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Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 88

23 Oct 2016 33 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Calm, Positive Thinking, Quote, Serene, Spiderman, Spidey, Spidey's Serene Sunday

“It never gets easier, you just get better” – Unknown

What a great thought!

Life.

It sure tests us, and I think we all know that those simple days of childhood were a breeze, compared to the trials and tribulations of adulthood. Dealing with studies, then jobs, relationships and families. What we wouldn’t give to go back to those days…

But then if you did, you’d find that those days were just as hard. Because you hadn’t grown up yet. Learning to share your toys, finding out that broccoli isn’t actually that bad, knowing that reading a few pages of Topsy and Tim isn’t actually a tough homework task… You don’t know that then, but for a child, those are the world’s biggest problems!

But we all overcome them. We become good at these skills, and we develop as humans over the years. Those childhood struggles hardly seem worth worrying about, but at that time, they were biggies for you!

Each age brings a new set of difficulties, which we trundle through, feeling like they may be the end of the world, but actually, they aren’t because when the next stage of life arrives bringing its new worries, you realise you had it good before.

The reality is that you learned to deal with the struggles that were bringing you down, and Life knew you could do it, so they chucked you another bunch of difficulties to wind your way through.

And Life knows you can get through this set too.

I’m a firm believer in the thought that God only throws you what He knows you can deal with. You just have to find the strength within to deal with it, and you’ll come out the other end stronger, wiser and happier.

So today, look at whatever difficulty you may be facing,and know you can get through it. Have faith in yourself. I have faith in you too!

Happy Sunday Peeps 😊

Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 86

09 Oct 2016 39 Comments

by Ritu in Spidey's Serene Sundays, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Maya Angelou, Quote, Rainbow, Serene, Spiderman, Spidey, Spidey's Serene Sunday

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou

Reading this, it made me think that no matter what you are going through, or how bad you think you have it, there is always someone worse off than you.

We can all be someone’s ‘rainbow’.

It’s not hard you know.

It doesn’t take much to shine a light on someone’s darkness.

There are times a simple smile will brighten a gloomy day, it may be offering to lend a hand, or taking a little extra responsibility to give another person a break. You may just want to be the shoulder they need to lean on, or the ear for them to offload.

It doesn’t have to mean going out of your way, but believe me when I say these little things, that may not seem to be of importance to you, can change another person’s outlook from negative to positive.

Go on Peeps. Try and be that rainbow to someone today!

Happy Sunday!

Spidey’s Serene Sundays – Part 81 – Birthday Special!

04 Sep 2016 19 Comments

by Ritu in Spidey's Serene Sundays Tags: Birthday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Quote, Spiderman, Spidey, Spidey's Serene Sunday

“Birthdays are good for your health. Studies have shown that people who have more birthdays live longer.” – Unknown

41.

I am definitely in my 40’s now, aren’t I??

Well, it’s been a great year, being 40, and I look forward to all the challenges that 41 will bring to me too! From year two in my own class, to sending Lil Man off to Secondary School…

I am off to manically get ready for school tomorrow now, and prepare my self mentally for the start of another academic year!

Have a great Sunday Peeps!

Spidey’s Serene Sundays – Part 80

28 Aug 2016 33 Comments

by Ritu in Spidey's Serene Sundays Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Calm, Pride, Quote, Serene, Serene Sunday, Spiderman, Spidey, Spidey's Serene Sunday

“Do not be so proud and do not laugh at others or the less fortunate, your boat is still out at sea and who knows what is yet to come your way.” Kabir Ji from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Fishing through wonderful quotes, Spidey and I found this one. It is from the Sikh Holy Book, the eleventh and ever-living Guru, the Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

It is so easy to find humour in the misfortunes of others. I think no one could really be able to promise, hand on heart, that they have never had a giggle at that stranger tripping up in the street, or the countless videos that circulate social media, cashing in on others and their unfortunate circumstances.

We are all a little guilty of that, and to some extent, I feel that it is ok, if the joke is being laughed at, by the person who is the subject of it.

But the reality of this quote is more to do with those who have plenty, are lucky in life, and still find the time in their pampered lives to sneer at those who don’t have it all.

Thing is, no one knows what the future holds. Who knows if and when your life could get upended, and those with it ‘all’ lose it at the drop of a hat, and equally, those with nothing, by some stroke of luck, or through sheer hard work, end up the ones with all they could want.

We are all born equal.

Our location, circumstance, colour, wealth, health, means nothing to a baby, and even to a small child. Watch small children and how they interact with everyone without prejudice. It is only as they grow that the seeds of doubt are planted.

So if you are one of life’s more fortunate ones, be grateful for what you have, and never ridicule others for what they don’t have. And if you are still waiting for that luck to hit you, never lose hope, no one knows what is round the corner!

Have a blissful Sunday Peeps!

Spidey’s Serene Sunday Part 78

14 Aug 2016 36 Comments

by Ritu in Spidey's Serene Sundays Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Decorating, Quote, Serene, Spiderman, Spidey, spidey serene sunday

“If bad decorating was a hanging offence, there’d be bodies hanging from every tree!” – Sylvester Stallone

I hope Spidey is not casting aspersions on my decorating skills here!

It’s been a heaving furniture, sanding, preparing walls-ing, paint splattered few days, and we have at least one more to go.

The hopeful end result is a pair of rooms, blank canvases for our kids to finally have their own rooms. You should see the house.. Each crevice filled with stuff from their shared room, as well as the contents of our study! Man, we have a lot of stuff… With me, it’s books, arts and crafts supplies and stationery. The kids have books, and toys… So many toys!

Personally, I think the easy part was emptying the rooms… It going to be much harder putting things back, and being selective about what they keep, and what we donate, or throw away… Then, I need to pack some of my less used things for storage (no way am I throwing my collections of stuff away!! Do you know how much money I’d be wasting!). We need to convert our dining area into a part dining, part study area… Oh this will be fun!

Back to the quote. I’ve never decorated, like proper decorated, from start to finish, before.

Once, I was let loose with a tin of paint and brush, it ended in disaster!

In one of the rented houses we lived in as students, we asked the landlord if he minded us painting the walls. He was fine with that.

So off we trotted to the DIY store.

Came back with all we needed.

Started painting.

For some reason, my paint wasn’t drying… Then I realized it was dry, but I had picked up gloss instead of Matt wall paint!

We didn’t have money to do a repair job, so I spent a year with gloss walls, that were wet every morning from condensation! Wonderful!

This time, under the guidance of my experienced sister in law, we have made good progress, but there are still issues…

I do not have a steady painting hand!
I don’t like the smell…
I do not have a steady painting hand!
I can’t keep my hands clean…
I do not have a steady painting hand!
I manage to get paint on my hair
And finally, I do not have a steady painting hand!

Today hopefully will be the last painting day, applying the colour on the walls. But there will be a few mistakes, there will be places where straight, clean lines will be wobbly or blurred, there will be paint on the carpet (oops!), but hopefully we will step back and look proudly at our first properly decorated rooms… And think,”Never again!”

But I have a bedroom, and hallway, and living room that needs sorting out too… I may just leave them to professionals…but I don’t know… Right now I don’t think the decorating bug has hit me… But after a few days I may miss the smell of turps, and wet paint emanating from my hands and hair!

As for you all,p I hope you have a lovely, relaxing Sunday Peeps!