Colors of Life !

Hey there again!! I have something exciting and fresh to share with you today. I visit an orphanage most Sundays near my home called ‘Santhwanam. On one such recent visit, a few weeks back, I realized that the kids were not spending their vacations constructively.

I thought of making them do some activities which would be interesting and make them learn something new too. The following Sunday I went all geared with colors and crayons. Made them draw whatever they wanted and then made them do a few minutes of meditation. I admit the first attempt was kinda hard!! And being kids they are not easy to manage, and it was difficult to get them excited as well.

But last Sunday I made them color a picture I carried with me. Gave them tips on how to use colors and they were excited and loved the whole idea! I ended the session with a moral story narrated by my friend Ben. And now am planning on some art and craft session the coming week.

If this is going well I want to start it at other places to. I would require some volunteers and great ideas to!!

Am jus praying and hoping that this is going to go well and I can start this at other orphanages too.

Post your comments and ideas, please! Lets make a small difference in the lives of these less fotunates.

Cover, lectures and unwinding with the unprivelged

Well…am back after a long gap. So lemme fill u up with details. I have graced the covers of two magazines so far in May-Stree and Life and Style. Its always exciting to see myself on the cover of a mag with interviews.

I also had the chance to address the YWCA members at the inauguration of a function. That was quite a different experience because the members were women much elder to me. And I decided to talk on a very subtle topic...the beautiful relationship between a mother and daughter. Since it is something that is very close to my heart I thoroughly enjoyed the feedbacks and reactions I received.

Last week I actively took part in a theatre camp organized by us at MAD, at Don Bosco. I never had so much of fun in recent times. A theatre group called ‘Lokdharani’ trained the kids for four days and the activities included meditation sessions, voice modulation, dramas etc. And I witnessed kids enjoying every bit of it. They got to mentally unwind themselves to, it was an outlet for them to express themselves. The camp culminated with a campfire. We and the kids ended up having an amazing time.

During those sessions, even I got an opportunity to bond with the kids, albeit it took huge amount of patience and persistence in controlling them!! But I loved every moment and I will treasure the experience forever. How truly joys in life come from small things!