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#Fridayfotofiction and creativity :Are we worth saving?

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on December 10, 2016 4

Only 3 minutes left .After that the portal will close .

Then Ryan and Eliza would be stuck here on earth forever.

They know each other forever.

But fell in love on earth.

The trees,the flowers ,the people the chaos.The vibrating ,pulsating life force on earth captivated them.

But they had to go back.

The Elders on their planet “Peace” wanted to know .

Can Mother earth be saved?

Are the humans worth saving?

They have to tell the truth.

The beauty ,the life ,the ugliness.

About hope ,faith ,creativity and love.

Humanity had to be saved.

(Word count 96)

Whenever I write stories,my brain does a nose dive into unknown territories.

When I see people being mean ,unkind and cruel ,both offline and online ,I pray.

Pray that I don’t start doing the same.

I pray to keep my sanity ,creativity and humanity.

The best way to lose your writing and creativity is take part in unproductive ,activities.

Anything and everything that doesn’t help me grow(personally or professionally ,but not weight wise????) ,keep me happy or make me money ,needs to go .

That’s my personal New year goal!

Comment below to let me know your mantra for the New year.

Writing a 100 Word story for the photo prompt

Linking up with Tina and Mayuri #Fridayfotofiction

If I had the power:#WedShadow

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on December 9, 2016 1

With great power comes great responsibility .When I wrote about being a superwoman , I told you a list of things I wanted to do.

But what if I had one power?

Only one .

What would I do ?

The world online and offline ,everywhere there seems to be a lot of hatred .

Who is to blame ,is anyone’s guess.

The discussion itself can lead to vitriolic debate.

But is hate a good emotion ?

Is it a positive emotion?

Is it a productive emotion?

Does it help anyone?

Do you know anybody who has lived happily ever after with hatred?

The answer to all this, is an emphatic no.

But we still can’t help it.

It’s an empty emotion.

A black hole.

The more you feed it ,bigger it becomes.

The cycle of hatred is self perpetuating .

If you don’t stop it in its track ,you get sucked into the vortex of hatred.

If I had the power I would remove hatred from the world.

WritING the post for #WedShadow with Ruchie and Romila,

#Fridayfotofiction keeping my brain young:The Backstreet Boys

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on December 2, 2016 8

This was the last chance.
If this song didn’t crack open the ether ,they would never be able to leave .
They started singing .Louder and louder their voices rose. Beautiful sound ,soaring clear and sweet.

Suddenly the dome like ceiling split.
7 rays of light came down, piercing the darkness.

The Miracle boys could feel themselves ,being slowly pulled towards the ether.
The crowd was in a trance.
They had never seen such special effects.

That was the last time the Miracle boys were sighted.

Their music lives on.
You know them as the Backstreet Boys.

(97 words)

#Fridayfotofiction started as a challenge .Now it tickles my brain. I read a scientific paper about keeping the brain young.
Super info:The brain stops exercising when things are easy to do.The more difficult something is ,the better it is for your brain.
Learning new things ,keep your brain young and fit.
Fiction is very difficult for me.Attempting fiction, helps me keep my brain young.
What do you do to keep your brain young?
Comment below to let me know

Writing for #Fridayfotofiction with Tina and Mayuri.

Prayers for our soldiers & duties we have

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on December 1, 2016 1

It takes a special kind of heart and mind to face your worst fear everyday.

It takes even more courage to leave your loved ones for your duties ,not knowing when you will meet again.

7 Soldiers who lost their lives in Nagrota army base terrorist attack.

3 Indian Army officers died when a helicopter on a routine sort crashed at Sukns in Darjeeling.

In both cases soldiers lost their lives.

That’s the unfortunate part of their jobs.

Praying for their soul is the least we can do.

May God help and support their families.

Soldiers give their lives as duties.But many people have problem standing up when the National Anthem plays . These same people are very aware about their rights too.

The situation is so silly that an Apex court needs to remind people of their duties.

Rights and duties are two sides of the same coin.

If you are not comfortable with the duties,dont expect the rights.Civics and our constitution is pretty clear on both the topics .

What goes around comes around.

Life is simple.

Let’s learn from the brave soldiers who brave all odds to protect our ungrateful backs.

Let’s make them proud .

Our “thank you by words and deeds may just be what they need now.

Sunday roundup :Some news and views on originality

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on November 27, 2016 0

The week was eventful .

Two stories broke my heart.

The Navi Mumbai crèche horror .

And the Baduria Child trafficking racket in Kolkata and surrounding areas.

In difficult times you pray harder .To give you double the strength .For survival and for fighting.

What is the world coming too?

I am still too shocked to discuss it .

Rather I am praying for the families and the children who have to depend on day care.

On a lighter note …

Blogchatter has asked us for our blog goals .Goals are important.

Specially when you have a dream.

Dream + Goals+Action Plan =Reality

My blogging goals for December

1)Complete at least 1 course from The Genius bloggers toolkit.

Implement it.

Review it.

Post results on the blog .

2)Read 1 book from the bundle .

Review it.

Apply the information . Make it a case study.

Blogging I have realized is a science and art at the same time .

The science of stats with the art of content.

For you to know what is working ,numbers are important . After all we want people to read our blogs .

3)Write regularly

Read even more.

Not let the wonderful momentum of #MyFriendAlexa die.

I just finished Blog to Book by P.R.Newton from the ultimate bundles . Review is going to be up soon .

Want access to my top takeaways from the Genius bloggers toolkit ?

Just subscribe to my email list below and I will give you access to it ,as soon as it’s up.

This week I wrote about Noteban and it’s impact on small town India . It’s not something ,which most city dwellers know about.

I have lived in cities my entire life .Except the last three years.

It gives you a different kind of perspective .

Some thing I realized

Very few of us are inventing the wheel.Most things have been already said .By different people in various ways.

When I write about health information .It’s already there in many books.A lot of confusion is there on the Internet .

But do you know the truth.How do you know right from wrong about information?

There is no real Internet police.

Is originality difficult ?

Is it overrated ?

What about lies?

They are original ,if nothing else!

Why don’t people like liars then ?

The same thing affects different people in different ways.

Siblings grow up together.

They have the same home environment with similar genetic profiles .

But become different personalities.

So also with content.People are overloaded with information .They want the answers.But quickly.

That’s what is special about blogging .

Your voice and experience colours your writing.

Will your content shine?

How can you make it easy to read and digest?

Long or short?

Pictures or no picture?

That’s the journey .Finding what works !

My post which gets the most organic traffic from Google is hardly 300 words .

But it solved a pain point.That’s important .

Solving a problem.

That’s my number one December blogging goal .

What did I write this week?

If you have missed them.

TINNITUS :5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Thanksgiving &Thankful Thursdays (4)

Newborn babies common problems:What parents must know

Truth about Bow legs:What you must know

Friday fotofiction :The brain exercise

25 Tips to avoid over eating during holidays

When do babies speak?

This was my featured post for Monday Mommy moments

Why do you read blogs or books ?

Comment below to let me know .

This is my Day 29 post for #NaBloPoMo

Friday fotofiction :The brain exercise

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on November 25, 2016 7

Okay 1 clap cutlery ,2 clap drinks,3 claps food I wish for right ?

Asked Anusha to Poppy the fairy.
Yes said Poppy.”Let’s try it out ” exclaimed Anusha gleefully.
First clap!

Image Credit – Timur Saglambilekfriday-foto-fiction-week-4prompt — Image Credit – Timur Saglambilek friday-foto-fiction-week-4prompt

The sparkling plates and glasses appeared on the table.
Second clap,the water appeared in the glasses.

Just as Anusha was going to clap for the 3rd time….
“Anusha wake up!.You are going to be late for school”
Her mother’s voice woke her up ,breaking the dream.

Word count 95

Tickling my imagination for a Friday brain exercise with #Fridayfotofiction . Link up with Tina and Mayuri

Update:This entry won first prize for week 4 #fridayfotofiction

Day 26 #NaBloPoMo

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#Fridayfotofiction and creativity :Are we worth saving?

If I had the power:#WedShadow

#Fridayfotofiction keeping my brain young:The Backstreet Boys

Prayers for our soldiers & duties we have