Sunday, September 28, 2014

Soulful Sunday

Cannot stop thinking about the quote I read yesterday -
"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." - Carrie Fisher

So many times in life, negative feelings just over power our rule of 'positive thinking'. I purposely start my day with positivity and make deliberate effort to stay in my state of tranquility. I try and accept things and situations, the way they are, and manage to make maximum utilization of whatever I have. But, doing this is not that easy, as at times, I get trapped in negative emotions. After attending a workshop - Soulful Sunday, I realized that every negativity inside us will harm us and NO one else.

So, from today, no matter what, I will meditate for 2 minutes, will breathe deeply and will reflect on my thoughts. Proactively, I will delete unnecessary and negative thoughts, as now I know the ripple effect of them.




Thursday, September 25, 2014

Simplicity

Life is simple. I had made my life really complicated in the past. But, now I thrive simplicity.....

Few simple things in my life now -
1. Love, pure love - When I get confused about some relation, I simply close my eyes and send love to that relationship. It helps me come out of that complicated situation. 
2. Drink water - No one is stopping me to drink water...It is completely my simple wish to keep myself hydrated. 
3. Sleep - as much as I can, as according to a study, we can overeat but not over sleep!
4. Read - Relation with a book is so uncomplicated. I don't have to take appointment with my book to read it!
5. Listen to my child - Simply lending my ears to him is spending quality time with him. I don't have to take those complicated workshops to do this. 
6. Walk - I miss greenery in Dubai but still I can walk. It is so simple, no need to wear those complicated gadgets, I just steal time from my daily routine to do that. 
7. Tea - Nothing unwinds me but tea. Depending on my mood I either drink green tea or masala chai! Love both :-)
8. Shower - Long hot shower after walk is refreshing. Something simple, I look forward to this simple activity everyday.
9. Simple home made food - I like to cook simple dishes and had learnt to do this over a period of time. Once I spent two hours to make those fried samosas and felt horrible after eating. I don't say that I don't eat samosa, I only eat them outside. I am cutting down on that now. 
10. Pray - Simply connecting with the supreme is something which completes my day. I thank God for everything I have and feel blessed. 


Roads in Japan



Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Date with Flamingos

Sometimes I wonder why 24 hours in a day is not enough for me. I usually plan my week in advance and any last minute "coffee meeting" is difficult for me to adjust in my schedule. Still, I think, I should be prioritizing my activities to steal more time to read and explore Dubai. 


Lately, I went to a bird sanctuary for flamingo watching in Ras Al Khor with two friends. My taxi driver had no clue about this place and he commented in hindi - "Madam, I have been driving in Dubai since past ten years and had NEVER heard of this place!?" Well, I was proud to guide him the directions with the help of my google map. 

Our eyes couldn't believe what we saw.....more than 300 flamingos in the heart of a desert city - Dubai! We reached there just before the bird's feeding time. To my surprise, the care taker allowed me to go near the water body, with a warning (which I ignored) that they will all fly. As he predicted, to our disappointment, they all flew in a group to some other invisible place. And there we were, sad and hoping for a miracle. Our last respite was the feeding time. We waited patiently and finally the person-in-charge arrived. We carefully watched his action of throwing the feed in the water. Yes! the birds started walking (not flying) towards their food. They were only half or may be less in number, but that also excited us. We admired them like children who just found their lost pet. We examined their moves carefully, their needle legs and wondered how they can stand on one leg for so long. Their S shaped neck and black coloured lining under their feather mesmerized us. This left me thinking - yappari, how beautiful nature is!



Sunday, September 21, 2014

A Special Friend

Sometimes we happen to meet people randomly and a small conversation turns into a life long friendship. When I had just shifted from Japan to Dubai, I was looking for some like minded people.
Unfortunately, friends cannot be bought in a shop. They just walk-in our lives and before we know, they make a permanent place in our heart. I like making friends who don't judge me and who have accepted me after seeing me in my worst condition.

One year ago, I happened to meet a beautiful lady in the play area (in our building) who came up to me and said-"Hi"!  I wasn't expecting this gesture from her and replied - "Are you saying hi to me!?" and we started chatting. We chatted as if we were long lost friends. Our friendship flourished. We were there for each other when required, and also gave each other enough space to breathe.  

But today, my heart cries as she is shifting to a different address. We will no longer be living in the same building. I will miss the time we had spent together - especially our coffee and shisha sessions. Though, we will be physically apart now, but I guess, our friendship will be alive. I wish her all the best for her decision and hope our friendship remains forever.