They say God is in the details and even the smallest things can shower happiness and bring a positive change in a loved one’s life. This festive season when you’re readying your home for the Goddess, think about the many invisible Gods in your life...your family. What better way to ring in the festive season than making that one change in their lives? To see them happy, healthy and creating special memories you get to cherish for a long time to come, is the greatest wealth anyone could wish for.
For most of us the festive season usually means several shopping trips to the mall, cleaning the house of a year’s worth of junk and preparing to ring in the good times. And in that mad rush to get everything done perfectly, we often forget to stop and smell the roses or even lift our feet, chill out and savour the special moments with loved ones. This Diwali make it truly special by bringing one change for someone you love. The warm fuzzy feeling it results in is what the world needs most now. And it starts right here at home.
“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers ― David C. Gross, Dictionary of 1000 Jewish Proverbs
We all know how moms are...always feeding you with your favourite foods and making sure everyone’s comfortable, just happy to have their flock around them. So it’s no surprise that she’s spending way too much time in the kitchen instead of relaxing with her loved ones. Know what one change can do for her?
So this Diwali, how about you offer to cook for her or take her out to her favourite restaurant or even make it a fun day just hanging out doing things that she loves doing. That one change will mean the world to her. That should make your multi-tasking Goddess smile!
“...no matter how frequently we came, when we arrived, they acted as if we had been away one hundred years ― James Vescovi, Eat Now
Perhaps the only people happier to see you than your folks, are your grandparents. Most of us remember our grand-moms’ cooking and how her warm hands made everything better. We barely get time to spend with our parents and grandparents is usually a far cry. So what are you waiting for? Pick up that phone and get cracking on that video call and you’ll see how their world will light up!
Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife -Franz Schubert
And what’s better than spending the rest of your life with your best friend? After all friends are family you get to choose. Love is a choice which has a way of seeping in when you aren’t even looking. It’s the only thing that conquers all. Know what else it teaches you? How to celebrate each other’s uniqueness. So it doesn’t matter if you love avial and your wife loves her aloo gobi, you’ll find happiness in each other. So how about squeezing in that one change to make your spouse happier? The one person you vowed to keep happy. After all it’s because of them you’re chasing those big dreams for right?
How about spending Diwali in the great outdoors by hitting the road in your car and letting the stars light up your life or order takeout and watch each other’s favourite TV shows all day long.
Take a cue from this cute couple who are celebrating their different cultures.
And while you plan on welcoming the Goddess this year, bring home some happiness and cheer by making just #OneChange.
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