Happy thanksgiving with a gratitude list

Though we don’t celebrate this day in Indian culture. But how does it matter when you really wants to show your gratitude to the people or things related to you with or without any occasion. It will surely make you feel amazing to let them know that you are thankful. So here is my gratitude list for the special people in my world

1. God :

You are almighty, my friend, my guide, my survivor. I want thank you millions of times for being there when I needed you and to protected my family and friends. Thank you for gifting me a lovely family a off course a good voice so I can sing the best ;) I seek Your presence in my life till the end.

2. My mother, my Aai :

Aai, I don't remember when I last hugged you and told you that I love you. You are beautiful, kind hearted, caring and the strongest women on the earth. You have great courage, tremendous patience, and deep understanding power. Thanks Aai for your endless love without any expectation. When I fall sick, I only n only remember you...I feel very fortunate to be your daughter and I will try my best to match up with your motherhood qualities.

3. Hubby sweet hubby :

Words may fall short to show how great I feel to be your wife. Every day is a learning experience with you. Your endless love and support makes my life worth living. You give beyond the expectation. During all phases of my life, when I am sad and gloomy, or I am quite and sick or I cry and fight or when I am happy and cheerful or when I am succeed or failed, you are always there to hold me, My love. Thanks for believing in my dreams, giving power to my wings and listening my nonstop giggles. Your love is beyond the sky limit and as deep as ocean. I promise to be better with each passing day. With dher sara pyaar ;)

4. My little angle :

6 years ago you entered into my life and given rebirth to me. Ever since then my life is blossoming. You are a God gifted child. You are Cute, Caring, Innocent, Lovable, Understanding. Thanks for appreciating the food I cook, to offer the little help when I am busy, it certainly makes a difference. Your hugs are so precious. Your kisses are the BEST sweet dish. Thanks for making me a proud mommy Aaru!! Lots of love and blessings!!

5. My sasural, my first home :

Ya, it’s my first home not second. From the deepest of my heart I want to thank Mummy and Bauji to get me adjusted in the new family so well, for the continuous support and encouragement, for the love and blessings. Thank you Neetu didi, Abha didi, Vibha didi, you gorgeous ladies are more like my friends and sisters. You are kind, good hearted, adorable and helpful. I am truly blessed to have u all.

6. My asset, My friends :

Though I don’t have many friends but I am happy with whatever amount of friends I have. My life is boring without you all. Your motivation, appreciations matters a lot to me. 

I wanna thank Reena for the wonderful memories, endless talks and giggles...my mnky!
I wanna thank Gayatri, to believe in my dreams and abilities. You are my great inspiration and a sweetest friend.
I wanna thank Divya for sharing her innovative craft n quilling ideas. I love your creativity and positive attitude.
I wanna thank Niti to make our every meeting like a party. It is so much fun to be with a cheerful girl like you.
I wanna thank my Wadi ACC friends. Manjiri, Tina, Rinku. We had a wonderful time together. I truly miss you girls but thanks to Whats app to keep us connected ;)

6. Music :

Without you my life is like a blank & white movie. When I am with you, I get absorbs in you completely. I get a great sense of peace and satisfaction when I hear you or sing with you. You connects my soul with God. You are my ultimate passion since childhood and the treasure of the melodious life. Thanks for being a part of my life, I owe you so much!!

And apart from this I am thankful

To Yesterday for it’s experience, today for giving the opportunity and tomorrow to explore more.
To each book on my shelf to accompany me and keep me hooked.
To my scooty pep for helping me to manage my work alone :)
To my beautiful house and the electronic equipments to make my life easier.
To Raju, b'coz he drops Vishal's lunch box on time so he can enjoy the hot n fresh home food.
To Anita, my house maid, for being punctual, dedicated and sincere. I value your work.
To those who pulled me back. I learnt a lot from you and you inspires me.
Last but not the least, I am thankful to the technology, my laptop, my mobile phone, my blog. They play a vital role in my life.

Please forgive me in case I have missed your name in my gratitude list but I am truly truly thankful to you all for being a part of life.

I am feeling awesome after completing my gratitude list. How about you? Please reply me with at least 2 things in your life that you are thankful for...I am waiting....


Stay Happy, Stay Blessed,

Keep Smiling, Keep Loving!!

Much Love,

Snehal

What a beautiful Feeling!!!

What a beautiful feeling it is

To be loved by you

To be a part of your life

To be your wife

How blessed I am

To be the mother of your child

To watch you smile

To walk together many miles

How blissful it is

To have a loving family

To know that someone cares

How wonderful it feels

To be called yours….Forever!!!

Stay Happy, Stay Blessed,

Keep Smiling, Keep Loving!!

Much Love,

Snehal

8 things towards a happy life

I read this on net and felt like saving this to my blog.

Life lesson:

If it doesn’t kill u, it really does make yourself stronger

Miracles usually happens when u r not looking for it.

When you are in doubt, just take the first step

Over prepare and then go with the flow

Everything ever created started with a dream so dream big.

Problems:

When you faced with a disaster ask yourself “will it matter 5 yrs from now?”

However good or bad a situation is, it will change some day

Take a deep breath it calms the clouded mind

Don’t jump on conclusion or decision, let the problem stay still. Sometimes it works

If we all threw our problems into a pile and saw everyone else’s – we would grab ourself back

Past relationship:

Remember every person had a past relationship

Don’t carry the burden of your past

Make peace with your past so it doesn’t screw up the present

If it’s beyond your control, learn to let go without any regret

Move on, something better is waiting in the next turn

Family and friends:

It’s never too late to have a happy childhood – start now

Say these things often to the people you love

“I am sorry, I was wrong, please forgive me”

Your job won’t look after u when you are ill so stay in touch with family n friends.

They are always there for you unconditionally.

Money:

Don’t compare your situation to others, you have no idea what their journey is all about

Pay off your credit cards every month

Plan the future and Start saving for your retirement – today

Envy is waste of time; you already have everything u need

Money is a measurement of the amount and quality of service you have given

Children:

Your children only get one childhood so let them live it

Enjoy watching them growing with each passing day

Stay fit and healthy for your kid’s sake

What u DO speaks so loudly your children won’t hear what u say

It’s ok for your kid’s see you cry

Other people:

What others think of you is none of your business

Life is too short to waste time hating someone

U don’t have to win every argument sometimes its better if u just agree or disagree to settle the issue

Don’t take yourself so seriously - nobody else does

In the end:

Life isn’t always fair but it’s great to be alive

Time heals everything so give time TIME

Growing old definitely beats the alternative dying young

All that really matters is that you loved and were loved in return

The best is yet to come….have faith

You have only got 100 years to live…live it fullest.

Stay happy, Stay blessed,

Keep smiling, Keep loving!!!

Much love,

Snehal

Old and New Generation

A group of school friends are discussing about our kids on how they will be as a person 10 years from now, how their behavior n manners will be. 

Often mothers are afraid, how my child will be when he will be grown up. Will he be cool dude type or a typical bookworm, or an obedient son with the straight thoughts, or will he be arrogant or too polite.

Uff, stop ladies, give a pause to your superfast thoughts. Think, Is it in our hands? The answer could be partially YES and NO.

Let’s rewind and remember the time to compare the new and old generation. There was a time when younger’s touch the feets of their parents every morning to start the day. That shows respect towards the elders. Slowly the tradition has come to end and now almost vanished. Does any one of us practice this except on the special occasions of birthday and festivals? So shall I conclude that we don’t have any respect for our elders? Nope, we do have but things changed with the time, so as we.

There are unending things of previous era to compare the situation with. Back then we had only Doordarshan to watch. Cartoon shows will come only on Sunday. We used to say “Vadanikawal gheta” before every meals and “Shubhankaroti” every evening as a ritual. We learnt this from our family and surrounding and gratually adapted it but now when we lived in the fast ultra competitive world these things are left behind. Though it’s sad but it’s a undeniable fact.

So I feel let’s not think about 10-15 years from now but have faith and give your child the best of what you have learnt and give much more. It depends on the child how he adapts it. Once they are grown up they will have their own thought, own beliefs and their own world. For now it’s just impossible to predict his nature and personality for future.

Be wise and be friends with you children from now. No wonder, the next generation will be much faster and technology based. New generation is going to be broad minded and they would like freedom. In order to bridge the generation gap, we have to be broad minded too and allow them the space. Make them feel comfortable so they will find it easy to communicate anything and everything with you. Things actually changed with the time and it is an ongoing process. Like Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad-Gita, “Purani riti aur parampara tutegi tabhi to naye dharma ki sthapana hogi” Change is the nature’s rule.

Like we are two steps ahead to our parent’s generation, this new generation will step four times to our generation.

Please do not compare our kids with the great personality like Shivaji Maharaj or Bhagat singh. To make them one, ask yourselves if you are Jijabai.

Every child’s first Guru is his Mother as she is the one to give the morals and ethics. A mother plays imperative role to create her child’s personality. They will learn what they see in family, friends and surroundings. So it’s your responsibility to provide him the healthy surrounding. Guts and determination comes when we face the challenges in our lives.

Whatever is in our hand we certainly will give. As they grow up I doubt if they would like to be how we were. The only possible thing is to have faith on our upbringing. What we sow will grow up some day. So be friendly, guide them, support them, secure them.

All I feel and request you all Mothers not to get panic. Focus on making him/her a good human being first and then a multi talented personality. Let him fall down and get up at his own. Make him familiar with the words like “Honesty” “Relationship” “family” “friends” “Hard work and never give up”

We as a person are part of our parent’s body sharing the similar feelings and values so as our kids are vital part of our body and certainly share the same feelings and values too.

Happy Parenting to all of you!!!

Stay happy!!
Stay blessed!!

Regards,
Snehal

Saath saath beete Saat saal!!!

Wow… On the “Worlds marriage day” that is 9^th Feb, we have completed 7 total years of our happy married life and I am so proud to be called your wifey darling husband. 

These years have taught me many things and yet to give me some more with each passing day. All I learnt is A perfect marriage is not when “Perfect couple” comes together but its then when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences. 

When we start this marriage journey, initially we need to adjust with the new home, new people, and new relations. At times we have to struggle to prove our abilities. Sometime we get overburden with the responsibilities yet we need to manage things in all possible ways. We walk some miles happily together but the moment we see things going wrong, we bewildered and rather than solving it we keep pointing out each other’s mistakes and fights on silly reasons. But this love-hate relationship has a long way to go. We gradually learn to understand each other. We earn the technique to analyze and resolve the issues rather than stretching them up.  At times we face a lot of difficulties, tensions, sometimes misunderstandings, and have to balance career with household duties too but when you have a supportive and loving husband (just like me), things really look easy to handle. B’coz end of the day he is there to offer his shoulder for you to lean on and share your all problems.

I know I am not old and experienced enough to give you the keys to the successful married life but this is what I feel about it. Go on try this and see how things run smooth in your life.

1.       Never get angry at the same time.

2.       Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.

3.       If one of you has to win the argument, let it be your mate.

4.       If you have to criticize, do it lovingly.

5.       Never bring up mistakes of the past.

6.       Neglect the whole world rather than each other.

7.       Never go to sleep with an argument unsettled.

8.       At least once every day try to say one kind or complimentary thing to your life’s partner.

9.       When you have done something wrong, be ready to admit it and ask for forgiveness.

10.   It absolutely okay to say “sorry” sometimes even though you are not at fault. Sometime it’s necessary to avoid big crisis.  

On my marriage journey, Sometimes I got stuck, sometimes I failed, sometimes I stack, sometimes I made mistakes but you have supported me endlessly. You have handled my immaturity, my tantrums and have handled the small girl inside me very well. Even though we don’t always agree on almost everything and we always fight on small and silly issues, we still know in the back of our mind that we are lucky to have each other.

Today, I want to thank you for your unconditional love and care, for encouraging me and motivating me. Thank you for allowing me to do everything that I wished to. It’s because of you I could rejoin the classical music and pursue my ultimate passion. Thanks for holding me, standing next to me when I was all lost. I know and so sure you will always be.  

I know you are not good in expressing your love like others who use filmy fundas but you are far better than them because you owe a golden and purest heart. I know we still love each other as deeply and entirely as ocean. 

I pray to God to shower His causeless mercy upon us and our family. May he protect you and offer you a healthy life. May you achieve your goals and get success in everything you do. Last but not least thanks for being such a wonderful husband and ultimate best father to our Son.

Stay Happy, Stay Bless !
Keep smiling, Keep loving! 

With lots of love,

Sneh

(PS: I know I am late to publish this article although I wrote this on Feb 8th)

Parenting alone – Day 3…and last day

Date : 15th Jan 2014

The countdown ends today since Vishal will be home tomorrow morning and we are more than happy for that.

We attend ladies club every Wednesday, kinda small get together where we play games, cards and enjoy snacks. Aaru enjoyed playing with his friends in the club garden and had good time too. He is also happy and proud for me winning the 2nd prize in "one minute game".

One remarkable question he asks me while he is doing home work this late evening. Here how it goes:

Maa : Aaru, please finish Home work quickly so can go to bed little early as Maa feeling tired and sleepy.

Aaru : Maa, you can sleep. I will finish my work and switch off all lights before I sleep.

Maa : No problem dear, I shall read and wait until you finish.

Aaru take a pause and says : Maa, why is that, that the mother cares for her child sooooo much?

Oohh, I cuddled him up and kissed on his cheeks. I hold him to close his eyes and then tells him a story I once read.....(a sweet answer to his sweet question.)

You know Aaru, There was a smallest baby who was living with God up there in heaven. One day God says that it’s the time to send the baby in the world, where he will learn and grow big. The baby gets scared and gloomy with this news. He never wants to leave God and his home. He says, God I do not know anyone there and how will I live there without God. 

God smiles at his innocence and tells him that there is nothing to be scared about. God has assigned one angle who shall take care of him throughout his life. Who will always understand him and give him endless love and affection. Baby gets happy and gets agree to take birth in this world. 

When the baby was lying in his mother’s lap for the first time, God appears and tells him that "My boy you are in safe hands now and the lady holding you is none other than the angle I have sent. She knows all exactly how to take care of you." And God leaves the baby with the mother. 

The story ended but Aaru kept on smiling for long time. I guess he was imagining himself as the baby and me as his angle. And the question series starts here. Maa that means you are my angle? and that you have promised God to take care of me always?. He says now he knows the fact of his arrival in our family and he was happy that God gave him the best angle. I am glad and proud to hear this. I said Yes, I am your angle my little prince and I winked at him.

Really, Mothers are the angles sent by God. She has the softest of the heart. She happily sacrifices or at times give up her career to be a full time mother. Her world revolves in her children and family. She fulfills her duties and responsibilities without any complaints. All she needs is some love, some attention and some appreciation.

I am so proud to be your mother Aaru. Maa loves you so much!!!

I miss 'you' my Angle. My mother. I would try to be as sweet angle as you are. And I pray you live a long life b'coz I still need you and I always will.

Stay Happy, Stay Bless !
Keep smiling, Keep loving! 

Snehal :) 

 

There are things

There are things

That we don’t want to happen

But we have to accept

There are things

That we don’t want to know

But we have to learn

There are people

We can’t live without

But we have to let go….