In the past week, we both have been to 7 airports - some planned and others unplanned .. 🙂
YYZ on 20th June
CAI on 21st June (11th IDY)
AUH on 22nd June (and BAPS Hindu mandir)
DXB on 23rd June (Bonus; unplanned)
DEL on 24th June
AMD on 25th June
KTM on 25th June (Nepal 🚩 makes 10th country I have now been on bhaaratiya passport) - here for the 19th World Sanskrit Conference
जयतु संस्कृतं विश्वपोषकम्
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| 9 out of 10 💐 |
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| 10th 🥀 |
.. 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
... this is a wish from me to you!
I don't know from where/when I remember this line :)
dreams, my friend, do come true .. this is a wish from me to you :)
But it has been with me for a long long time .. don't know from where/when I remember this line :)
The old blog - which has entry since Jan 2007 had this as "tag line" .. https://uniqideas.wordpress.com/
And if you have read several posts on LoA or miracle or bliss/joy label (categories) you will notice I consider myself blessed to be surrounded by "abundance" in all aspects
Recently, I further experienced the support from the universe in a very worldly matter. We had "closing" of a real estate property coming up and usually there is need for some substantial cash to finalize the deal/paperwork. It was due on 4th Sep 2024 and I was trying to get the exact amount I need to be prepared with from our very busy lawyer :)
Our son is now grown up and does take active interest in household financial matters to make life easy for us - and he searched up the internet and from secondary sources, he suggested 10k spare (liquid) money should be good enough (in absence of accurate figure from the lawyer in timely manner). I was happily keeping such cash in checking a/c during the one week prior to the closing and hoping everything will go smooth. (And also casually talking to few friends/family members about upcoming deal closure)
Just the night before the closing, on 3rd Sep late in the day (11pm!) I saw WhatsApp message from the lawyer who mentioned we need some 40k (4 times my assumption) next day morning to finish the closing! It was so late in the day, all others in the household were almost asleep. I did not even "read" the message fully (kept it "unread") and went to bed without worrying too much. Only thing I did before getting a sound sleep was to pray (to ishta-devta) - prabhu, now your task starts while I go to bed .. I know i have several close friends whom I can bother to borrow .. but I do not know - who will have enough (big liquid cash on hand as well as willingness) to help me in short notice - so you figure out who has money, is willing to help and make them send message to me before I wake up - so i do not have to spend lot of unsuccessful cold calls ... (When later I shared the above prayer to my immediate family members - they were all shocked - isn't it too much to ask for?!)
And I woke up in the morning after a sound sleep (as usual) - and yes - the universe was friendly to my plans - A friend had sent me a message (at 3am early morning) - saying he has some cash on hand available if I had any need for my deal - it is nothing but a miracle!
Usually, my bank a/c has 3k transfer limit per day (24 hours) and he too might have that limitation - he was also on long road trip - but somehow he managed to transfer some 20k within few minutes of my waking up !!
If you are paying attention to details, you know I was still short by some 10k .. Not only did my friend message me in the middle of the night, there is another miracle (or mistake that turned out to be "blessing in disguise") done by my bank guy. The lawyer called on morning of 4th Sep (day or closure) to inform me that the Bank mortgage guys had made a typo and pushed the date by 2 days. I was first upset and then soon realized that the universe wanted to give me two more days! (The date as fed by Bank in the system was 6th Sep - instead of actual 4th)
So, another family member called on 4th Sep saying he has money if I needed - and again he too (despite of usual daily transfer limits) was able to support with 10k more (which means I had required cash in my a/c well before the new/revised date of need)
and since I could keep faith in the divine process of the universe, I did not loose any sleep in going through extra-ordinary roller coaster ride of material world's matters.
Universe is friendly to our plans - especially if can "Surrender Completely And Unconditionally" - is what I want to remind myself :-) https://uniqideas.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/surrender-completely-and-unconditionally/
by few by the lake/river in port credit
and then i picked up the following from their bucket :-)
last year - i blogged that i want to be "better than before" .. after 12 months, I ran Hazel 5km once again .. this was the 1st time that the ex-mayor of Mississauga "Hurricane" Hazel was not present (since she expired at 101 in Jan 2023)
After a year, I want repeat the right-affirmation ...
let my thoughts be right - let my words be right - and let the actions that follow be right as well :)
i pray that i am able to do the right contribution to the universe
i have been running (rather jogging/walking) 2kms everyday - for the hdor.com 'challenge' (i guess my 5th year!) .. and during my walk/run past month - i was humbled by getting 'help' from unexpected quarters - twice!
somedays, i club my errands/chores with the run .. and below is when i was (running?!) with some groceries from nearby shop .. that is when a lady (in her nineties?!) who also dwells in our building insisted i put my bags in her walker (to reduce the weight i have to carry on the uphill way back home!) .. i tried to say no - but couldn't win against her persistence :-)
🕉️ भारतस्य 🇮🇳 स्वतन्त्रता-दिवसस्य शुभकामनाः 🙏 वन्दे भारतमातरं वद भारत वन्दे मातरम्। 😊 जयतु भारतम् । 🇮🇳
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| https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/798/index.html |
A Park a Day gets creative twist .. we make-do with a park like setup .. in an unassuming location ..
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| https://www.mississauga.ca/events-and-attractions/parks/sgt-david-yakichuk-park/ |
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| Kariya Park |
2nd visit is https://www.mississauga.ca/events-and-attractions/parks/kariya-park/
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| early morning - 6 May 2021 near L5B |
