Mother – lamiyasiraj.com

It was just like any other day. Nothing special or planned! The day was going ‘ON’ at its average pace. However, suddenly, my husband offered to take us out on a long drive. My little angel and I readily agreed! It hardly took us 30 mins to get ready, and we were on wheels! The cold breeze and lovely gathering of clouds in the sky were complimenting us for the drive. We almost drove for 100 km with a single stopover for ice cream and coffee for ourselves. Just then, while sitting on the bench on the lakeside, watching the vast mountains, I saw my daughter innocently licking her ice cream.

She was looking so adorable that I couldn’t take my eyes off her!

Realizing that getting busy with our daily chores, we often become ungrateful for forgetting that happiness lies in the small things in our day-to-day lives! How often do we take time out to be grateful and live just in the moment, appreciating all we have rather than complaining about all we want, desire or hunt for…?

Few moments of silence and not knowing what happened to me, I teased her and played around with her. I was cuddling her, making her laugh her heart out. She hugged me and started jumping out of excitement. The innocence in her smile crispiness in her voice made the day more beautiful. Making me feel blessed and grateful for all that I have in life.

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She started to pick up all sorts of colourful toys, filling them up in her little hands and tiny pockets! I couldn’t stop laughing. Just then, she found an ‘ELSA TUSUM DOLL’ and threw the rest of everything away! I took that doll in hand, made it a puppet and started teasing her, calling her name in a blabbering tune…. “We got one more pet name for her! Our secret.” Our conservations started with that doll making her a puppet taking her to a fairyland that got converted into a story…

Not realizing that almost 20 mins had passed, we were busy playing like this. People have stopped and gathered around enjoying our ‘Doll Puppet Show’. Those were the most unforgettable minutes wherein we had forgotten everything else, especially me! I was just in that moment with her! I came back to the present with the sound of applause around me. Feeling embarrassed at the same time, glad, I got up, smiled at everyone, took her in my arms and went to the counter. Then, happily, purchased the ELSA DOLL and left.

It has been a couple of years now, my little angel from single digit has grown to double digit with her age, still our puppet shows in the morning and odd times in the day to play around with the tiny little doll is ‘ON’ making us both forget our actual AGE.

Posted in CafesNCities Magazine: https://cafesncities.com/nostalgia-a-way-of-gratitude/

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My Books – My Lifeline!

June 18, 2020March 7, 2022 Lamiya Siraj

This blog is especially dedicated to the books – My Books! A Book where I am the AUTHOR!

A few where I am CO-AUTHOR. Will be sharing my collection and contribution to the writing world. Also will keep on adding and updating for future references 🙂

One Step Ahead. Available worldwide on Amazon. Non-Fiction.

My 1st Book was published worldwide on 17th December 2019

This Book is a collection of various articles and works on non-fiction based on real-life experiences. Subjects like Happiness, Hobbies, Challenges, Perfection, Relationships and Technology are covered in this Book. Personally, I feel we all are full of emotions and sentiments. Knowledge is everywhere and can be enhanced more with experience. We can overcome all negativity and achieve anything through love, friendship, acceptance and hope. Destiny can be made and changed!

2. 3 Trimester of life.

They taught us what pain is… Sacrifice is their Middle name… Yes, they are CALLED as Mothers.

3 trimesters of life. Beginning of motherhood.

Real stories of the mother about the journey of 9 months of having a baby. Released on Mother’s Day.

Motherhood generally describes a part of a woman’s life, but the word often carries a woman’s world in itself. You are frequently asked to get married as soon as you enter a valid age as a girl. Once you are married, the eternal question to plan a baby comes in the queue. Then this story usually starts from the good news. It goes through a long journey of patience for nine months and ends with a melodious cry. This is a story every woman has lived. A story every girl imagines about.

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3. One Above the God – MAA

A unique Anthology for Mother’s Day. Launched on 10th May 2020.

Mother – Yes, a small word but carry a lot of strength and power to hold things.

4. Papa – Hamara naam aapse hi hai!

Papa – hamara naam aapse hi hai! Launch date 21st June 2020

An anthology for fathers to show our love, respect and gratitude for fathers worldwide.

Father’s Day is just around the corner, and when it comes to Papa, we never do anything special for them. So let us break this stereotype this time and gift our father a book with content on HIM.

5. Feel of Love

6. The Ring Finger

7. Is Ignorance A Bliss

8. Quilling Thoughts

9. Stereotypes

10. Beauty of India

11. Inking Lafz

12. Love me Tomorrow

The title is enough in itself! Isn’t it?

13. My Marriage Story

14. Seasons of Heart

15. Starlight Smile

16. Stranger in Dusk

17. Why Should I Marry?

18. Poem Pill

19. Thoughts of New India – A book by Kalam foundation

20. Poetaster life of a poet

21. I + U = Hum

22. Journey 2020

23. The Morphean

24. Ek Naari Sab Pe Bhari

25. Carnival

26. Carte De Amor

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Memories OR Flashback attached with ‘Scent’

May 28, 2020March 7, 2022 Lamiya Siraj

Can You think of a memory attached to the ‘SCENT’ in life? It could be of anything, but indeed close to the heart. I Am Sure you must have more than ONE!

Our brain stores memories through everything we touch, experience, taste, smell, see and many other things. ”SMELL” certainly is an element that helps stored memories flash out.

I personally feel the SCENT – SMELL is the most vital memory trigger. Memories and emotions are a potent combination in themselves.

It can be a smell of perfume associated with ‘SOMEONE’ we are close with or a strong SCENT of lilacs. It could be the scent of the OCEAN or the Mud of the first rain after summer. It could be the smell of coffee or tea made by mother, first in the morning. Bouquet of your favourite food, perfumes, flowers, books and their pages, and so much more…

It can be connected to an event that has had a strong emotional impact on us in the past. So when we smell that particular smell, it can trigger an emotional response. This can happen even years down the road.

It’s a fact that our sense of smell is automatically heavily connected to our memory system. However, few such memories have been engraved in me for a lifetime. The scent that evokes memories for me is Eucalyptus. It has always remained close to my heart. It’s my absolute favourite scent, full of nostalgia, love and simpler times. My childhood memories are attached to it, with many functions, celebrations and gatherings.

Eucalyptus was used by my mother in the mixer of freshly homemade ‘Mehndi’ with a few other ingredients. No celebrations have been completed without applying them on our hands to date. The aroma of mehndi stays for days on hands and months in hearts.

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Also, the smell of the gentle monsoon breeze takes me to the afternoon sitting outside our house on a porch with my mother and friends.

Anytime I smell such a familiar smell in life, I try to take it in me as much as I can as a storage for the upcoming days. It makes me feel alive and energetic.

Do you share with me what is yours? Would love to read your share!

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Core of your existence

April 18, 2020March 7, 2022 Lamiya Siraj

https://cafesncities.com/core-of-your-existence/

Check out my poem on SCRIBE magazine for ‘Mother’s Day.
Pls hit the like button if you like it 😊❤️🙏🏻

“Sleepless nights to give you peaceful sleep.”

“Wrinkles on her face proves the struggle for your grace.”

“You are her everything. She never had personal space.”

“Your happiness makes her day bright!”

The only thing she longs, for now, is to have you in her sight.”

“You are the reason for the smile on her lips.

Keeping you first, however, others may crib.”

“With her life’s struggle, to make you grow she has gone all weak and low,

So, in your youth now, don’t complain when her age had made her ‘Slow’.”

“You make her sit alone on chair by wind chap sound,

When winds blow for her End and prepares to go.”

“She made you grow big,

But now all you do is make her wait.”

“Don’t you think this woman is above everything?”

“If you are a follower, become a devotee to this woman who dedicated her all life,

For you and your happiness.”

Author’s Profile on the Magazine

1. Birthdays not so special, yet very special now!

2. Flattery: Being nice or just being fake?

3. Get Creative During Quarantine!

4. Blessed to be FORTUNATE!

5. Core of your Existence

6. Education: Let’s bring back the Magic!

7. Lifeline: Me for My Father; My Father for ME!

8. To be or not to be nice at work?

9. Realizations of Pandemic!

10. Remembering Not to Forget to be Grateful: Happy Teachers Day!

11. I Believe to Believe in You!

12. A small incident that became our Routine

13. Distractions, Is it Hampering?!

14. A Day I will Remember, Throughout My Life!

15. Man Strips on Dubai Flight: Importance of Mental Wellbeing!

16. CRITICISM – Always gets qualified as HATE

17. What an Unexpected Experience!

18. What a Memorable Evening with a Stranger but a Companion!

19. Have the face masks become the shields to hide ‘True Emotions’?

20. Is Valentine’s Day all about PREACHINGS?

21. Dedication

22. Are the ‘Goals’ rightly set for Success?

23. Let us celebrate this EID by staying humble

24. Do not be a VICTIM – especially in the mental health care

25. Every End is a new beginning

26. Misunderstood Words

27. Suicide is not the remedy for the pain

28. Exchanging Good Vibes

29. Is patience the foundation of all emotions?

30. Fantasy v/s Reality

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One Step Ahead. Available worldwide on Amazon. Non-Fiction.

2. 3 Trimester of life.

3. One Above the God – MAA

4. Papa – Hamara naam aapse hi hai!

5. Feel of Love

6. The Ring Finger

7. Is Ignorance A Bliss

8. Quilling Thoughts

9. Stereotypes

10. Beauty of India

11. Inking Lafz

12. Love me Tomorrow

13. My Marriage Story

14. Seasons of Heart

15. Starlight Smile

16. Stranger in Dusk

17. Why Should I Marry?

18. Poem Pill

19. Thoughts of New India – A book by Kalam foundation

20. Poetaster life of a poet

21. I + U = Hum

22. Journey 2020

23. The Morphean

24. Ek Naari Sab Pe Bhari

25. Carnival

26. Carte De Amor

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