Words, Relationships and Tango

Hi there dearest darlings, how have you been? Let me start with a story “ Once there was a man who wanted to buy a horse  let us call this man “A “so he went to all the places they were selling horses but he could not find a horse. Till he met this brethren man who was selling his horse, so before he let “A” try his horse he said this is a Christian horse brother “A” if you say “Praise the Lord the horse will gallop, if you say Hallelujah the horse will run very fast and when you say Amen the horse will stop” So A was very excited and he said to the horse Praise the Lord , “A” was very excited and shouted Hallelujah the horse started galloping very fast till “A” saw the horse was going towards the edge of a cliff. “A” got scared and shouted stop, stop , but the horse went on galloping till “A” shouted in fright GOD save me “AMEN” the horse heard the AMEN and stopped at the very edge of the cliff in his relief  “A” shouted Praise The Lord and…..went over the cliff :(.

Praise the Lord it is not a true story but what I would like to say to all my readers gourd your mouths even when you are upset. Take a deep breath count to 10 and let out the steam. By then the pressure cooker of the anger will be a bit more mellow. I had this problem of telling my whole life history to people who I just met sometimes that was a good thing if done with people from church or people who care about you but at other times it can be used against you.

So discretion should be part of your lifestyle. Women have more intuition than men but men are more practical. So men it is wise to listen to your wives for advice and women do not nag your men but in clear ways explain to them why you think they should do as you say.

The relationship with your words between you and your spouse is like the dance of tango at times it is emotional and beautiful at other times you feel like chewing the steam of the rose between your teeth at other times it is a beautiful symphony. Darlings that is relationship and words in this relationship is vital.

There were once three janitors working in a building one janitor kept saying one day I will own this company and did not do his job as he kept talking, another janitor said I hate my job I should be some where else and kept telling everyone how much he hated his job and wanted to quit but one janitor did not say a word and just did a good job soon the one who kept saying he will own the company was fired as he was all talk and no work the other janitor quit his job and was unemployed but the quiet one who did his work well, well he became the manager of the company.

Dear ones let us talk less ,listen more and accomplish more for our own lives, our spouse, our children and above all else our Lord God.

So from Tango to roses

The Indian aunty 

Grace

My dearest sweet sweet hearts, my munchkins, darlings, how have you all been ? Did you know the Wright brothers invented the aeroplane and now travelling is so much easier and faster due that awesome invention.

Someone once said the world is like a ping pong ball. It is all connected by airwaves, satellites, radars, and telephone waves. So is an individual’s life it is all connected by family, society, peers peers, land, culture and countries.

When I see myself in this vast contour of land in a country I am an little individual  among a mass of individuals. I strive to be honest to my beliefs, my God and my family. Obey the laws of my country, my society and my family.

But is abiding by the laws the only thing that makes us good. Who is good ? Jesus was good. Mother Theresa was good but there is a little evil in every one. You may say No way I am good but look within yourself  are you really truly good.

There is a story in the Bible where a woman caught in adultery was brought to Jesus for judgement and the Lord said whoever has never sinned can throw the stone at her because  in those days the people punished the “women” caught in adultery by stoning them and there was no one who was left standing before our God for they were all convicted of their sin and Jesus forgave that Lady and said “ go and sin no more”

Forgiveness is strength and grace if we do not forgive others how will our Lord forgive us our sins. Learn to forgive and let go so that we can be graceful, loving individuals in our society, community and country.

My grandmother’s name is Grace and she is a wonderful strong individual. I remember one time my brother was asked to say  grace at a family meal and he shouted “Grace” amen. The meaning of God’s grace is His forgiveness instead of judgement for our sins. The abiding of law is good in the bible but that is not what makes us good it is our communion and fellowship with our God that brings us from glory to glory from grace to grace.

Man fell at the very beginning of time and man has that fallen nature in Him but God  Christ died for this fallen man and  now man can by faith through Christ approach our God in peace without rituals, penance or sacrifices of animals.

It is the grace of God you that you and I can live as children of God .

So I believe as Jesus said “ give to Ceaser what belongs to Him and give to God what belongs to Him so we have to abide by the country’s laws but at the same time if we slip and fall into sin remember God has this big gold shower of grace to wash us clean.

So from forgiveness to grace , from glory to glory the Indian aunty

Metamorphoses

Hi there dearest sweet munchkins, how are you my sweet, sweet friends hope you are doing well ? Life is like a game of cards you can gamble with life and come out with Aces but whatever card you choose to play remember there are others playing the game as well.

 

How do we strategize our next move if you are playing poker, solatire, or just fun games as snap remember it is You who govern your destiny. God has a plan but you have the choice so choose your card well.

 

Your destiny lies in your hands sometimes society tries to govern us and keep us defeated but the Phoenix rose from the fiery ashes people thought they had destroyed the bird but that was when it rose in all it’s glory.

 

The butterfly was a worm which slept in a cocoon for a long time but one day metamorphous took place and out emerged this beautiful creature. My dear ones you may have fallen, or working too hard on your job or are just looking for your job or are just waiting for that promotion remember your time to shine will arise.

 

God has a plan do not fight Him. He is unbeatable do not run from Him as you may end up in the waters but let Him guide you and you will be more prosperous, happier and more contented it does not mean sell all you have and go to Timbuktu  as a missionary no listen to your heart , your intuition and God will open that door for you and me.

 

The days of slogging on the mission field is not as necessary as it used to be we now have media and technology, cell phones and Google the whole world is connected by television and iPhones’ and BlackBerrys.

 

What we need is to tell the next generation of our God and instill in them values of our Faith in God. Dear ones do not just live in the present think about the future for our children and may be arise to a better, brighter and more lovelier tomorrow.

 

From the Indian Aunty  saying” There is Hope for a Better Tomorrow”

 

Impossible Dream

Dearest sweet munchkins , hi how are you all today ? Well darlings this week has been a revelation for me. Yes darlings the light has dawned, the sun has risen on my confused mind, the fuse of the light bulb in my mind has started working and yes I know as I know, as I know, as I know as that the world is connected by media and words and technology  that one thing going around the world is the gospel and Jesus is Lord.

I have suffered from depression for some time.I am small in stature 5 feet 3 inches, am Indian, a wife and a mother we do not have much materially but I am contented though there  are  a few things I would really love for my family, I may get these things in this life or I may not but seeing my daughter’s face every morning makes life worthwhile.

I do not wish this depression on anyone as at times it has been too hard to bear but God has been with me and helped me choose Life over death. So let us live life to the fullest Darwin wrote about survival of the fittest but I believe to be fit you have to be mentally strong so I would say not the physically fit but the mentally fit have a better advantage of this world.

So let us have a strong forehead and soft heart to live in this world.

Lots of love n prayers the Indian Aunty  

Sunrise to Sunset

Hi there dear sweet pies, munchkins, moi chere’s, my so so sweet cutepies how are you all today? Today I the Indian aunty came back from the holidays’ happier and refreshed by the cool sea breeze and crisp mountain air. I saw a beautiful sunrise yesterday and just spoke to the Almighty watching that beautiful glowing ball going up to the sky. If he the creator could create such a magnitude of beauty such as the that revolves around the earth with the earth spinning like a top both going around but not colliding how much more he will care for you and me. This Almighty God who created the sparrows and says not one will fall on to the earth without His knowing who much so you and me. He knows the number of hairs on my head how much so he cares for you and me. Dear friends how did we evolve  was it some cosmic big bang it was God who created us He made it all perfect but man fell and perfection was put behind immm yes we are all imperfect. If we look at models they look perfect and I too am striving for perfection physically but man no one is perfect. There is a time that our Lord Jesus said no one is perfect expect God Almighty. Perfection can strived for but not attained we are going from glory to glory we will be perfect in God’s kingdom where we will be glorified. What I am trying to say is  by reading the word of God praying and just living a simple life we are going from one stage to another the more we read  the word and pray but we will be perfect only when God Almighty takes us to our heaven People ask me what is this heavenly home I say wait and see this imperfect but wonderfully amalgamated, cosmopolitised, computerized, innovative world will one day see this world God is creating for us. It maybe in this lifetime or the next but as you the skies change color of orange, pink, and yellow  as the sun sets remember He is coming to bring this New World of peace in mind, heart, politically, religiously, and   socially the word for peace in Indian is Shanti so let the Shanti of God rule and govern us today Lots of love , joy and peace Indian aunty

Summer Holidays

Hi there dear sweetypies, my cho cho chweet friends it is time for summer holidays. I always remember the holidays I had in India as a child I was born in Bangalore and we went to a neighbouring city called Mysore from there we went to Ooty a hill station we had fun times in those nostalgic carefree happy times as children.

Ooty called little England because of it’s cool climate was wonderful. The Ooty rose garden and the lake where we went rowing was so much fun. Times have changed, the quiet peaceful world where I grew up in Bangalore has changed to a cosmopolitan, busy business centre more like the Hongkong of China, like the London of UK.

Change for the positive as well as the negative. The simple Indian life of Dhoti and Juba ( that is traditional attire for men ) and the traditional Sari and Salwar ( traditional attire for women) has changed to Jeans designer t-shirts and short skirts, boots, short blouses how can an rural India change to such Urban life because the world is changing from cell phones, to television, to fashion, to movies we can not get the past back ,but those memories will always be in our hearts and minds.

Now it is time for me and my brood to go for holidays so you my dear munchkins will hear from me only the week after next but I want you all to know how much I appreciate your comments and likes and hope all of you have a happy week.

If change can make a person wiser, healthier and  nicer then that change must be sought after and that is the change I am seeking in these holidays. It is not wise to relive your childhood in adult stage but being like children in doing things like running on the beach with your loved ones, running in the rain or splashing around on the beach and having fun can do wonders for stress.

So fret not, worry not, stress not take a deep breathes clear your mind and think on happy thoughts and may you have a happier, healthier, fun filled week as well.

Lots of love, hugs, and happiness

The Indian aunty going on holidays

O Captain! My Captain!

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weathered every rock,the prize we sought is won;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: Walt Whitman,

Hi there dear munchkins, my darlings, my chocho chweet friends, How are you all doing? Today I am going to talk about Life, Karma or Fate who navigates our life ? Is it some supreme force of the universe called God or is it your parents, friends, loved ones ?

Dear friends they all have a role to play in your life but the choice is up to you. Sometimes man makes right choices, wrong choices, hard choices but dear one “You” ultimately make the choice good or bad.

Sometimes the environment we live in makes choices and the freedom of choice is taken from us but do you know there will come a time when we can overcome the environment or society and make our move to a better future for ourselves.

We are like players in a game of chess with Divine intervening with the society as we should strategize our intelligent next move. Let me tell you dear munchkins if we carefully planned and strategized our life we would not be or could be where we are now.

He who fails to plan, plans to fail. I never in this world planed anything in my life. I am quite childish in my approach to life I have no enemies, love my fellow human beings and like to go on skipping in the sunshine collecting daises and flowers and everything is wonderful in this bubble of life I have built but I know life is not about butterflies and daises and roses there are hard times in life and I have been through them but I do not want to think about it.

Life is better if we let God plan our life and seek heavenly guidance before any major decision or choice I have learnt to plan small things in my life now like picnics but what I learnt so far is let God do the planning and we walk in His plans.

Let us pray:-

Dear God you plan my life from now on make my mess of a life into a message for the world so that I walk in God’s plan.

Live life to the fullest with God being your Captain.

Lots of love and from the Indian Aunty

Money, Friends and Bills

Hi there dear sweetypie, munchkins, darlings, how are you today ? Today I would like to talk to you about friendship or frandship as they say in India. We all need friends like people who we rely on in hard times and people who we get along with and form that loving bond of togetherness.

People who we like to have fun with and just get along finding those people is not easy and once we find them we have to cultivate our relationships.  There are people when we meet them there is a spark right away. When I met my husband there was chemistry  right away and we got along great from our first date.

There are people who are lonely in this world. Like people living in an old age home they need love. Single parents, divorced parents they all need love. What is this love they need ? it can just be someone who gives them a hug, someone who would listen to them, someone who cares enough to cook them a meal and bring it over.

Dear friends we live in a cosmopolitan, busy, hectic  life where people live to work but let me ask you is life all about making money and forgetting our loved ones including our children and spouse.What happened to those days when life was easy and carefree. It has now become complicated and busy, busy.

Busy to spend quality time with our partner and children.

Yes you say who will pay the mortgage and car insurance, and electric and food bills have gone up. Gone are those days when we lived simple easy lives. But let me tell you life does not need to be a struggle. Life is to be enjoyed contentment is not easy these days. Oh yes ! we need that house like Mr and Mrs Jones, We need that car why can’t we just take early retirement once we have what we need to live comfortably and enjoy playing golf and looking after our grand kids.

Dearest munchkins let us make a positive change in our lives to spend quality time with our loved ones be it our children or our spouces. Take them out for a meal or bowling or golf just learn to cool down and enjoy this world that God has given us.

Love and be loved in return, lots of love from the Indian aunty

If Someone Slaps You On The Left Cheek Turn the Right Cheek As Well

Dear munchkins, my sweetypies my Cho Cho Chweet friends when I was young I watched a movie with Bud Spencer acting in it  I forgot the name of the movie. In that movie Bud and his friend go as missionaries to another place and one man who knew a bit of the Bible came to Bud and said it says “in the Bible if someone slaps you on one cheek turn the other cheek as well” and slaps Bud hard on the cheek, Bud immediately gets  the guy by the color and beats him up . Bud’s friend immediately comes up to Bud and shouts  at Bud to stop hitting the guy and reminds him of the Bible as Bud lets this guy go and all he said was “HE SLAPED ME  ON THE WRONG CHEEK”

Dear friends I come from India a land of democracy , peace, meditation, yoga and above all sathyagraha or non- violence started by our great freedom fighter Mahatma Ghandhi. How can we love people who have wronged us, forgive people who have done us harm. This issue goes back 2000 years back when Jesus on the cross said “Father forgive them for they know not what they do” These people literally put nails through Jesus palms and feet and hung him on the cross.

If He who did wrong to no one forgave them how much more should we forgive.

I was wronged today by some sales people I was upset but I knew I had to forgive them and now this situation is on the bygones list on my mind.

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth will make the world blind and toothless  No we as people should not take revenge and justice is there any meaning in that word today if a lot of people have wronged us do we seek justice no seek to love them through prayer difficult but doable why love because Love is stronger than hate. I am no saint and there are times the fuse of my heart of love has had lighting problems but I do some breathing exercises, pray and leave my burdens at the feet of the God of light.

Let me tell you after that I am back to normal because He Christ lives in me.Tap into that inner energy and the God of light and peace will give you a Hakuna Matata journey through life no worries, worry does not accomplish any thing it is difficult to be worry free and care free but it is possible.

Let me end with a song because He lives I can face tomorrow because He lives all fear is gone because I know He holds my future and Life is worth a living because my Savior lives

Fluffy Goes To School

Hi there dear sweetypies, my darling munchkins today I am going to write for the children so if you are a parent or grandparent and want to read a bedtime story for your little one then this story is especially for you Happy Reading :-

One day a big brown mother rabbit was sitting on the sofa  of her home it was cold and snowing outside daddy rabbit went to find some food for mama rabbit.

Daddy Rabbit wore his long grey coat, his hat took his umbrella and went to the shop run by Mr and Mrs beaver . So what would you like Mr Peter Rabbit asked Mrs beaver we have freshly caught fish, Daddy rabbit wrinkled his nose and said no we are vegetarians, Mrs Beaver said vegetarians wha what is vegetarians ? She could not imagine any one not liking her fresh fish. Oh Oh yes said Daddy Peter Rabbit getting impatient making foot prints in the snow we do not eat meat of any kind said daddy rabbit, then what am I  asked Mrs Beaver  ?daddy rabbit said dear dear Mrs beaver you are a non vegetarian  you eat vegetables and meat.

Oh I see  said Mrs Beaver. Well daddy Rabbit then you may help your self for some celery as she pulled out a brown bag from under the table of her fish and  in that packet were celery and some carrots.

Oh goody, goody I love celery and carrots thank you so much Mrs beaver and how much is that ?  Oh  a pound, Oh thank Mrs Beaver bye bye righteo My wife would be so happy. Mrs Rabbit was wearing her favourite dress with her shawl covering her shoulders with her glasses on her nose knitting a beautiful dress for her baby that was due to come in a few days.

This was her first baby and the scan at Dr Owls Clinic showed that it was a baby girl they were so excited as they shook the wing of Dr Owl. Hi Honey I am home said daddy Rabbit and “oh darling I am so hungry what have you bought” said Mama Rabbit . Oh darling mummy I have bought celery and carrots.

Thank you dear said mummy rabbit as she took the celery and made a delicious salad with walnuts and strawberries and celery and they had boiled carrots as the main course. Oh yummy yummy said daddy rabbit as he ate his salad and carrots you make the best salad and carrots in the world said daddy rabbit.

That night mummy rabbit could not sleep, then she woke up daddy rabbit darling daddy I think the  baby is coming hurry up call mrs bear the mid wife so daddy rabbit called mrs bear on his mobile phone. “Mrs bear, the baby is coming “ said daddy Rabbit .Mrs bear said I am coming right away as she got into her  car and came over in 10 minutes.

Daddy Rabbit hold mrs rabbit’s hands  and tell mrs rabbit not to worry daddy rabbit put on his dressing gown and did as bear had said suddenly he heard the sweetest squeak possible and there was the most beautiful snow white rabbit in Mrs bear’s hands oh she is so so  fluffy  said mama Rabbi and kissed her. Daddy Rabbit held this gorgeous ball of fluff with a cute red nose in his arms and He said we will call her fluffy.

Chapter 2.

Fluffy learnt to walk and run and always asked questions like why is the sky blue or is there really a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. She was still too little to go out shopping with daddy rabbit so she played with butterflies in the garden, she watched mama rabbit gardening and fluffy loved the soft brown sand, she saw mummy rabbit smelling the flowers and little fluffy took a big sniff of the beautiful daffidol in her garden and before she knew it her little red nose quivered and she sneesed loudly a-tishu, aaaaa –tishu oh dear dear said mama rabbit you seem to be catching the cold in you go fluffy but I want to to to a-tishu play said fluffy but as you know we have to listen to grown ups especially if we are catching the cold.

So mama Rabbit gave fluffy calpol and a warm bottle of milk and fluffy went to bed dreaming of green grass, vegetable patches, soft brown soil, butterflies and daffodils..

Fluffy woke up the next morning to the smell of porridge which mama Rabbit was cooking with milk and papa Rabbit was drinking his coffee and reading his paper.Then papa Rabbit said fluffy would you like to come to the post office with me.

Fluffy was so excited she jumped up and down she wore her pretty pink dress with a pink ribbon in her hair as it was spring papa rabbit even bought fluffy strawberry ice-cream on a cone it was so cold but the sun was warm and it was delicious can it was the nicest thing fluffy had eaten.

Papa Rabbit waved to Mr and Mrs Beaver on the way to the post office. The Post Office desk Mr Mouse “can I help you “he said Yes I would like to send this letter to my brother. Yes we can do that  said Mr mouse as he licked the stamp and put it on the envelope. So this must be your daughter said Mr Mouse” How do you do ?said Fluffy as Mama Rabbit had taught her to say to the adults.

How do you do ? little one said Mr Mouse which made fluffy laugh as they were both nearly the same height. They returned home for tea time. Mrs Rabbit had baked cup cakes they were so delicious, there were cup cakes with pink icing, yellow icing , blue icing and white icing they were stupendous.

Mother rabbit said darling fluffy in a few weeks I will teach you to bake cup cakes. Fluffy was so excited she was going to bake her very own cup cakes what fun. Mama Rabbit had bought her an apron for the kitchen which read in silver Baking Princess.

Fluffy let out a loud yawn today she had eaten her very first ice- cream and had cup cakes for tea what a treat she loved growing up. The next day mama Rabbit said Fluffy you are now old enough to leave home to play but be back by Six o’clock for tea.

Chapter 3

Fluffy went out the first day jumping over stones, rolling in the grass and chasing butterflies. It was fun being out by herself like a grown up but then she was getting bored she wanted friends to play with. She hopped, skipped and ran but it was no fun being by herself.

So that night at tea time she said to her mummy and daddy I have no friends I want to play tag and hopscotch but mummy I have no friends.

Mummy said darling next week your cousin Jenny  your daddy’s brother’s daughter and her family are moving to the house near us and school is starting so you will have friends your age.

Oh that will be so much fun what do they teach at school ? They teach ABC the alphabets,   1 23 the numbers and you get to colour with crayons in colouring books and they also have slides, swings, sesaws and yummy food.

Fluffy went to blissful sleep thinking of  school.

Chapter 4

The next week Jenny arrived with Uncle John the rabbit and Aunt Mary the Rabbit, Uncle John was was a real Big Rabbit with a big tummy Jenny and Fluffy ran of to play it was so much of fun playing tag, running together and then they had  a good dinner of boiled potatoes, peas and carrots.

Fluffy and Jenny discussed one topic the most and that was nursery. As they were talking about nursery Mama Rabbit and Aunty Mary Rabbit said girls we are going shopping and we want you both to come with us. We are going to get you school uniforms and pretty shoes for school. They also bought cute school bags fluffy got a pink bag as that was her favourite colour and Jenny bought a red bag as that was her favourite colour.

Jenny and Fluffy were so excited they tried on their different uniforms oh this is too big said Jenny, Oh this is too small said fluffy oh this is just right said both of them and then they went shoe shopping oh this is too small said Jenny oh shoe is way too big said fluffy oh this shoe is just right said both of them.

Then they bought notebooks and crayons and pencils and lunch boxes. Ooooh school is going to be so much fun said fluffy. I can’t wait to go to nursery said Jenny. Come along girls said Aunt Mary tomorrow is school and you need a good night’s sleep. Oh yipeee said fluffy tomorrow is school.

Chapter 5

Fluffy put on her new school uniform it was a white shirt, with a red skirt and white socks and black shoes she was so excited, Mama Rabbit stopped the car at Jenny’s house and picked up Jenny , Fluffy and Jenny sat at the back seat giggling about the red ribbons in their hair that was flying in the wind while aunt Mary sat in the front with Mama Rabbit.

They approached Big Gates and Even Bigger Building which read School for The Oak Tree Animal Forest they got down from their little car. Jenny held the hand of Aunt Mary and Fluffy held Mama Rabbit’s hands they walked up to the Big door and the teacher was Miss  Deer, She was elegant wearing a black dress and big sparkling eyes and said you must be fluffy and you must be Jenny welcome to school and take your seats.

Mama Rabbit and Aunt Jenny Rabbit waved at the girls and said they will pick them up at three o’clock after school. Fluffy and Jenny waved back at them.

At school in their class was Baby Mouse called Kyle, He looked really smart with little mousy glasses. Then there was baby bear called Jeremy and baby beaver called Jolie she smiled at Fluffy and whispered she hoped to play hopscotch with them at the play time and then there was Baby Owl called Donald Wiseman.

The teacher Miss Deer taught them numbers that morning and the fun things they could do with numbers such as addition and subtraction those were fun games?

Soon it was play time and and Jolie the Baby Beaver and Jenny and fluffy played hopscotch as baby Mouse Kyle and Baby Bear Jeremy and Baby Owl Donald played  football oh school was so much fun.

They had their lunch and soon it was time to go home fluffy was tired and when mama bear came to collect them fluffy talked about school the whole time till she reached home fluffy loved school and it was so much fun.

She had tomato soup with bread for dinner and a warm glass of milk and went to sleep dreaming of school and numbers what fun. I love school whispered fluffy as she went to bed.

Good night little one whispered papa rabbit and mama rabbit go to sleep tomorrow is another adventurous day.

The End