The summer we met
unfurled into seasons
made resplendent
by first love
Author: Upreet Dhaliwal
@upreetdhaliwal’s experiments with Mandala making #lefthand #rightbrain #dementia
Members of our family have lived to over a hundred years, which is great news, right? I mean, longevity is a boon that healthful practices and evidence-based medicine have made possible; however, the flip side of it is that we now also have more loved ones living with dementia.
Dementia is NOT kind – not to the person whose memory is failing (among other things), and absolutely not to the caregiver who is witness to the devastating transformation. The pandemic and the many lockdowns resulting from it have prompted a lot of discussion around mental health – it pushed me to look at ways of staying physically and mentally fit in the face of all of the awful news of struggles and loss.
Repost: @upreetdhaliwal talks about how to beat stress at @NNP_W_Light’s Stress Busting Book Festival – meet books & win Amazon Gift Cards
These are unbelievably stressful days and they are turning into weeks and months of stress.
Here’s a chance to escape temporarily inside the the covers of diverse books.
The Festival is running all of May – not only do you get to meet 29 featured books, you also stand to win one [or several] amazon gift cards.
Plus, you get to watch your stress disappear.
A fabulous #review for InVerse Medicine by Author and Poet @authorgayathri
Every review is special, but when it has been crafted by an accomplished author and poet, it leaves one speechless.
Conversation: a Haiku
We keep hearing of how important it is to pay attention to body language, to make eye contact, to use and observe non-verbal clues for effective communication. We’re told how it is not just the words that we use but all the other signs our bodies display that make a conversation meaningful.
This is especially true for love…the words ‘I Love You’ are empty and meaningless if there are no actions to supplement the words, or if the follow through is antithetical to the concept of love.
Here’s a Haiku that, I hope, conveys what I’m trying to say in a better way…
Green Haiku
This beautiful yellow-footed pigeon – or Hariyal – was photographed early one morning by my brother-in-law, and it inspired a haiku…as well as several hashtags…
Rainy day Haiku
How do I keep my mental health from crashing to the floor in the second year of the pandemic?
I look to my sister’s dog for comfort…He understands the ways of the universe better than I do.
Here’s a haiku celebrating Coco, the Cool Cocker Spaniel…
With gratitude for the #Reviews that InVerse Medicine has received
There is nothing more heartening for a writer than readers who take the trouble to write reivews.
“You can kill a book quicker by your silence than by a bad review.” ― EA Bucchianeri
Love, love, love the kind messages people have left on Goodreads – do read them for yourselves…
Spring Haikus
Even though it is almost summer, and even though (or especially because) we’re [still] in the middle of yet another surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s something about the idea of spring that rejuvenates the spirit.
Haiku: Let it Rain
Last night was a noisy one with thunder roaring overhead and strong winds rattling the windows and doors. It rained mightily, but then, like all storms, this one too passed…