Monika Suri

Listening to songs is just wonderful . The beats fill me with enthusiasm , the lyrics  calm my mind , the aesthetic experience  brings me the real happiness My Motivation Song Matlabi ho ja zara matlabi , Duniya ki sunta hai kyun , khud ki bhi sun le kabhi ……. Well it’s a bollywood song which I like , rather it gives me motivation  . Matlabi ho ja zara matlabi, duniya ki sunta hai kyun , khud ki bhi sun le kabhi . Really in our everyday life, we are most of the  times listening to others , feeling concerned  for others and working for others  . Sometimes I am listening to my  Boss, sometimes I am satisfying my hubby’s ego ,  sometimes I am cooking according to the family’s wishes. What’s this yaar ? Am I here to live according to Duniya ?? There comes this song to relieve me , motivate me and make me happy . If not possible everyday , let me be Matlabi once in a while. Let me do what just My heart wishes, something that I really like , which brings...

As I told you that in this month of  September I am participating in  the blogging campaign #MyFriendAlexa by the team Blogchatter.    For this month long blogging festival , I have decided a theme in which I would be sharing few thoughts ,  quotes or ideas which can help keeping your life simple and calm . My  Theme is :  # LetUsKISS . What is this theme  about ?  Well  It’s an acronym for KEEP IT SIMPLE But  SIGNIFICANT . #LetUsKISS –Let us keep it Simple But Significant Today all of us seem to have a very complex life .  We are most of the times  in a hurry  and feel  stressed . The reason may be our family , our boss , the traffic jam we faced on road , the messed up kitchen at home,   the EMIs which we have to pay ,  or may be some other reason  . But this is for sure that something or the other keeps our mind  cluttered .    Let’s try working on de-cluttering our lives step by step . Let’s start today with the subject – Less is More or More is Less ?...

Learning Blogging is not a one day job , it’s a journey and I am already on this wonderful journey . This time ,  I chose to read the   eBook -Blogging Basics by Bushra Nausheen . The book mentions all the basics if anyone wants  to start a new blog -how to start  and where to start .  The author shares few important tips for blog beginners – like domain name , hosting , designing etc  which can prove out to be very helpful . Actually in the month of April 2018  , I participated in one of the blogging challenges #superbloggerchallenge2018 and  that was hosted by the author of this book. That challenge was very well planned and I had got to learn  many  blog tips and tricks . Dr Bushra , along with her co-host Dr Amrita had well prepared newsletters , tutorials , blog prompts and many other little tasks for the participants of the challenge along with the motivation to follow the same . I was impressed with both the hosts of that challenge and this made me pick the book writt...

As part of # BlogchatterEbook carnival 2018 , many books are published and I want to read as many as possible . I scrolled  to pick up the book “InstaGita” as my first read . This book is a summary of the religious  book BhagavadGita  .  The author has focussed on writing about Gita as a self help resource skipping over the more overtly religious parts .  The author has read many versions of Bhagavad Gita and it is her attempt to present the highlights of the sacred text  in easily understandable form , poetic too at many places . Title of the Book  Insta Gita  Author Nupur Maskara Book type eBook Genre Self Help Publisher Self published in May 2018 Language English Length of the Book 74 pages The book is divided into small chapters and every chapter is a very short read . While I was just going through the contents , the chapter “GodZilla “caught my attention . I eagerly scrolled to firstly read this chapter  before I  started reading  the book in a Sequence . ...

J  stands for JUDGED .   A piece of fiction on the word  JUDGED Renu was a working girl in her twenties. She had  got married to Vivek   just two years ago .  The family consisted of his parents and his unmarried sister Shweta .  From day one Renu came in this family , she  felt being judged  even at little things . Why are you wearing this ? Why did you get late today ? Who came to drop you home today  ?  Why can’t you leave job and plan your child ? Every such statement or taunt was making  a crack in the relationship , with nobody there  even trying to fill those cracks . Vivek’s late night parties  didn’t hurt anybody else  in the family , except Renu who could smell  .  She was able to  smell his ex marital affair too along with the smell of the intoxicating drinks  from the last many months. Renu set an example of patience , courage , sacrifice , love and she  left no stone unturned . ” Beta Renu , what happened ? Are you going somewhere ? ” Tod...

If we start with the definitions of health , See what I read The above information credit is to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov I think out of these three definitions, the second and third  define health more accurately . Because after all, just being physically fit may not  make one  completely healthy . But if I read the second definition again , it refers only about coping with the demands of daily life . The second definition just doesn’t mention anything about one’s inner health , I mean one’s own emotional health . And that is something very important . The third definition defines health as a state of balance , the equilibrium within one’s own self and the surroundings. I liked this definition .  I liked the word equilibrium . You know what’s equilibrium? In my science class , I explain it as the condition   when  net effect of all the forces  on an object is zero . If we are able to have equilibrium in our life ,  wouldn’t it be perfect ?  No ef...

The alphabet of the day is G G stands for Gender Equality A piece of fiction on Gender (In)Equality  Wasn’t the clock moving fast today  ? It had struck 8.30am so early . Dragging her feet hurriedly into the shoes, one hand combing her hair and other picking purse and looking for car keys , Gunjan was  hustling   “Rohit …..I am going , got late for the meeting . Boss is going to erupt today also . That Australian client is very important for the company’s business , Where the hell the things are misplaced ?  Now where are are the Creta keys ?  ” Suddenly she got lucky enough to see the keys entangled in a sofa corner , she quickly picked and streaked to move out . ” Creta ? Why My Car today ? What happened to your Alto ? Rohit’s sudden reaction came Gunjan was short of time , so she just left with the answer flying in the air She managed to reach office just at the nick of time which saved her from Boss’s Lava .  Putting the phone on airpl...

The alphabet of the day is F F stands for : Foeticide The dictionary meaning of Foeticide is the crime of killing of a baby who has  not yet been  born. This crime is committed mostly for females in the womb . A piece of fiction on Foeticide Finally , after six years of marriage , their prayers were accepted and the couple could see two pink lines on the prega testing kit . The joyous  moment was shared by Sneha and Harsh , with warm embrace and wet  smiling eyes . As the news travelled to other family members , the response was not what they expected .  Instead of blessings , a null reaction came from Sneha’s mother-in-law  with the words : “Get the test done first , hope it’s a Good Thing ” “Good Thing ? What do you mean Maa ?” Harsh’s mind had  got topsy-turvy ” You know what I mean, Take her to the clinic , No arguments  ” Maa said with   a stern and pressurized look Tension gripped the family atmosphere , especially the couple. ...

The alphabet of the day is E E stands for Empowerment Women Empowerment The dictionary meaning of Empowerment is the process of becoming stronger and more confident especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights . When we have talked of Abuse ,   Bride Burning ,  Child Bride , Domestic violence , it’s important to talk of women Empowerment also . The general  statements about women are like -Women are weak , Women are too sensitive , Women cry a lot , etc . And  on the other side women also have to suffer many kind of challenges , assaults , inequality , domestic violence , etc.  Hey The Women ! The need is to empower ourselves . The time demands Women Empowerment . You know all of us have an alpha instinct within us . Do you know what’s that ? If you go by psychology and read about alpha or beta woman , you may get to the idea that alpha woman is the one who is dominant , has an aggressive behaviour or the one who is very  much extrovert and ...

I have been blogging since April 2017 . I started with small posts , then moved on to adding my posts in some linky parties , and then   I  even  dared to take up some  blogging challenges too .  The challenge # blogchatterprojects in December was on weekly basis  whereas  the earlier writetribe # festivalofwords    was when I had to blog consecutive for 7 days. Initially I was worried if I would be able to complete it or I would leave it  in between . But timely management helped me sustain and I could complete them successfully . Click to read my #writetribe  Karvachauth post  My blog’s earlier participation has been in small challenges but in the coming April 2018 there comes THE BIG CHALLENGE — A to Z by Blogchatter. This is going to be a month long blogging challenge where I am supposed to post daily starting with the alphabet of the day . It sounds very tough ,hectic, energy consuming  and challenging but I have said YES ! Yes ! I have registered for A to Z Challenge ...

    Within first year of my marriage , I had to undergo abortion.  It was followed by the feelings  of sadness, pain (more of sentimental), loss  and regret. A   loving bond  with my  unborn child that  had started nurturing , had to breakdown within  few weeks . Today I express my emotions  in this letter to my Unborn Child. A Letter to my Unborn Child  I held you inside me for few weeks ,but didn’t get a chance to hold you in my arms.  I felt your heartbeat  inside me , but couldn’t  welcome you in the world  outside. God didn’t give us a chance to cuddle  with each other , but  the memories of your little movements inside my tummy  are afresh in my mind.  Your little kicks didn’t hurt me but used to bring smile on my face. We were growing our emotional bond when God suddenly changed his plans. We were not allowed to continue our love for long but the bond we made even in those few weeks  , is  precious for me , and  it always would be. When Doctor la...

Under #blogchatterprojects , I started spreading #bhagavadgita teachings through my blog. I have read the  sacred book earlier too but #Blogchatter provided me opportunity to read #bhagavadgita once again. Many of us have  already read it and many want to read it . But the way the life keeps us entangled  , leaves hardly any time for taking any steps on the spiritual path . We are left just  thinking and thinking and thinking.   So I thought of noting down  few   important verses from #bhagavadgita which we can implement as   daily life management tips . These tips  are the wisdom of the Vedas which can help us   manage anger/stress   in life and  by HIS grace , we can have peace , love and contentment in Life . 1 .   2 . 3 .     4 . 5 . 6 . 7 .   8. 9 . 10 . My blogging would mean successful and I would feel blessed  if   any of these  ten life management tips from #bhagavadgita  can make a difference in your life . Read my previous post on #Buddhiyoga from #Bhag...

   

  Why Bhagavad-Gita ? In today’s modern life we are always in a hurry , doing something or the other. We want to earn big , have all modern amenities and enjoy our life. Anger, tensions, frustration, materialistic comparisons have become part of lives. Our very physical existence in this world keeps us surrounded by many kind of problems and tensions. Daily we hear news of murders or rapes . I think the much needed religious bent of mind is lost somewhere. We need to take a step towards divine Consciousness. We should help others too in moving  on this path. Reading Bhagavad -Gita on daily basis , may be even one verse a day , can be very helpful to bring joy in our life. When you start reading it , you would find that its verses  comfort you and can give you tips about managing  your  life in a better way, be it managing anger or remaining stress free. It’s explained in Bhagavad-Gita that as sun is situated in one place but is illuminating the whole universe , similar...

The month of September 2017 went crazy with #Myfriendalexa.  Blogchatter gave my blog  a new friend  #Myfriendalexa  which further gifted me many new friends. Waiting eagerly for the reading list every week was fun and it was more fun to read all the blogs out of the list . Lots of engagements as a blogger, lot of reading, writing and learning. Actually, a month  ago ,  I never knew what Alexa   rank meant. Why one talks of it ? Why one wants it to lower down ? How does it make a difference to my blog ? When  I came to know of #Myfriendalexa campaign  to be hosted by the blogging community Blogchatter , I came to know a little about Alexa. Actually Alexa is a ranking system of sites  done by Alexa.com . This belongs to the company Amazon. The rank is calculated based on how many people visit your site . If the audience comes from someone who already has a good Alexa rank, better it is for your site. As on date , I don’t know the minute details about Alexa ranking and how does it affect...

#fridayfotofiction is a weekly bloghop which celebrates fiction writing based on the photo prompt. “Mam , I don’t know what the problem is.  My brother Aadi is behaving differently nowadays.  He seems isolated . Most of the time, he just wants to sleep, and  he gets irritated also over little things . ”  Ajay  asked the psychologist. She reacted  too  busy  to listen to  his problem and just advised  ” I think your brother is going through emotional exhaustion . Try to handle him with more love n care . ” Not happy with psychologist’s behaviour,  Ajay came  back home and  tried to find some reason out of his brother’s  belongings .  He got  panic stricken  when he found  Aadi’s  recent  sketches of jumping off from a building , coming in front of a fast train and hanging from the fan. Even before his brain could process what he saw  , Ajay heard a scream from the roof . He quickly ran upstairs but all he could see was  the  blood art sketc...

U know my daughter has a period in her school , called as DEAR period , which stands for DROP  EVERYTHING  AND  READ  It is held twice a week and i just love this concept. Everybody just drops any work he/she is doing and starts reading any book or magazine of choice. Same was the case with  me   in the month of September 2017 under #Myfriendalexa. Daily  I was finding special time when i dropped everything and started to read others’ blogs . #Myfriendalexa gave a wide collection of   blogs based on different genres.  Reading these blogs  widened my mind’s thinking . My daily DEAR time not only took me to different worlds( worlds of fiction, fantasy , recipes, travel ,……..and …….its a long list )  but also enhanced my vocabulary . I learnt many new words which i had never known about . I had to search for those words in the dictionary to understand what they mean. So today let me  share some of the words that i recently  learnt . You may be already...

#Bloggarba  is a blogging train in which we 16 blogger friends are participating as  a chain to mark Navratri celebration.   The blogger behind me was Varsha   and now she passes on the hop to me . Thanku Varsha . जैकारा शेरांवाली का …..बोलो सच्चे दरबार की जय … बहुत ही पवित्र नवरात्री का त्यौहार चल रहा है….त्यौहार के आते ही जैसे पुरे वातावरण में भक्ति छा जाती है  I  नवरात्री हिन्दुओं  का प्रमुख त्यौहार है I  नवरात्री का अर्थ है  9  रातें  I  इन 9 रातों में तीन हिन्दू देवियों -पार्वती , लक्ष्मी , सरस्वती के 9  रूपों की पूजा की जाती है  I  इन्हे नवदुर्गा भी कहा जाता है  I  नवदुर्गा  के हर रूप को शक्ति के नाम से भी पुकारा जाता है  I   वो शक्ति जो दुःख दर्द , कष्टों व् वेदनाओं को दूर करती है और सुख समृद्धि का आवाहन करती है  I इन 9  दिनों के त्यौहार में पहले तीन दिन माँ दुर्गा को समर्पित हैं जो शक्ति व् ऊर्जा का प्रतीक है   I  अगले 3  दिन माँ लक्ष्मी को समर्पित हैं जो धन धान्य का प्रतीक हैं  I  आखरी के 3 दिन माँ सरस्वती को समर्पित हैं जो ज्ञान का प्रतीक है  I नवरात्री  Navr...

When i started my blog a few months ago i would often think how long would i be able to continue this blog,  how could the ideas keep coming, after all the ideas would vanish after writing   40 or 50 posts.  But No, i was wrong .  When you jump into the writing world , the ideas just keep flowing, and for this flow, i am very very thankful to the various Blogging Contests.  Such contests motivate you to  write and read too. You can’t be a good writer if you don’t read. The more You read , more You wish to  Write. Blogging Contests help me in lot many ways :– Blogging Contests challenge  and motivate me   – Contests have a fixed theme and a deadline too. I work the best when given a challenge otherwise my mind prefers sleeping. Such challenges push me and make me realize ” YES, I can do it “. The motivating comments on the posts and the best post badges make me feel like paragliding . I still cherish my #MMM badge for my post challenges of Motherhood ...

#Fridayfotofiction is a weekly bloghop which celebrates fiction writing based on the photo prompt. ” Unlocking Minds ” This was the name of the educational institute where Sammy  was working as a psychologist/theorist for the last few years . Suddenly , he was fired from his job today.  He had to listen to few vulgar insults also.  He sat in a corner , depressed , and analyzing ( sometimes cursing) his queer identity . His queer sexual orientation made him face social discrimination and mistreatment many times. When his best friend Martin came to him  ,  Sammy’s tension found a way for words : “Martin , Am i born in a different way ? Why this societal imprisonment ? How does it matter to the society if i love a man ? I hate  this  bias .” ” But I Love You ” Martin said softly & maturely. “Come, Let’s go to the emancipated world where the minds may be queer but not locked .”  Martin extended his hand to Sammy. The two best...