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Live Positive Way - Find Your Balance

Live Positive Way - Find Your Balance

"Every time you decide, you shift.

Choose who you want to be, and you will shift into that version of yourself.

You are always being led to your heart's core.

Reclaim your awareness. Be here now" (Anonymous).

- When I read this quote, I had an immediate profound connection with these lines. This is what today's blog is all about.

I am extremely grateful to my friends/blog-walkers who kept inquiring me about my well being, and was curious to know what happened to me since there was no posts from me for quite sometime and why I am not writing these days. My heartfelt gratitude to each one of you who is reading this right now. Thank you so much for believing in my words and for being there for me. Also, my apologies for the delay. Here we go!

'Positive Thoughts blogger' isn't a 'Superwoman', I too go through tough times in my life. I can be a motivator or an inspiration to a few, but I too have my ebb of life. I too get ignored by some close ones...have stressful days....and drift into deep emotional insecurity. At times I too long for validation of my thoughts, my feelings and my existence. Such periods existed for a couple of months now, but I don't lose myself entirely due to 3 things that I follow every day in my life.

Before getting into the blog, I must say that the recent festival time was awesome, which helped me rejuvenate and thanks to one of my close friends, Ms. Laxmi who said, 'Sugan am not able to find time for myself. Getting completely immersed in family, kids & work. How are you managing? Write about that'. This engaged me to pen down my thoughts here.

The three things that I mentioned earlier are tied up to two people. For two significant people I keep myself going. Come on! Don't start thinking about family, friends, or any special ones here... Nah! It's for the one who brought me into existence — my GOD, and the one who exists because of him — ME. Yes, sounds interesting right?

'My God and Me'.

Often people prioritize everything for everyone, but overlook these two significant people and put everyone and everything above them. And in the routine race we forget these two significant people. The magic happens only when we realise that even though we are struck in the mundane affairs, we have just this life for ourselves since the idea of rebirth too still is hypothetical, so...

No. 1 - God gives us 24 long hours a day. We meticulously formulate a time table in our mind for everything, but we really forget him. I have made my timetable, in which, daily I allocate an uninterrupted 30 minutes just to pay my gratitude to him. I do my slokha chantings in that time with absolute dedication. No phones in hand or will enable DND (DoNotDisturb mode), no house hold chores and I will strictly not entertain any external activities that time. I choose the time and my people respect and appreciate my thoughts and never disturb me. This undoubtedly helps me to hold on to my faith and the trust I have on my God Krishna. Each and every time when I face a challenge, my mind will immediately throw light on the fact that he is there for me to fix anything and it gives me reassurance.

No. 2 - Another 30 minutes I spend for myself. People close to me know that very well. I am my own admirer and my own lover. Some may mistake 'self-love' for being 'self-centered', but I think there is a subtle difference between them. I enjoy the bliss of solitude and self-love. Whatever be the issues that surround me, I surely have this 'Me Time'. Are you wondering what I will be doing at that alone time? A sample is readily available here, the blog post which I am drafting in my journal now, penning down my thoughts for all of us. Sometimes engrossed in a physical book copy in hand or reading a PDF in mobile. Some days I will be singing in my room with my Mike on as if a stage is set for me with millions off the dais cheering and listening to me. Sometimes I get on my room floor and dance bindaas. I give a damn to anyone who thinks I am insane or childish. Some days I simply sit and reflect on me...what am I going to do to make this present 'me' into a better 'me'. At times I will be watching my childhood heartthrob, Actor Akshay Kumar's songs and movies. I enjoy his screen presence which gives me a psychological satisfaction. (thanks to my super supportive husband who too eventually became his fan).You can include as many things as you want to, to this never ending list. What I believe is the fact that if I keep the 'child in me' happy I can rediscover the peace in me to tackle my stress.

No. 3 - Again, it's about me, but a little concerned about the people who need me in their life. I have to stay fit to keep them happy. For that and for my own benefits I complete my regular exercises. I at times club this with my No.2. For example; walking - with my earphones and MP3 on listening to my favourite songs. Do Zumba - since it is a fitness dance! Not exaggerating, but you bet me I will not hit my bed until and unless I finish the step count for walking I have set for myself or my plank counts, that's the commitment I have given to my own self which I can never ever break.

You may think it is possible for me and not for you, but trust me, we all are good with time management, it is only our conviction which should be strong enough to support us. These things I slowly cultivated in me for many years and these alone, I believe, are helping me cope up with my tough times. So far I have shared what I do to keep myself positive in my tough times and it is up to you, my dear blog walkers, to adapt or to skip these techniques.

In the process of becoming a Superwoman :)

Thanks again! Keep visiting my webpage!

Stay positive! 

- Suganthi Sankaran 

Educational Therapist, Positive Blogger & Counselor

Live Positive Way - From my lockdown diaries (4)

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Even after a year, the Pandemic is still hanging around and striking us badly but anything and everything has to change and this too will change. Till then, have faith. The best times are ahead of us and if you are an atheist then trust in nature and if you are the theist like me, whatever your faith is, trust your God. He will protect us. I request all my blog walkers to stay safe, wear mask while you go out, wash hands regularly and maintain social distancing. Keep yourself and your loved ones safe.
 

वनमाली गदी शार्ङ्गी शङ्खी चक्री च नन्दकी |

श्रीमान्नारायणो विष्णुर्-वासुदेवोऽभिरक्षतु ||

 

vanamAli gadI shArngI shankhI chakrI cha nandakI

shrImAn nArAyaNo vishNur vAsudevo'bhirakshatu

 

Sriman Narayana, who wears the garland of flowers (vanamali) and who, has the mace (sharnga), conch, discus and the sword (nandaki)- may that all-pervasive Vasudeva protect us all.

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Sometimes we get inspired by people who are close to us. Not just our parents even our kids influence us a lot. My daughter does it so gracefully all the time. I see her as my grandma’s replica and she maintains her own rules. From her formative years she believes a lot in God and prayers (thanks to my mother who inspires her in this regard). Since when she was 8-9 years old, she started chanting “Vishnu Saharasnama” (Chanting sloka which consists 1,000 names of God Vishnu) and she can recite it by heart. I have always absorbed her chanting in the evenings which runs for about 40 minutes. She used to chant along with the voice of Ms. M S Subbulakshmi (prominent Carnatic singer), which plays out of an audio tape. I used to utilise that time for my dinner preparations. One day when I sat next to her, I was awestruck to see how meticulously she chants and I felt I must also start chanting daily. The next day I sat with her and started reciting the sloka with the help of online lyrics. When I started, I felt it will be extremely difficult for me to chant the entire phrase and expected it to be tough. To my surprise I was able to chant and I indeed started getting hints of the upcoming next phrases, rhyming stances, and the notations where I must give a stress, where to pause, everything in alignment with the way I was hearing. That was my first try, and I started wondering how I was able to read that well. Few days passed by and chanting in the evenings with my daughter became a new routine.

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A few days back we celebrated Ram Navami, the birth day of Shri Ram. When I was young, we used to stay in East Tambaram and nearby there was an “Anjenaya Temple” and it is also known as “Ramar Kovil” since they have Ram, Sita & Laxman deities too. They used to celebrate Ram Navami during the month of March-April and the speciality about the temple is all that, for all those 30 days devotees will be offered Prasad of Pulisadham (Tamarind Rice) and Kadalai Sundal (Sundal -A dish made out of different legumes – here with white chickpeas) after their long pooja in the evening. Since by that time, schools will be closed for summer vacation and being fond of that temple offering I used to attend the function for all those 30 days without fail. Since temple will get crowded at the time of offerings and people who will be seated inside the premises will be given first preference I will be there inside the temple 1-2 hours before and used to sit there and watch the pooja. A group of devotees start chanting slokas and being a small girl then and the rhythm of their chanting and the evening breeze from trees make me fall asleep. Somehow I always wake up few minutes before the closure of pooja and get ready to have my favourite Prasad. This actually had run for several years. I used to always be present in those 30 days in that temple and have relished its Prasad every year. I have even taken my brother and friends along to enjoy that bliss.

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There is a link between the two shared events. The "Vishnu Sahasranamam” which I am chanting now as if I have known it for years is the same slokas which were recited in that temple those days. Though I didn’t know what they were chanting, it indeed got into my subconscious mind through ‘rote memory’ and when I chant now I am able to identify where to pause, where to stress, when it is going to end, etc. That is the super power of our subconscious mind.
 
When we were small, our teachers used to make us read or do the same work repeatedly. It was in fact to aid us to transfer the data from our subconscious mind to long-term memory so that it stays with us forever. If the rote memory which I had carried unknowingly can stay forever in mind then think about children learning things they love and do practise it regularly. It will help them do wonders in later part of their lives. We, as a parent/facilitator must support them to perform or practice things "repeatedly" in which they exhibit interest. This will certainly help them gain mastery in that field. To put in other words, positive conditioning with some stimulus will help, the way 'Prasad' acted as a stimulus to me in my story.
 
The story didn’t end here. We got shifted to a new residence and by then I became a grown-up girl. My parents never forced us to do anything in life and give utmost freedom to choose what we desire to do. It is same in following our religious faith too. When my dad found out that I like worshiping forms of Vishnu, he consistently supported me in a unique way. In our new locality, we used to go to another temple during Ram Navami and this temple had a different way of celebrating the event. They used to organise 'upanyasam', where an orator narrates the story of Lord Rama in a musical way. And at the end of each day before dispersal devotees will be offered Prasad and that Prasad will be sponsored by some volunteers/devotees. Sponsors used to take turns to prepare the same. While choosing the day, my dad always chooses the day on which my moon star falls in that month. He also encourages me to prepare the Prasad. He ensures that he supports me in every way he can, and I used to get so thrilled since Prasad needs to be made in huge quantities and we should not taste it during the process of making and only after serving it to all we get to know how it tastes. Thank God, it always tasted the best. Somehow at this place my stimuli were the appreciation that the people showered on me after knowing that the Prasad was made by me remained a motivating factor to prepare it for several years.
 
Even now when I make Prasad for God’s offering it comes out so well since that same involvement comes out automatically and it offers an inner satisfaction. I know times have changed now, and day in and day out we are running mechanically to make our ends meet but still we must try to help our children to know our custom, our traditional practices and our values because time will keep flying and all of us have to leave sooner or later but these are the few things that we teach and share with our children will remain as a guiding path for them. Today my dad is not with me physically, but I always feel if I keep doing all those which he fondly induced in me, that will definitely keep his soul happy and I am sure he must be talking about these things in the other dimension where he is now! Love you Appa for all that you provided me!
 

कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतेः स्वभावात् ।

करोमि यद्यद् सकलं परस्मै नारायणायेति समर्पयामि ॥

 

Kayena Vacha Mana-Sendriyair Va, Budhyaatmana Va Prakruteh Swabhavath

Karoami Yadyad Sakalam Parasmai, Narayana Yeti Samarpayami

 

Whatever I do with my body, speech, mind or with other senses of my body, or with my intellect and soul or with my innate natural tendencies I offer (dedicate) everything to Narayana - My Bhagwan Krishna!

- Suganthi Sankaran

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Live Positive Way - A special bonding!

Live Positive Way - A special bonding!

Let's start with a riddle...
Those sparkling eyes, ease out the pain.
That prettiest smile...relieves the stress.
It possesses no name, still adds meaning to life.
That demands no commitment, still it keeps going for years…
Create new chapters, revives old memories…

Just before starting this new blog post, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to those who read my blog posts regularly. Your valuable comments, your continuous support and encouraging words keep me motivated and help me pen down my thoughts regularly. 

Motivation – remains one predominant thing that pushes us to achieve more. The person who stays motivated can handle any situation, but sometimes we need something more than just motivation to stay active. Hope you agree! 

There are a few blessed people who stay afresh, keep accomplishing new things and always stay active. They are not supernatural beings but they must be having someone in their life who consistently keeps them happy. This "someone special" give them that much needed 'extra power' without even remotely realising that they are doing it. Even during extremely bad times just one ‘Hi’ message or even a ‘forward’ message from the "special someone" will brighten up the day. Wondering who this is? Since I mentioned ‘the special someone’ it doesn’t necessarily imply only the better-half.

This person 'may not' be our parents, spouse, siblings, friends, colleagues whom we meet every day, but that ‘special someone’ will still remain an integral part of our life. When we are struck in a profound tension, one call from this person will immediately light up our spirits. When we feel that none of our close relatives understand us or to support us, this "special someone" will ensure that they are there for us always and will share a perpetual bonding and an emotional comfort. A casual glance from a distance, a quick meal together, a short ride with this person, can keep our mind charged up for a longer time.

Some relationships in life come without a ‘name tag, yet they become very close to heart'. They will help us understand ourselves better and make us feel our real worth and keep us going when we experience challenging times in life. They will be our confidant with whom we can share all our fears and challenges and be assured that they will never take advantage of our short-comings.

There be crazy moments of casual leg pulling and funny chats too. We will feel like a child when we are with them. They may even be distance apart and might hardly meet them but when we catch-up, it be an instant connect and feel like picking up the chat from where we left yesterday and the comfort that we have with them will be unmatched.

Not everyone whom we meet in our life can stir the magic inside us, but such a special person 'can' create that magic in our life. We keep wondering on how to label that relationship? Brotherhood? Sisterhood? Love? ‘Best friends’? But actually it does not fit into only one of these categories instead it stands above all these nomenclatures and stays special in our heart forever. It’s unimaginable to think of our good days without them even if they aren’t a part of our every day’s routine life. They will never breach our trust, there will be a small distance at times but eventually they are back in our life. There will always be something special with this person---a relationship without a “Name Tag.” 

I always have the habit of putting a name tag for everyone I meet. I make them my brother, sister, aunt, friend, etc. But with age and maturity I feel it is not necessary to have a name tag for every relationship that we make. There exists some relationship with special bonding 'without a name tag', and yet will outshine all other relationships, it is meant to be called - the soul connection – an ‘eternal’ relationship? 

We are constantly taught and conditioned by our society to create such tags for every human being that we meet in our life but I feel it is not necessary at all. All the while when you were reading this blog you might have thought about someone who fits into this category. If you have such a bonding with a 'special someone' you are lucky. By the way some may think such a relationship without a name tag can exist only between people of opposite sex, but that’s not true. It can be between people of same sex, without any age bar, can be a small child next door, it can be an elderly person with whom you interact with. As love has no bounds so do certain relationships. Keep that relationship alive and the spark alive.

It has no name, yet profoundly meaningful.
That demands no commitment, still it keeps going for years…
Creating new chapters, new memories…Forever and ever…
 
Keep blog walking! Stay positive!

- Suganthi Sankaran

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Live Positive Way - Mindfulness!

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I guess, one word, which is repeatedly being heard throughout this pandemic is this word, ‘Mindfulness’.  Many have written, shared and even conducted webinars on this topic ‘mindfulness’.  Most of them connected the ‘Mindfulness’ with ‘Zen’ and kept insisting to stay in the ‘present’ and not to think about the ‘past’ and the ‘future’.  Basically staying aware of oneself and the surroundings is actually mindfulness--as I understood the term. However, whatever I heard from many speakers, or articles that I read written by many writers, it is interpreted as staying 'only' in the present and direct us to forget the past and leave the future in the hands of god.

Yes... future being a hypothetical thing we may not worry much about it and keep doing our work, but, I somehow feel unconvinced when anyone say that we must forget the 'past'. They may say so referring 'only' to the sufferings or the challenges of the past, but past consists of 'both' positive and negative traces.  Today’s present is going to be tomorrow’s past, so whatever we do and learn today is going to certainly benefit us in the time to come in the form of good 'lessons'. Life is a 'mixed bag'. We do have wonderful memories associated with our childhood days. Some great learnings that we have gained through our associations, the immense support and encouragement that we received from others, which continues to drive us even today. Hence it sounds unethical and illogical to forget those things. Am I right in thinking so?

Some may have a recent loss of a loved one in the family, like me, or even passing away of some legendary person whom we liked very much, who mattered a lot (there will be so many fond incidences and memories associated with them) but that too had become a past now. But deep in our mind we constantly keep thinking and recollecting what all happened in the past. Revisiting some lovely memories of our past will motivate us to stay positive and alive.  There are hence many things which keep on rekindling our enchanting past positive memories.  I personally feel that we all have super brains which can adjust and tune as per our instructions. We can monitor it by giving suggestions like, ‘keep all old memories in ‘Fond memories’ folder and bind all negative or troubled memories in a folder called ‘learnings’.  We can indeed add a 'command/suggestion', “hey brain, whenever you think back about a past bad experience, do put a tag saying --- it is gone, the pain is not there now but I have learned something.  It is really tough to ignore our past experiences. I guess, the extraordinary people or saints can do it, not a normal human being like us.

Can we ever forget the ‘Malgudi days’, our ‘grandma stories’? Or the way we tapped our legs for our favorite beats with our friends? Or the lovely moon time food with our cousins? Or the way we fell down a hundred times while we started riding our bicycle? Or the first day and the first time love blossomed? Or the first hand made gift we gave to our parents on their anniversary or birthdays? This list will go on and on and the life goes on adding a new experience and a new chapter and all these will get stored as ‘memories’ and ‘learnings’ as per the nature of the individual.  That’s called life cycle, which you and I cannot change or forget even if we try or wish to do.

To add to this, I wish to include my husband’s advice here.  He keeps saying, ‘never judge a person with just a few incidents or behavior, since people may change and such (bad) behavior of the person may just be for that particular event (moment)’.  Hence holding grudges about past incidents or people will only strain our mind and getting hold of negative past as a learning can help us to even enjoy past fond memories even deeply.  People who can follow this can get liberated from the past bad experience and will be able to grow even better and become successful individuals.  I feel it is not even necessary to forget anything.  It just happened and we moved on.  On the other hand, we can reap the benefits of remembering fond memories again and again.  Remembering good things and good people is always a pleasure and why not enjoy that? If I sound like a Charuvakka, let it be. 

Life is not an exhibition to just display the present situation, but it is a balanced package of all that occurred in the past which created this pleasant present life! At present my ‘mind’ is ‘full’ of ‘fond memories’ and hence, to me, I am ‘mindful’ now.  I have penned down my views here, you may agree or may not agree with me.  You can post your views in my comment box!  Let’s do it today and make this blog a past fond memory. I will revisit and enjoy reading your comments again and again. Keep blogging and stay happy…. Sorry.. Stay Mindful!

- Suganthi Sankaran

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Live Positive Way - A tribute!

Live Positive Way - A tribute!

A little girl, who was staying away from her dad, at her uncle’s place, got hurt once. She lost a good amount of blood and got a big bandage wrapped onto her leg. She was taken care off well by her aunty, but still, she kept weeping and repeatedly said, “Appa inga irun-dirun-dah, evlo-nalla-irun-diruk-kum” (How nice it would have been if dad was here with me now?). The girl was missing her dad terribly and was dozing off due to medication. When she opened her eyes, she saw her dad sitting next to her wounded leg. That was in the year 1987, when telephones were considered a luxury and there were no mobile phones or WhatsApp available to contact others. By the way....on the very same day her dad came all the way from Chennai to Vadalur, which is roughly about 200+ kilometers away. That is the kind of bonding that the father had with his daughter.

Recently someone appreciated me for my blog posts and writing skills. I said, ‘I owe it to my dad.’ She replied, ‘but it's you who studied well and became capable of writing.’ She knew very little about my dad, but she doesn’t know that my dad was the finest orator that I knew and he can grab the attention of the entire crowd with his amazing oratorical skill and proficiency in Tamil language. I just follow his narrative style while I write. 

When I was in tender age, he started encouraging me by bringing ‘Ambulimama’, ‘Gokulam’ books regularly despite the little money he had for himself. He encouraged me to read more since he believed books are the best friends. He took pride in me even for the smallest things I did. Slowly but steadily he groomed me as a mentor. More than a dad, on many occasions he doubled up as my friend with whom I have shared all of my challenges for which he always had some solutions to offer. When at times I got average marks he softly used to say, ‘What happened this time? I hope you will score well next time’ and motivate me to aspire for better results next time. I even had the privilege of signing his signature on behalf of him. He trusted me since I was very small, and I am happy and proud now to say that I had that place intact in his heart till his last breathe. He used to tell everyone that his daughter listens to whatever he says. I am happy to hear from everyone now that how much he used to speak about me to them. He allowed me to explore my life. He sent me miles away when I got a job in New Delhi. My dad believed in me, my abilities and talents, he kept encouraging me whenever I had a fall.

My dad had a unique way of connecting with people. Everyone loves him. He can relate to people of all ages -- from a senior citizen to a toddler. The best extrovert, I have ever seen in my life is my dad. He was instrumental in me getting connected to all of his relatives, friends and the ones he loved much. No one will believe if I say that I was an introvert before, and he changed me for good. When I expressed my displeasure of not able to stand in front of people and talk confidently, he started coaching me by taking to beach and asked me to start talking loud to the waves. It’s because of my dad ‘Marina’ beach became my most favorite place on earth. Numerous times he took me there and created an emotional bonding with it.

When I look back at my journey... I realize .. 

since 'he was fond' of his culture and heritage, I learned Mahabharata and Ramayana.

Since he loved MGR and Rajnikanth, they remain special in my heart even today.

Since he believed, having more people is the most valuable asset in life; I earned many friends, wherever I went. 

He may be a simple person to many, but 'for me' he is my pillar of strength, my powerhouse, the most influential person in my life. He had chosen my subjects for higher studies; he had chosen my husband, and he had chosen my first job and even the present profession of being a 'Special Educator'. Dad visualized me as a passionate Special Educator even before I thought of taking it as my profession. He even expressed what I must do before I start my last journey. That much is his influence in my life. 

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”- Jim Valvano

I have quoted this many a time in my posts on Father's Day or in some of my blog posts. This quote validates my entire journey so far. It is painful to see that my dad is physically not present today, with whom I was so much connected since I came into existence. He is the one who understands my pain and unsaid emotions. He believed in me when I haven’t even known the meaning of the word ‘belief.’

It is now been more than a fortnight since he left for his heavenly abode. Suddenly, I lost all my confidence. I have become an introvert, almost stopped communicating with many, staying away from social networks (otherwise remains active), restricting myself to just four walls and engaging in household chores. Then suddenly realized that this is not how my dad will like me to be. This is not the one for whom he felt proud. I have to get back to my real persona, which he will certainly love seeing. He has read all my blog posts so far and have appreciated me. I just can’t stay silent since I must keep ‘Sankaran’ alive forever through my name Suganthi ‘Sankaran’.

I lost my dad, that's a fact and as a cheaper mortal, I cannot change it, it is indeed a painful experience that I haven't endured ever in my life, but I commit to myself that I must remain grateful for everything that he did for me. I am sure he has left a great impact on many lives. He taught me how to stay grounded by not forgetting the past. Only that can keep us humble and genuine. I will love you and miss you appa forever. Since we in our culture believe in eternal connection, I am sure, you are with me now as a guiding star, staying in my heart and going to show me the right path as always.

A simple tribute to the greatest dad!

By the way the little girl at Vadalur was Suganthi, and she had that telepathic connect with her appa Sankaran, who rushed to be with his daughter. Within a few hours after he had arrived, they both went to Vadalur Vallalar Temple, that too by walk! 

- Suganthi Sankaran

Live Positive Way - From my lockdown diaries (3)

Live Positive Way

She was born with a silver spoon, and she was pampered with love and care.

All through her life, she only met beautiful souls and her life was a blissful sail.

The breeze never forgot to touch her face and bring a refreshing....soothing.....smile.

She had never faced hurdles, since she's blessed to live without hassles.

Is she an angel?

An enlightened soul?

Does she live in heaven?

Or in lovely woods?

No way!

Her eyes opened....bringing her back, to her 'real present'.

She remembered.....

How she dreamt of those small things in her childhood days but later learned to adjust her ways.

How she believed, everyone will stay kind to her but only to realise kindness has quit humanity and taken a back seat.

Then....,

She wandered in the skies to check for her stars, to change her charm and make her shine.

She wandered in the sea and in the sea waves, to make her sorrows stay away.

She wandered in the land, to find a place, which can keep her always safe.

She wandered everywhere around, to learn how to be a happy soul.

She wandered back and forth with her loaded thoughts to know what is 'life' and what is 'happiness'......after all?

She was flying inside in her mind to find it all, and now she knew what it means to love oneself and to stay content......it is the secret recipe which has it all!

- Suganthi Sankaran

From my lockdown diaries 3.0