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Tuesday 31 December 2013

Eleven things which every woman must write before the new year.

 
Eleven things which every woman must write before the year ends, I read Shilpa Garg's post on this subject and felt motivated to write eleven things which I would love to make public. On the last day of the year, I  have added  a  picture of an ancient Roman God , Janus, who can look back and  front with equal ease. We can learn from our past, the mistakes that we have committed and they can be instrumental in reminding us that we do not  repeat them in the coming year.Hence by writing eleven things, I may dwell upon my achievements and faults in the past years gone by. So here I go with the eleven things
1 What younger you would like about your present you.
My younger  one can tell my present  'me' that I am fortunate to be able to achieve in life what I wished for ! A loving family,  respected by friends and relatives.
2.The watched/ read it list
I watched many movies during the past few days.The ones I loved are 'Sath Saath' , 'Kisi se na kehna', and 'Chit Chor' all of them are  comedies. The books that I read  are' Pride and Prejudice','Life is what you make it' and 'The Mahabharata Secret'.
3.The Mistake You Never Want To Make.
I have never harmed any one consciously. I am now 78 years old. The rest of my life I want to live peacefully,without hurting any one. May God give me strength not to make any mistake.
4.Your Ideal Outfit.
I have always worn Salwar suits and Saris. With advancing age,  I am mostly confined at home, I wear skirt and blouse. I find it very comfortable.
5. A  Deep... Dark......Shh.... Secret
I think there is no thing which is a secret. Every thing in my life is an open book.
6.The  Most Unexpected Compliment You Ever Got
It was the last day of my retirement.  My Department was giving me a farewell. All the officers were present. The Secretary(Education) had joined only a month ago. I had not even met him. I was surprised to see him. There was a big gathering. When the Secretary(Edu) was asked to speak, I was wondering what he would say,as I had not met him even once. The words that he spoke  brought tears in my eyes,I can never forget, He said," I have never met this officer, Usha Menon.I went through her personal file and was surprised to see that in her 35 years of service she has always been rated as 'Outstanding'. She has worked under several senior officers and  always rated outstanding.  I came  here only to see her and to compliment her." His words were the best compliment I ever got from any publicly.
7. The One Quote
 The quote which I liked and always practised is Mahatma Gandhi's words, 'I praise loudly; I blame softly".
8.. The Best Surprise You've Ever Got.
About two weeks back on a normal Sunday morning, without any notice or a call, our grand daughter landed home. She came from USA, where she is studying, without any intimation. It was a very pleasant  surprise.
9.My real Happiness
My  real happiness lies in the well being of my family.My dear husband has not been keeping fit for some time. I am happy to see him smiling and enjoying as in olden days. I pray for his well being.
10 My favourite failure'
No body likes failures in life. I thought  and thought but could not pin point any failure which was my favourite.
11.An Amendment To My Bucket List
 I have every thing in my bucket It is already full of items,whether books, clothes, household things. I have every thing in plenty. I only pray that my family always remains healthy and happy.
 I have written this post without any one tagging me to write this. I am happy that by writing these eleven things I got an opportunity to look at life afresh. 
Wish All my friends and well wishers a Happy New Year.


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21 comments:

  1. WOW!
    It was wonderful reading about you and what you stand for.
    We also pray you are always happy, cheerful and blogging forever. Your husband too would become alright, don't worry.
    Wish you and your loving family a very happy and wonderful new year!
    I am so glad to read about your grand daughter's surprise visit, it has made you so happy.

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    1. Thank you Rama for lovely comments. Your wishes mean a lot to me.

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  2. Usha ji, I always loved reading your posts, as they come from you heart. I enjoyed reading this contended post as well.
    wishing you and your family a very healthy new year !!!

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    1. Thank you Anil. I am moved by your comment.

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  4. WIsh you and your family a very blessed 2014 Ushaji:) Writing down about the things that mean to us and the lessons life has handed down makes us look at our lives in a new light.

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    1. Thank you Reshma., for such encouraging comments.

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  5. So wonderful to read about your 11 things, Ma'am. These 11 things gave some more insights about you. That compliment from the official is truly for keeps. And I believe in the quote you shared too. Wishing you and your husband good health and all the happiness this 2014! :)

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    1. Thank you Shilpa. By sharing all the pleasant events that we had to experience in the past bring back old memories.

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  6. That made a lovely read about you, Ma'am. I wish there was more than 11 there. Some of your experiences and anecdotes are interesting. Wishing you and your family good health and happiness. Stay blessed!

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    1. Thank you Asha.I am happy that you liked it.

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  7. Hello Ushaji, visited here through Rama's blog, you have a lovely blog, felt so good reading through all your recent posts :)

    Wishing you and your family a wonderful 2014 :)

    Cheers,
    Charan :)

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    1. Thank you for visiting my site, I am glad that you liked my posts. I went through some of your posts. Enjoyed reading them.
      Wish you a happy new year.

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  8. that's a lovely compliment you received. I remember reading about the surprise your grand daughter had given. That was really sweet.

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  9. I enjoyed reading your list, Usha and getting to know you better. Our lives in Canada and India are different and we are different ages (I'm nearly 55) but basically we are the same in many ways and I could relate. I love that Gandhi quote about praising loudly and blaming softly. Must remember that one. That list is a fun exercise. I should try it.

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    1. Thanks Cathy.for such sweet comments.Human nature is same every where.Is'nt ?I wiould love to know about you more.

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  10. That's a great one, Mam! Inspired me to write one on my own before the year ends. Happy to know more about you. May you and your family have a wonderful year ahead :)

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  11. What a lovely read :) Glad I got to take a peek into your life and thoughts :) :)

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  12. I liked the quote.. And I need to try this out before the end of this year too! :)

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