my family and friends for praying for us, thinking about us, and sending us prayerful wishes.

As for me I enjoyed being who I am, felt like queen as I stayed in clarion collections for the workshop, which provided me opportunity to meet, new friends, enjoy an Italian breakfast, a Punjabi lunch and a Chinese dinner –  and shop a little in the evening hours, what more do I ask the Lord, I am only filled with gratitude for the last 12 years of my life, each year has been a different experience, and so I continue my life with gratitude in my heart as long as I am alive for I know that we’re journeying together to what the Lord has prepared for us. 

I appreciate and  thank my family and  friends, for their prayers and support.

Be Blessed & Be Happy !

My Trip to New Delhi

Life is full of surprises, and for me the biggest surprise came in when I was asked to attend a workshop in Delhi, I was not sure whether I would make it, as it has been more than 10 years in my life, I had gone for a live in workshop, and with Emmanuel, I could never make up my mind, even if there was opportunity, now with Emmanuel more, it was only my daughter that I needed to worried about, and was not sure how my David my husband and my mother in law will respond, me being out for 5 days, and I wondered if this was possible. 

 I spoke to my in charge, she asked me a straight question, do you want to go ? make  up your mind first and leave the rest to work – true enough, I made a decision, and rest everything fell in its place, while I did, I was still thinking about my daughter, whether she will manage without me, and how will things be in my absence and how would my husband and mother in law respond, when I tell them that I would be traveling out of station.

To my surprise, my daughter had no problem when I shared with her, she was willing to manage, and my sister was ready to help her, when I spoke to my husband, he was very open to the idea, and my mother in law assured me that she will take care of the house in my absence.

So I set out with confidence, and it was a wonderful experience for me to be in Delhi and attend an interesting workshop conducted by the Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA) World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Research in the Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Problems & the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The aim of this workshop was to build capacity in India to provide screening and brief intervention (BI) for substance use problems. This workshop was held at the Clarion-Qutab Hotel, New Delhi.

It was a very good break for me, as the I got something new to learn, and also had the opportunity to interact with different kinds of people, with a lovely ambience, good food, friends and most important, a refreshing moment to be  in the company of myself. I enjoyed the luxury of being served, away from the household work, and the routine of taking care of people around me.  I came back fresh with enthusiasm and desire to do something meaningful in this area.

I am grateful to God for the opportunity provided, for all the learnings I have had, and for all those lovely people in my life. I surprised myself with the decision I made, and the risk I took to leave behind my daughter, whose attachment has grown in the absence of my son, but then I am glad, I provided opportunity for my daughter to manage herself, and allowed my husband and in law to take care of themselves.  I am now confident and learning to trust myself.

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen”. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be Blessed & Be Happy!