I loved train rides as a child. The views, the open skies, the wind in my hair and the differences in terrain, people, customs, dialects and food would amaze me. To an eight year old, who's world was confined to roughly a ten square kilometre area in the city, train rides were portals to another world.
At nights i would sit up near the window and observe the black night and it's inhabitants.Electric wires running parallel to our train would run a marathon with us, going up and down, forming a crest at a transformer or a pole, and then descending into a gentle trough, then up again.... You could see blackened silhouettes of trees, poles and buildings passing by and the train lights reflecting on the ground whooshing past us. The moon was a co-passenger, tied to one of the bogeys with a really, really long piece of thread. The only thing constant were the stars and the soothing rhythm of the train chugging on slick rails. Rattle, rattle, rattle, rattle.
These sights, repetitive they might be, were an experience for young minds who look at the world with different eyes. Adult eyes don't see such things. Adult eyes only see things as they are.
Some years later, I became an adult and in the process of gaining the knowledge and capacities of a full grown mind, I lost my imagination and I had no way of finding it, till my daughter was born.
In her vivid imagination, there's little difference between the real and the imaginary. Bananas are telephones. Her toys have lives, preferences and names just like real people because her toys are real. Her cup of milk has chocolate islands. And Humpty Dumpty is someone to be scared of.
Everyday is a new discovery along with Anika. Everyday I look at things anew. It's like I'm living my life with Anika-colored-glasses so that everything looks new, possible, sparkly and good.
On your birthday, my darling little girl, I hope and pray that you never lose this capacity to imagine and believe. That you never fall prey to the obstinacy of a limited mind. That you always look and find wonder and ceaseless possibilities in the most mundane of things.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL! ππππ€
Wow Pradita! This is such a great news! Congratulations to you! π
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Thanks a lot π I hope you like the article
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Can I submit my article part one on fighting depression here…if you want you can read it here
https://thoughtsofwordsblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/18/lets-talk-about-it-lets-face-it-darlings/
Please let me know…
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Hi. I’m sorry I didn’t get you. Do you want to publish on Candles Online or for my Guest Post Series. If you want to post on Candles, then please get in touch with the Administrator of the site through their contact page. I’m only a contributor there.
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as a guest post of yours…
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Oh, yes of course. I’ll be glad to publish it in the series. Thank you for the contribution π
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But how can I do that or will you do it?
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I will do it, with your permission of course π Do I have it?
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Yes you can..and this part 1…if you want to read the part 2 let me know…
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Could you please contribute something that’s a single part, because the guest post series ends on Thursday and I already have articles lined up till Wednesday
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Okay remove the Part 1 from the starting line…it itself is a complete article…later I thought to extend it…
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Could you do that and send it over to me on pradita_chandola@yahoo.co.in? It’ll be better because I wouldn’t know which parts to cut out. Thanks π
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Okay give me me an hour…
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Not an issue π
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OMG! You should seriously stop using Yahoo!
Now, that’s a request. Yahoo! has been a victim of multiple hacks over the past decade.
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I know, i know! The only trouble is this account was my first and a lot of friends, family and work contact know contact me through this account only. Shifting to another would mean losing out on a lot of contact. Thats the only reason why I’ keeping it. I do have a gmail account, which is the one I use for this blog. Thanks so much for watching out π
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Mailed you…please confirm
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Got it. Thanks a lot π
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Great going, Pradita!
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Thanks a lot! Hope you liked the article too π
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It’s well written article,Pradita. I think human psychology works like this only, in most cases. Unless, we try to administer our behavior, it’ll continue to behave in “knee jerk reaction”!
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The most apt phrase fir it. Our angry response is our instinctive reaction. But we must condition ourselves to respond instead. Glad you liked it π
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True..it goes for both the parties. Unfortunately, all of us work with pre-conceived mindsets! π
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Yes. More’s the pity.
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Congrats πΈ
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Thanks. Hope you liked reading the article π
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Yes dear, as usual fantastic π
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Thanks π
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Very helpful articles ππππ
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They are yes π
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Congrats and keep going ππππ
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Thanks a lot π
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It’s my pleasure Buddyππππ
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Congrats! Great article, too. Incredibly relatable anecdote. :3
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Thanks a lot π
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Congratulations Pradita!
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Thanks a lot π
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Congrats! Loved the post. That was some great advice! π
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Thanks a lot Shweta π
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Wow girl!! Congratulations ππ
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Thanks a lot π
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Congrats! π
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Thank you π
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Congrats mam !
Sure I will read
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Thanks a lot π
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Omg it was awesome
Starting golden lines was superb and
“Bitten one,shy twice “ππππ
It seems like the creation part of “7habits of highly effective people ”
When author give the example of carpenter who “cut once and think twice ”
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Really brilliant work
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Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it π
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Actually it was plane simple !
I haven’t need any dictionary ππ
Lot of time when I read your poems that time I have to open dictionary tab
Mera hath tang hai vocabulary main
BT still fighting
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Oops… Thanks for pointing that flaw out. I have been told sometimes I make the language somewhat difficult. Will try to keep that in mind π
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No need to make any change !
You are doing superb
If you do use such words it’s mean you give the opportunity to blogger like me who be aware about that new word
So it shows your kindness
Thank you
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Awww
(Blush) Thanks π
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Congrats Pradita on the publish!!! Will go check it out now!
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Thanks a lot Gurl! π€π€π€
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Thanks a lot Gurl π€π€π€π€
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Congratulations!
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Thanks a lot9
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Terrific news this! Another of the steps in making your voice heard over the din of the Net. Good luck!
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Thanks a lot π
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Hey there! I have nominated you for The Sunshine Blogger Award. Congrats! If you choose to accept, please click on the following link for more info π https://thesoulsearchersite.wordpress.com/2017/02/22/sunshine-blogger-award/
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Thanks a lot Shweta π
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You have got a great fan following Pradita. And thanks for speaking for Candles Online after all you are part of it now.
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Thanks a lot Chiradeep… And they aren’t fans, they’re all friends, every one of them. I’m honoured to be a part of Candles Online π
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Had sent a mail this evening… hope you have seen it.
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Oh I haven’t. Right on it. Thanks π
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I just responded to the mail. Thanks again π
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