<p>What positive emotion do you feel most often? Emotions are reflections of our state of mind. Sometimes we may start the day with a positive note, however the events throughout the day can make us&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/hacks-for-a-happy-mindset/">More</a></p>

<p>Today as we celebrate the 78th independence day in our country, the doctor community nation wide also mourns the brutal rape and murder of a fellow doctor in Kolkata.&nbsp; As our heart bleeds for the&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/15/unsettling-concerns-of-a-woman-and-a-doctor/">More</a></p>

<p>What is a word you feel that too many people use? Today&#8217;s world has made life fast paced leaving very little time for self care and introspection. Thus, day after day we follow the grind&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/13/lets-spread-positive-vibes/">More</a></p>

<p>All professions are important Be it the janitor or garbage collectorThey ensure our spaces are cleanMake them worth livingThe economist and clerkThey ensure smooth functioning of our matters The teachers and professors Shoulder the responsibility&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/11/professions/">More</a></p>

<p>&#8220;Oh devi, stop following me,&#8221; said the lord of death, Yama. &#8220;But as a faithfull wife I need to follow my husband&#8221;, said Savitri. Yama was taking her husband to the realm of the dead.&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/11/truce-with-death/">More</a></p>

<p>Some years back I went to newly inaugurated showroom of a very reputed line of jewellers along with my sister.  As my sister was scheduled to collect her customised jewellery worth a substantial amount I&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/09/demeanor-matters/">More</a></p>

<p>Behind all the glitter Is a heart tenderContemplating all misteps and grandeurBehind the visible facadeA veil to the worldLies my inner journeyA solitary adventure WDYS #248 Image credit: Engin Akyurt @ Unsplash</p>

<p>Today the obituary section had me staring at a familiar name of an institution but an unfamiliar face in the section. My alma mater had lost a young teacher. As a doctor loss of young&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/05/take-care-and-spread-the-word-too/">More</a></p>

<p>Happiness is a virtue that needs to be cultivated everyday consciously.  We need to make efforts to remain undisturbed in times of great turbulence in our lives. Someway which we can remain happy are: List&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/04/cultivating-happiness-daily/">More</a></p>

<p>&#8220;Mom, why are some people poor?&#8221;,&nbsp; asked her 5 year old Son as he settled down at the breakfast bar. &#8220;People are believed to be born out of their tendencies and actions from their past&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/03/a-lesson/">More</a></p>

<p>Imagine being in a world free of the humdrum of daily routine. A world where everything is fresh, untouched and divine. A place where all worries and anxieties disappear.  Only what remains is eternal blissfulness&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/03/being-meditative/">More</a></p>

<p>Curiosity is something that piques our interest. It makes us really wonder why a particular thing happens? It is the basis of scientific enquiry, discoveries and inventions. However,  most of us laymen are more curious&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/02/curiosity-as-a-means-to-uplift-our-lives/">More</a></p>

<p>Write about a random act of kindness you&#8217;ve done for someone. Acts of kindness are to be done and forgotten.&nbsp; As we say in Bharat&nbsp; &#8220;Neki Kar, kuvei mein dal&#8221;, that literally means &#8220;do good&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/01/kind-acts/">More</a></p>

<p>I am blessed to be living in a oasis amongst the city clamour and be witness to nature&#8217;s wonders. The monsoons have laid a carpet of greenary and made the weather pleasant. My abode is&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/08/01/gratitude/">More</a></p>

<p>Know me by my deedsMuch beyond physical appearancesBy my acts and actionsSurpasing sex, gender and social identitiesKnow me by my attitudeCourteous or rude Judging me not by mere face valueKnow me for my intellect and&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/31/know-me/">More</a></p>

<p>I have a patient recently diagnosed with breast cancer .&nbsp; She recently completed her&nbsp; radiotherapy and is on chemotherapy at present. But more than the illness it was her spirit that lured me. Her fighting&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/31/batling-cancer-with-a-smile/">More</a></p>

<p>Words unspoken, incoherent Love unexpressed,&nbsp; undeserved Time lost and frozenPatience endured Day after daySeason after seasonUndeterred,&nbsp; unfazedDetermination undeviatedAwaiting eternal salvation In response toWDYS#247 Image credit; Tom Barrett of artwork; sculpture byby Spanish artist Jaume Plensa</p>

<p>What traditions have you not kept that your parents had? Traditions are representation of our culture and passed on from one generation to the next. These practices are best followed in the villages which ensure&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/30/the-value-of-traditions/">More</a></p>

<p>Heart full of loveHate yet dearScattering away the ones nearFailure to convey emotions beloved Hate yet dearHeart full of love Image from Pexel In response to W3Prompt #117</p>

<p>Was today typical? Everyday is a new beginning and I begin the day thinking I will try my best to make it better than yesterday.  Hence it began with a prayer and the usual morning&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/29/yes-and-no/">More</a></p>