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Author: sonalion

April 2022

Posted on May 16, 2022May 17, 2022 by sonalion

Another month whizzed past in this year and I feel it was yesterday we were looking forward to 2022 after two gruelling COVID years marred with uncertainty and melancholy. April is always a special month for us – We got married in April 22 years ago. Every year since then, we have tried to get…

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March 2022

Posted on April 3, 2022 by sonalion

And just like that, a quarter of the year is over. It doesn’t matter whether we are living our life or just existing, time continues to slip. I went backwards this month. I am not even sure how or why but I stopped my walks, my mental health was not the best and I struggled…

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January 2022

Posted on February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 by sonalion

Wow- I can’t believe January is already gone in this brand new year and we are already a few days in February. As I am writing this I am reminded of something I read – The trouble is, we think we have time. Such a powerful statement and a constant reminder of our mortality. This…

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Positive Boundaries

Posted on January 3, 2022January 4, 2022 by sonalion

Growing up in a South Asian household, I was taught to “think of the greater good” even before I was born. It was expected that you should put family and community before your own needs. You were taught to behave and live your life in a certain way, the blue print of which was determined…

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Welcome 2022

Posted on January 1, 2022January 1, 2022 by sonalion

Ushering in a new year is always exciting – it reminds me of hope, new beginnings and time to start a new chapter. For the past few years, I have been blogging on the first day of the year and setting some goals for myself. Of course the past two years have thrown the best…

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Goodbye 2021

Posted on December 29, 2021January 1, 2022 by sonalion

What a year – 2021! I have designated it as the year of emotional upheaval, the year of highs and lows, the year that taught me to let life flow as we control nothing! When I started 2021, I was hopeful. We had started seeing the back of COVID and while the pandemic was far…

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Z – Zest

Posted on August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 by sonalion

Z is for zest – that unbridled passion and energy for something. I have zest for positivity in my life. As I say, I don’t need any drugs or alcohol, I am high on life and there ain’t a better high! As you must have seen a pattern in my posts, it doesn’t come easy….

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Y – You

Posted on August 25, 2021August 26, 2021 by sonalion

Y is for You! Everything starts and ends here. There is a Shloka in Bhagvad Geeta – Akele aaye hain and akele hi jaana hai – we come to the world alone and leave it alone. It doesn’t translate that we should be alone but the fact that it is very important to think about…

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X – XO

Posted on August 24, 2021August 25, 2021 by sonalion

X is for XO which stands for hugs and kisses in popular culture. I started researching as to how it came about. The internet has many theories – it seems X resembles lip lock and O looks like two people embracing. I cannot see it but symbolism has always been interesting. I am a big…

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W – Wisdom

Posted on August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 by sonalion

W is for Wisdom – wisdom of stories passed through generations, wisdom of parents’ experience and wisdom of what I have learnt as I have grown older. In Hinduism, wisdom is defined as a state of mind and soul where a person achieves liberation. Nirvana, as it is called, is reaching a place of ultimate…

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