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A Year Without You, Amma!

July 20, 2025August 29, 2025by novembrellaLeave a Comment

A year is almost coming to a close, a whole year without you!

You held on for so long, living each day with nothing but sheer faith in our Gods. I say “our Gods” now because it was your unwavering belief that gently nudged mine into existence. Watching you trust with such conviction made it impossible not to believe alongside you.

You almost made it to 99, what a life that must’ve been. And now I sit wondering why I didn’t ask as many questions about your life as you did mine. Rest assured, your stories would’ve blown my socks off. I can only imagine the things you saw, the wisdom you carried and the courage it must’ve taken to live each chapter of your life with such humility and strength.

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Random Musings in October

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022by novembrellaLeave a Comment

She looks out the window,
Her thoughts as dull as the grey winter skies.
She mourns the loss of a life she could’ve had.
Her heart broken, her soul shattered,
Maps drawn across her olive skin.

Looking for comfort in the eyes of strangers,
She only found fleeting moments of solace.
Walking down the cobblestone streets,
She yearned for everlasting joy.
Deep in thought,
She looks up,
He smiles.

Her aching soul can breathe again,
Her broken heart not averse to feel again,
Piece by piece, he put her back together,
Put her on a pedestal to be the beautiful person she is.
She found a world of love and contentment,
She found a feeling no dictionary could define for her.
Life is not perfect, she knew that,
But she came as close to perfect as she could.

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2019 – A Year Of Books, Books And More Books!

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020by novembrellaLeave a Comment

Like always, on the first day of every year I set a bunch of resolutions to accomplish for that year. Of course it only lasts a few days/weeks but the whole process of setting goals makes me feel good about myself. 2019 was different – it was the year I decided to do the thing I loved to do a lot but somehow managed to let life get in the way. It was to read at least 12 books (a book a month!). Going back in time, I used to thoroughly enjoy myself a good book – so much so that my mother had to take away my story books until I finished studying. There was some joy to be had in being completely immersed in the lives of the characters and living the book through them. It was time to experience that joy, AGAIN!

Like most other resolutions, I thought I wouldn’t make it through more than two books before disengaging from that resolution but 2019 was not that year. I managed to read not 12 but 16 books that year and it was the best. I read books from different genres and writers and it was AMAAAZZING!! Here’s a little bit of an inspiration if you feel like you want to pick up a book or two but don’t know which one.

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Shining Bright Like A Diamond!

March 10, 2019October 30, 2020by novembrella3 Comments

“Fill your life with women that empower you, that help you believe in your magic and aid them to believe in their own exceptional power and their incredible magic too. Women that believe in each other can survive anything. Women who believe in each other create armies that will win kingdoms and wars.”

— Nikita Gill

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Another Year Gone By…

February 17, 2019March 6, 2019by novembrella2 Comments

Another year has passed and I can’t help but wonder how fast the year has sped past on. Can you remember the first hour of 2018? I can like it was yesterday – and it was such a wonderful feeling ringing in the new year in a place I never thought I’d be. It was special, it was heart wrenching, it was amazing and it was sad. I’m a mixed bundle of emotions at New Year’s – the retrospection of the past year mixed with the exciting unwritten journey ahead makes my head spin in different directions. I remember bringing in 2018 thinking that this year was going to difficult but it was also going to be one of the best there was. Oh boy – I had no idea what I was in for. 😉 Continue reading “Another Year Gone By…” →