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On Ponnanganni Keerai, Epigenetics, Ancestral Karma, & Mahalaya Amavasai

Posted on October 5, 2021October 6, 2021 by Nandhini Chandrasekaran

collage of ponnaganni keerai, DNA, and Mahalaya amavasya

Something strange I have observed is that some unique life events or patterns run in some families, such as being a single parent, experiencing (non-genetic) issues in conceiving a baby, losing a loved one, and facing a similar accident in life. While such reoccurrences within families need not necessarily dictate ancestral karma, the mere fact that an undesirable life event manifesting in more than one or two members related through blood does give rise to a possibility of a transgenerational inheritance.

Anitha talks about being Single at 37!

Posted on January 1, 2019March 12, 2019 by Nandhini Chandrasekaran

Anitha says, “I often thought of the idea behind the lost opportunity to grow old together as a couple, a human tendency to think the grass is always greener on the other side!”

V for (The) Valley of Shadow of Death

Posted on September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 by Nandhini Chandrasekaran

In the last post, Until death do us Part, the old couple began to contemplate on death and bereavement. Continuing to speak about death, the couple in their 70’s and 80’s are now passing through the valley of shadow of death (Psalm 23:4). They fear death and certainly fear the death of the partner. Both…

Understanding Parenting…..

Posted on October 14, 2017March 2, 2018 by Nandhini Chandrasekaran

The more our four-year-old boy is learning to express his emotions and thoughts, the more I can relate it all to either the father’s or mine. One day, when I heard him shout for something silly, it pricked me, for I saw me in him. It was a reminder that I need to slow down, get to the ground and supervise my temper. The more I see him mirror one or both of us, the more I understand parenting. That parenting isn’t just the interaction between the parents and the children; but beyond, on a deeper note, parenting is the integration of the family as a whole.

Of Perceptions, from a Chennai Bloggers' Meet!

Posted on May 27, 2017November 29, 2018 by Nandhini Chandrasekaran

The thought process that kicked me to write this post today is the ‘virtual perception vs. the actual perception’ I had experienced at the meet. When we interact with the same few people over a period of time through distant modes, our minds begin to form perceptions about those few. At the meet, it was interesting to observe the distinctive differences between my imaginary beings and the real ones.

X for (e)X Life – Life before motherhood

Posted on April 28, 2017March 2, 2018 by Nandhini Chandrasekaran

I have slept on the sofa with a book on my head and lights turned on till the next morning. There were days when we skipped meals, forgot all about food or simply didn’t care about eating. Once, dinner didn’t strike us until 11 pm. We had to search for late night home delivery food services and finally the pizza boy knocked our door at 12. I wouldn’t proudly justify that I lived my life the way I wanted to. As a matter of fact, I lived without a way to do it then. Life before motherhood didn’t have a structure. It didn’t have a system. It had most of the essential ingredients of life. Yet, it wasn’t right somewhere.

U for Unconditional – What the umbilical cord has dictated upon us! #AtoZChallenge

Posted on April 25, 2017March 2, 2018 by Nandhini Chandrasekaran

I didn’t attend a class on how to change the dressings when he wets bed. I haven’t got trained in how to look after him when he is sick. No one has ever reminded me that it’s time to feed him. No one has ever taught me how to maintain the home child proof. Yet, I’ve been there through all and I’ve done all that. It is unconditional! I am not to answer anyone if I don’t feed him a meal but I do it because I have no reason to it and I can take no excuses, no weekend offs or no public holidays in this matter. It is a fact that mothers become one overnight. Until the previous night he was born, I wasn’t as alive as I am now. As I write this post now, I feel loved of all the moms in the world. Perhaps, being unconditional is the greatest trait that the bond from umbilical cord has dictated upon us!

S for Soulful – Becoming a parent is touching!

Posted on April 22, 2017March 2, 2018 by Nandhini Chandrasekaran

There have been times when I have had no involvement in my life. During those years when my parents were hunting for a groom for me (you will understand if you’ve been through the arranged marriage galatta in India), I began to watch animation movies, hoping some animation will come into my days. The disconnect between the man of dreams and the men that bharat matrimony displayed was too much to bear. I have gone to the depths of boredom that I explored several philosophical and occult realms of humanity like yoga, spirituality, past lives, healing and energies. (I am glad now that I did them prior to having kids 🙂 ) Like all dejected humans, I was searching for my anchor – according to Thesaurus, an anchor is something that is used to hold another thing securely – and I was searching what would hold me securely with life.

P for Pride – When my heart swelled while my head bowed down

Posted on April 19, 2017March 2, 2018 by Nandhini Chandrasekaran

It’s rare but it does happen to moms once in a while! And that one little beautiful wave, occasionally, is enough to melt down thousand other motherhood guilt!

O for Overwhelming – 10 overwhelming 'O's of my motherhood

Posted on April 18, 2017March 2, 2018 by Nandhini Chandrasekaran

The first few years of motherhood is a phase of heightened emotions. It is exactly the phase when women become anxious about their career. It is exactly the phase when they are learning parenting. It is exactly the phase when they want to show love toward their parents. It is exactly the phase when they want to set smooth their relationship with their husband. It is exactly the phase when they want to rush to do everything that life had had in store all along! That’s why this phase turns out to be an overwhelming period of life, for most mothers. Having become overwhelmed of writing about motherhood for fourteen days in a row, I am going to do this post quickly tonight 😆 (Hopefully!)

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On Ponnanganni Keerai, Epigenetics, Ancestral Karma, & Mahalaya Amavasai

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