Given that most of us around the world are working remotely, the amount of time we spend at home has increased. Use and wear & tear of home appliances and services have also increased. It seems to be worthwhile to learn how to do some of the home projects in a DIY (Do It Yourself) mode.
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Weekend shares
When I asked friends and colleagues how the new year has been so far, this is what they had to say…
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Resolutions are ways to bring back some discipline in an aspect of your life that we seem to have drifted away from prioritizing! While it does not have to be during a New Year, well.. now is a good time as well to revisit our priorities!
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I started blogging on 26th December 2019 and I completed one year of blogging! Thank you for your continued readership and support! Sharing my learnings for the past one year!
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If you want to be humbled by nature – take a look at the sky, better still visit the planetarium. How many of these planets and details about them can you identify correctly?
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Tomorrow has been declared as a snow day (amidst everything else that is going on :)). Even virtual / remote schools are closed.
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During the past few weeks if any of you have faced issues of burnt food or burnt pots and pans, then you might find this pattern interesting!
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What is the value of your website? When we use DIIB, we seem to get a dollar value evaluation for our website. Have you tried it? Are there any other sites providing a similar functionality?
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We did our part… and now.. we wait…!
This one goes down memory lane!
Quiz 32 – Unique birds and animals
How many of these unique birds and animals can you name? Test your knowledge below!
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How many of these popular trees can you recognize? Test yourself!
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It was interesting to see the way the Avatar character (Avatar – the Last Airbender) has been portrayed in the animated series. The four elements and their connection to human personalities and astrology was a beautiful connect!
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Loans and terms – take a closer look
Taking a loan and making monthly automatic payments seems a normal activity. However, some fine print coming into play currently! Sharing some of my lessons learned in the process!
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30 countries – Blog Milestone
Today is a big milestone for the Learning Thursdays blog 🙂
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Quiz 23 – Famous movie quotes
How many of these do you know? Have you watched all these movies? If not, would be a good collection to watch!
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Photography – Levon Biss
I got interested in microsculptures and learned about paintings on rice, and wondered how artists try to keep their hands steady. Started looking into it and found an artist called Levon Biss who uses technology to help him photograph…
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Disruption – small or big?
Is it easy or difficult to disrupt a normal routine? Ask a mother who sends her kids to school in the school bus (need to maintain time) and then rush to office to be on time! Yes.. one day waking up few minutes late can cause a huge disruption in itself for a single family.. what about organizations and countries? When my son asked me about it.. I started thinking about how disruptions can grow in size pretty quickly and especially for areas that are really unpredictable.
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How do 10 year olds think these days?
When I was growing up, focus used to be on studies and play. When my children were growing up, focus was on studies and extra curriculars – not necessarily play. Amidst all the subjects and theory, there has and will always be a good amount of applied knowledge that one needs! I am a true believer of this. I was pleasantly surprised to see how some of the elementary schools in a few states were teaching new subjects. Sharing what I learned and how I felt…
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Getting out of hoarding habit
Any mother can relate to the concept of hoarding! The albums, the childhood memories, the small clothes, tiny shoes, special toys, special occasion dresses, first-time-ever memories…. the list goes on.. and suddenly you turn around and look and you can be qualifying yourself as a hoarder!
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Repeating a name
Does sound have a healing effect? What happens when we keep repeating a name or word multiple times?
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Rangoli – An art of decorating
Rangoli is an art form, prevalent in India, in which patterns are created on the floor or ground using rice flour, flowers/flower petals, colored sand etc. It is usually made during festivals or during December-January timeframe. The bigger and beautiful the artwork, the more the pride and credit to the artists.
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There are many benefits of Turmeric and knowing how to have it makes a big difference. When children have a cough or cold, it is usual for a mother to give them Turmeric milk.
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Dhanvantri – Physician of Gods
I have been interested in home remedies from when I learned about Turmeric and its benefits as a child (while in my mother’s kitchen). As I grew, my curiosity to understand whether anyone has collated these remedies and put it together increased. Who shared these? How did anyone come to know of it? Is there anything written down anywhere?
Sharing what I found thus far…
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Pranas and Life activities
We saw the different types of mudras in the previous blog. Now let us look at the how some of the mudras are connected to the basic life activities of human body.
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I have heard lemon juice (or lemonade) is a good way to reduce bloating. I gave it a try to see if there was any truth to it.
Sharing my findings:
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ECG & Fitness tracker
With the advent of automation in the healthcare industry, there is one device that interested me last year. It was a handheld ECG device that can be connected to a mobile phone.
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One of the areas that interested me when I started learning about acupressure points on the palm (refer Health in your hands blog) was how holding your fingers and palms in certain positions have health benefits. These specific positions were called as Mudras. I tried to read about them and try it out in my circles and found it to be working when practiced regularly.
Sharing what I have read and understood thus far…
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How my mother made me eat vegetables
As I was growing up, I did not like to eat vegetables. Every parent has a way to make their children eat vegetables. My mother’s way was unique. She loved to read, and she never got the chance to read after she had kids (we basically kept her super busy.. yes.. guilty of that). I used to admire my parents sit and sip their morning coffee fighting for pages of the newspaper and who gets to read weekend magazines that were delivered.
One of the magazines impressed my mother, as she had found her key to make me read and to make me eat my vegetables. World-wide universities do research on food habits and what is nutritious to eat from across the world and why.
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“You will find your answers to any of your questions in the Puranas” used to be something I was used to listening while growing up. When I recently went to a planetorium and saw the expanse of the universe, it made me think about the microcosm as well. While it triggered multiple thoughts in me, I started looking at each of them one by one.
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Bees are a critical part of our eco system. Bees are pollinators that are vital to our food chain. Close to 1/3rd of our food will not be available without bees. So, does that mean humans will die if bees dont survive? Yes.
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Literally! Our palms and feet have nerve endings that run through all our body systems and organs. When we find the right points and massage them, we will be able to relieve the pain and improve the health of the respective organs. Interesting concept, I might not have believed it and would have laughed it off if I had not personally used it. My father in law got me the “Health in your Hands” book by Dr. Devendra Vora. That book changed my life!
The concept of pressure points in our body and systemically improving our health works perfectly when we use it right! Sharing some of the things I have got to learn thus far…
Sri Durga Saptashloki
Durga Saptashloki (7 set of 2-line verses describing Goddess Durga) has been something that my mother has always asked us to read / listen.
To gain powers of Durga Maa, devotees recite this regularly with devotion. It helps win battles & gives victories in all work.
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While studying Chemistry in school, we learn about water molecules and that water is made of 2 parts Hydrogen and 1 part Oxygen.
H2 + O = H2O
We all know water is very beneficial to health. Drinking water is known to be a good therapy for many health conditions. Hydrogen is available in plenty in the atmosphere. However, when it combines with Oxygen, their combined properties make water possible. Water is also known as the source of life on earth.
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Sand – Look closely
Lovely sandy beaches… some of us have had the privilege to grow up near one! This is what we would have seen…
Music and Ragas – Part 2
Continuing the post on music and ragas that help cure some of our health issues.
4. Raga Bhairavi – Reducing anxiety, pressures, skin diseases and allergies
5. Raga Charukesi – Rejuvenates the mind helping one to age gracefuly. It enlivens the singer and the listener
6. RagaHamsadhwani – It helps streamline the thought process and reduces panacea. It is also known as Sarvarogaharini (one that can relieve us from all diseases)
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I have heard my family recite God’s name in multiples of 108 using a beaded necklace (rosary). The beads can be made of Rudraksha, stone, wood. The japamala is activated by the Guru who during Diksha recommends the pupil to do the japa (recital) during a specific time of the day. What to recite, propitiating which God, what time, how many times per day, how many days etc varies based on the underlying purpose for which the pupil will be reciting.
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When I visit temples, I notice the beauty with which the garlands are made for Gods! My father-in-law was the first one to notice the way a rose garland was made and commented on it.. after that I am not able to miss the detail when I look at garlands. I committed myself to learn the technique. Sharing what I have learned thus far..
- Rose petal garland
New beginning in 2020
A New Year or birthday or any event that we hold close, is an oppotunity that we take to embark on explicitly change or improve ourselves. Sometimes it is our work, sometimes it is the time we spend with family, sometimes our career growth and other times it might be the time we get to spend on what really matters to us.
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In my life, I have felt that a woman’s priority in life does not remain the same at all points of time through her life. She juggles between her personal, family, work/education and community. There are multiple battles to be faced and overcome in every aspect of life and in every role she plays. I have seen my grandmother trying to focus on cooking for a family of 15, four meals a day and maintaining meal time and sleep time as a scheduled activity, giving that generation a better grasp on self care and personal health. I have seen my mother step out of the home to work and support my father, managing upward/downward and peer politics, and still ensuring family and personal life was not impacted. She always had time for us.
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There comes a point in life when we think do we know what we wanted to have time in life to read, learn, understand and practice! When I was transitioning through that phase of life, I realized I knew stuff about work, and folks at work knew me. Pretty much – that summed up my life! For anyone working in a Corporate multinational organization in the IT space, that would mean – life was work and work was life! Everything was always about multitasking and while I started getting good at it and mastered it, Life had its own way to get me back on track! This blog series of mine is to share what I have come to learn, enjoy and appreciate from life!
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