Ennangal

I am drowning In a dark sea I feel handicapped I pick myself up Just to fall again I fail miserably I scramble up To be swallowed again It seems like an endless journey Journey amidst sea of surprises No, not the pleasant ones Journey in a dark tunnel That never seems to end There is no dearth of To-Dos None in my control None that I can change I am exhausted I need ray of hope I desperately need it I am dried off my positive spirit Is life always full of riddles? I solve one to open another I am awed at their relentless spree Untired unfazed they recur One after another  Tougher than before Or am I just too tired Have I lost my energy? A shoulder to spare A shoulder to cry upon A shoulder to drain out  An ear to listen to A comforting hug  An assurance word I am there for you ! Is something I need It can make a difference It can help me brace up It can breathe life to my spirits.

Congrats to all kids ! Mark here or mark there - miss or gain Details don't matter, not anymore Nah, Its not an easy ride for anyone Its not easy with peer pressure, parent pressure Its not easy with plethora of pleasures around, Its time to celebrate each and every mark earned, Its time to cherish hard work, playful work, smart work., Rejoice & reflect either way Twists and turns are part of life Gear up for life ahead For a life to be written This is just a reiki Pick-up something for you, yourself if you can from this reiki Life has much to offer, be open and enjoy all along Cheers to all kids, pals & kudos to teachers.  

This summer had a blissful morning stroll through the well laid streets and lanes, lined up with small individual houses at Thirunagar, a quiet suburb in temple town Madurai. In spite of a very short stay, the serene environment brought within me a serene feeling. Is it only me who feels a charm in these streets? Is it because I grew up here, place that was my home and world, shaping me up until my twenties? No, it is not just that, I pause to observe the chirping sparrows & hopping squirrels. It chimes within me that I wish to have these in Bangalore, my current abode, to be able to wake up to sparrows and to walk through lanes lined up with houses unlike walking around towering buildings. Thirunagar is a well-planned residential area, with wide two laned main streets divided by streetlights at centre. Streets are connected with perpendicular and parallel lanes, ensuring that there is more than one route to reach destination – no chance of any bottle necks. Streets are covered wit...

Its not my first time, I have experienced this feeling, this pain earlier. It is the pain of being cheated and let-down, just that this time the degree is more. I grew up with the belief that if you do good you will reap good. So, when things don’t work that way, when you face it blatantly it was hard. My nephew, the only alive witness to my dad’s will who had agreed to affirm the validity of the will in a legal process used the opportunity to sabotage. Two weeks back when I spoke to him his response was very positive, himself said to ignore the misunderstandings between our mother’s. But morning when I called him his tone, tenor, cross-examinations, rudeness revealed his intention to hurt and to instigate, saying “I cannot come anywhere and everywhere to sign as you ask to”. I closed asking him to do whatever he feels correct as per his moral values. I was devastated. Lady of my age group driving the car was completely shaken up after she hit my car (actually my Brother in law’s)....

Finally, I too did it. I completed Great Malnad Challenge (GMC) 7-day mountain biking of 500 plus KMs in the blissful western ghats. All along in my life I have had zero inclination towards any physical activity leave alone sports, and continued life happily enjoying work and running a family. My colleague who knew how late I started my preparations for GMC quipped “It was your will power Janaki” and I knew it too – it was the only reason that kept me going. The trigger was our treks, started off as small explorations, soon geared up as a family trekking group (with kids). The intoxicating beauty of nature, explored in the best possible mode, the breath of fresh air, eye opener to simple living paved way to explore western ghats in a bike. This comes as a package, you also become healthy 😊 . Our longest trek was to Chandrashila peak, a 5-day trek at Uttarkhand in 2016 as a group of 20 people from Bangalore and Chennai – some friends and their friends all manged to connect and start ...