Dayenu is a concept mentioned in the Jewish Haggadah which defines the order of the Passover Supper, the Seder, celebrating the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery (Book of Exodus). The eight days of Passover coincides with Holy Week celebrated by Christians all over the world. So what is Dayenu?…
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With my son home for a short break, we’ve been reminiscing quite a lot as we enjoy conversations. My folks always tease me about my penchant for remembering all sorts of things. So many memories! We were talking about my school days and this is something he always finds amusing. From first…
Seems like I blinked and March has ended or is about to. It is time for March’s Gratitude Circle blog hop. And just because I keep telling Life “try me” she has begun to take me seriously. Trying times continue—and so does my one-up-ness … for want of a better word.…
February, the shortest month of the year, somehow seemed like the longest. Yet, I’ll keep this post shorter than usual. This time, my mantra is, Nothing is permanent …because, this too, shall pass. Health woes continue to hug us. We spent the better part of the month being sick. In fact,…
Everything we experience makes us stronger in some way or other. When we have downs, the ups become even more precious. No Mud No Lotus. No rain, no flowers. I realize this every single day. Life is the biggest expert curveball thrower I know, and rather than worry about it, I’ve…
Someone asked me how I have a whole bunch of things to list in my gratitude posts. Well—here’s my secret. My gratitude journal. I write in it on a daily basis and it becomes a record of happy/grateful times. All I have to do to write a post is the manual…
It seems like I wrote October’s Gratitude Circle’s post only yesterday. November seems to have passed in the blink of an eye! I confess (I seem to be doing a lot of that these days!) there were days when I had to wonder what day it was. I felt like that…