Tag: Covid-19

@upreetdhaliwal’s experiments with Mandala making #lefthand #rightbrain #dementia

Posted on by Upreet Dhaliwal

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.

Green Haiku

Posted on by Upreet Dhaliwal

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

Posted on by Upreet Dhaliwal

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…

Spring Haikus

Posted on by Upreet Dhaliwal

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.

Free for Amazon Prime Readers

Posted on by Reet Singh

Three of my romances are free on Amazon Prime – come have a look. If you haven’t subscribed to Prime, don’t worry…they’re also free on Kindle Unlimited…