Author Archives: Monika N

I have always encouraged my kids to make handwritten cards and gifts on special occasions. We would do crafts, create something together. My belief has always been ,anyone can buy anything from the market. But when you put your thought into it, when you create something unique, something specially made for someone  it becomes memorable.Continue reading “A Clear Case”

Few months ago, I met a friend for lunch, and as we talked about my health and finding a fun way to exercise, she mentioned something unexpected: aquafitness classes…right in the condo where I live. “It’s early morning, 6:30 am” she said, “and if you’re lucky, you might see some beautiful birds at that hour.”Continue reading “Bribed by a bird”

We were visiting Australia in 2008. My daughter Aamya was three years old. Our days were packed with sightseeing & fun activities. We were in Gold Coast & had bought tickets to Universal Park. My husband, Sumit and I were very excited. Aamya didn’t share our excitement though. As we entered, we started planning ourContinue reading “Doing Nothing!”

Today early morning when the sun was rising, full moon was still there in the sky . Saw the moon fade away as sun became stronger. The sun & moon have such a beautiful understanding, they can barely coexist in the sky yet there is no conflict. One gives way to the other, day afterContinue reading “Fading Moon”

“Janmashtami is the festival commemorating the appearance of Krishna in this world. He appeared 5,000 years ago in a prison cell in Mathura. Janmashtami represents the appearance of hope in the dark night of hopelessness, of virtue in the fortress of vices, through the appearance of the Absolute Truth, Krishna. The sun rises in theContinue reading “Birthday gift 🎁”

This river that flows past my house empties into the Kallang Basin just a few hundred meters away. The Marina Channel connects the Kallang Basin with the Singapore straits where it enters into the sea through a regulated barrage /dam. Though rivers flow only in one direction. This section of river flows in both. SomeContinue reading “Not all rivers flow into the sea…some go back and forth!”

In my previous post I mentioned the book Kundalini, its author Om Swami, a mystic in Himalayas left me a little curious. In the book he has mentioned about renouncing the world and living in cave to meditate.Self realisation being the goal. I thought to myself, I have heard of many sages (all male) goingContinue reading “Cave in the snow”

The first thing I do when I wake up is play my Spotify playlist of Chants & prayers.Today I somehow stumbled on an album titled Lalita sahastranam . I had never seen or heard about it before. For past few years I have developed interest in Hindu Mythology ,Vedanta, mantras and chants and like toContinue reading “Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot- Rumi”

In a world full of continual distraction, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to tune out all the noise and connect to self. Meditation is the often prescribed way in. If you are new to mindfulness/ meditation and do not know where to start ? Or If the thought of sitting and meditating is too muchContinue reading ““Listen to the silence, it has so much to say”~ Rumi”

I was heating the paav for dinner and put a block of butter to make it soft. It was a big chunky block, extra love for my daughter. The butter melted into this Heart! My ever present self grabbed the phone and clicked this image to save this heart melting moment ! They say loveContinue reading “Love is all around !”