Forgive and Forget

This picture quote posted on a friend’s wall on facebook caught my attention… words that unleashed my thoughts

A trust is broken…

Harsh words are sometimes spoken slicing our heart…

It hurts because we care

Release the hurt

Let’s not be a prisoner of our own hurt feelings. We should find it in our heart to forgive and move on, but it will be impossible to move on in any relationship if we hold on to grudges

As the saying goes, “There’s no point in burying the hatchet, if you are going to put up a marker on the site”

Liberate yourself from the hurt

Forgive and forget

and

Embrace all

for

After all we only have one life to live

Live it with Love!!!

Twist in the Tea Tale

This post is the second in the “Tea for Two Tuesday” prompts hosted by Preeti

” The table is set perfectly, for ‘tea for two’. (and the piece of cake is ready too).  I am really looking forward to this. There is still a good half an hour left for my guest to arrive as per the  text  I just got.”

As I absentmindedly tuck a strand of hair behind my ear, I glance at the mirror across on the wall. Two dull eyes stare back at me. Eyes that have shed tears since morning.

My mind drifts back to the past two days. We have been fighting, my husband and I. Our inability to have a child has been causing a rift in our marriage of five years. Having accepted the fact that it would indeed be a miracle if I conceived, I was seriously considering adoption. I so wanted to adopt a baby girl, a daughter that I always dreamt of having ever since a teenager. My husband on the other hand was content if it were just the two of us till life’s end, and would hear nothing about adoption.

Last night we had had a terrible row and he had dashed off to work early this morning without even wishing me a ‘happy birthday’!

Yes, it’s my birthday today and tears sting my eyes as I reminisce about the previous birthdays where he had pampered me with love and gifts. I’m thankful that I’m at least not spending my birthday alone, but with my dear friend who will be coming to tea. Looking forward to a heart to heart ‘girl talk’ with her, I start to climb the stairs to get ready when…

“Suddenly the door bell rings………….. ” 

I pause with one foot on the step wondering who it could be. It cannot be my friend as she is delayed by a traffic jam. I walk over to the door and look through the peep hole…No one!! Thinking it is the neighbor’s kids playing a prank, I start to turn away when the bell rings a second time. Irritatingly I open the door ready to yell at the kids, and just as I had thought, I see no one and just as I’m about to slam the door shut, I see a bunch of red roses thrust at my face.

I pause startled, and see my husband’s face peek from behind the roses grinning sheepishly saying, “Happy birthday my darling…” and pushes past me into the house leaving me stupidly staring after him…

“Wait..but..” I say, when the phone rings…

“Aren’t you going to answer the phone?”, he asks…

I pick up the phone and hear my dear friend’s giggling voice say, “Happy birthday sweetie…”

“Wait, Aren’t you coming??”, I ask to which she replies, “Two’s company, three’s a crowd. Enjoy your birthday”, and hangs up giggling, while realization dawns on me…

P.S. This is truly a piece of fiction and bears no resemblance whatsoever to me or to anyone I know 🙂

My Tea for Two Date

This post is triggered by one of my favorite bloggers Preeti whose third book to be published soon is..

She is hosting a “Tea for two Tuesday” creative writing prompt and the prompt for this week  is…

“If I could invite anybody for ‘tea for two’ today it would undoubtedly be …………………………….” 

A cup of chai, that too a cup of steaming, aromatic masala chai is any day and time comforting to be sipped alone, or enjoyed with a snack and company. I’m so addicted to my morning and afternoon cup of tea that I can get cranky if I’m deprived of it 🙂

If I could invite anybody for ‘tea for two’ today it would undoubtedly be…my MOM!!

My mom… a person I never knew, a person I’ve heard so much about from everyone around me. I would give ANYTHING to have even one chance to spend time with her even if it is just this one meeting over a cup of tea.

When we don’t have someone in our life, we hold on to cherished moments we spent with them. These memories help us to move forward in our life. They are comforting and soothing and caress our wounded being. Unfortunately, I don’t have any memories to hold on to, as I lost my mom at a very young age, an age where my mind struggles in vain to remember.

So, if I could invite anybody for ‘tea for two’ today, I would have that special tea time with my mom and create a memory that I can hold on to for the rest of my life.

There’s Comfort in Talking to Strangers

When we were children, we have heard the age old advice from our elders, “Never talk to strangers”. It’s an advice we never fail to impart to our children also. But, as an adult, we begin to feel comfortable among strangers. We come across strangers everyday in our lives, a casual good morning nod to a stranger while out on a morning walk, a stray conversation with someone sitting across us on our daily ride on the bus or train, a smile and ‘how do you do’ to the sales clerk ringing up your purchases…

You never meet some of these strangers ever again in your life, but then some slowly become acquaintances and possibly some blossom into friendships. Sometimes there’s comfort in talking to complete strangers because they have no preconceived notions about you and listen to what you have to say without being judgmental and sometimes that’s exactly what we need….sharing your thoughts without being judged about who you are.

Talking to strangers sometimes helps immensely when you are trying to overcome grief. In times of turmoil, solace can be sought in being alone in the midst of strangers. Don’t we sometimes go for a walk by ourselves to clear our head of cluttered thoughts? Blogging is that walk among strangers, penning your thoughts hoping someone will read and provide that unopinionated solace you are seeking.

So… here is my first step into the blogging world of total strangers… 🙂