In Mothers lap

Is there a place more comforting, more soothing to the soul than the mothers lap?

 

Being out in a park , a spread of green does it for me ....being in the lap of the mother.

Was at the botanical garden with D and S, a dear friend..a magical , enchanting evening.. speard out on the grass, gazing at tree tops..sharing notes..some eats..playing ball..We also hosted a small ceremony for connecting with earth mother and spreading the message of love , peace and abundance for every one in the planet..

I adopted a tree  with a V shaped trunk at the park ..

S , D and my tree.. loving it:-)

Trip to the roots

January 2011 is here  and we are off on a trip.. a trip after my own heart. A trip to the roots.. Kerala.. two days with family celebrating Appas' 70th birthday.. in prayer...in giving thanks..

Also marks 11 years with this beautiful family , I acquired when I married S  .. Supportive , progressive and always there .

Mango tree at home , gearing up for the seasons' fruit..

Sunshine Patch

A few more days to bid adieu to a beautiful year..
A year where i grew, expanded , contracted, ducked,bounced back,experienced freedom and joy of coming home..

Truly a sunshine patch ..cant' wait for more..

Cupcakes Anyone?

P is in town and we got down to what we love doing together the most.. cooking..! We baked a batch of choco chip and Spinach muffins..

Yummy yum ones.. was it synergy of the cooks or beginners luck i would nt know... stuff of great warmth ...of time together and memories..

Cheers!

Sticking out?

This grasshopper  so leaf like , made for perfect camouflage got me thinking..

Is blending in a better approach to life? Its safe for sure..who would notice this greenie perched in a twig?

Sticking out seems exciting.. Be yourself  why conform?

I would like to stick out for learning , growth, just being the flow and blend in  to revere and respect things /people that matter..

Sticking out, yeah.. a sore thumb no!

Clearing up..

How can i do this! Not see the beauty of life and its gifts and  get into a tizzy of gloom & doom..All it takes is a bit of clearing up and seeing reason..Tough love most definitely helps so does being responsible!

I had all but given up on this plant.. it was looking dreary by the day..its leaves wilted and brown.. all that happened , the other day was a bit of clearing.. wilted leaves got cleaned up and pruned and the next day i find 5 deep pink buds.. i had all but missed them !

The next day 2 of them bloomed.. reminding me ever  so subtly the beauty that life is!

Freedom & Independence ..revisited

15th of August.. A day about celebrating freedom...independence and indian ness..Even as i answer questions about whether Iam Free in every sense of the word..and what is freedom without responsibility ......my idea of freedom finds resonance in these words by Tagore..
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;

Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action--

Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let me find myself!!

On another note , fashioned this Gandhi Topi for Ds' fancy dress from Newspaper..Its Made in India, alright....!!!Jai Hind!