India celebrated the festival of Dussehra last week. Dussehra is a very popular festival which celebrates many events – the victory of good king Rama over demon king Ravana, the victory of goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasur, the festival of Navratri and the nine divine nights of fasting as well as a couple of other mythical happenings from across the country. It also marks the beginning of winter and kick starts the festive season in India, with Diwali being the next big celebration around the corner. The underlying message across each of the above events is the same – the festival of Dussehera celebrates the victory of good over evil.…
Happy Friday folks! Below are my top picks from the web for this week; what have you been reading? Have a good weekend! Where your heart is full. Gifts to give yourself. Apple cinnamon loaf recipe. How to juice like a model. Un-clutter your reading material. Clean eating shopping list. Five songs to ease into your day. Make the most of fall season. Turn around a bad day. Fabulous fall cocktail. Quote of the Week: “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” ~ Elbert Hubbard (Image Credits: Tumblr)
Happy Monday folks! How is September coming along for everyone? If you have been reading this space, you will know that I am obsessed with fall season and have been in an ‘all things autumn’ mode since the start of the month! I have already done a series of fall posts on the blog here, here and here, but given that the season officially kick-starts on September 23, this week deserves to be dedicated to fall themed posts! So get ready for a series of happy fall sparkle posts on the blog this week. I will be covering some of the more popular categories…
Happy Monday everyone! Last week on the blog, I put up a poll to understand if the frequency of my daily sparkle posts was comfortable or cumbersome for my readers. Thanks to everyone who voted! From the results, it seems that some form of daily sparkle is widely appreciated by readers of my blog. So we will continue the daily sparkle posts, but with a twist! Stay tuned for some exciting new updates around the same – the sparkle quickie post, new features in spotlight and a giveaway! Moving on to our Inspired Monday’s post, today I wanted to take some time and talk about how we all…
Do you like dreamcatchers? I absolutely love them and have more than one hanging in my study right now! Dreamcatchers have their origin in native american culture, and have of late been popularized by New Age groups and individuals. A dreamcatcher is traditionally a good luck charm which is hung over the beds of children so it can catch and filter out all bad dreams and allow only good thoughts to enter the mind. I feel that it is even more relevant in today’s times. We all need a dreamcatcher in our lives, so that we wake up to positivity and happiness every morning! I have dreamcatchers in my…
