100HappyDays – Days 23-27 Family reunion

Happiness means spending quality time with cousins

I did not blog for 4days, but that does not mean that I was not happy. Actually I was so occupied in fun activities that I had no moments to blog. 

I made a trip to Jaipur to attend a wedding.

It was a family union. I was in deep pain, just recovering from a serious knee injury, but since my family insisted that I attend the wedding, I took flight and travelled on a wheelchair. Most of the time, my movements were restricted but that did not prevent me from having fun because I was surrounded by my family all the time and they chose to sit next to me whenever they could. There was no moment to be alone or even check my email.

The days passed quickly in laughter and song. I was meeting cousins after a long time. I belong to a large family and am very close to my maternal and paternal cousins. Feel blessed sometimes. My family made sure that I was comfortable. Late nights and early mornings were passed chatting about old times, remembering the aunts and sharing childhood stories.

I am so glad that I was able to spend quality time with my family.

So here I am, with the project of ‘100 Happy Days’I am posting pictures each day here on my blog then sharing the link on my page on FB too. You can enjoy my work either here or on my page at FB at Pushee’s World

100 Happy Days: Day 22 Special Sports Day.

Happiness is ‘seeing your students perform well at the sports ground’.

Since a week, my movement has been restricted because of the fall I had in my lane. This road been under construction since last 3 months and its very unsafe to walk but when I do dare to walk, then casualty is certain.

Anyways, the sports event at the school took place yesterday and I did not go. But thanks to my ‘Watsapp group of my school teachers’, I was able to keep in touch with the children’s activity at the sports field and was so glad to see the children win medals.

Special children at my school do perform well and especially at sport field. This year, 4 of our school students went to Australia and brought back 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. It was a proud moment for our school. Special children have limited ability; we just have to discover their interest and work on that to bring out the maximum satisfaction. When they show progress, it is a happy moment for us too.

So here I am, with the project of ‘100 Happy Days’I am posting pictures each day here on my blog then sharing the link on my page on FB too. You can enjoy my work either here or on my page at FB at Pushee’s World

100 Happy Days: Day 21: Sharing Pictures online.

Happiness is ‘Sharing pictures with friends on social media'.

It’s become our habit to share pictures with our family and friends on Facebook, Watsapp and Instagram. Everybody is a photographer. See a plate of food or goodies, click, visit a monument, click, religious ceremony, click, stuck in the traffic chaos, click. Thousands of pictures are posted everyday on Facebook and on other social media. Some raw and some polished. People complain of plagiarizers but take no trouble to protect their images.

My passion is photography. For me, it’s an art waiting to be captured. Be it an ordinary Panasonic camera or a Samsung S3, my interest is not diminished. I am so grateful to Photoshop for the uplift my pictures’ quality. Sometimes standing next to professional photographer, I stand meekly, clicking a quick shot. A desire to buy a better camera lies buried under my skin. I wish to buy professional piece but won’t compromise on bulky accessories like lens, tripod, and flash. It’s too much of a hassle. But I am hoping, someday, a small, easy to carry, good cameras will soon pop out their necks, till then, clicking ordinary pictures from unimpressive camera should do the trick.

After all, what I enjoy is sharing pictures with my friends on line, isn’t it?

So here I am, with the project of ‘100 Happy Days’I am posting pictures each day here on my blog then sharing the link on my page on FB too. You can enjoy my work either here or on my page at FB at Pushee’s World

Book Review: ‘Echoes From The Vortex” by Monika Pant

This is one book that I enjoyed reading, especially her soul-stirring poems and snippets of the flashback stories told in italics.

There is deep insight and philosophy discussed as the author writes her memoirs during the days she spent fighting the life threatening disease of Ovarian cancer. She writes:

 “My suffering has given me an opportunity to rise above it and make me value life as never before, of making it into a triumph. It’s a chance rarely given to humans.” 

She further adds: “Tears are necessary to become strong. It washes the heart of the pain and makes one accept it better. It makes space for hope and strength. It is not a sign of weakness but one of coming in terms with one’s lot.”

She is particularly offended by people who come and mouth concern and talk about her suffering as though it were fireside tale. She feels the least one can do is to 'keep quiet' and give respect to the suffering individual instead of making light of their situation.

In between her narration there are poems. I enjoyed reading all her poems that are written with great sensitivity; her poems have a soul and deep meaning.

 In a poem on ‘Springtime Fancies’, she writes:

“The bleakness does not end

With the chill of winter

Nor does the heat of summer

Make the passion simmer

The rain does not quench any more

The thirst of man

Spring does not reconstruct

But we still reap what we sow”

The book is quite interesting. We learn to know her more intimately through her relationship with family members closer to her, her moments of bliss, her fears and her inner struggle to cope with her disease with optimism and hope.

As I flip through the pages, one by one, my heart reaches out to the author and I begin to respect her even more for what she is.