Sunday, November 23, 2014

Soulful Sunday: 3rd NaBloPoMo Favourite Blog Posts: Mine and Yours


Photo by Roberto Kaplan

Wow! There were A LOT of wonderful posts this past week; however, I think I may have read more than the usual number of posts - I think! - so quite a challenge to name only a few.

I will categorize them so you can pick and choose if you prefer; however, I will start with mine: My favoured post this past week was Books Inside Me? not surprisingly as those who responded are all writers! ;) http://xpressyouressence.blogspot.ca/2014/11/books-inside-me.html ... with From the Kindness of Strangers following second (http://xpressyouressence.blogspot.ca/2014/11/from-kindness-of-strangers.html).

On the topic of realism including posts for a good cause are the following (in date order from oldest to most recent chronologically):

I had read Vinodini Iyer's post first, A plateful of compassion to help feed starving children in India (http://vinodinii.blogspot.ca/2014/11/a-plateful-of-compassion.html?showComment=1416201120196#c7058932907373383942) before I read a few others on the same theme.

Adita Kaushiva's Food Over Education, or Both? #BlogToFeedAChild at
http://www.makeitbeayoutiful.blogspot.in/2014/11/food-over-education-or-both.html was also contributing to this noteworthy cause (as stated above).

Inderpreet Kaur Uppal's brilliant idea to feed children in India in #DonateYourParty & #BlogToFeedAChild can be applied anywhere else in the world, I think!: http://inderpreetkaur.blogspot.in/2014/11/donateyourparty-blogtofeedachild.html

Another important issue effecting many people in India is noted by Nabanita Dhar on her post from nothingness to I've Got Something Important to Say... (http://nabanita-blacknwhite.blogspot.in/2014/11/ive-got-something-important-to-say.html#.VGxAd2eVZac). And with the click of your computer mouse, you can make a big impact on the lives of others, similar to the two posts above.

Vidya Sury's witty titled post, Do you #giveashit @worldtoiletday #ToiletForBabli @DomexIndia @UN_Water was an eye-opener for me as I wasn't aware of this. It makes perfect sense though and I hope her blogging will contribute to spreading awareness, hope, and money and the means to build toilets for those in need, especially women, children and the like: http://vidyasury.com/2014/11/world-toilet-day-2014.html

Contrast Nabanita and Vidya's posts above to Francene Stanley's theme. France wrote a very important, must-read post, How clean are you really? http://511580395457358476.weebly.com/blog/how-clean-are-you-really. If you wish to keep healthy, this is one way to do it! ;)

On a much lighter note and with a great sense of fun and joy, I particularly enjoyed the second video in Shilpa Garg's post to make a case on Staying Healthy Can Be Fun, http://shilpaagarg.com/2014/11/staying-healthy-can-fun.html Do watch: it's a riot!

Carol Graham's post, 6 Ways to Turn a Blogger Off is a practical post with important tips essential as a must-read for all current or potential bloggers: http://batteredhope.blogspot.ca/2014/11/6-ways-to-turn-this-blogger-off.html.
(I know I used to be guilty of two or three of these blogging 'sins' as I was still learning...wished I had known way back then, right at the beginning!)

Usha Menon penned a lovely poem on the way of being a parent, i.e., mother in My Home, http://eccentricgrandmum.blogspot.in/2014/11/my-home.html.

Never say never at http://www.livingmyimperfectlife.com/never-say-never/#comment-110247 was SanchLivingLife's post on the amusing power of this word. Like Sanch, I too came to learn the true meaning of saying "never!" That is I should say "never" IF I want something to come true! ;)

Now, onto some fiction (though some could be non-fiction...sometimes I can't tell!) - and rather short posts:

Kathy Combs, Destiny within the Jaws of Death, a powerful read (which I don't want to give away): http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.ca/2014/11/destiny-within-jaws-of-death.html

Cold Haiku was another powerful post by Kathy, this one of lost love, http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.ca/2014/11/cold-haiku.html

And yet another by Kathy Combs, The Money Pit - realistic and what a predicament: http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.ca/2014/11/the-money-pit.html

Cat Graham's post, Ten things you would tell your 16 year old self if you could was 'motherly advice,' ahem 'wisdom' to a growing teen - yourself - at that age: http://cattitudeandgratitude.blogspot.ca/2013/01/ten-things-you-would-tell-your-16-year.html Who could resist that!?

And Cat's unusual take on a prompt, Dinner Invitation: http://cattitudeandgratitude.blogspot.ca/2014/11/dinner-invitation.html?showComment=1416532434745#c1894527543306388884

Usha Menon's delightful and amusing post of photos, smile a while of sleeping animals and babies at http://eccentricgrandmum.blogspot.in/2012/12/smile-while.html

A longer, though extremely amusing, even hilarious and witty post, this one by Nabanita Dhar on When Writers chat on WeChat brought a huge upward curve to my lips: http://nabanita-blacknwhite.blogspot.in/2013/05/when-writers-chat-on-wechat.html#.VG1CScno430. A brilliant post! Don't you think she's a writer? I keep telling her, "Nabanita, you ARE a writer!" :)

Nabanita Dhar's more serious and true-to-life version of A Missed Touch http://nabanita-blacknwhite.blogspot.in/2014/11/a-missed-touch.html#.VG6Tz8no430 was extremely sweet and tender. I was definitely moved! (Even though it featured an appropriate commercial, I wish that video was in English or had English subtitles!)

A category on its own is a hand-drawn picture entitled Wanderlust - Zentangle from Rajlakshmi at http://destinychildosheen.blogspot.ca/2014/11/wanderlust-zentangle.html?showComment=1416621827406#c1606822430409268189.

I'm stopping there, only Monday to Friday as there are a ton of favourable blog posts. Except for the first few posts, most are quick or relatively quick reads.

I sure do hope you get a moment to enjoy these posts! Or rather, did you get a chance to read any of these them? ;) And did you find them as enjoyable as I did?

Have a great blogging and/or reading week!

28 comments:

  1. Your weekly recapitulation is interesting as usual! I read most of your blogs this week. The one which I loved reading was 'Books inside me?' Thank you for the mention,dear Elly.

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    1. Thanks Usha. I'm glad you liked - not surprised - that post the best. And you're welcome: I too enjoyed your particular post with the photos: I so appreciated it! ;) <3 (By the way, were you up that early?!)

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  2. Oh, that was a great post- super overview of amazing blogs- catching up time:) Have a continuous soulful and wonderful sunday dear:-)

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  3. Nice way to share the love Elly! :)

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    1. Yes, well thanks Sanch. I suppose it's one way to do it! ;) <3

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  4. Wow you shared some awesome posts and you certainly read a lot :) thank you again for the mention :D <3

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    1. There were certainly a number of awesome posts, that's for sure! ;) And yes, I definitely read more than usual I think this past week. <3

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  5. That's a fab list of some wonderful posts from fellow bloggers! Have read almost all from your selection. Thanks for mentioning my post too, Elly! ♥

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    1. Certainly a fab list for sure Shilpa! ;) And my pleasure for adding yours to the list. :) <3

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  6. Thank you for taking the time to make this list. There were a couple I had missed. Thank you for mentioning my blog post as well. Hugs

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    1. You're welcome Carol, though I admit it took hours to do this! ;) And I think yours is a necessary post as I came across a few with some blogging blunders, primarily no replies from days ago? ;) <3

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  7. Sounds like you found quite a few gems. :)

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  8. I luv how generously u share these posts quite often.... checking them out!

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    1. Thanks Mina, though I only do once a week on Sundays during a blog challenge! ;) Glad you are checking them out: they're worth reading! :) <3

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  9. such a fab list of posts! :)
    I seem to have missed a few - so checking them out now :)

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    1. Yes, indeed! A great list to check out: worth your while, I think Pixie! ;) <3

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  11. Thanks a ton +Elly.
    I have read a few of them.
    Thank you for Sharing and spreading so much love. 💗💗💗💗

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    1. You are so welcome Inderpreet. I'm glad you enjoyed reading at least some of them as I did list quite a few. And why not share and spread the love of the blog posts I admire with other bloggers, like yours? It was superb! ;) <3

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  12. Thanks a lot Elly.... :) Like always I enjoyed most of your posts last week especially the one that you picked ... Also, I think I have read most of the other posts you have picked here... I love your idea of a round up...You are such a sweetheart <3 :)

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    1. Your posts deserved mentioning Nabanita! :) I did list quite a few, so if you at least read some of them, then that's great. :) <3

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  13. Thank you so much for the mention Elly! So many great blogs listed here! What a wonderful idea! Hugs dear! :)

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    1. You're welcome Adita: your post was worth listing as it was/is so important! :) And yes, many wonderful blog posts with so many terrific (blogging) writers! ;) Glad you love the idea! :) <3

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  14. Quite an eclectic and interesting list of posts there, Elly. Thank you for including mine. :)

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    1. Well, yes that's what happens when you get a mix of people with different personalities and tastes of blogging ideas! ;) Glad to include yours Vidya as it is an important issue and you wrote it in a respectful, sensitive manner. :) <3

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