Happy Eid , trying To. Make Out Of This Life

 

Hey kind and sweet friends 🥰

Hope staying positive despite the odds of the world 🤞🙏

Our Ramadan month ended on 19th March and we celebrated Eid yesterday . As I shared I went through deep cleaning of the kitchen and rest of the house . With my melting muscle and bones it was slow and hectic this year honestly. But I didn’t give up 😂 the thought of time when I won’t be able to do it anymore kept me  going 🤗 Needless to say what a rewarding feeling comes at the end of the task 🥹☺️ 

Yes I was floating joyously like a drunk person on the Eid day because of springing aches in my body. 😭 Yet roaming in clearer surroundings afterwards surpassed everything else 🥹🙏

Our precious baby our younger son came from Karachi to join us for three Eid days and it always makes huge difference for us being parents 🙏

On the chand raat ( evening when moon is sighted of Eid month) elder son applied hinna on my left hand  ,he is born artist to be honest and does art so effortlessly by the grace of God. Though he followed the design I showed him on internet and it turned really well. I wanted to involve youngest son as well in Hinna applying so he for the first time tried to make something hesitatingly. He looked bit nervous as he might thought he can be judged in comparison.  But we all encouraged him . I love how his art appeared at the end 🤗

                       Left hand done by younger son and right hand done by youngest son 

  

We  greeted each other happy Eid once hubby and kids returned home from Eid prayer and then took some photos to share with eldest son on  WhatsApp family group, cloudy weather  was favourable for this venture.

    I get little emotional when I look at family photos later, we all miss having eldest  son with us 🥹 it’s been many years he has been absent on Eid  days ! But it doesn’t mean that our hearts don’t feel happy and proud for whatever he has achieved in life by the grace of God🙏♥️🥹

While I am writing this hubby is having his friends in drawing room. When I came to room after finishing cooking and serving lunch I found it good chance to write Eid Mubarak post ! 

I start missing reading you genuinely when I am late to visit any of you dear friends 🥰

See you soon 🙏

Heartfelt best wishes and prayers for you all ♥️🥰🙏♥️😞🫂

Happy Mother’s Day !

 

When we observe the nature and universe we see two kinds of behaviour dominant in every creation. We humans have named both according to our understanding of them . We call constructive side of the nature  God or Love . Nothing is possible without God or love because everything our eyes can see is result of its consistent and nonstop creativity. We can’t see God or love but we can feel it’s presence in everything that we find existing around us. Everything that tends to take shape, adjusts itself to harmonise with others in order to form something meaningful reflects that Creative Force behind it God or Love!

In my life I often contemplated on how God or Love are present in our life. I remember when this thought came to my mind I was looking at my mother’s face . A face around which my being seemed to rotate ,  A face that had worries all about us  and how well we were taken care of. 

That was very cold day of the last week of November. We ran out of woods for the clay stove . The rain had just stopped. My mother wanted to take advantage of this break so She got out of the room and climbed up the nim tree standing in our front yard. It wasn’t safe to climb on wet tree and she knew that. But she chose to climb up because her children needed heat to survive severe cold of northern Pakistan. That day I could not resist staring at her face . In those moment I realised how our lives were completely dependent on our mother for survival. And that how fortunate we were that she was a strong woman with super natural powers almost. When mom was cutting branches of nimtree that had lost its leaves already ,I stood below the tree ,afraid of the thought what if she falls down. That worry drained my energy until I heard my mother saying “ ok we got woods enough for one to two weeks now”  she threw her ex on the ground away from me and started to get down slowly. It was unique day for me because I had seen my mother climbing on tree for the first time! 

When we picked up wood and came to room my mind stayed in awe of what happened there that day. My mother had arranged wood despite she had fever and flu !

That night my eyes shed few tears on my pillow,I was sad ,I was happy, I was grateful and proud at the same time. I couldn’t sleep until I got up , picked up my notebook and wrote a poem in honour of my dear mother 🥹♥️

This was first time when I realised how God shows his love to his people. And I realised that most powerful proof of his love is a mother! She construct and create us within and then with her partner she look after us and provide us. She is true reflection of God and Love ! Because her children are her first priority no matter what.

Hats off to all the amazing beautiful mothers out there 🥹🙏♥️

This was taken by hubby’s eldest brother on my engagement day,my mother was suffering with tuberculosis at that time and was under treatment,her fear of loosing her life made her decide to get me married in case she didn’t survive. I have received an appointment letter of government school teacher after a week hardly,but mom was worried about the unjust behaviour of my brother and his wife so she didn’t let me join job . My job was our common dream that she sacrificed over my safety and self respect!

Happy Mother’s Day To You ♥️

Thank you for being with me till the end dear friends! 

May God keep you safe and blessed always 🙏♥️

Happy Woman’s Day, Mohatta Palace And Museum Trip Photos And Food

Help Beautiful Souls!

First of all Happy Woman’s Day to all female friends. And thank you for everything you’ve done for beautifying the world around you and for supporting your loved ones. You know that it would have not been possible without your selfless dedication to your family ,friends and society 🥹♥️ So please be proud of yourself 🥰🙏

Hope all is well with you and yours and you are able to extract some beauty from the days despite the odds and suffering caused to the world by politics.

Here Ramadan month has entered in last ten days of fasting. I had to skip two days fasting because I got sore throat . I didn’t delay it and visited to the doctor immediately. Two days medicine helped lot thankfully and I am fasting again today. I feel grateful for having strength to fast after many years. This is amazing how skipping rice and pulses ,potatoes and sugar could help me to fast without any severe headaches I used to feel in past whenever I would try to fast. This is true that small adjustments in diet and lifestyle bring revolutionary changes.  I also realised that why fasting is essential in most of the  communities , it’s because like everything else our stomach too needs break to recover trauma of excessive eating and cleanse itself . With little pondering one can understand that there are few rules designed by nature and they apply everywhere equally whether outside world or world within us . I am happy to get chance of this again!

Dear friends sharing some images of our family tour to Mohatta palace and museum in Karachi . Eldest and elder sons selected the site for trip because of its historical significance and architectural elegance. Because of  historical importance and present use as national museum this building is national heritage. I hope you will enjoy the glimpse of this very beautiful building as we loved our time roaming in it’s serene lush gardens and seeing historical a cultural art displayed on the walls of many rooms. Though taking photos was forbidden and a care taker was aligned with visitors to make sure they follow the rules. 

           Mohatta  palace  was built in 1920  as summer home  for a Hindu  businessman Shrivatan  Mohatta    Though he could live there for two decades only until  partition in 1947 when he left for Rajisthan India  in 1948 this building was acquired by Government Of Pakistan. The  Mohatta palace was  devoted to the younger sister of Quaid-e-Azam the founder of Nation . In 1955 Government of Sindh purchased  Mohatta palace to convert it into a museum   information shared are further available link tInformation here

We arrived at the Mohatta palace around 1pm ,weather was chilly and little airy which cherished our senses . This photo was taken  while after we entered the building. There were few people wandering around and taking pictures. Perfect for having relaxed viewing.

    It’s very first shot by me, the majestic building has compelling appearance but these white pretty marigolds consumed my attention instantly and I took few photos of

I wonder if you can see the thin water fall dripping down on the wall behind us , eldest son asked us to stand there and both of sons took our

                                                           Before entering the main building 

         When we were walking towards entrance Hubby called us from behind and took this picture 

                                       Hubby taking selfie 

                  Hubby took this  Before entering the main building 

     When we exited the  building it was 3: 40. Almost, in ascending shadows building looked more  elegant 

     This was front yard lawn , there was another lawn with few trees in backyard as well 

  From here we headed to a restaurant Barbecue Tonight recommended by our driver, we  all were super hungry and thankfully food was good though expensive.

                                      Two salad plates as starter 

                                     Mutton steak  for sons 

      Two mutton pieces and some spinach was enough for me 

   Mutton Karahi  for  sons ,hubby had little from here like me but spinach 

  
    Chicken. Biryani  for sons , it’s been four to five years I have quit rice 

Thank you dear friends for being with me 🙏 your love and support is my strength and I am grateful for that from the bottom of my heart 🥹♥️

Health , peace and happiness to you and to all you love 🙏♥️🥰

Smiles Of Spring From My Little Garden And Some Pearls From Lofty Minds !

 

Hello Beautiful Souls ♥️

Hope picking blooms of nice and beautiful moments in the midst of odds 🙏

I wonder about days not long ago when world or at least larger parts of planet flourished in peace . It seemed that it was time for world’s people to recover from the trauma of two world wars one after another.When Me and hubby would talk over the cup of tea our topic would be that we were fortunate to live in era where peace and prosperity is at it’s peak and life standards of people are getting better. But it feels that our gratitude fell in the ear of devil and here we are again in the times of fear and despair,waiting for events that might change everything and forever for majority of the people! My faith says as humans we are created to support each other because Nature has designed life that grows and grooms in harmony and destroy and vanish in opposition. I hope and pray we can understand that simple reality spread laid before our eyes everywhere on this planet 🙏

My heart goes to those people who are suffering from  harsh conditions weather in many states of America! I pray that things get better soon so everyone can get back to normal life 🤞🙏

On the bright side,sharing flowers of spring from my little garden area dear friends,hope their beauty will warm and soothe your heart for while and make you forget how darkness is covering our light because we refuse to share it further with others like us! Last six images are from Hubby’s office building excluding one at the end.

      Every Flower Is Soul Blossoming In Nature, Gerard  De Nerva 

    Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness      , Desmond tutu 

           Hope is the only thing stronger than fear   , Susanne Collins 

Optimism is the faith that leads to the achievement,nothing can be achieved without hope and confidence,  Helen Keller 

 

    We make living by what we get,we make life by what we give ,    Winston Churchill 

There is no enjoying the possession of anything valuable unless one has someone to share it with , Seneca 

           Life begins at the end of your comfort zone  ,         Neale Donald Walsch 

       Whatever makes you uncomfortable is your biggest opportunity for growth,    Bryant H McGill 

       Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance   , Samuel Johnson 
 

   There are no secrets to success,only preparation, hard work and learning from failures ,  Colin Powell 

                       Everything is hard before it’s easy  , Goethe J.W 

            Change is inevitable  ,growth is optional  ,  John C Maxwell 

    You don’t have a see the whole staircase  , take just one step , Martin Luther King. Jr 

    The beauty of life is in small details not in big events ,  Jim  Jarmusch 

Happiness is not matter of intensity but balance,order ,rhythm and harmony ,   Thomas  Merton 

            To succeed in life you need three things,wisebone  , backbone and funnybone   ,  Dr. kavanagh 

    Life is not about finding yourself, it about creating yourself , George Bernard Shaw 

     Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it         , Charles R   Swindoll 

                        

                     Light is the symbol of truth ,  James. Russel 

 

      If  everything around seems dark,look again ,you maybe the light ,     Rumi 

       Within you there are light of thousands. Suns    , Robert Adams. 

Thank you so much for bearing with me dear friends, wishing you life  full of light  a, love and peace 🥹🙏♥️