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Perfect Sunday - bake a cake and homemade ice-cream

 Hello All, It was so much fun yesterday. I think best time spend with my little one and husband. I was planning to bake a cake for a very long time in the microwave. But for the fast years, I had not gone through the recipe and was just postponing it as I was too busy with my daily work. But then, yesterday, husband darling got into the mood of making ice - cream for my daughter. I was just giving them the beater and teaching them how to use it. Then, looking at my daughter's face, I thought - "well! its getting postponed from quite a few years. let me try it out again." When I told her, "Guess What!!! Mummy is going to bake a cake for all of us especially for you." Her face just lit up. That moment I wouldn't be able to describe in words. It was finally the moment arrived. I made a simple sponge cake which all of us relished. It was just yummmm. A quiet evening but an eventful. The joy of baking which had vanished somewhere, came back to me after many  man...

Life is precious – Let us help eachother.

  Hey Everyone, Today I want to bring to you a movie which will revive our fighter spirit in this pandemic period. In today’s day and age where information spreads (true or fake) faster than fire. Looking at all this both on social media as well as on news channels people’s mental health is affected vastly as there are curbs being imposed by the respective governments on our independence, let it be in any country. This pandemic has taken a toll not just on physical well - being but also on mental being. Not just that it has also impacted severely the relationships among people. But let us look at it in a different way. Let us go back in history when that is during the late 1930s. When one person tried to wipe out an entire community from the planet. People were marked, identified, coerced out of their homes, called names, and thrown in ghettos and then God knows what happened. Families were wiped out. Young children, Infants, Old and unhealthy were the most vulnerable of them...

Meditation – Chanting OM.

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Namaste to all of you, What is ‘OM’? In Hinduism, OM is chanted almost in every mantra or stotra or divine recitation. It is part and parcel of the culture not just in Hinduism but also in Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. This word is not particularly attached to any religion but is considered the sound of the universe. Hinduism teaches that there is divine presence in every living being. This word however brings people together.  When said collectively it connects our inner divine soul to the other person’s divinity. As it chimes with the universe in which we live, it connects all the living things or beings to the nature and to the universe. This is my personal experience when I had started attending yoga classes. The best part is that the recital of OM can be done either silently or even done while practicing Pranayams. Benefits of OM: I have had immense benefits after I started reciting this daily while practicing yoga. I have the habit of chanting various mantras every d...

Strong willpower, determination and belief in ourselves is what we require.

  Hey everyone, I am glad to be back after almost two weeks now. These weeks I was a bit busy with my personal life and therefore was unable to concentrate on my blog. Anyway, now I am free and ready to blog. My husband is a food lover and I love cooking for him delicious recipes. I explore and experiment with my food and trust me sometimes everything goes haywire. But most of the times it comes out flavorful and mouth -watering. I would say ‘Yum’. That is what my dear husband says to me. Mind you, even if it is not so appetizing, my husband eats without any complaints. I love him for that. My weakness for food and fondness for blogging inclined me towards watching a movie which I just loved watching and now I have added it to my favorite list. The film that I was talking about Julie and Julia - is a 2009 release starring Meryl Streep and Amy Jackson in the lead roles. Both ladies come from different generations, but their lives are intertwined by their passion for cooking. Ju...

Yoga

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Hey Everyone, I thought today I will venture into something I have been practicing for ten years now and after much contemplation felt that it would be nice on my part to share my knowledge and experiences with all of you.  Yesterday, I saw that my daughter was enjoying practicing little bit of yoga that she knows and that moment I realized that I should share my experiences of yoga with all of you. I am not an expert, but I practice some, not all asanas on a daily basis which may not be difficult at all for anyone of you. In today’s times, especially in this pandemic period where everyone must follow certain COVID appropriate protocols, staying healthy is the biggest challenge. So, what do we do? How do we maintain our health in the best possible way and stay in shape? The best way out is - practicing Yoga at home. What is Yoga? Yoga is a form of exercise meant not just for our physical well - being but also our mental health. It originates from India where it is practi...

Let go off the past.

 Hey Everyone, How are you all? We all love our parents. Don't we? Yes, We do. We all have our own stories to tell. As children probably we have created innumerable memories and still recall and laugh at all our childhood pranks or stories. But, sometimes there are some friends amongst us who might not have wonderful tales to tell. They might have witnessed the most difficult days personally or might have seen their parents or friends or neighbors suffer. We try to imagine that whatever  bad is happening will just pass through and we will definitely paint the most beautiful picture for ourselves in the future. As children our minds are so tender, as tender as a flower that we get upset by whatever distressing things happen around us but try to fix it in our mind as we do not have the power as children to fix it practically ourselves. On this note, today I am bringing to you a 2013 movie - Saving Mr. Banks starring Mr. Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as P.L.Travers...

Broken bones should not break our spirit to fight.

 Hey Everyone, How are you all? It has ben a week since I posted a thing on my blog. When I was doing My Master in Business Administration, just before my college had opened I had broken my arm as I had fallen from my scooter. I was so depressed thinking about not going to college on my scooter. Anyway, I went to College but I had enough number of people expressing their concern about my broken arm and I had to repeat my story every now and then. There is nothing inspirational about me and my broken arm but yes I had to manage for three months in college only with one arm. Operating a laptop was little difficult but manageable. Other than that carrying books, writing was bit difficult as the speed was reduced as the book used to slip every now and then or for that matter even the answer sheet while attending for my exams. Anyway I wanted to share a really beautiful film with all of you which is really inspiring and truly celebrates the spirit of 'Never Say Die'. I found this Fi...

Life is a challenge - take it.

 Hey Everyone, I was devastated during the end of January this year as I was not able to clear my Level 2 Exams of CFA conducted by the CFA institute in December 2020. I was really heartbroken and I did not know how to face myself in the mirror. I had put in all my efforts but I felt kind of incapacitated when I saw my results. My daughter and husband were sleeping like angels. I had to break this news to my better half but I was falling short of words. The word 'DID NOT PASS' was staring back at me right on my face. Anyway, I gathered all the courage in the world to disclose my results to my husband and my mother. As I gave the news of my 'failure', I clearly remember, I almost felt as though I was reciting the toughest tongue twister in the whole world. They were equally shocked but like always they supported me like all families do. I was Inconsolable and crying like a small child. My little one when she woke up, hugged me and curiously asked "Mommy why are you ...

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