#400 Relationship of 7 years and still counting

Relationship of 7 years and still counting

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Hello Readers,

I hope you all might be safe and sound during this quarantine phase against the spread of COVID-19, following all possible measures towards the prevention of propagation of this pandemic. As our PM has already declared a complete shutdown for 21 days; a revolutionary step towards battling against COVID-19, staying at home and giving quality time to family, passion, creativity and every other tasks which might have lost its importance in the fast paced life. It’s the time to stay indoor yet let your creative juices flow!

Amidst all moments of sheer panic and chaos created by COVID-19 to disrupt the normal functioning of life, my blog turns 7 years old. We are rejoicing this moment as its birthday and envision it as a 7 yr-old-child. It’s an absolutely great feeling to witness its development from the scratch.  I have shared many personal life experiences at this platform. Just like the blog, I evolved in every sphere by travelling different places and facing different circumstances of life; sometimes willingly and other time with resistance. My relationship with this blog reminds me of a movie which I watched recently, entitled ‘Her’ in which the lead character has relationship with OS; strange enough, yes, right! Somehow gadgets have proved to be better companions of us during the time of need.  

This month of March is a very remarkable month for me as it ended the phase of groom hunting for my parents successfully and found a friend for lifetime. While I got married to my soul mate in a typical Hindu arranged marriage set up to enter into a new relationship with responsibilities, my relationship with my blog has already completed 7 years. So, every moment I spent designing this blog, drafting various blog posts, coming up with a catchy title, sharing our achievements over years, inspiring readers whichever way possible has been just phenomenal and brilliant. It has also provided me certain long-term relationship insights like consistency, dedication, trust which I will definitely implement in my real life.  

We’ve thousand reasons to celebrate life even when we are locked down inside our homes. We have ample of time to reflect on ourselves, our strengths, weaknesses and work on them for improvement. 25^th of this month marked as the beginning of the year in Hindu Calendar, in disguise of Gudi Padwa and Nav Ratra. This new-year 2020 has already gifted me so much; a set of new family members to take care of me and an understanding partner who is appreciative of my skills, qualities ,aspirations and visions of life.

It is said that any friendship of 7-years-old lasts for a life time, so I expect this bond through my passion of writing in form of this blog to reinforce with time. May our pens create something productive to render to readers.

With a prayer to visualize a Corona-free world, I again celebrate 7 year anniversary  as well as 400th post with this blog!

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With lots of love

 © Swati Sarangi

26.03.2020       

  

# 399 Madhubani painting-2

#398 Madhubani painting-1

#397 Abstract

#396 Inception

#395 First gift of the year

Here comes the first surprise of the year.

Thanks, Story Mirror for this gift! 

©Swati Sarangi

29.01.2020

#394 Miracle

Miracle

Miracle is you

Look at yourself

Take a glance at your soul

Magnificent, vibrant radiating hues

Illuminating you to the highest energy

Yes, it’s the same you

Though diverted from the path

Yet, the same source of energy

All set to spread magic

Let your potential to awaken again

Gained the self-realization

Through introspection

Now, nothing seems impossible

Which was gigantic then

Every hurdle vanished

Manifesting the same energy

To the core level

You are born again

Lift yourself up from the ashes

To rise like a phoenix

To be an inspiration to the world

And yes you are indeed a miracle

For the world and for you.

25-1-2020

SWETA SARANGI

#393 Year that has gone by

                                   The year that has gone by

This post is dedicated to the incidences that have taken place in my life during 2019. Yes, 2019 was one of the most challenging years for me in terms of hurdles that I have faced. I welcomed this year with a lot of positivism and courage to start my venture and undo the mistakes that I did the previous year. I resolved to be more passionate about the work I do and be honest about my efforts. The initial phase of the year went with the completion of some of the tasks that I had to do. It did not go well in the academic front irrespective of the efforts I put. I prioritized my work and tried to complete the leftover task. I discovered the new me after being lost in chasing my dreams. I met many people who helped me to complete my task and proved to be my supporters. I tried to solve the problems of life analytically and made everything clear. I saw blessings working and miracles happening in an unexpected manner. I controlled my emotions and faced the challenges boldly.  

Though the year was very much challenging, yet it proved to teach many lessons that I would remember throughout my life. I could manage to bag the first prize in a creative writing competition and to boost up my creative writing skills. 

- To have a strong belief system, even if no one believes in you.

-Happiness comes within yourself, external source is just temporary.

-You are the master of your own fate and slave to none.

- Truth can never be hidden.

- Talents are always appreciated.

- Always discover your hidden potentials and work on it.

- A genuine heart always attracts another genuine heart.

- Never change your best for others.

- No has the power to underestimate your dream.

- Family is the one power that always stands by you no matter how worst the situation is. 

-Life is short and forgive to forget everything else.

I am indebted to 2019 for putting these many lessons in my experience list to look into and learn from them. I am excited to start this year 2020 with a lot of hopes, aspirations, and power to combat every hurdle with a never-ending smile on my face.

SWETA SARANGI

1-1-2020

#392 Certificate of participation for Non-Stop November English

Thanks StoryMirror for this Christmas Gift!

#391 Escapist

                                                             Escapist

He was a chirping soul, determined to achieve something great in his life.

He was content because he has observed every aspect of his life so minutely.

He never let the fear of failure overtake his passion for learning new every day. 

Time changed in a fraction that turned everything ups and down.

Situations backstabbed his current mindset.

He started losing interest in his life.

The same 'him' fell in a trap of negativities that held him so tight each day.

He became a victim of his own thoughts.

He was in an illusion.

He started running from the situations, to be at peace.

But he was himself not aware of the fact that peace resided in his own soul.

He started ignoring people. 

Soon he became an escapist. 

Again time took a sharp turn and blew everything in a whip.

From an escapist, he became a charming man.

Adoring the beauty of nature, he learned more.

He was no more a prisoner of the situation.

Turned negativities into opportunities by shooing away draining thoughts.

He practiced self-affirmation to add meaning to life,

which fueled his purpose of existence. 

He saved himself. 

Each of us is an escapist in some way. Let's not be in the same mode for long. Let's be a miracle in our own lives to set an example of combating adverse situations.  

SWETA SARANGI

19-12-19

#390 Nothing is permanent

                          Nothing is permanent

Coming out of the writer's block, the topic catches my attention to a great extent. Changes are always dynamic in nature and inescapable. Some of the changes lay a positive impact while others deter the person from his daily routine and create a pattern in mind. Sometimes the patterns are strong enough to disturb the peace of mind. It becomes quite important to let go some of those thoughts that make you occupied for long. The questions, that are needed to be asked for a long term basis:

1. Is this change going to last forever?
2. Is it impacting my day to day life?
3. Is it deviating my focus?

After all, nothing is permanent in this ephemeral world. Everything is transient and it's only a matter of time. Till then take a deep breathe and hold on. This too shall pass. 

14.12.19
SWETA SARANGI

#389 My eternal guru

                                       

My eternal GURU

The poem is about my journey of getting connected to the eternal GURU, my inner conscience, the gut instinct which is blessed by universal wisdom, during my search for GURU elsewhere.



Blessed I feel when I think about the teachers whom I met
In every walk of my life; Be him a vendor or a waiter
As each of them taught me at least a thing or two
To carry them forward in the journey for search of truth.
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My belief in them strengthened when I witnessed them not giving up
When giving up was the only and best option available
They refused to surrender and strived to keep their spirit alive
I was always wonderstruck by their attitude so strong.

So I tried searching for that GURU in everyone I came across
As I was now exposed to the test of the real world
A world which was challenging and asking to be at your best always
To win this battle, I needed my army of soldiers.

How to forget about the moments of low during this battle?
All my external GURUs seemed to have vanquished somewhere
Then my quest for eternal GURU grew manifold
It was an intense desire which could not be put into hold.

Then followed a moment of introspection which put me into a contemplative mode
Little did I know that the Universe, which I thought to be a field for battle,
Was a motivator for awakening the GURU residing within my core
That was a moment of realization of my life’s purpose.

In the end when my quest got over, it brought me a realization that
My inner conscience as my eternal GURU has always been closer than I had ever thought of.


P.S: This poem has bagged first prize in creative writing competition organized by "Vivekanand Samiti" on the occasion of Teacher's Day at IIT Kanpur. 

Sweta Sarangi
4-9-19

#388 Navaratri Wishes

Let the divine energy within you connect with the supreme divine!
Let the divine power, intellect,love within yourself get evoked and heal you emotionally, mentally and spiritually! 

Happy Navratri to you all!

#387 Winner of creative writing competition

Creative Writing Competition on the occasion of Teacher's Day

#386 Universe has already decided the winner

LOA Story -2

#386 Universe has already decided the winner

Hello readers, 

I feel blessed to share this incident with you to reinforce your self-conviction and belief on magical powers of the Universe which always listens to our every thought and desires like a faithful genie.   

Once my sister, Sweta, found out a competition which was requesting the participants to submit a hand written letter to their special ones on the eve of Valentine’s day and the deadline was few days before Valentine’s day. She challenged me to participate in that competition even after knowing the fact that I have never ever attempted to write anything in the genre Romance. I accepted her challenge. Unfortunately I missed out the deadline because of some of the academic commitments but deep down in my heart, I wanted to participate in that competition.

After few days, again my sister insisted me to participate in that competition as the deadline of the event had been postponed to 6^th of March for non-receipt of unsatisfactory entries. I perceived it as an opportunity which served two purpose; first, to win the challenge that my sister had given me and second, to try out something new in the field of writing. So, I poured my intentions of heart over a piece of letter.  When the result was declared, guess what? I was the winner.

It was as if the Universe had already decided the winner even before he occurrence of this competition.

Thanks to the powerful Universe and magic dust to all.

P.S: Read the winning entry here; Winning Entry; Contest by Writer's Ezine

Swati Sarangi

3.09.2019