Large white clouds float across the blue skies making fascinating shapes
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The chameli flowers (Indian jasmine) spread their sharp fragrance in the air
Photo from external source; click on photo for original source...and the mornings become chilly.
Monsoon showers try to assert their weight in one last show of day-long showers before the autumn sets in.
Autumn in India means the advent of the festive season. The sales start in earnest as festive buying picks up. The Ravana-makers start making bamboo frames of the demon king. (I'll tell you more about this in a future post, promise!)
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As the days become shorter, everyone starts counting days for the upcoming holidays.
And in this time of change, I have decided to bring about some alteration in my life. Yes, I am standing on the verge of another ending, or maybe… it will be a new beginning after all!
At the end of the month, I shall quit my well-paying full-time job for the sake of home, family, kids, and most importantly, for myself. My heart tells me that I owe my time more to my kids at this point in life than to some random software product. And I have chosen to hear the sayings of my heart...
Of course there are mixed feelings – slight trepidation for the financial setback (after all who doesn’t want money to raise two kids), but somehow the feeling of freedom and liberation is far greater. I feel more confident of finally leading the life I had always wanted - with my paints and brushes, and the attendant creative chaos. To me this is leading the charmed life, and I am so thankful to have a partner who not only understands but supports my decision.
What would you follow at the important junctures of life – your head or your heart? I have mostly followed my heart, and never regretted a moment for it!
Am leaving you with this lovely image of the fall colours that I saved from some e-mail forward. We don't get these in India but here's wishing all my readers all the beautiful hues in your life...
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