What are my connections? My life and yours too, needs the network around us to live a healthy life. It is important to make sure we take care of the surround system in our daily beings. Nature-I would like to connect more with nature but somehow not being able to. A friend goes running early … Continue reading Connections
mindfullness
Understanding ME.
ME meaning myself. I think it is important to understand myself. I can cry at happiness, sadness, anger, conflict or whichever emotion you bring to the table. Even as a child I was the same. People, sometimes, would laugh at the things I would cry at. I started analysing it. Depression, anxiety, stress, post trauma, … Continue reading Understanding ME.
Dust and Ash
Varanasi is one of those places that I had always wanted to see and feel for myself. I had an opportunity to go there for a few hours on one of our trips to India. I went to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple which has been renovated. It was a very hot day and we reached … Continue reading Dust and Ash
Stillness when busy.
A whole day of intense work then a quick stir fry on the hob, dinner done within minutes and then reached a meeting. Somehow the day got extremely busy, testing every limit of my emotional, physical and social being. I don't like feeling too rushed. When the meeting was finished, I left without eating as … Continue reading Stillness when busy.
Birds
On Aegina Island Camouflaged I love to see new birds. These two I spotted on this small Greek Saronic Island called Aegina. The birds sat there on the rocks, a bit far from us. Different colours and patterns on them. Brown, orange and black combination was well coordinated. Ornate stripes to be seen on the … Continue reading Birds
Busy Day
Have you felt overwhelmed as soon as you wake up? Day ahead seems too busy? Emotionally, physically and mentally, ready to give up. Of course, we all have faced such days. The first thing I do is write out a list so I am clear about all my ties even if they are emotional. Then … Continue reading Busy Day
World Outside
From the window I can see Clear blue orange skies, Sunshine all across the horizon, The red roofs of the buildings, The almost bare winter trees. From the window I can hear The continuous rapture of the bird, The constant music it is making, The way the whistle is breaking into The stillness of the … Continue reading World Outside
The fifties and beyond !!!
London is the best city in the world. Two years of the fifties, things have changed for me. Some important things happened that improved my outlook on life. Hey ho, happy to have fallen. I had a fall and hurt my face very badly. If it had not been for the fall, I would have … Continue reading The fifties and beyond !!!
Gardens and flowers.
An hour away from us is a market town called Harrogate. We tend to go around this time of the year as the whole city is in full bloom. Valley Gardens looks beautiful with its flowers and trees. I do feel proud of my children when they want to be around nature and spend hours … Continue reading Gardens and flowers.
Yoga Challenge
Thirty minutes of Yoga for thirty days of June was the challenge I took up. This was set up by Cancer Research UK (CRUK). There was fund raising goals. I had never done a challenge before. It certainly felt exciting. Too many first is always thrilling, having a fundraising page and keep sharing it along … Continue reading Yoga Challenge