Momsie Popsie Diary

  "phub·bing the practice of ignoring one's companion or companions in order to pay attention to one's phone or other mobile device." This word (new to me) and it's meaning is a true reflection of current scenario. Our vocabulary is increasing exponentially to accomodate our associated behavioural changes in this ever evolving world heading towards digitilization. Phone snubbing is phubbing. It tends to be rude and inconsiderate behaviour. There are other gadgets too - TV, laptops. Just wondering whether we will have these new words soon - TV-ubbing, Lap-ubbing etc. Not to forget social media too- Insta-ubbing. Feeling bemused by this advancement, where the darker side of human nature has dedicated words to it's credit. Time to keep one's mind open in this fast paced evolving world.  The way this world is moving, I fear soon we will have this new word-  nat-ubbing # nature snubbing. It gives me goose bumps to think what will be the consequences if nature s

Book Review: Life A lemonade. My dear readers, On a mission to review book reading culture, I am sharing a book review, written by Dr. Diptimala Agarwal. Wishing her enough luck and sales for her book "Life A Lemonade."  Sharing book review and the links.  Book Review: This book is Author's sincere attempt to share her learning’s from friend's lives. Her writing style is lucid. One connects with the word Sakhi and can relate well with the stories which give a strong message - Never give up. If life throws stones, use it as paperweight, if life throws roses, adorn in your hair, if lemons make Lemonade. Life is indeed bitter sweet and 99% how we take it. I will describe it as 26 shades of inspiring feminine lives. A light travel read/ weekend read. Do buy if you want your inspiration dose. INDIAN LINKS: Good Writers:   https://www.goodwriters.in/product/life-a-lemonade/ Amazon:https://www.amazon.in/Life-Lemonade-Diptimala-Agarwal/dp/B0BSN88LND/ Flipkart: h

Support Vs Help: Word is World Sequel Series This is an impromptu write up, dedicated to a soul fighting an inner battle. Our routine conversation churned out this thought provoking write up. This write up is sequel of “Word is World” series. I firmly believe in the power of word. Our spoken words are building bricks in shaping up our destiny. Often, unknowingly, we tend to use words which appear to have same meaning with subtle difference. Little do we realize that the meaning and essence is entirely different. For example, Depression- sadness, stress-tension, support-help. In this write up, I will cover the essence of support –help.      We have used these phrases – Help the mankind, Support your family, children. Do we ever pause and think why help (and not support) the mankind and support (and not help) your family/ children? A casual remark by my learned soul, “I want to support my child” embarked me on this journey of world of words. To help is “to provide assistance and make it

 Hello Readers Please find the press release in Business Standard. https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/prestigious-book-award-golden-book-awards-announces-winners-of-2023-123020301300_1.html https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/prestigious-book-award-golden-book-awards-announces-winners-of-2023-123020301300_1.html We will be sharing other website links also  Thank You Love, Juju

Wake up call! Lessons from Gen next Disclaimer: This write up is an attempt to sensitize, not judge any generation. It’s moral duty of parents to pass on the family values. Same for children, the onus is on them to carry forward the legacy. Names have been changed to maintain confidentiality. There is no intention to hurt anyone’s sentiments. Any resemblance to any person is purely coincidental.   For any new generation, there is direct impact from previous two generations, namely parents and grandparents. The values they imbibe, is directly proportional to behavior of their parents and grandparents. Here is an excerpt from a conversation, during my sessions- “Mom, I don’t want to lead a sandwiched life like father, neither do I want my life partner to suffer like you,” said Sam, a 22 year old boy to his mother. His mother, Sharmila was shocked and shaken to hear these words. All this while, she thought she had given an amazing environment for her children to grow and tried he

The year 2022 was a roller coaster year with personal losses. However, it ended on a positive note happy note.  1) My book - * Momsie Popsie Diary Tea  time chit chat on living life* has been selected for the *prestigious Golden Book Awards 2023 .*(There were 5500+ nominations).My 15th Literary Award*  2) In *ISCCM - ( Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine )* newsletter, Nov-Dec 2022, my interview was published in section Wellness Journey : Mind, Body and soul ( page 88-91) 3) My *Author interview was released on You tube channel -* Wellness with Dr. Diptimala. Wish you and your family a very happy, fulfilling new year 2023. https://youtu.be/RJMmv_RFm9U Love, Juju 

Those born in seventies are now parents to teenage and college going children. It is of utmost importance to keep oneself abreast with the latest trends. 21 st century has witnessed changes at a greater pace than previous centuries. Thanks to Digital era, every individual has a steady companion. No rewards for guessing! Yes, it’s the mobile phone. The brighter side is it's like having the entire universe in your hand. However, there is a darker side too. Excess of knowledge with unlimited access has introduced the gennext to a different world where values like commitment, faith, trust, loyalty, etc are either much lower down the list or maybe missing. One of the values which, tops the list is the fear of commitment. This unknown fear has led to evolution of terms like Friends for benefits, no strings attached or situationships. A situationship is a romantic relationship that is not defined and is not made official. There is no commitment between the two and both are free. This t