Monika Suri

Life offers us a lot . Smiles & Cries , Pains & Pleasures , Calm & Crazy , Laughter & Tears , Friends & Enemies . See there is so much variety our life brings for us . This variety of situations & emotions keep the life interesting , atleast I think so . After all, a long drive even on  those ultra smooth roads  doesn’t bring the  thrill out of the heart  unless you have  already  experienced  some bumps or traffic or speed breakers .  Same is the case with our life . We can value our pleasures fully only if we have experienced pains . We can  enjoy our laughter in the real sense today only if our eyes have ever flown with tears of sorrow  in the past . We can feel thankful for the care, love & blessings  of our dear ones  only if  we know how it felt when someone had hurt our feelings . So I think we should be grateful for our little pains and pleasures in the life . Yes  I am calling them little , as none of them is permanent . And above all it is our...

“ Women should pursue some hobbies , something that they do just for themselves .  When you have an identity , then people respect you else you could be taken for granted “   says the Bollywood great actress Madhuri Dixit . When it’s the women we are talking about , most of the women are just constantly busy performing their daily responsibilities , maintaining work-family balance , with hardly any time left for their own . If you ask any woman “What special did you do today for yourself ?” Answer would be in an astonishing gesture ” Just for myself ?? No No ….There’s no time left just for myself . ” If you ask any woman “Did you cook something of your choice in the past few days?” Answer would be ” I am a mother ,I have to cook as per my child’s or my husband’s wish otherwise they just don’t eat ” If you ask any woman “What is your hobby ?” The question just puts her in the thin...

Last week I got a mail that excited me . The mail was from one of the fellow bloggers and it said that my blog www.alubhujia.com had been nominated for Liebster Award 2018 . I didn’t know what Liebster Award meant . So I searched and came to know that it is an award that exists only on the  Internet and is given to bloggers by other fellow bloggers . Liebster in German means “sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome”. Although I haven’t yet turned out as a professional blogger but I am happy that one of my blogger friends liked my blog so much to be nominated for a lovely Liebster Award.   I feel grateful that Blogger Vartika from vartikasdiary nominated me .  About Vartika , she is a mother of twin girls . An HR professional , lover of music , crafts , books , she is a big foodie too . She is an extrovert but simple person who says “I can’t take fakeness and duality at all . The people who a...

This post won the WOW badge from Blogadda Megha is married to Akash for the last 12 years and they are blessed with a son Madhav who is now 4 years old.  Having blessed with parenthood after  many years , Akash is too possessive about his son and is always concerned about him . Sometimes his over concerned attitude shows few signs of narrow-mindedness, which Megha  doesn’t feel good about . But she has adjusted. She  gives priority to his home and family . Megha had a love for classical dance in her college  ,  which she couldn’t continue after her marriage. Last year when  she had turned 39 , she had shared about this interest with Akash and asked  for permission to join a dance academy.  But Aakash had refused on the pretext of their baby  being too small . This year , when Madhav has started going to school , Akash agrees about Megha pursuing his dance interest, but  asks her to make sure this doesn’t happen at the cost of the time and care their baby needs. Altho...

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...

  Who is she behind  shi ??? अमेरिका की सबसे प्रभावशाली बिज़नेस वूमेन में एक नाम आता है थायी ली  Thai Lee .  वे अमेरिका के  राज्य Texas में रहती हैं । वे अमेरिका की महिला स्वामित्व वाली सबसे बड़ी   अरबपति कंपनी की CEO  व प्रेजिडेंट हैं । उनकी कंपनी का नाम है   shi    ( Software House International ).  यह बिज़नेस Thai Lee ने  बड़ी मेहनत से पिछले 27 साल में तयार किया है ।आज उनकी कम्पनी में हज़ारों कर्मचारी काम करते हैं । उनकी कम्पनी का आज 7.5 अरब डॉलर का कारोबार है । Thai Lee, shi CEO थायी ली का जन्म  1958 में थाईलैंड के बैंकाक में हुआ । इन्होंने बायोलॉजी और इकोनॉमिक्स में बीए किया । उसके बाद एक ऑटोपार्ट्स कंपनी में नौकरी कर ली । लेकिन वे अमेरिका जाना चाहती थीं । इसलिए नौकरी करते हुए बचत की और MBA करने अमेरिका पहुंच गई । हारवर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी से MBA किया । इसके बाद 2-3 साल तक नौकरी की । लेकिन उन्हें हमेशा लगता था कि अपना बिज़नेस ही  करना चाहिए । उन्होंने साथ साथ  बिज़नेस के बारे में जानना व सीखना शुरू कर दिया । 1989 में उनकी शादी लियो कोगुन से हो गयी । दोनों ही बिज़नेस करना चाहते थे । पता चला ...

  #FridayFotoFiction is a weekly blog hop which celebrates fiction writing based on the photo prompt. The memories of the past are revived. Her life had  not  been as smooth as those  smooth legs . Her Mom & Dad’s marriage was an intercaste love marriage . Everybody was resistant. Even God behaved unsympathetic and took away her Dad, just before sending her on this earth . Her Mom fostered her all alone , facing many strains of the harsh society . The life had not been shiny as those stylish  shiny shoes. She wanted to achieve high in studies but couldn’t even continue her school for long. But today , she is a successful model.  With the smooth legs in those shiny shoes , she is now able to well maintain the balance in her life , just like those high heels. The shine has started coming back in her Mom’s eyes too. 💥💥💥💥 Linking this post with Mayuri and Tina Basu http://tinabasu.com

WriteTribe celebrates writing. The #WTFOW#6  is a festival in which one has to write for 7 days in a row. This is my post for Day 6. GUEST INTERVIEW : MY BLOGGER FRIEND Today I have a blogger friend  with me at my blog.  She is Gayatri Gadre from Mumbai, India. She has been   blogging for the last six years. She has written an ebook Off Beats which is a lovely  travel book. The book includes many wonderful destinations around the world. You would love reading this book which will take you to Mumbai, Malaysia n Scotland . By profession , Gayatri provides digital marketing services to companies.   She blogs at b-young-forever.blogspot.in . She has a long list of followers.  She is an inspiration to many other bloggers . You can check her blog here. My blogger friend Gayatri Gadre’s family  is   the biggest pillar of strength in her life. She  thanks her husband for not being  a traditional husband and who always keeps motivating  her to use her  abilities. Her Mom is a retired law...

           स्वामी विवेकानंद के अनमोल विचार         Swami Vivekananda Quotes in Hindi  स्वामी विवेकानंद का जन्म 12 जनवरी 1863 को  कलकत्ता में हुआ । इनके गुरु श्री रामकृष्ण परमहंस  थे  , जिनके नाम पर स्वामी विवेकानंद जी ने बाद में रामकृष्ण मिशन की भी स्थापना की । स्वामी विवेकानंद का बचपन से ही आध्यामिकता की तरफ रुझान था । इन्होंने अपनी केवल 39 साल के जीवन काल मे ऐसे महान कार्य किये और उच्च शिक्षाएं दी जिससे आने वाली पीढ़ियों का हमेशा के लिए मार्गदर्शन होता रहेगा । 4 जुलाई 1902 को स्वामी जी का अलौकिक शरीर परमात्मा में विलीन हो गया । स्वामी विवेकानंद जी का मानना था कि जब तक हम पूर्ण रूप से  दोषरहित नही हो जाते तब तक हम  सही आत्मज्ञान नही प्राप्त कर सकते।  स्वामी जी प्रेरणा के अपार स्रोत थे जिनके विचार मानवजाति को शक्तिशाली बनाते हैं और ऊर्जा से भर देते हैं। आईये उनके मुख से निकले कुछ अनमोल विचारों को जानते हैं । आपके समय की कीमत को ध्यान में रखते हुए  मुख्य विचारों को bold करके लिख दिया  गया है ।               स्वामी विवेकानंद के अनमोल कथन Swami Vivekananda Inspiring Thoughts in Hindi  Quo...

         1. The best way to overcome fear is to face it.                     डर से जीतने  का सबसे बढ़िया तरीका है डर का सामना करना (यह quote मेरा सबसे मनपसंद quote है ….मैंने इसे कई बार अपनी ज़िन्दगी में लागू करने की कोशिश की  है और हर बार सफलता भी पायी है ….सच है की जिस चीज़ से या जिस काम से आपको डर लग रहा है उसका   सामना करिये डर अपने आप भाग जायेगा और ऐसा भागेगा की फिर लौटकर कभी वापिस नहीं आएगा)         2. Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.                डर उतना ही गहरा होगा जितना आप अपने मन में बिठाएंगे        3. Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.                  डर केवल आपके मन की एक अवस्था है             4.   Brave man is not the one who doesn’t feel afraid but he              who conquers that fear.               हिम्मती इंसान उसको नहीं कहते जो डरता नहीं बल्कि उसे कहते हैं जो                          अपने डर पर जीत हासिल कर लेता है        5. Fear is the brain’s way of saying that there is something                      important for you to overcome.    ...