Godsend

On many occasions, I have felt the supernatural intervention of miracle hands that have helped me in distress and allowed me to come out unscathed. In these moments of anguish and misery, these marvel human beings have lifted me from the abyss and apocalypse to get on with life. Are they inspirations, power of God, oracles or epiphanies, I know not, but there are far too many to shrug them off as coincidences or fortuity or simply a stroke of luck. These guardian angels vanish without a trace before I say the profuse and profound ‘Thank you” and they are never to be seen again. The poem below is a “benediction” to all those saviours who arrive at the opportune moments to pull me out of fire and get me off the hook time and again! I have intentionally used alphabets ‘T’ and ‘G’ in the verses to express my “Thank you” and “Gratitude” to the “Godsend”.  

Times many have I encountered

The rendezvous with an angel in disguise

Tryst with miracle men

Turning things around

Godsend to trouble shoot

Grant and bestow alacrity

Governed by manifestation

Gratuity I can never forget

Times many have I benefitted

Going on a wild goose chase

To come face to face with my messiah

Giving me revelation of a rare kind

True they could be fate and destiny

Grasp on situations beyond control

To bring me back on track

Gospel of faith on the supreme

                                                                        

Godsend to take under HIS wing

Guiding through perils

Genie that appears and disappears

Guiding spirit whom I have not thanked

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Laundry bigotry

 “I am joining the Ariel #ShareTheLoad campaign at BlogAdda and blogging about the prejudice related to household chores being
passed on to the next generation.”

Tasks in my home are well demarcated, the burden of
changing bulbs and batteries, fixing screws, hanging pictures, charging and repairing
gadgets are all done by the Lord and mind you, these do not happen on a daily
basis and I have never ever ventured or volunteered to take part in any or all
of these activities. The Lady’s chores, on the other hand are the repetitive
ones such as laundry, vacuuming, changing drapes and curtains, ironing and not
to exclude cooking in that laborious list. Gladly, the Lord has never ever
interfered in my tribulations and we respect each other’s independence of the
daily grind.

Women, from time immemorial, have been stereotyped in
doing the household chores.  The routines
have been the trademark jobs of the women folk and despite the gigantic strides
by women in the work place and breaking the glass ceiling, this domain still
remains pre dominantly a woman’s forte.

Women wear different hats and are known to multi task
which have helped them to don many roles at the same time. No wonder we find
women wearing executive suits during the day and with aprons during the rest of
the day with comfortable ease and dexterity. Thus the women are taken for
granted owing to the easy switch from one role to another and the outcome is
the feminine gender working tirelessly day in and out, 24x7, 365 days a year!

Well, this remains the order of the day in most of the
households in India and elsewhere on the globe in spite of both husband and
wife becoming bread winners and financial contributors. The division of labour
in the segment of household chores, has not happened and the bulk of the household
burden is borne by the fairer sex!  The
break down needs to be even and equality should appear here too with all fiery
force and that means the women folk have to chip in with changing bulbs,
washing cars and the like!!!

But, I
was pleasantly surprised when gen Y in my house believed is turning the tide.  I was quite and truly so taken aback when my
son offered to fix coffee for himself, do his own laundry and iron his own
clothes, despite being a chip off the old block and usurping the scutwork,
which were hitherto held hostage by me!  I
was only too eager to share the burden with him and have the rare opportunity
of putting up my tired feet

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Now, what this means is that the laundry bigotry does not propagate into the progenies and the
tedium and load is shared and apportioned well with a helping hand from
everyone!

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The Gilded beginning!

#Colgate360GoldMornings  The Gilded Beginning

The start to a glorious and blissful brand new day begins with the drawing of the curtains and blinds to let in the golden rays of the rising sun. The yellow hues bring freshness laced with new hopes, aspirations, dreams and happenings. It is a visual treat to see the darkness of the night being broken by the brightest star of our universe. The rise of the sun above the horizon with the cocks crowing in the distant background gives a perfect rustic start to the day, a verdant picturesque view of the fields, a contrast of blue, green and orange and the sky becomes a canvas with brilliant shades and this picture paints a thousand words!   

A promising start to the day is made with the brushing of teeth and rinsing of the mouth to clean off the germs and bacteria. The sparkling and fresh result of this activity makes us rejuvenated and ready to face the heat and dust of the day! A positive and favourable kick off to the day brings cheer all around us.

Adding extra vigour and vitality to our body and souls is the golden ------ from sunrise to sunset, this brush gives a flying start to face the hustle and bustle of life, leaving inertia and laziness aside, and we are full of the joys of spring! The freshness tickles us pink and the pleasant breath blows away one’s blues!

The gold brush is an ace up one’s sleeve and we feel fine and dandy and full of beans ready to take on the world! A flying start to the day happens when we are clean, sparkling and shining, brimming with confidence and glistening with self belief!

Now with the all new Colgate 360 gold tooth brush, one can turn good mornings into gold mornings and it not only cleans the teeth but also the mouth, gums, tongue and cheek giving a fresh experience to last from dawn to dusk. It is a complete oral care product with charcoal that bestows best mouth protection. It is second to none and unrivalled in the market of toothbrushes at the moment. The bristles are neither too harsh on the mouth nor too soft and therefore aids in the immaculate cleaning of the mouth leaving us neat as a pin. The radiant look after the hygienic and thorough brushing makes heads turn!

The zeal and zest to face a brand new today is ours even if we cannot recover yesterday. By keeping the face towards the sunshine, a shadow is never cast and we could be winners leading to the gates of eternity! It is a miracle to be alive each morning to see a new day full of expectations and how we spend our mornings more often than not tell us how the day is going to span out! With a new day come new thoughts and new strengths. So wake up each morning with a smile and turn the good morning into a gold morning!!!

    

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