June – The month of JUNE….a very important J of my life. It was in the month of June many years ago that I embarked on a new journey in my life….I got married. Ours was an arranged marriage in a traditional Kerala style wedding and even today, years later, that day is etched in memory. A day of mixed feelings….happiness and joy at finding my life partner and sadness and sorrow at leaving my parents and sister. And so it was, one month of June many years ago that I left my parent’s home….the home that was mine until the day I got married and stepped over the threshold into ‘my’ home….where I now have a family of my own….my husband and my two children…..my world. That day in June many years ago I went from being a daughter to being a daughter ‘and’ a wife…..I changed from a girl to a woman. And every June, as my marriage grows a year older, I take a look back and revisit all the lovely memories that I have with the person whom I chose to be my life partner one June many years ago….and who chose me to be his life partner…my husband. June….also happens to be the month my darling daughter was born and again, the day she was born is etched in memory. She came 15 days before her due date…..on a Sunday…..that also happened to be Father’s day that year. And she is truly her Daddy’s little princess….the bond between them is sweet and very special. And she….the apple of her big brother’s eyes and a piece of my heart…..my little girl has completed our family. And every June as she grows a year older….I know in a few years….once we get over the rough teen years where she and I will for sure disagree on everything….she will not just be my daughter but my friend. June also happens to be the month my dear husband gets a year older….so as we celebrate an anniversary and two birthdays, the month of June is very very special to me.
Just right - So many things in my life that feel ‘JUST RIGHT’ …..That impromptu dance to join my kids when they start dancing to their favorite song feels….just right. Indulging in my favorite dessert once in a while feels….just right. Laughing with my husband about something the kids say or do feels….just right. A quiet prayer of thanks feels….just right. Those unexpected tears while watching an emotional scene in a movie feel….just right. The heavenly smell of the ground when it first rains after a hot summer feels….just right. Sometimes, staying quiet feels…just right. Sometimes talking non-stop feels….just right. Looking up at a star studded sky feels….just right. Being with my family feels….just right. Being with my friends feels….just right. The smell of my favorite foods being cooked feels…..just right. Going back to sleep for just 10 more minutes some cold mornings feels….just right. Walking barefoot on grass feels….just right. Saying sorry when I am wrong feels…just right. Saying Thank you when I appreciate something feels…just right.
Signing off thankful for the little little ‘Joys’ that make up my world and this quote by John Locke
‘Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.’
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