Monthly Archives: October 2020

A DAY IN THE LIFEOF NN

Posted on October 23, 2020 by padmum

Corona virus has knocked the day light out of me, if not everyone. By nature I am an out-door person. In retirement I have rarely spent a whole day staying at home. I usually go on errands to buy one thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Environment, Friday Three On One blog, Life skills, Prof Natarajan's Blogs, Uncategorized | Tagged cage bird, corona virus, lockdown, walking | 6 Comments

Recipes for my granddaughters, grandnephews and grandnieces

Posted on October 16, 2020 by padmum

Food always tastes better when you recollect childhood tastes. That is because food is inextricably linked with love, security and familial feeling. When you look back and remember the dishes cooked by your grandmom or if you have eaten meals … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Food and Beverages, Friday Three On One blog, Holistic Cooking, Life skills, Society, Uncategorized, Wellness and health | Tagged Curd Rice, pressure cooker, rava kesari, sambhar | 6 Comments

POWER–NN

Posted on October 10, 2020 by padmum

Power is something human beings constantly seek to do things and to get something done. When you are powerless you feel helpless. Constantly you have to seek someone else’s help even for trivial things. You become totally dependent. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Friday Three On One blog, Life skills, Society | Tagged AI, dynastic rule, fitness, good health, independence, Mahatma Gandhi, Mao, mathematics, nuclear power, personal popwer, politicians, positional power, power, zero | 4 Comments

POWER

Posted on October 9, 2020 by padmum

The forceful thrustWith which a motherPushes out herReady to be born baby The howling thunderingForceful gusty windsThat bring sheets of rainTo a thirst arid earth The hidden faultA line of disasterThat meshes deep withinAnd causes tremors, quakes The mighty roarOf … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Environment, Friday Three On One blog, Life skills, Society | Tagged ballot papers, cash, finish line, fist, mother, nations, peoples, power, strength, vaults, wealth | 6 Comments

LIVING IN THE NOW..PN

Posted on October 2, 2020 by padmum

You only have control over the present, so live it to the fullest. Bhagavad Gita These are troubled times. We have an equal number of members who can look out for tomorrows and others who are glad for their todays. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Spirituality, Zen | Tagged archer, Arjuna, being in the present, Eckhart Tolle, focus, Gita, joy, meditation, mind, mind games, multitasking, Now, peace, present, rainbows, stillness, Zen | 5 Comments

Living in the NOW!..NN

Posted on October 2, 2020 by padmum

Living in the Now will mean different things to different people. For a daily worker in India in the unorganised sector who needs to earn his wage working everyday to keep hunger away, it is not an option but a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments