The Happiness Challenge - IBMC#10

Happiness is Believing. I had an epiphany in my life when I was in college. I had come to believe in Krishna and could get intuitions about my Mom. I know it sounds eerie but when you believe in some supernatural force, it responds.  It is like heart to heart talk you could have with God.

Happiness is not when God listens to you and fulfill all your wishes, it is that when things don’t go as you had expected but still you believe that God might have some better plan. Knowing that He knows better than us, Accepting that whatever He does ,is best for us, and believing that He is always with us, is happiness.

When you develop a relationship with God, you realize he is not there to judge or punish, rather he is there to support and to accompany.

Happiness is Believing in God, with a belief that is unshakable.

                                                        

#This post is written for the prompt - The Happiness Challenge (IBMC)

The Be a Baby Challenge - IBMC #09

I remember vividly, how did I feel first few months after marriage. New home, new family members, new habits, new culture... everything was new and different to me. I was a loner since childhood and I would even like to take my morning tea alone on terrace. But my whole world went upside down after marriage. I was never a family kinda girl. My parents were professionals and I had almost spent my days reading, writing and talking to myself so living in a joint family was most alien thing I had ever imagined.

In beginning, everything irritated me, and I hated every moment spent at home. But slowly, I observed their food habits, life style etc. and I tried to cooperate. And I didn't face problems in learning new lifestyle because my husband's family was always cooperative and generous. I also understood the nature and psyche of all members. They were nice and had their own mind-sets. I knew they are also trying hard to accept a new member in their family. Its not easy for them either. So, our ties became more stronger.

I realized I can't get the same lifestyle after marriage. Their lives have changed too. I have to look at everything with fresh perspective and ready to accept them as they are. I also learnt that I am not a bad cook. Lol.

After marriage, settling in a new home with new family members, is like a new birth for a girl. She learns everything from scratch, even she wakes up,  eats and sleeps at their time. But once she learns to find balance, makes herself flexible, opens up to new challenges, she becomes a whole new world in herself.

                                                   

#This post is written for the prompt - The Be a Baby Challenge (IBMC)

The Nursery Rhyme Challenge - IBMC #08

Alright, this is , I guess, going to be the most funniest post from this challenge. 

This is the rhyme : 

Johny, Johny!

Yes, Papa

Eating sugar?

No, Papa

Telling lies?

No, Papa

Open your mouth!

Ha! Ha! Ha!

I am going to edit it this way - 

 Daddy, Daddy!

Yes, Beta

Eating Sweets?

No, Beta

Telling lies?

No, Beta

Open your mouth!

Blah!Blah!Blah!

Interpretation : 

My father-in-law is diabetic (no wonder! his son loves him too much). Anyways, my husband keep an eye on him and never let him touch any sweet. So, just for fun I changed this rhyme, Son to Dad. The last line does not end in Ha ha ha coz , my husband's concern always ends up in "Blah blah blah" as a response from my father in law. Lol. 

                                              

#This post is written for the prompt - The Nursery Rhyme Challenge (IBMC)

The News and the Paper Challenge - IBMC #07

Man’s Cancer is Healed After Doing Random Acts of Kindness for a Year

• Uplift
• Inspiring

by Good News Network - Apr 19, 2016

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Brice Royer was diagnosed with a rare type of stomach cancer and began looking for the cause. He decided that if his life were filled with more loving and sharing, then he might be healed in return.

He started a Gift Economy Facebook group in Vancouver, BC, with the motto, “The more you give, the richer you are”… and apparently the healthier you are, too.

On April 14, Royer’s caregiver wheeled him in to see the doctor to get the results of an MRI. It’s been eleven months since he began giving away donations to people needing rent money, and unconditional love to others.

“I’m now cancer free!!” Royer wrote to Good News Network. “Thanks to all the love and kindness– it finally paid off! No surgery, chemo or medication!”

His doctor said the tumor actually shrunk–and may not even be malignant. He called the MRI results “unexplainable by western science.”

Royer spent this Christmas season raising $25,000 to build a solar tiny home for a homeless single mom, with hopes of starting a tiny village that would transition people toward jobs and permanent housing. Many Good News Network fans contributed to the campaign’s success.

He also arranged for weekly deliveries of organic vegetables to the women’s shelter where she had lived for more than a year with her little girl.

Read his open letter that details all the scientific studies that have been done about healing with love. He describes the exact treatment he prescribed for himself at a moment when depression and loneliness might have been the real killer, along with cancer: do random acts of kindness for one year without expecting anything in return.

As I was looking for some inspiring Good News , I came across this really unbelievable story of a man who suffered from stomach cancer but doing some random acts of kindness for eleven months, was a miracle and his cancer was cured by itself, without any surgery, chemo or medication.

How inspiring ! Random acts of kindness can really do miracles. And it is not only about financial help or volunteering. It is about Understanding deep fears, Healing scars of others. It is about Forgiving and Forgetting and letting go of little misunderstandings. If random acts of kindness can heal such a crucial disease, why can't we make it a lifestyle so that we never suffer from any disease. Now a days, when stress , depression, loneliness nuclear families, privacy is increasing, we have to find a way to simplify our lives. Connecting with people, being more humble and generous can prove to be a great way of Satvik living.

                                                       

#This post is written for the prompt - The News and the Paper Challenge (IBMC)

The Mass Media Challenge - IBMC#06

               I was standing at the lake side, crimson color of the sky mirrored in the water, gave a dingy mood to the twilight. The words of past life regression therapist echoed in my mind, " The ghost of your past will haunt you forever." My whole body shook , I felt a chilled shivering. As I closed my eyes, I saw a hazy body shape, neither brighter nor darker...as if it had no skin... An acute pain occurred in my head. I saw in the middle of lake again a murky shape. Suddenly from all the directions I heard, I have come to take you. Come with me.. I have come to take you... come with me... I have waited all the long for you... only for you.... " In the midst of this madness I heard telephone ring, I picked up my mobile. It was no one. There was no telephone anywhere and I had heard...clearly the ring of telephone.

                              

#This post is written for the prompt- The Mass Media Challenge (IBMC)

The Not so Quite Quote Challenge - IBMC #05

"I don't believe in stories now. They have abandoned me. Many nights I had spent trying to scribble a serious story but in vain. I have tried everything but I am not able to come out of my comfort zone." I desperately looked at Vivan. "I am confused at  times. Should I sound? Should I echo?" He smiled, looked into my eyes and said intensely, "Shout." "I am not sure Vivan, if I am born to be a writer. I don't feel...I know I am just an average Blogger." "shhh... do not puzzle it. You need not answer all the questions! you know what, you can just laugh and laugh again. Don't be so serious."  " Its the matter of my life's goal Vivan. I am almost thirty and I have no idea why the hell I am here." "Okay okay... ." Vivan , like always felt helpless in front of Meera's logic and an unbearable thirst and impatience about life's secrets. 

"I knew it ! That I don't know." Meera muttered to herself. Vivan decided to do something now.  He stood up and asked Meera to come with him. She asked Vivan where they were going. Vivan was mute, he wondered, "Thoughts-they do what we don't ask for." It was time for some action. Vivan brought Meera a place called - Paradise Dance Group. "You remember till few years back you were one of the best dancers of this city. And how many prizes you have won for Dance." Meera didn't know what was going on in Vivan's mind so she shrugged. "Okay. We are joining Salsa classes from today. Okay? And yeah, you are also going to join Creative writing classes." Meera again looked astonishingly at Vivan, "what's this Vivan?" "Love." "What's that?" "I love you. And I don't know about life's goal but I want to have a serene beautiful life with you." Meera was completely shocked and didn't know how to behave, she could only mumble, "Vivan...I don't know... really... at times , we pretend to think on one and actually think everything else." "Hmm.. and... ." 

In half an hour , they both were having best of their times Together.

                                                            

#This post is written forthe prompt - The Not so Quite Quote Challenge (IBMC).

Hunt a Haiku Challenge - IBMC #04

He was not online. I saw a new mail from him. It was his snap. He looked like... like a real hero. I don't know for how long I kept staring at him with different emotions passing by. I wrote to him, in my usual playful mood, some poetic lines : 

 eyes have wanderlust

ditch the content of face

tell a different story

As I had promised, it was my turn to share a photo of mine. I randomly chose a collage of my best pics and sent to him. I didn't know how the day passed, I was just waiting for the night. I knew the game had started and around midnight when we both were awake and online, he replied with just a haiku in return :

 expressions of face

happy sad angry frown shy

face is the index

I smiled and I knew he was smiling too. He sent me an another pic of devilish aura and asked, "so what do you think of this?". I replied : 

     

Angel and devil

Two sides of a coin

flip and find me

As I wondered and eagerly waited for his reply, he went offline. I felt sheer disappointment. I looked at the time, it was 12.20 am. Two minutes would have passed and I saw with surprise, my phone was ringing... 

#This post is written for the prompt Hunt a Haiku Challenge (IBMC)

Risk For Random Challenge - IBMC #03

The most common human experience on the earth is : I shouldn't have got married. Is early always too early? What do I love is - sharing experiences. Nobody should ask a girl why do they do what they do, because you will never ever get a clear logical answer. Life is not the end, its beginning. Can you believe, this 27 yr old housewife is still fighting exams, its horrible , I tell you. You are not too old for the old ones, and not too young for the young ones. Tragedies with everyone are different, one doesn't have food , the other can't lose weight. I know I am very serious kinda girl, but when it comes to Boundaries, I love to break them. Bahut hua mere baare me, so what about you? (For every reader , reply is must in comment)  ;) 

#This post is written for the prompt - Risk For Random Challenge (IBMC)

Freeze a Foto Challenge : IBMC #02

Some people, most of us in fact, feel attached to any kind of natural force , be it water, fire, earth or sky. During childhood fantasies , I had always seen Ocean as a very impeccable force. When I would close my eyes, I could hear the sound of waves. 

and suddenly... I saw myself as a young little girl who day dreamed about Ocean and its free spirited waves. The ocean also evoked a sense of violence, freedom, fearlessness, power. Those were beautiful days indeed, I had my own little world where I had my peculiar beliefs like guardian angels, and warrior princess and god knows what. But Ocean and Catholicism remains one of the most beautiful memories of my childhood Fantasies. I truly treasure them.

 

#This post is written for the prompt - Freeze a Foto Challenge (IBMC). 

Tick Tock Tick Tock : IBMC - 1

Tick tock Tick tock … is it the time? It has flied long way. Two years have passed and life has changed alot. Yet, Tick Tock Tick Tock… it does not fly. Moments crawl. I feel empty at times. Tick tock tick … as the clock made its presence feel, I forced myself to lay back and move into a world where there is no concept of time. There is only the Sun and the Moon, the Morning and the Twilight. Tick tock… the clock arrived at 12 pm. I knew it was time to be present in the Kitchen. The heart yearned to enjoy the little secrecies of Nature. But the great human invention of Clock was definitely a Barrier. Tick… I am in the Kitchen… goodbye my fantasies.

The human heart could live in harmony with Nature, if it hadn’t bound itself so much.

# This post is written for the prompt - Phrase a Paragraph Challenge (IBMC)