Posted @withregram • @pinkvilla Cancer Survivors Day : There’s always hope beyond what you see. We wish you strength and we’re sending a huge hug to these #bossladies and to every cancer survivor out there! ❤️🙏
@pinkvilla
Ready for her close up, Soleil posing on the red-ish carpet of the @fairmontroyalyork in Toronto wearing gifts from @nfenby maushi and ballet slippers from daddy.
Yes, we are on the move.
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It was hotter than Mercury in #Agra on this day four years ago, when I landed for @rado event. After more than a decade of criss- crossing India for @rado launches and events, I have to say I miss seeing new places and faces. Stopping at a dhabba for makki di roti and kaali dal. Paying homage to the Golden temple in Amritsar. Dining on chelo kababs in Kolkata then the panicked, bumpy ride to the airport.
Zoom doesn’t do it for me. All those boxes and disembodied heads. I’ve avoided boxes my entire life. I’m not about to capitulate now.
And I will never complain about hotel food again.
Posted @withregram • @coleen_khan_affonso Sunshine on a rainy day.
Makeup and hair done by @coleenssalon .
Styled by @dipikablacklist .
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#shooting #shoot #shootdays #makeuptutorial #makeup #makeupartist #hair #hairstyles #hairstylist #coleenkhan #coleenssalon #naturalhairstyles #naturalmakeup #model #lisaray❤
This evening, I threw a jacket over my Pajamas and walked and walked.
The time before leggings and sweats. And very tall men @jeffreylatimer and @mohitrajhans in close proximity. Crazy but true.
Oh yes, and I had a waist. My girls will never believe it.
Thanks Mohit for the memory 😉
Not sure why people send me images of this glamorous woman, like she has anything to do with me; disheveled, messy bun mom who hasn’t been out of sweats since the start of 2020. Hand me a mike, I’ll use it at bedtime on my kids. And it won’t be jazz 🤣😜💥 come to think of it, the one thing we share in common are the words, ‘Go. To. Sleep.’ But of course, Sheela isn’t speaking to twin toddlers. And if dude don’t listen, she has a gun 😅
#WhoisSheela #tomakeamovieistobelieveintomorrow #keepthefaith #onedayIllwearpeacockfeathersagain #watch99songsmovieonline #sojasoja
What does a home feel like? Is it a memory, a skyline, the warmth of the sunny day radiating from concrete at dusk? Is it seeing the disappearing outline of old buildings? Is it a trap? A ghost? I’ve always had a complicated relationship with the city where I was born. I never felt a sense of belonging, but now, I feel it as one of the very few places that is able to hold all of my impressions and memories, even if I’m just passing through, on my way to elsewhere.
‘Nuff said.
Such a powerful reminder.
Posted @withregram • @fariha_roisin This eclipse season got me thinking… text by Jeff Brown
Never too late to be what you might have been – George Eliot
All I have ever wanted is this: to be a writer. As my friend @thepostcarder puts it, everything that came before is prep.
Posted @withregram • @brycesmom.310 Have you ever experienced serendipity? Serendipity is real, and will meet you as you move in the direction of your dreams. 💖✨🌙 💭
Have a listen as Lisa Ray talks about Serendipity as she reads an excerpt from her debut memoir, ‘Close to the Bone.’
“S E R E N D I P I T Y, FINDING SOMETHING valuable or delightful when you are not looking for it, has been one of the primary shaping forces of my life. The word is believed to have been coined by Horace Walpole, from a letter he wrote to a friend about a Persian story he had read: The Three Princes of Serendib. The trio was always making discoveries, by accident, of things they were not in quest of. Serendib was the old Persian name for Sri Lanka before the Brits named it Ceylon. Some people rely on their family or friends for advice or consult oracles and business coaches. I rely on serendipity. I imagine an impish grin on her face every time she places her hands on my shoulder and draws me close, breathing gently in my ear: Have I got an assignment for you! Here’s where you are going next.”
— @lisaraniray , #ClosetotheBone
#LisaRay #LisaRaniRay #serendipity #sweetserendipity #luck #chance #memoir #read #reading #women #womenauthors #writers #writersofinstagram #inspire #cancergraduate #multiplemyeloma #india @harpercollinsin @doubledayca
Posted @withregram • @lovebooksandchai Book review !
CLOSE TO THE BONE: A MEMOIR by @lisaraniray
Do you have prejudices before you start a book ?
I am guilty of that with this book. I always thought that a book by someone like Lisa Ray would involve stories of glamor and beauty, of course considering how very gorgeous she is.
But I was pleasantly surprised when I finished reading it. This book is so much more than just a glamorous memoir. It’s an honest retelling of her life journey – ups and downs, capturing such raw emotions which were enriching and inspirational – a chicken soup for the soul. There were many parts in the book which triggered a wide range of emotions for me. And isn’t that a sign of a well written book?
I would encourage you to read it not just if you are a cancer survivor or know someone who is (although that too was one hell of a journey for her) but if you are someone who is curious about soul-searching and finding the right path and realizations. You’ll also find so many golden nuggets of Buddhist teachings along the way.
But the one thing that stands out is the author’s resiliency and how to stand back up in tough times, definitely a five star for me.
Happy Buddha Purnima.
I bow to the Three Jewels.
May all beings experience happiness and the causes of happiness.
May we awaken to our true nature.
Posted @withregram • @vajra_wisdom Dharma practice is less about doing, and more about UN-doing. Sit simply and dismantle the self over and over, until you are certain it doesn’t exist, then rest in this simple spaciousness. With the self dissolved, and the mind at rest, Bodhicitta will arise naturally in your heart. Nothing more to do.
(Photo of the great Yogini, Jetsunma Rigdzin Choenyi.)
Enrichment for the soul, spirit and mind 🙏🏼 may more and more awakened ones populate this realm. You might say, we need an army of Buddhas for this age. Soldiers of peace.
Posted @withregram • @satishgupta_zazen Let His luminous light shine within
DND.
What a book. What a writer. What a find.
Also, the title. An anthem. Homage to restitution. And warmer temperature. Which to me, is hope. Especially after this winter.
The last bit refers to the title not the book. The narrative is an oddly engrossing portrait of loneliness snd the impulse to belonging. My favoured themes.
Thanks @theboxwalla
@guadalupenettel7
Here’s a chance to engage in meaningful banter with a wonderful book club #BooksthatBind on June 13th at 5 pm EST.
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Email [email protected] if you’d like to join in.
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@meenakshialimchandani @doubledayca
Posted @withregram • @whitesunmusic Imagine turns 50 today.
Have you heard White Sun’s version? There’s a link in our bio. Have a listen!
Music video by santoshkhalsa
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IMAGINE.⠀
Recorded 50 years ago today on 27 May 1971.⠀
What does ‘Imagine’ mean to you? ⠀
Tell us your ‘Imagine’ story.⠀
#IMAGINE50⠀
http://www.johnlennon.com
Posted @withregram • @brycesmom.310 My escape; a good book and coffee.
June 13, #BooksThatBind is hosting a book club chat with @lisaraniray talking about her book, #ClosetotheBone. Books are something social-a writer speaking to a reader- so making the reading of a book the center of a social event, like book club, is only fitting.
When it comes to good books, the point is not to see how many you can get through, but how many can get through to you.
#LisaRay #LisaRaniRay #Memoir #TravelogueoftheSoul #CancerGraduate #MultipleMyeloma #Read #readersofinstagram #expandyourmind #book #bookstagram #booklover #bookclub #coffeechat #Thebestbooksconnectyou #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #India #RainyDays #BookQuotes #Reading #WordsArePower
Posted @withregram • @indiareadwithus Anyone who has glanced at the bestseller list of 2021 lately already knows: We are in the midst of celeb-authored books.
Here are some of the moving memoirs, autobiographies and a few fictional stories that are worth reading.
Celebrities entertain us in one of the many ways.
Even in the world of books by sharing their experiences, imagination and the perception of the world through their eye these are the books you must read.
#bookclub #bookstagram #booklover #bookclubmeeting #bookworm #bookrecommendations #booknerd #bookaddict #bookish #bibliophile #bookshelf #bookaholic #bookcommunity #readersofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #read #bookreview #goodreads #booklove #bookphotography #bookblogger #bookobsessed #booklovers #virtualbookclub #indiareadwithus
Posted @withregram • @khaanachahiye Starting with 500 meals on 5th April, 2021 we have come a long way to sharing a million meals as on 26th May.
We want to thank our ground partners, our volunteers, our supporters and YOU for enabling us to do our bit for our fellow citizens in this time of need.
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Designed by @rajmeetsingharora
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#khaanachahiye #mumbai
