EBBS AND FLOWS

  Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving - ALBERT EINSTEIN It has been two months to date since I stepped out of the gated community or interacted with people. It is an achievement of sorts for someone who likes to meet people. Maintaining physical distance is one thing and social distancing is another. Thank God! There are smart phones to keep in touch with friends and family. I am also grateful for the location of my home which lets me enjoy the nature being nestled in a valley. The Bs... birds, bees and butterflies have been my constant companions with some even entering the home for a few seconds and getting me excited. In the beginning, the washing and cleaning did seem like a chore but soon it became a way of life taking my husband and me to the time when we didn’t have a domestic help; but with a difference. We couldn’t step out to mingle; we had to CONSTANTLY wash our hands but also everything that was procured with husband pitching in...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something- Plato I was expecting that I would post regularly. The fear of writing on a topic that would not make any sense, if written without thought, prevented me from writing on the next. So I followed Mark Twain ... If you have nothing to say, say nothing. Then there is the fear of arguing and loosing the peace of mind as there is a  perpetual fight with the husband when I am in the mood to write. Promises made post marriage are meant to be broken but the wedding vows are taken very seriously. We shall share love, our strengths, the same food, the tastes and so shall we, the laptop!! Just when I finish my household chores (I find them tedious now) and enter the room brimming with thoughts, I find the laptop already hitched!

Starting my very own blog ... A desire for many years now. O ne of the reasons that delayed in getting the blog going was the topic for my first post. I guess the universe conspired to make it happen in 2019 on my birthday. Its not a milestone birthday but nevertheless I am grateful for being alive and ticking till now; enriched with varied experiences and getting to spend time with family and friends. These are some incredible blessings in my life. I wish to share these very experiences in this space. Perhaps, I could inspire or offer comfort with my words. Just after the clock started ticking into the 19 th of May, some friends stayed awake to send me heart-warming wishes. I received so many wishes from everyone around me that I started to feel a little overwhelmed! As the sun started making its presence felt in this part of the globe, more wishes got the phone clucking and I was wide awake! Lo! I knew what I would write about...GRATITUDE. We come across people who take pl...