The third month of the year- March has gone even
before I realized and the 4th month – April is already here. Like the last month this month too
had so many ups and downs, what kept me going was the daily gratitude journal
which I made it a practice to write everyday things that I am grateful for
which kept shifting my focus constantly enabling me to stay in gratitude
despite whatever happens in my life.
While I look at my diary every page
full of small little things that raised my energy levels – I am glad that I
have learnt the art of staying in peace and gratitude right through the days
and also have accepted the fact that life will be this way, there’s no smooth
ride for anyone in this world. Every person is fighting their own battles and
whatever experiences life offers – I will accept it with a grateful heart and
continue my journey believing that “the best is yet to come” and I am in
process of creating the best version of myself.
Hence I refuse to explain myself;
take no stress and pressure from anyone or any situation – Be calm, in control
and focus on what’s the most important for my life. With these thoughts I have
just put randomly out of many things my gratitude list for the month of March
2019.
I have been regularly using the tread
mill every day and am glad to be consistent, grateful for the opportunity and
availability of this machine to be able to work out. I have also added sprouts
to my regular diet along with some green salad and fruits – being summer, nice
to have water melons, grapes and sometimes papaya too.
My daughter completed her
intermediate II year exams this month. She had a ten day gap for the last paper
which was English Literature and now she is relaxed, spends time learning new
songs, playing the keyboard and attends church with her friends.
Grateful for my nephew Ezekiel who
survived a major accident and hurt his legs and had scratches on his face and
hands….. It’s a miracle that he managed to escape death. Thankfully there were
no deep injuries in the head or any other part of the body.
I was surprised by one of David’s
friend who is a musician and teaches my daughter to play keyboard, when he came
home for the classes – he wished me for women’s day and affirmed me with a
lovely compliment and a huge Cadbury silk chocolate – this surely was a great
treat for me especially when I returned after a tired day’s work at campus.
Glad to have watched a Hindi Movie
“Gully Boy” with my friend and enjoyed Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in action –
a movie of a different kind by Zoya Akhtar who always comes up with creative
out of the box content.
Meeting classmates and friends for
Dinner, enjoying a great meal – laughing, joking and sharing our experiences,
clicking some pictures to make these moments a memorable one. One friend made
homemade snacks for all of us –and another one just returned from a short tour
and picked up a popular sweet for all of us – felt thankful by their
thoughtfulness and love, consider myself blessed to have friends who care.
Grateful for Nathu – my nephew’s son
who celebrated his birthday on the 25th of this month – I could take
some time out on Holi (which was a holiday for me) and spend few hours with my
brother’s family, attempted to drive the car on my own – feeling victorious J that I could be on a busy road with family members in the car and reach
home safely.
This month was also my friend Neomi’s
birthday, another inspiring lady in my life who stood by me in the worst
situations and been a long time friend. She is not only a great friend – but
also someone who’s wants to make a difference in the lives of people, and we
have been working together nearing a decade and while we meet up to plan and do
some meaningful work in the community through the #Ywcaofsecunderabad - through
our committee meetings – we took the opportunity as a team to celebrate her
birthday that is on 28 of this month. To appreciate, affirm and pray for her
well being and thank her for the support and guidance.
This month we facilitated Prevention
of Sexual Harassment at Work Place (POSH) a session to the staff of the
#Ywcaofsecunderabad an interesting topic, orienting the staff to understand
this subject and be aware of its implication. Which will be further followed up
by having a policy for the organization and
ICC (Internal Complaints Committee) in place. This year we have our
focus on implementing these sessions in companies/offices/institutions.
I am glad to go for a Dental check up
and found that I needed a root canal treatment; which took priority and am
happy that we have very good Dentist in our area, who is David’s friend and so
I felt comfortable and safe to get it done without any fear and anxiety J
I also connected this month to a
friend on a long distance call after a span of 3 years and it was so refreshing
to talk and hear about all the happenings in our lives and show concern about
each other. ..
My mother in law stopped eating and was not in the conscious state, David continued to sleep during the nights watching
over her and keep shifting her position as she cannot move, on the 28 of March
she breathed her last and we buried her the next day after the service in the
church – this was the saddest experience of the month especially for David and his sister who were very attached to her –
they did everything possible to enable her to move on peacefully without having
to struggle much and it’s been a blessing to have a peaceful death.
There’s still lot
more formalities and rituals that follow
which will get over in 40 days time – the grief will still be there, as
every person taken their own time to grieve… .. .
Mrs Maggie - May her soul rest in peace |
My mother in law Mrs Maggie kind, generous, accommodative and a strong person; Despite a lot of challenge in her life, she took care of all her children and helped them to achieve their goals. She was very helpful to me and I could work and continue in my career because my kids were looked after by her till they reached the school going age. I am grateful for her contributions in my journey for being supportive and generous, May her soul Rest in Peace.
Thanks for reading
this post….hope you had a great month… wishing you a Amazing April..
Be Blessed & Be
a Blessing
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