Day 176: Thanksgiving

A thanks to the one in my life,
A thanks to the ones who taught me to live,
A thanks to the ones who make me smile.
A thanks to the ones who work hard and right.
A thanks to the ones who help us with our food and light.
A thanks to the ones who toil hard for the clothes we wear and tear.
A thanks to the ones who help us be safe and sound at our homes.
A thanks to all those million folks whom I don't know but they offer me all their time and work.
A thanks to all my family and friends who think of me even if it were just for a second.

I am thankful for the beautiful world I get to live in.
I am thankful for the beautiful songs I get to sing.
Thank you and Thank you for helping me this far.

Thank you to all for reading this blog.
Thanks to the teachers who taught me the basics,
Thanks to my parents who helped me walk my path,
Thanks to my sibling who kept me on track,
Thanks to my A for being the best of all!

Thank you.

Day 307: Happy Chingam !

Today is Chingam 1 (to be read as onnu). It is the new month according to the lunisolar calendar. This month is also called as Avani and Shravana. So, why is this month special? This month marks the beginning of the festival season back home and the it is fun to have small celebrations through the months until mid- December. It is also the month of Onam (Harvest festival in Kerala).

The first festival we have this month is the 'sacred thread' changing ceremony for men/boys who wear that. This is followed by usually the birthday of little Krishna and then the elephant-head god, Ganesha. Then comes Onam followed by the beautiful month of Navaratri or Durga Pooja. So, the big set of festival season is here and here is a wish to all of you on Chingam 1. Wishing you all blessed and excellent months ahead. Have fun!

Day 315 : What's on your bucket list?

Bucket List. A term that has become popular much after the famous movie with the same title in 2007. The term would have probably taken after the euphemism 'kick the bucket', which was again popularized in the movie, 'It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world'. The 2007 movie was a massive hit and how would it be not? It had Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman in the lead. The term was meant to have a list of things you wish you can do before you leave this world.

It is like a goal list that can evolve as you grow and change perspectives in life. I used to have a wish list that worked as a to-do list mostly like a work list for short-term goals. However, off late, I have decided to make one and keep it as an ever evolving list.

The first one on my list as of now (that was from the past too) is to get my biggest degree in life. Hopefully I will tick that one off my list soon.

Do share your thoughts on your list and how do you plan on getting it all checked out.

Love,
M

Day 306: Most beautiful things in this world

"What are the most beautiful things in this world?", asked a little child.
"Ah! well, the list is long, really very long." , said I, Do you have the patience to listen and hold on? "Yes, I do", said she. I smiled, "I will first tell you all that I have been told, and then will narrate all that I uphold."

Listen, oh, little girl, I was told it was in places to go by a long way, Like the light blue shores in the Caribbean isles, and the beautiful Icelandic summer nights. It was also in the streets of Tokyo, and the serene charm of Canadian winter snow. Some said it was the street food in Bangkok, and yet others claimed that it was the chaat masalas of India. The haute couture in Milan fashion show, or for a few, the royal palaces of big Europe. I was confused just like you, for,
all these are places afar very distant from my present home .
But what if I wanted to enjoy a few beautiful things,
should I go this far or are they just wi…

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