Wait to Snickers Break!

My elder monk smiled and entered her arena for a nine hour long fight-a test of mental, physical, emotional strength,  stamina and presence of mind. I looked out for a place to spend my time. I found the adjoining office empty with cushioned sofa and table chairs. I reclined on sofa and slipped into a slumber. All offices have partially see through glass walls and doors. 

After some time, I was woken up my muffled voices. On seeing me, a young man of maybe 25 years, apologised for the noises and in the most polite way spoke , " Mam, this office has been acquired by a company I work for and we will be doing some connections and fittings. " 

I got up and moved out to find another resting place. Luckily, i found another empty office with elegant furniture. I settled down, had juice and started meditating. 

After sometime, the same man came and said, " Mam, you can sit in our office, we have switched on the air conditioning and it's well lit. We are starting from tomorrow, everything is being checked today. Please be comfortable " 

I was surprised by his politeness and thoughtfulness. Wi-fi person and electrical fitting persons were working. Finally, the office maintanence work was near completion. I offered them chocolates and said,  " Snickers Break to banta hai!" While going on a lunch break, he shared the Wi-fi password. 

My faith in humanity was restored once again. I spent my time in one of the most posh office space in Silicon Valley of India. I realized the best way is communication at soul level with a smile

My wait transformed into one of  the best day of my life with timely Snickers break! 

Love Juju . 

Social battery!

 Social battery!

“Maa! my social battery is low, I will call you tomorrow. Good night!” my younger monk said, while disconnecting the line. I knew he was tired, as the last two weeks had been very challenging. College  Literary Club was organizing a Declamation contest as a part of Environment Day Celebrations. The entire medical college was taking part, time was less and a lot had to be done.

On the D-day, I was waiting to hear the details about the event, waiting for his pictures and so on. Finally, when my patience was about to say goodnight, I dialed his number. Immediately, he answered. There was excitement in his voice, a sense of satisfaction, he shared few pics and then said, Maa! I am low on my social battery!” I was bemused, social battery? A new term for me.

I could hear him smile as he continued, “I was in touch with so many people, talking on phone, texting messages, coordinating etc. I am tired and want to sleep now. Good night!” I resonated with this term- Social battery, wished him well. My sunny boy now, President of College Literary Club has finally become a young adult.

I found this term endearing. Some people feel they are introvert, some are extrovert. Now, I see from a new angle. Every soul comes with a built in chip of x GB and one's ability to socialize is directly dependent on this. The beauty is one can always increase the capacity.

From now on, whenever, I have to be in a social gathering, I plan beforehand and keep my social battery fully charged. Happy charging ! Keep loving, keep caring ! Keep reading, Keep sharing.

Love Juju.

Coming soon -

Momsie Popsie Diary 4.0 Finding Juju

“Unapologetically Her: Memoirs of Chaos, Chai and Choosing Herself”

 

Google Press release

Hi readers, 

Celebrating my journey in Literary world with this Google Press release 

https://www.issuewire.com/reemanshu-bansal-jujus-pearls-the-doctor-who-prescribes-words-as-healing-1834524019885656

Do click on link to read 

Love Juju 

When is the right time to embrace Spirituality?

When is the right time to embrace Spirituality?

 

I am often asked this question, “When is the right time to embrace spirituality?” What motivates a person? How difficult is the spiritual path? And many on similar lines.

In my understanding, there is no generalized answer to this. It’s like one shoe never fits everyone. But yes, I feel if the question has arisen in one’s mind then that is their first stepping stone into this beautiful divine world. 

Introspection, silence and self-talk are the primary keys.

In reality, there is never – a right time, never one fine day. Imbibe the principle of NOW

Sharing my side, I feel when one feels the mortal forms around you stop understanding you (you sense) or you are unable to communicate, Pause! Maybe your vocal conversation with mortals is near complete. And it’s time for silence.

So, I leave this as an open write up. 

Will love to hear your views in comments section.

Love, Juju

My Ikigai!

Hello beautiful souls, 

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Momsie Popsie Diary 4.0 -Finding Juju.

Stay tuned for updates. 

Check 2nd edition -Momsie Popsie Diary 2.0 Reimagining Life's Tapestry 

Updated cover on Amazon. 

“Words can heal in ways medicine sometimes cannot. I write not just to tell stories, but to help people feel seen, heard, and hopeful.”

— Reemanshu Bansal (Juju’s Pearls)

Ode to my Bhatty Aunty!

 Re-cap 22 years in 60 seconds!

(This is a eulogy to my dear Dr. Theresa Bhatty aunt)

“Dust we are: into dust shall we”, I am reminded of these wisdom pearls as I sit beside my dear aunt who looks beautiful, white as snow. This motionless, quiet figure looked divine, as if almighty had descended on Mother Earth. No longer will these eyes open nor will her lips move. With a heavy heart, as I internally bid goodbye to her, my second innings –post marriage life flashes in front me in a phenomenal fast forward supersonic speed.  

After marriage, I changed base from a metro city to a small city. Life seemed to have taken a back step by around twenty years- this was the down side. On the brighter side, I came across many amazing, compassionate, genuine souls who helped me move forward in my journey in a happy, comfortable way. 

One such noble soul is our very close family friend, who left for her higher journey a week ago. She adorned many roles in my life. Initially, she was an aunt, then my gynecologist, my professional colleague, later my friend and my second mother. 

She had a knack to communicate. She made every person very comfortable and relaxed. She knew how to talk to people of different gender and age groups. She was an avid reader and kept herself abreast with all the latest advancements in her field. She was always in gratitude mode and never ever complained.

Although we had age difference of thirty five years or so, we got along like buddies. One could discuss anything with her without the fear of being judged. She had a great digestion system and seemed to digest all the talks very well. I learnt a lot about life, marriage, profession, people, religion etc. Discussion in medical field always benefits the patient. She would take great pains in order to give the best to her patients. 

She was one of my youngest regular blog readers. She never texted rather always called up to express her views on my posts. Her values were very similar to my Momsie. Many a times, when I felt my soul battery showed low charging, I used to join her for breakfast. This brief interaction charged me instantaneously. Such is an aura of a divine soul.

Words can never be enough to express how I feel. The void is getting bigger. People I love are crossing over to another dimension in the parallel world. I remind myself that I cannot see them but they can always see me. Best is to live by their values. They are here only, very much amongst us, but in parallel dimension. Such souls become our guardian angels and always guide us.

Please express your love. Love is the most powerful emotion and force which require full expression.

Keep loving, keep caring, keep reading, keep sharing.

Love Joojoo. 

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Feedback from a Client

Hello beautiful souls, 

Sharing a feedback from one of my clients, 22 years old girl. She shares the awareness and shift after 2 sessions. 

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Feedback : 

Coming to therapy I wondered how only talking can help me overcome my issues because I have talked about that many times with myself and close friends. But after having my sessions it changed something in me. 

I thought, the session will end soon with prescription of some medicines and usual advise. However, my counselor said right at the start ," I am not going to give any solution , only awareness." And I was like , inka kya fyada, jab solution hi nahin milegi. 

After my 1st session at the end when I walked out of the clinic I felt overwhelmed like all the emotions I have buried deep inside me channelised and got released. It gave me a different angle of vision. It made me spin 180 degree so I can see myself as I am and be at peace with that. Through my session I used some keywords as mental notes and used them as tools whenever I again encountered my issues. Soon repeated efforts cleared the path and now I have established my win over them. Nightmare (shadows) which used to trouble me, no longer come in my dreams. 

Another major happening was that I did it all by myself with the help of a right guide ( I remembered her words, I will create awareness, you will have to work), this also made me confident and self sufficient for my future Rather than a handicapped person who needs someone else to validate my feelings. It made me believe that the steering of my life is my hand , and my guide is just teaching me to drive with a calm mind on smooth and bumpy roads . I am very grateful to my counselor for making all the right efforts and bringing me this far in my healing journey ♥️

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Indebted to my mentor Partho da

Love, 

Joojoo's Pearls 

( Metaphors Of Movement Practitioner) 

HALL OF FAME

Hello beautiful souls, 

It's an honour that I have entered HALL OF FAME and have a Literary Awardee dedicated page. 

Check out the link below : 

https://www.ukiyoto.com/literary-awards/reemanshu-bansal

Love, Juju 

SCREENPLAY ADAPTATION

Hello beautiful souls, 

Happy to share my debut book has been selected for Screenplay adaptation.

Momsie Popsie Diary : Tea time chit chat on living life 

https://amzn.in/d/1uFpRrW

I know the journey is long. I am happy to embark on this journey. 

Love 

Juju 

Join the Dots!

Join the Dots!

Hello beautiful souls,

Life is all about identifying the dots, joining them and completing the puzzle of one's life.

Last couple of days have been challenging, causing an exponential leap in my faith in God. Whenever, I feel I hit a low tide, I reinforce my faith in God with all might. 

Living on this blue planet in this infinite universe, I started viewing my mortal form from an infinite distance. 

All the human beings appeared like tiny bright dots radiating energy and moving in a harmonious pattern. Some dots were clustered, others at a distance. There was a calm in this chaos.

Another belief I reinforced was that everything happens for a reason, every person we meet was destined and nothing could go wrong in the land of God (exceptions are for every rule). 

The concoction of life is to read people - dots you meet in life as opportunity. And join the correct dots. You will soon realise all these dots form a phenomenal pattern. 

This new perspective empowered me immensely.

Good luck to all, identify the dots, join in correct pattern and build your life.

Love,

Juju

 

Giant birds in Blue skies

My Airbus soared up in the blue skies leaving clouds far below. At 41010 feet above ground level, I felt I was in God's land . A safe and secure feeling swept over.  Perfect time to introspect and reflect the mortal life I was living on Homo sapiens land. These giant birds give one's dream wings to fly 

It was me and the infinite sky. No boundaries, no countries, a feeling of brotherhood and sisterhood. Flying always gives me a deep lesson in life besides adrenaline surge, especially during takeoff.

When the plane is on the ground, the buildings near the terminal look massive, almost intimidating. But as the plane takes off and slowly ascends, the same structures start looking smaller and smaller until, they seem non-existent. Have the buildings shrunk? Of course not!  I’ve just risen above them.

Life’s challenges are a lot like those buildings. Sometimes enormous, at times unmovable and overwhelming.  But when we work on rising above, they start to seem smaller. Challenges may not change, but their effect on us definitely diminishes to an extent that it seems to disappear. 

So, next time when life feels too big to handle, just buy yourself an air ticket and rise above everything. On a practical note, fly in your mental spaceship. Trust me, the view from up there is always clear and better!

Love 

Joojoo 

P.S. I am not a brand ambassador of Air India or any other airlines. 

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Letter to MOMSIE !

Letter to Momsie

Address : Heaven, God's own world. 

My ears yearn to listen to two words - 

Hello Raju ! 

My eyes look at my mobile screen to see one particular call - Incoming Momsie 

My heart longs to talk to you, to share my life, my accomplishments, success of my children.....list seems endless. 

Success seems incomplete without a word of encouragement from you. Though Popsie is there. 

Oh Maa .....forever is a long time to miss you! 

Time heals all wounds ! Really ! Some absences create deep scars in our hearts.  And time moving forward only seems to deepen our longing. 

Yet in this ache, I do find some comfort in small things - our old pictures, your fragrance in your favourite saree and dupatta, your slippers. Now these seem  like my connection with Heaven, which once existed on earth. 

Missing you forever seems like eternity. I keep you alive within me. As life moves forward, I am learning to walk without you. And creating new memories, in hope of finding a "New Normal".

Forever is a long time, but it also a testament to the ever lasting power of love. 

Love from my world to your world 

Till we meet again …up there! 

Love , 

Joojoo ( Yours Raju) 

Daily Life Humor Angle

Daily Life Humor Angle 

God created humans in all shapes and sizes with unique metabolisms. There are some who gain weight at a bullet train speed even if they inhale deeply while some don't gain even a single pound after eating like an ogre ! Seems like pure injustice.

This question must have occurred in everyone's mind. We all know many such contrasting souls in our circle. This write up sparked off when I told my learned friends my wisdom pearls using a metaphor.

Scenario 1

My friend's spouse is super fit with a lean built, has sensitive gut. Seasonal illnesses lead to gut revolt. And my friend's worries start. During one such episode, my friend wailed, " He is not eating properly and is looking weak." 

"Oh dear! remember your spouse has a current account. You need to make appetizing dishes to sustain his current balance/ stamina. Else, he will feel famished. There is no saving's account or FD in his body," I replied.

" What do you mean ? account, FD ? What are you saying ?", she replied in an impatient, annoying tone.

"Look ! there is no stored fat. Stored fat is like a savings account or maybe an FD (fixed deposit). We have sufficient such balance and our bodies can survive even if there is no deposit for a couple of days. Your spouse needs to make a daily deposit to maintain the current balance, meaning stamina," I patiently replied. This metaphor instantly clicked with my business-mind friend. We both started laughing out loud. 

Scenario 2

Another of my learned friend said, " Whenever, I gain extra pounds and am happy about it, my gut starts revolting and I come back to my original weight." This person is also super fit with a figure to die for. She wants to put on a few kgs whereas I want to shed few. This war is going once since few years. 

" Hey!, you seems to have an in-built auto-cut. As and when you gain, your brain triggers the auto-cut and the extra goes away. You are God's favourite obviously as you have been born with an auto-cut. Now who gets such mechanisms ?", I replied in a calm way trying to hide my disappointment of not being blessed. 

My friend smiled, " I was upset with my gut revolt. You have given me a new perspective. I like this as it helps me in accepting my gut issue." 

It's important to use the right metaphors to live a happy life.

Love, Joojoo 

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Netflix Movie Review: Mother of the Bride

Netflix Movie Review: Mother of the Bride

North Indian winters, cold January month, birds have flown from the nest and mummy (that's me!) has lot of time on her hand besides her profession. I do full justice to title given by TOI Times of India " Radiologist by Day: Author by Night." I create time from my Literary and social work, to watch movies with good content. One such is "Mother of the Bride" on Netflix, I watched last evening. A romantic movie year of release 2024, duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. Brooke Shields, sensational beauty of her time is one of the producers. 

This movie as the name suggests is about relationship between a mother and her daughter Emma. Their emotions, after Emma gets engaged to be married to her boyfriend RJ. Its a light-heart romantic watch.

The best moments are from 57:20- 1:02:05 timings, a 4 minute 45 second scene which showcases both mother -daughter emotions. Daughter's feelings of insecurities about her mother always an edge up from her - in terms of looks, confidence, decision making etc. Her feelings of resentment towards her mother, mixed with love, hatred, and forgiveness. Mother's emotions are delicately handled too. One needs to watch this movie from 57:20 duration.

Bride's mother crisp speech to the newly- wed is straight from the heart (which every mother conveys, *last two I have added) -

- Never give up on love. 

- Never give up on each other

- Never give up on happily ever after.

- Never one against other, always both         versus the situation.

I resonate immensely with never giving up on happily ever after, which I refer to as 'The family portrait frame ' which under all circumstances should be intact. All said and done , it's a good watch.

Love, Joojoo

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Whose your purple ?

Whose your purple ? 

Of late, I have heard this term a lot especially from teenagers and young adults. One of my friend's daughter said " Aunty, I purple you !" I replied , " Sunshine, I red you." And we broke into a hearty laughter. Red color symbolise pure love. What does purple symbolise ?

For the unversed, " I Purple You" phrase was made by BTS V in the year 2016. Back then, V explained that this meant , " I will trust and love you for a long time." Therefore, purple is not just a color, rather a representation of love between BTS and ARMY members. It is an extremely popular South Korean boy band. BTS was formed by Bang Si-Hyuk, a successful songwriter and music producer who established his own studio Big Hit Entertainment, in 2005. Later he assembled a group of talented boys , calling them Bangtan Sonyeodan ( Bulletproof Boys Scouts) which later became better known as BTS

Purple is somebody who came into your life and made it better by simply being there.They make you feel good and your life wouldn't be the same without them. They may be your colleague who understands you, celebrates your victories and offers support during your setback time. A person with a kind heart and compassion who simply enhances one's life by being there. A person one is most comfortable with, who love you for just because you are YOU.

To all my readers, " I purple you!"

Identify your purple person.I would love to hear your views in comments section.

Love, Juju

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"You are cute!"

"You are cute! is the comment I often get for my pictures shared on social media. You are beautiful is seldom used," my learned, accomplished soul spoke during a routine well being call. My thinking cap flew from the closet and found its place on top of my freshly washed hair.  Cute! beautiful! exactly what is the difference between the two.This led me to thinking.  

Dear readers,

Close your eyes and think for a moment, persons whom you find cute and persons whom you find beautiful. Were you able to clearly demarcate between two ? Well, if its a yes! then this write up is for you.

Going by Oxford dictionary 

Cute is an adjective - 1. appealing in a pretty or endearing way.

                         2. informal -North American sexually attractive : good looking

Beautiful is also an adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.

Let's talk about these terms in context with mortal forms, There are some individuals whom we find cute, whereas some as beautiful. Seldom one uses the word cute and beautiful together (as both are adjectives.)

My thoughts on this are - when I find people (whom I know well) beautiful and they seem to retain their innocence/ people with pure intentions,irrespective of age, I prefer to call them cute. I use this word selectively. On the other hand, any picture/post which pleases my senses/ mind is beautiful. 

So, I use beautiful as a comment generously whereas, cute is reserved for special pictures /posts. Whatever may be the Oxford dictionary definition, cute is definitely for those whom we know well.

I would love to hear your views in comments section.

Love, Juju

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Reach the Middle !

Dear readers,

New Year! New Beginnings ! Cheers to Fresh Start and Exciting Possibilities.

Lets make 2025 Extra ordinary together.

North Indian winters is not one of my favourite season. Though, this year it feels different. My monks have chosen their path and are out in the world. Honouring their suggestion, I binge watched many Christmas movies. All movies were rom-com (romantic comedy) with expected twists. The theme centres around living life to the full,  staying connected with family, celebrating small moments, loving, heart breaks, forgiving, let going and giving one self a second chance in love. It seemed like a revision course of everything which we have been taught and seen all our life.

There was one movie which dealt with challenges in a marriage. The protagonist suffers from failed marriage and becomes withdrawn from the world. His mother tries to coax him in giving love a second chance. Not once does she speak about the reasons for her son's divorce. In fact she feels that the divorce came too soon and her son and daughter in-law could have given more time. 

His mother's advise left an impact. She said, "For any relationship to work, be it parent-child, husband-wife or between friends, both parties should give adequate time and try to reach the middle. Once they reach the middle, the relationship survives."

Gautam Buddha believes in following the middle path. In India, we talk about middle class mentality the most. My elder monk believes in living college life in middle space -neither in limelight nor outcast. On a lighter note, during exam vivas, first and the last ones face the toughest questions, the middle one gets seasoned expected questions. Middle gives space and helps define boundaries. In fact, one can explore any domain/dimension, middle is always safe and secure.

As per Dictionary, middle is the point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges,or ends of some thing.

I am consciously trying to reach the middle in my life spheres which need attention. Pray you identify and reach the middle too!

(Readers discretion is respected and valued.) 

Love, Juju

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