it was probably the first day in 2025 when i was least expecting or prepared for this snow/driving conditions ❆☃ (unusual, since winter in my opinion is ideally from 21st Dec to 21st Mar)
so 🤔 was it weather's way of making us "April fool" belatedly -or- was it early "April fool" by the groundhog on 2nd Feb 🤣
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| 9 out of 10 💐 |
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| 10th 🥀 |
don't know about what's on the moon .. but it certainly snow ❄️ under the moon 🌙
.. to enjoy the fruits!
nice quote that i heard today - by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ji .. when we attended an info. session about Transcendental Meditation (TM) here
yesterday, i was fortunate to be part of hindu student association at one of the PDSB schools .. and in few minutes i got to interact with some 15-20 (elementary) students (all girls!) i tried storytelling :-)
we received the orchids on 23 Aug 2024 .. and it had flowers already which gave it a nice look for about a month or two ... the upkeep as prescribed was interesting - you put couple of ice cubes in the pot once every week .. since the frequency is not "daily" it was little tricky to remember - but the visible signs (of smiling flowers) helped us remind in some way .. and then one by one the flowers started to fall off .. and then it was only bare stems .. this is when we lost track .. we did try with hope that one day they will start blossoming again .. and tried to keep up with the routine of feeding the plant with few ice cubes every week
then the season of winter sets in - figuratively as well as literally .. and we felt it has nothing more left in it. without much difference to notice we felt our act of watering (with ice cubes) was of no use .. and somehow we had probably "written off" the plant in our thoughts .. we did not have the hopes but we did not have the courage to let go as well .. and once in a month either of us would still put the ice cubes .. and look at the current (status) picture - we were happily surprised (after hibernation of some 4 months?) to see it spring back to life with more flowers (and buds) then it earlier had .. we realized - nature is so much forgiving? .. even if we miss our duty, it doesn't stop from nurturing us ... even more interesting - since it is still very cold and snow covered outside !
after many (odometer) number posts, this time it is about a phone number :-) i had another/alternate number which was deactivated due to negligence (maybe in Oct 2024?) .. i was able to still (partially) use it and hence did not bother .. and then one day it got re-assigned to someone else and that is when the disruptions made me realize the need to urgently "fix" it .. once someone else has it, it is technically too late :( .. and i thought i am good at negotiating or convincing (maybe i boast to myself that i propose win-win solution which is hard for anyone to disagree with!) .. and soon i realized it is my false ego .. i was quickly "blocked" .. i realized i need help and reached out to close family member (there was a suggestion to make it difficult for others, but my current focus on sadhanaa helped me stay calm and wish only well for everyone involved - sarve bhavantu sukhinaH - universe is friendly to you only when you are friends with all in this universe!) .. and it was solved in a very quick/efficient manner .. yes, grateful that i got the number back (after just mon-fri gap 17-21 Feb 2025 - that too across the seas!) - many lessons learnt - we might be growing but we are probably not complete alone and hence reach out and team up!
.. from one shore to another ... without swimming or boating? (not even paddle/dive) .. you can walk on it! (provided it is frozen - just wait for the time and opportunity) :-)
this is something that usually happens every year - at least the weather is cold enough for sufficient period of time .. i guess, we walked on frozen credit river some 15 years ago as well :-) see here
It was some years ago - odometer (numbers) post done on this blog! 🙂 one more during recent (cross-border) drive 🚗 below 👇
