Friday, May 31, 2024
Accelerate Your Hustle: Master Startup Game with 7 Rules & 9 Attributes by Dibyendu Choudhury | Book review
Thursday, May 30, 2024
R.S.V.P.: A Novel by Ruchira Khanna | Book review
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The Mars Conspiracy by Razi | Book review
Monday, May 27, 2024
From Struggle to Strength: A Father's Journey with Autism and the Power of Hope and Positivity by Harry Psaros
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Sunday, May 26, 2024
Saint Richard Parker by Merlin Franco | Book review
Book: Saint Richard Parker
Through Parker's journey, I got real-life-like experiences of the Hindu culture and religion. Also, this story teaches valuable moral lessons about integrity and work ethics.
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Part of Life by Mayank Sinha | Book review
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
If I Have To Be A Soldier by Nikhil J. Alva | Book review
Sunday, May 19, 2024
TEN PROMISES: Intentions That Shape Committed Parenting by Manisha Punwani M.D. | Book review
Two Decades For The Kiss by Satish K Chowdary | Book review
Riot by L. L. Ash & Pax Sinclair (Hard Rock Girls Series, #1)
Riot
(Hard Rock Girls Series, #1)
Publication date: May 12th 2024
Genres: Adult, Contemporary,
“He saved me in that group home when everything I’d ever loved was stripped away. He saved me with his smile, his kindness, and his guitar.”
Tayler
I’m the leftovers that nobody wanted; a casualty of the foster system. Now that I’m 18, I have nowhere to go. No job, no home, but I have my bestie Haze by my side, and together we’re going to make it. I love music. Yeah, everybody says that, but I know I have what it takes. We’re going to find a way to reach the top. Kind of like Dakota, the front man for Kings of Ash, except not as a-hole-ish and muscley as him. Ugh, the muscles. We were in foster care together, me, Dakota, and Haze. That’s where I fell in love with him. But, he was older than me and got kicked out of the group home when I was only fifteen. The guy ripped my effing heart out as he walked out that door. It’s a shame, really. He’s the only person in the world who ever really understood my love and need for music. He saved me in that group home when everything I’d ever loved was stripped away. He saved me with his smile, his kindness, and with his guitar. Since then, Dakota has changed and hardened in more ways than one. I’ve been trying my best to avoid him, but our paths have crossed and now he’s back, famous and hotter than ever.
Dakota
I gaze at Tayler for the last time while my mind repeats the same mantra: she’s your foster sister, you can’t be in love with her. But every part of me screams otherwise as I walk out of that group home. Aging out of the foster system at 18, I left behind a 15-year-old girl who knew I couldn’t stay. It broke her heart, but it’s better to be hated than to be in jail for loving her. Letting go of her was the toughest thing I’ve ever done, but I had to chase my music and put her behind me. Plenty of women came and went in my life, but none could fill the void that she left behind. It was always the music that drove me forward, pushing me to become a part of the punk Seattle music scene as the front man for Kings of Ash. Just when I thought I had moved on from Tayler for good, she blows back into my life–smoking hot and determined to make her mark. Even though she despises me for abandoning her all those years ago, I can’t help but admit to myself that I still want her. No, I don’t just want. I need.
Oftentimes you can find Ash reading an indie romance or enjoying a historical fiction. Dabbling in culinary arts and music, Ash has been an artist for decades but found her true love and passion in romances.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024
What do you want to see?
What do you want to see?
Today when I spoke to my mother, she shared that she would visit Old Age Home to meet all the elderly. I was startled to know that there is an Old Age Home also in our small city. I was left speechless for a second and in the meanwhile, my mother asked me What do you want to see. Like every normal person, I say Luxury, Good Health and Stress-free life. What does a mother want to see?
Hmm, a mother! I was a bit baffled to answer. I say that she wants to see only her children to be happy and in good shape of mind and soul. I was indirectly reminded of the selfless love of all mothers. The Mother never bothers with her condition or requirements but is always ready to serve their kids. But does the same follow for the kids too?
My mother who also works as a social worker is always available to help others. She guided me through the pattern. Here it follows:
Parents work day and night enduring hardships and struggles to ensure well being of their children. They try per their capability to provide relevant education and good jobs for their kids. In the quest to maintain these, they unknowingly are fulfilling all the needs of their children and they forget to make their kids realize their worth.
Children while studying move to hostels and later move to different cities leaving behind their loving parents far behind only waiting for their kids. The period spent in waiting vanishes like nothing but the bond that keeps you together is somewhere lost. Children learn to live alone and feel their parents are like their ATM Cards.
A reality check is done when these ATM Cards get empty or are in no position to feed any longer either physically or financially. What do you do with ATM Cards that expire? We throw the cards that are useless or not in a position to serve our motive. But Parents are living beings who ache when their loved ones throw them in these Old Age Homes to live their lives and don't even bother to ask them how they are.
Where lies the fault? Are parents wrong in spending their every penny for their children? Is Western culture much better in this Scenario? What should be changed?
Her questions made me think and I tried to figure out what a parent can do?
Never reveal your earnings to your kids
Whatever parents earn should never come into the picture of their children. Children should be told as per their needs and never the complete truth.
Spend Quality time with your Children
Parents and kids should spend quality time together so that a bond is formed that does not fade away with time. When children observe their parents respecting their grandparents and spending time with them, a habit of togetherness is inculcated.
Never leave yourself empty-handed
Parents should never spend their hard-earned money completely on their kids. They should always keep a definite amount or minimal amount for their living in the old age. Never let your kids say you are dependent on us.
Try to relive your life with your partner
Old age is a certain period when one seeks companionship and a person who understands. Let your children have their space and enjoy your upcoming childhood.
How to provide love to people in OLD AGE HOME?
Spend some quality time with them
People who are left by their loved ones as useless or not required also need love. Try spending some time whenever possible with them. They also want to share their emotions and laugh with those who love them.
Engage them in a useful manner
Try to find the best suitable work for them that they can easily do staying there. The motive is to keep them so busy that they don't get depressed.
Conclusion:
Everyone must try to see the emotions or feelings of their loved ones. Whatever we sow, we will get back the same. SOW the seed of love and togetherness.
This post was created for the Blogaberry Creative (Monthly) Challenge.
Everything is Politics: AGREE or Not?
Everything Is Politics: Agree or Not?
“Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow. And politics is the bow of idealism.”- Bill Moyers
Today I sat down and was wondering looking at the banners and these political leaders about the next leader. Nowadays when all political parties are trying their best to win the elections, it becomes so difficult to choose. Politics is such a crucial part of every person's life.
Aren't we leaders? Is politics only referred to political leaders or is much more than that? My mind started boggling with ample times I have been struck with situations where politics was a must.
Now our coming generation is hard to handle as per their advancement in technology and less tolerance power. Parents need to take extra classes or attend webinars to understand how to tackle their kids. Both scenarios whether parents have a single child or more children have their issues. Siblings throw tantrums or hit each other only to seek the attention of their parents. Is that politics? Yes, to show off one's importance to the other.
Daily issues continue but what matters the most is how politically their parents need to handle them. Parents do politics to maintain peace and decorum of the house. In school, teachers follow politics to attain goodwill and show off their capability in front of senior staff members. Students do notice every act of their ideals and follow where they feel or find it appropriate. So teachers are indirectly teaching politics to their students.
As we grow up(Teenagers) we start feeling attraction towards the opposite sex. Boosting, Invalid reasons to drink or smoke, indulging in sex, using abusive language and much more become a part of normal life. ( Scenario or need changes with place or society of kids) In my teaching career, I heard a student say that you are not worthy of becoming our friend as you don't drink. I was startled to hear the opinion of young kids. Kids feel that such drugs are part of boosting or showing off.
In adulthood, adults engage in relationships and use politics to seek their goals or false methods to impress their lovers that they are the right choice for them. Many times some adults cross their boundaries or forget the limits of decency to acclaim their love or dominance. Quite a few of them enrol themselves in jobs or high-paying IT sector and begin their journey of politics where the target to be achieved is the motto of their existence.
“Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.” Peter Drucker
If every person is playing politics then why do we keep on saying that politics is thirty? One person knows how to handle things on a small scale or large scale. The basic difference between political leaders and common people is that they are playing politics openly on a national level.
Let's change our perspective of politics and choose who can play the right or just politics and make India, a developed country.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
From Drift to Shift: How Change Brings True Meaning and Happiness to Your Work and Life by Jody B. Miller | Book review
Author: Jody B. Miller
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Book review:
The Wealth Money Can't Buy: The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest Life by Robin S. Sharma | Book review
Book: The Wealth Money Can't Buy
Author: Robin Sharma
Book review:
Sustainable Sustainability: Why ESG is Not Enough by Rajeev Peshawaria | Book review
Monday, May 13, 2024
Another Side of the Heart by C.H. Lazarovich
Another Side of the Heart
Publication date: September 29th 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary
One summer. One dog. One chance encounter.
When Mary Devere encounters a young woman the same age as her dead daughter, Mary connects with her, only to discover that the young woman’s father is Antonio, Mary’s first love. Mary finds herself questioning the sacrifices she made to live the life she thought she should, and the difficult choice she made as a teenager that changed her life’s course.
Easy to read. Easy to love.
In a touching, emotional and moving account of a woman in midlife, Mary finds herself navigating her grief surrounding the loss of her only child, questioning her sacrifices to live a life she thought she should, and confronting the memories of the choice she made as a teenager that changed her life’s course, all while placing her back in the arms of Antonio.
From Readers’ Favorite 5-Star author C. H. Lazarovich comes the moving story of a woman’s awakening.
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