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    I just got back attending my mom’s final rites after her sudden demise a month ago.   I stayed at the house where my mom lived her entire life: from her birth to death. The house whose walls tell lots of tales, the kitchen where the aromas of food drift and the front portal facing the garden where we gather at night to share our days, gossip and our worries. It was heaven in every sense when we were growing up. The safety of those walls can never be felt anywhere in the world with all the security systems in place.   I always felt a sense of calm and so much at peace whenever I returned.     I feel the loss is monumental, and the void will never be replaced. For a baby, mom is the first smell ; first touch , first taste and the first peace you make with the world. She is also the first teacher but also forever guiding light . I could make silly jokes at her expense, argue and cry like a toddler but the moment I put my arms around her shoulders ...
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                                     A tribute to an unknown friend Some people leave an impression for a second, some for a lifetime. I woke up today hearing about the demise of a classmate, totally unexpected. Her big smile flashed in front of my eyes for a second. She had such a beautiful smile and big eyes that captured everybody’s heart. We have birthdays in the same month; hers one day ahead of mine and I thought about the final conversation we had, her wishing me for my birthday and asking to stay blessed. Life was cut too short and I wish I had held her hand a lot more.    Many years we all spent the days together in the same classrooms like a family sharing stories, joys and sorrows. Some bonds are strengthened and tested over time by adding new layers. Many weakened but there is st...
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                                                          A SWEET MEMORY    I hosted my husband’s cousin and his family a month ago. Made some traditional sweets and as we were enjoying them, I mentioned how I had tasted those for the first time in my life.  It was almost 22 years back, while I was returning from India when my father-in-law came to drop us off at the airport. As I was hugging him for the one last time, he gave me a small box from a sweet store and said, “you would enjoy them.” I thanked him and kept it in my handbag though I never knew what it had. Never did I know in that moment that it would be the last time I would ever get sweets from him.  It was a long journey back. After a couple of hours of sleep, the hunger pangs hit me, and I decided to check out the sweet box. I opened it and saw these small rou...
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  My Fur baby. It has been almost 4 years since Milo was born. I was never a dog person and whenever my daughter asked for a dog, I would give a thousand excuses to not get one.   Finally, as the years passed by the demand grew stronger and I caved in to her desire. As we checked out different breeds and sizes to find a suitable one that fits our family we heard about a breeder in our town. We decided to pay a visit to see some puppies and immediately fell in love with the breed. Milo was born in May, and we brought him home in the last week of July. It was hard for Milo, and we were anxious as well.   The whole family decided to spend the night together and none of us slept. Milo kept whining and was so restless inside his crate.   Finally, in the wee hours of the morning I decided to take him to the living room so the rest of the family could get some sleep.   Milo kept on whining as he was not at all happy where he was and after an hour, I decided to le...
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Sock Monsters

  Sock Monsters! Who have not dealt with sock monsters? Monsters who eat socks, one from each set, leaving the other one miserable! Every year when cold weather creeps in I buy lots of socks for my daughter.   As weeks pass by I would catch her wearing different socks.   When I ask she would innocently say, “mama, I couldn’t find the matching one, now the trend is wearing unmatching ones.”   I later realized that almost all kids do this, they really don’t care whether socks   match or not. They don’t have time to look for the right pair and just wear whatever they can grab. Every couple of months as I clean out  old and unfit clothes from the closets   I notice that there would be a pile of socks without the matching ones.   I always wonder where they have gone. Then I remembered sock monsters.   I am convinced that their usual hiding place is laundry room. Last week I had to do laundry in a hotel laundromat.   I put   two p...
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  Kindness   Kindness is to be with you when you need the company. Kindness is to hug you when you feel low. Kindness is to laugh with you in your happiness. Kindness is to cry with you in your losses. Kindness is to play with you when you need a playmate. Kindness is to listen to you when you need a listening ear. Kindness is to protect you when you are vulnerable. Kindness is to hold your hand when you stumble. Kindness is to give you space when you need it. Kindness is to care for you when you are sick. Kindness is to say “I love you too” when somebody says “I love you”.
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    Magic of Christmas…   Santa, elves, reindeer, sleigh, cookies and gifts. So, begin the stories of Xmas for kids. To receive gifts the kids should not be on the naughty list, the cookies to be left on the mantel along with the milk. A night full of dreaming Santa wearing a red hat with a big smile hidden by his white beard. Hours of lying awake listening for the footsteps, take you to a magical world of elves making toys in North pole covered in snow, reindeer getting ready to pull the Sleigh loaded with toys and finally Santa appearing with a bag full of toys. The morning Sun brings the rays of excitement in seeing the gifts wrapped under a beautifully decorated tree, the thrill to open the gifts and checking the stockings. The smiles, the joy and the fun are hard to contain. As years pass by, we become Santas giving hope for many in this season of giving. Let this light shine through our hearts to make this a fantasy world filled with fun and laughter.
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