A Note of Thank You

In normal circumstances, we don't often say a Thank You to our near and dear ones. At times, the work they do or the efforts they take are easily classified under the header 'Expected to do' for which we don't need to utter a 'Thank You'. 

But there comes a time when you ponder on those minute things, you realize the importance of those things without which the grandest of the grand things wouldn't look the same. So here is a letter to my better half who has done plenty of precious little things and continues to do, while I write this letter sitting in an air-conditioned office.

To The Apple of My Eye,

Ever since we have been together, like every other couple there are plenty of things between us that is taken for granted and 'expected to do'. But, I clearly fail to remember any instance where I have thanked you wholeheartedly for the things you keep on doing. You might argue that I have dedicated many poems for you, showed how much I love you and care about you, but the fact remains that I have rarely thanked you. 

To tell you frankly, I sometimes don't know what would I do when you are not around. Your presence around my sight is soothing enough to wake-up early morning after a late night sleep. So thank you for being around me and continuing to love me in my 'just woke-up, disheveled hair, scary look'.

Just as waking up without your presence and leaving for office without your 'heart soothing and wholehearted smile' is nightmarish, so is coming back to home without seeing your enchanting smile. Just how you manage to keep smiling in spite of having a tiring day and plenty of issues to handle while at home, simply amazes me. So thank you for always smiling and trying to be as cheerful as possible.

In the five years of marriage that you have known me, I would categorically like to thank you for putting up with all my kiddish behavior, of my being a bit rude at times or simply tired for a small talk and also 'handling me' when my temperature takes control over me and not walking over me. At the same time, as you have known, I have promised to always try to be calm irrespective of the situation and I suppose, I am doing fine.

A year ago, we were blessed with the naughtiest kid and you know how happy we were and are. But, the way you have been taking care of him, running around him even though you are tired of day's work, ensuring he gets all the care and attention that he deserves at a tender age, is simply phenomenal. So, my salute and a thank you (even though I am the official baby sitter for our kid on Sundays) for taking extra care of the kiddo.

Another noteworthy thing is your handling of household duties and responsibilities without much support from me. 

Also, post that, you even find some time to share a good laugh with me is what makes my life worth living for. So thank you so much for all the above things that you continue to keep doing without creating any fuss and with all smiles. Thank you for being there in my life and my support system.

Love you,

Yours Pineapple.

This post is a part of the January blogathon hosted by #kowthas and today's prompt is: To write a thank you letter #TuesdayThankfulness 

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Monday Motivation - Week 1

So today is the first Monday of the year 2016. Most of us must be back to work after a 3 or 4 days of relaxing with family and friends, welcoming the new year in style. Well, to be honest, the 'most' does not include me. I rather had a tensed last day of the previous year, with the kiddo running high fever, which was a first. Thus, resulting in spending a sleepless night and welcoming the new year with a bit worried face. 

Having said that, later on, when things were fine,  I just pondered upon the word 'worry' and realized that more often than not, we worry because we fear. We fear that something worse is going to happen. Or we fear of the consequences of our actions and reactions.

So what leads to fear?

Fear in ourselves erupt because ...

1) We stop thinking. Add to that, we stop thinking positive. We tend to think negative at first, in most of the situations, which leads to creating a mindset that refuses to think positive. Thus, resulting in building fear within us. 

For eg: If you are going to meet a client which can be a breaking point in your career if you nail it, you need to stay focused, positive and away from negativity. If you have done that, there are least chances of fear grappling your nerves and resulting into a poor show during the meet.

2) When we fear of the consequences of our actions and reactions, we don't really fear for what is going to happen. But, we fear for what has happened and what will be repercussions of the same. That cannot be counted as fear, as it is your actions or reactions to a particular situation. So if you had acted wisely, the situation would not have cropped up at all. 

For eg: I had called my kiddo's pediatrician who was partying and still gave me a ear. I gave him a brief about my child's health and his condition at the moment. He advised a syrup which we promptly gave. As soon as he took the syrup, he puked. At that time, had I panicked and called the pediatrician, I would have created a panic situation for all of us. We simply comforted the wailing kiddo, did what pleased him and kept a check on the temperature. The next morning, things got better when we met the pediatrician. 

So give time to your worries and stay calm. More often than not, time eases out all the worries. Even if it doesn't, wear a smile on your face and kick all those worries which instills fear in you. So today, on the first Monday of the new year, kick out all your fears and go with enthusiasm on your face. 9 out of 10 times, you will have a peaceful, productive and not a khooni Monday. 

This post is a part of the January blogathon hosted by #kowthas and today's prompt is: Motivation Monday - What is your motivating mantra on the 1st working day of the year

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Verses Challenge - 2

Welcome to "Verses @ PonderingTwo".

It's a new day and a new challenge. 

But before we begin, let me brief you again what is Verses @ PonderingTwo all about.

So what is it?

Every fortnight I will put up a prompt along with a particular type of poem on which you have to creatively write a poem.

What you have to do?

1) Write a poem based on the given prompt. (Scroll down for the prompt)

2) Upload the post to the linky given at the end of the post.

Rules:

1) All poems must be freshly written and original.

2) Include the line "Linking this post to the poetry challenge at Verses @ PonderingTwo" and hyperlink it to the current post.

3) Also copy paste the Logo i.e. the above Picture, at the end of your post.

4) Only ONE link per blog is allowed.

5) Only ONE poem per post is allowed, be it even the smallest of the poem. So give your best shot.

6) Also, one Tweet and one Facebook update sharing your post is mandatory. Also while sharing it on Twitter and Facebook use the hashtag #VersesAtPonderingTwo for being easily noticed.

Total Three winners will be selected (provided the entries exceed a minimum of Five) out of the total entries and they will receive a Winner's Image to flaunt it on their blog.

The Prompt

You have to write an ABC poem, theme being 'Celebration'.

ABC poem is a series of lines which depicts a mood, picture or feeling such that the first line starts with alphabet A, the second line starts with alphabet B and so on.

The Challenge

Write an ABC poem using all the alphabets from A till Z

(i.e.The poem will have 26 lines starting from A and ending at Z)

or

Use all the words: Cutie pie, Foxy and Hug in your poem
(The lines should Not necessarily begin with above words)

or

Use both the above challenges into your ABC themed poem.

Hope you liked the prompt and have a great time penning your poem. Ready steady Po!

Kindly add your links to the linky given below.

P.S. The idea is derived from +Shailaja V who blogs at The Moving Quill

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Verses Challenge - 1

Welcome, everyone, to the first ever Poetry Challenge on Pondering Two : Verses @ PonderingTwo

(P.S. - The idea is derived from +Shailaja V, who blogs at The Moving Quill.)

  What is it all about?

Every fortnight, I will put up a prompt along with a particular type of poem that you have to write which will be posing as a creative challenge for all the poetry lovers. (Scroll below for the prompt) 

What you have to do?

1) Write a poem based on the given prompt and post it on your blog.

2) Upload the post to the linky given at the end of this post.

After the linky closes in two weeks or maximum 20 entries, I will pick up the top 3 verses and feature them with a link to their post in a follow up post. (In case of time constraints, the current post will be edited and the top 3 posts will be featured at the top of the post.)

What do you get?

If your post is selected, you'll get:

1) A winner's image to display it on your post. (For the best post)

2) Runner's up image for the second best post

3) 2nd runner's up image for the third best post.

Rules:

1) All the poems must be freshly written and original. 

2) Include the line : "Linking this post to the poetry challenge  for Verses @PonderingTwo" hyper-linking it to the current post. 

3) Also copy paste the below mentioned html code into your html design part of the post. 

<a href="http://s1026.photobucket.com/user/rohank01/media/689343c9-89d3-4660-b463-0999c8b50bc8_zps7277fedd.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1026.photobucket.com/albums/y329/rohank01/689343c9-89d3-4660-b463-0999c8b50bc8_zps7277fedd.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 689343c9-89d3-4660-b463-0999c8b50bc8_zps7277fedd.jpg"/></a>

4) A backlink to this blog for the challenge will be appreciated though not necessary.

  

5) Only one link per blog will be allowed.

6) Only one poem per post is allowed. Be it even the smallest of the poem. So give your best shot.


7) Also it is mandatory while sharing it on Twitter or Facebook to use the hashtag      #VersesAtPonderingTwo for being easily noticed. 

The Theme:

Use the word "Purr" or "Bow wow" or both creatively in a Haiku of 17 syllables in the form of 5-7-5.

Add your links to the linky given below.

An InLinkz Link-up

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