Fluffy kind of love # A-Z Blog Challenge

F for Fluffy

I start this with the popular saying …A dog chooses his own master and our case was nothing different.

It was an early March ,evening family time and the excitement in the topic of conversation was palpable. It definitely washed away all the anxieties that are synonymous to this month. Financial year end business achievement pressures,  appraisal time, final examination preparation for the daughter and the list can definitely go on…

Over our evening cuppa there was this exciting narration by the Father – Daughter duo about a cotton ball little pup who they have been meeting every morning. This Puppy was adopted in the household of Rohit and family who stayed in the same building as ours. Starting this day, the puppy was an integral part of our discussions every single day.

Two weeks pass by and I decide to accompany my daughter to her School Bus. On our way she introduces me to this bundle of Joy, the cotton ball little Puppy, during his morning play time. I say a Hi, pat him and we proceed to the school bus. On my way back …. I stop by to spend some more time with the little Puppy and also chat up with the Master. He was absolutely adorable. We had our eye contact, I lifted him and there he was all over me. He was twice the size of my palm and I immediately felt that connect. Just holding him was so calming.

While I was totally occupied  into my silent communication with the puppy, Rohit started a conversation with me. My interest was only on the puppy ,when suddenly I stopped cuddling him, as Rohit’s last sentence grabbed my attention. “So, we are planning to return him to the Kennel in Pune”.

Silence followed and then almost mindlessly I said  …” Rohit, can you please delay your decision by couple of days?” I had no clue why I said that but deep within I had this feeling, that we cannot let him go back. I came back home, sat with my cuppa thinking and analyzing the pros and cons of getting him home. Honestly there were too many challenges at that moment …. But I decided to have a discussion with my husband once he gets back from his office tour.

Two weeks from then, to our daughter’s surprise, Fluffy was home with us. Not a premeditated move, but this was just meant to be and now he unquestionably is an essential part of our family.

The healing and therapeutic outcome of having Fluffy with us will definitely be following ……………

@ Letter # A-Z Challenge

E for E- mails

“ Do you even understand the personal touch that is associated with writing letters ? A hand written letter carries a part of you along with it . The warmth and involvement …” and that is how Sonia felt about handwritten letters .

She hung up the phone on this note .

Sonia, a 20 year old girl working with a multinational FMCG organization. Extremely independent,“ happy go lucky”, street smart and everyone’s favorite . Most importantly , she was her favorite. She is extremely passionate and has transparency of her likes and dislikes.

This was a call from her long distance partner who was pursuing his MBA from IIM Lucknow  . Rahul , who was getting upgraded on the latest to catch up with the speed at which the world was moving forward , offered an easy solution to Sonia on their communication gap because of distance . Just create an E-mail id , and that way they could stay in touch everyday , countless times each day … and that could actually help their love bloom .

This was an absolutely unexpected reaction and Rahul suddenly gets to know this new viewpoint of Sonia , the extremely emotional aspect of the fun , practical , ever smiling Sonia . “ Do you know , I smell your letters when I miss you “ , “ How can machine typed words replace the pen and paper feel” ……. And finally, there was no immediate resolution to this long distance relationship challenge and the handwritten letters continued. E –Mail could not replace it even after several rounds of convincing …

Exactly …15 years from then , Sonia heads the Digital Marketing initiative of a BFSI organization . She does not remember the last time she visited the post office or even met a post man .She is a moderator for management conferences with topics like “ Evolution of E-mails as a mode of communication “ , “ Speed Vs Emotions”…. and she handles it flawlessly.

Sonia sure is the same young emotional girl from deep inside but personal and professional commitments must have made her loose that identity altogether .  “ You have to move on , with time and age “ , she says . Rahul is not there in her life to smile back at this ,he must be chasing his dream elsewhere.

Someday they may just re-connect via an E-mail from whichever part of the globe they are in and renew the dream relationship all over .

 

Drumming your Dreams… # A-Z Challenge

D for Drums .

She in her torn denims and T’s , a bandana tied on her head . The head which is banging to the beats of her drums , banging to the music that she loves , music that is therapeutic for her . This was a visual of herself , she always had … and it definitely calmed the mind and soul .

November 2015 , was a start of an unique decade of her life , and so she decided on her bucket list that she would try and accomplish or initiate before her birthday . Ensure it evolved from there . Her conviction lead to her 1st lesson and now she is nurturing the music in her mind , soul internally and externally.

It is less about mastering the technique and more about enjoying the journey  . Drumming helps to focus …. leaves behind everything when you are engaged in it , a happy space pushing aside the stress or worries with no additional effort…

This musical journey will be ongoing and upwards . It has been a little less than a year that she has been playing drums and looks forward to her show in Hard Rock Café , end of this month ..There will definitely be more drumming stories after that ..

Lastly She is Me….

P.S  – The drum set she is playing , has been played by the distinguished percussionist  Shivamani and is autographed by him.

Credit for her musical dream come true  : Soundmonk

Challenging Challenges #A-Z Challenge

C for Challenge … I am glad that my introduction to the A-Z challenge is with the letter C .Do I settle down to this being sheer coincidence or the Universe trying to direct me to something much bigger ?!!

We have heard of popular sayings like …Never limit your challenges , Challenge your limits .. Woww, there is a adrenaline rush even when you utter or think of the word challenge . The word holds immense energy within itself ..

So , it’s a good start with an energetic , high momentum word like Challenge , which can only push us forward from here .

Writing is my platform for emotional and intellectual expression .  Definitely have not managed to include it into my daily lifestyle as a disciple. The A-Z Challenge is an attempt to challenge myself , to ensure I am able to implement some disciplined pattern to my writing .

So, with the thought of … Bigger the Challenge , Bigger the Opportunity , I take up this up and I am sure I will emerge as better and more disciplined blogger by the end of the 26^th day.

Cheers to my fellow bloggers , we will definitely create a better language of expression with our passion for writing.