August 27, 2015

Gratitude post for August, 2015



August was an interesting and busy month for me both at home front and at the work place. David decided to go for a 10 day Vipassana meditation course for the third time, and this time he wanted to serve and also practice the art of meditating. Being an activity oriented person, this 10 day break did a lot of good for his mind and body. In the last one year there has been a lot of stress in our family; wherein we had two deaths within the family and a few health issues. I managed to take a few short breaks with our daughter; David could not as he had other commitments at work.

So now I am happy and grateful that he could take a small break from the routine staying in silence, eating a vegetarian meal and meditating for a full day.  The experience has helped him to bring in some changes in his thinking, diet, and over all our lifestyles too. I am grateful for this change which is helping us as a family to move towards being healthy.

My life without David for 10 days was slightly stressful; but I am glad I was able to manage everything independently our routine, ensuring that I drop and pick up my daughter from the bus stop to maintaining our home; and also being regular to my work; as my head was out of the country and I was expected to take charge of running the centre smoothly. This month I had quite a few students with depression of varied kind and I was glad to be of help to them in terms of linking them to the appropriate services, and offer support counseling.

I am grateful to be connected to the Psychiatrists who are extremely kind and helpful to our students; so many times they do not even take consultation fee for them as the students come from rural /poor background.

Grateful for my daughter who was supportive to me in the absence of her father, in managing most of her work independently and doing her own studies without troubling me. I finally made one separate house key (after repeatedly telling David to make one, which never happened in the last six months) for my daughter and I felt like a great achiever when I found the key maker just on my way to my work place…. I have been riding for the last 4 and half years and he is sitting right at the roadside on my way to centre….

I am grateful to connect with an old college friend and could spend a lot of time listening to all that has happened in the last one decade of her life. I felt sad that to know that she had a very tough time in a joint family set up; and in the later years with her husband who passed day due to ill health. I marvelled at the way she has coped and bounced back in carrying on her life with a bright smile and gratitude.

I am also grateful to the doctor who is helpful and suggests alternatives to any problems related to health, even though he himself practices allopathy. Recently he suggested homoeopathic doctor to David for varicose veins. Also suggested me and my daughter to take homoeopathy medicines for hormonal issues.

I am grateful for all the opportunities I get at my work place to take sessions to varied kind of groups and interact with them.

I am grateful and glad to be associated in planning and implementing a programme on substance abuse in the institutions & community.

I thank Corinne for the post that she made, after reading her post; I was inspired to do this post for the month of August.

Be Blessed & Be Happy!

14 comments:

  1. So many things for which to be grateful - it's amazing what comes to mind when you sit down and think about it. Thank you so much for sharing!

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  2. so true Laurel, I thought this will be a small post, as I have already posted before in august. when I started writing, there was more coming to my mind. thanks for being here, appreciate you

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  3. Love and hugs, Angela!

    You're a total champ, you know! Your list is so inspiring.
    Sorry to hear about your loss in the family. Always traumatic.
    Homeopathy is quite effective for hormonal changes and I am sure David will benefit too!

    Wishing you all the best, with love, Vidya.

    Thank you for joining our Gratitude Circle bloghop!

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    1. Thanks Vidya, you are a great motivator; and I appreciate you for taking time to read my post. Thanks for the affirmation, and yes agree with you Homoeopathy is good as I am already taking, and for David it will be first time; for my daughter it will be second time. Its my pleasure to be in this circle and I truly appreciate you and corinne for this initiative, its making a lot of difference to me.. hugs to you !!

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  4. Lovely post Genevive .... and I am also sorry to hear of the recent family deaths ... my condolences to all ...
    Lovely that you had support in the time of David's absence and that he came home rested and richer for his experience.
    Have a lovely weekend.

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    1. Hi Susan ! its so nice to connect with you here; thanks for your kind words, and yes our lives our richer because of the experiences; and for me its a lot more richer for relationships that I share both offline and on line... thank you for connecting, hope you have a great weekend too.

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  5. Sorry to hear about the bad times but I am happy that you found moments of happiness in between. It is during these sorrowful moments that we realize how much we truly value the good times

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  6. Thank you for stopping by; I do appreciate you,and yes I am glad to find those happy moments to balance and believe that joy and sorrow are found in the same coin.

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  7. What a lovely list!
    Sorry for your loss. I wish you happier months ahead. Homeopathy works and I am sure it will be effective. Take care!

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    1. Thanks for your wishes Parul, very kind of you and I totally agree with you about Homoeopathy..I am glad that I made a choice for an alternative medicine... appreciate you for being here...

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  8. A great gratitude list full of positive vibes. Sorry for your loss, may the soul of deceased members rest in peace.
    Wish you and your family good health, I hope you recover soon.

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  9. Thanks Shesha for your affirmation, and concern. Its very sweet of you to be here. I feel so much encouraged and motivated by your comment... thanks again.

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  10. I want to go for Vipaasana too, sometimes in life. Have heard about its beneficial effect on mind and body! Sorry about the your loss. Wishing you a great, happy and healthy, September, Genevive!

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  11. Hi Shilpa, nice to know that you are interested in Vipaasana meditation. If you are activity oriented person it may be lIttle difficult to sit for a whole day with short breaks.Nevertheless it is worth the effort. I have not gone after my marriage; hoping that one day I will go as a family. Thanks for being here, I do appreciate your kind words and I wish you too a great and a fulfilling September,

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