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Kshema's 7 Quick Takes Friday (Launch Volume)



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I am picking up my writing strings again :)
Feel like writing these days.
Hope to continue writing and post atleast every Friday.
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Thanks to my good friend Jason Pannone@Pannoneappetit for introducing me to this wonderful template. I really liked it a lot. It kind of gives you the flexibility of writing different pieces, broken down into manageable chunks and integrate different formats like text, audio, video, graphics etc.
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On a lighter note....... rightly said! Isn't it true that we all need some introspection and retrospection some time in our lives? I do it quite often. Not just introspect and retrospect but I also feel one should spend some time in absolute solace with one's self.
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Weekend usually means cleaning, cooking, music and possibly a movie or two (if the TV Gods are merciful enough to uphold my interest). Last week it was khaman dhokla, sabudana khichdi seasoned with Rang De Basanti. I wonder what lays in store for this weekend!
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Thinking of re-starting my yoga schedule. I realized that it keeps the body and mind, both at peace :)
Specially, if the workout is performed with a backdrop of soothing instrumentals or spiritual hymns or classical music or chants. I used to follow a one-hour yoga regime in the mornings and a near 30-minute tread mill in the evenings. Atleast 5 times a week will do wonders. Tread mill is fun when it is coupled with some motivational/rhythmic/dance floor music. Sure, in a healthy body dwells a healthy mind!
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After many years I felt the musical bliss again. Helping my daughter set her tabla beats  for a community performance, I started singing again. I did not realize how many hours passed while I brushed up the Tyagaraja Pancharatna Kritis and some Sufi Khayals. No doubt, music has highest powers of healing. It touches the soul. Kudos to the great saints who are the composers of such immortal music. Be it Tyagaraja or Amir Khusro, they elevate us to envision our inner self's meeting with the refulgent supreme divine as we progress along with the musical crescendo.


Love the Christmas carols too, specially "Silent night....". As a child I enjoyed singing them in the school choir. Somehow I believe "music gets the best of me".
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So, that's all for now and I sign off. See you next Friday with some more interesting takes. Until then enjoy your weekend and your work week ahead!
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