childhood joy Archives - Being Rubitah https://beingrubitah.com/tag/childhood-joy/ family conversations here Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:01:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://beingrubitah.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-Being-Rubitah-Site-Identity-32x32.jpg childhood joy Archives - Being Rubitah https://beingrubitah.com/tag/childhood-joy/ 32 32 The power of positive words https://beingrubitah.com/the-power-of-positive-words/ https://beingrubitah.com/the-power-of-positive-words/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 03:18:00 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=13020 The power of positive words is like magic because deep down in every human being is a desire to be appreciated. My house was cluttered! I turned out my cupboards and drawers searching for things that I could throw away. In the process I came across a polythene bag full of cards. I opened the bag […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/the-power-of-positive-words/feed/ 0 7 ways to make wholesome family memories with your children https://beingrubitah.com/7-ways-to-make-wholesome-family-memories-with-children/ https://beingrubitah.com/7-ways-to-make-wholesome-family-memories-with-children/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=12760 Wondering how to spend quality time with your children? Here are 7 ways of making wholesome family memories with your children and why you should do so! Every time I return home, to my parent’s place in India, I make it a point to spend a day or two flipping through our family albums. The […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/7-ways-to-make-wholesome-family-memories-with-children/feed/ 0 My childhood memories- the dogs that left a mark https://beingrubitah.com/my-childhood-memories-the-dogs-that-left-a-mark/ https://beingrubitah.com/my-childhood-memories-the-dogs-that-left-a-mark/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2023 08:55:00 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=12676 Dive into my childhood memories as I recount the stories of the dogs that left an indelible mark on my early years! Dogs have always fascinated me. Over the years I have seen, heard and read enough about dogs to say that most of them are loyal, devoted and affectionate. It is such a pleasure […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/my-childhood-memories-the-dogs-that-left-a-mark/feed/ 0 Under the Gulmohar tree https://beingrubitah.com/under-the-gulmohar-tree/ https://beingrubitah.com/under-the-gulmohar-tree/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2021 00:45:00 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=10770 The Gulmohar tree and the golden Laburnum (Amaltas) tree are both my favourites. Both dot the landscape of Delhi. One has striking red or orange flowers while the other has golden shower like blooms that are delightful. However the one that is close to my heart is the Gulmohar. I have been acquainted with the […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/under-the-gulmohar-tree/feed/ 2 Two unforgettable things from the past https://beingrubitah.com/two-unforgettable-things-from-the-past/ https://beingrubitah.com/two-unforgettable-things-from-the-past/#respond Sun, 16 May 2021 10:53:38 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=10621 ‘Surahis’/ earthen pots, radio sets, inland letter covers and fountain pens are all things from the past. They may no longer be found in Indian homes. Yet they cannot be banished from our memories because of the significant roles they played in our lives. Surahis – things from the past In my early childhood very […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/two-unforgettable-things-from-the-past/feed/ 0 15 acts of kindness from childhood that still matter today https://beingrubitah.com/15-kind-gestures-from-childhood-that-makes-us-all-feel-loved/ https://beingrubitah.com/15-kind-gestures-from-childhood-that-makes-us-all-feel-loved/#respond Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:05:16 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=10188 Do you remember the last time you experienced an act of kindness? Or the last time you extended kindness to someone else? As adults, our perspective on life often shifts due to the demands of our circumstances. Yet, there’s so much we can still learn from our childhood.Here is my story of a kind act […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/15-kind-gestures-from-childhood-that-makes-us-all-feel-loved/feed/ 0 The golden touch of my loving grandmother https://beingrubitah.com/the-golden-touch-of-my-loving-grandmother/ https://beingrubitah.com/the-golden-touch-of-my-loving-grandmother/#respond Sun, 15 Nov 2020 06:06:18 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=9692 All a child needs is someone to love and be loved by. Grandmothers can do that. They can take the role of a parent, a counselor, a teacher, a companion – all rolled into one. The golden touch of a loving grandmother can bring wholeness of mind, body and soul of a child. I was […]

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]]> https://beingrubitah.com/the-golden-touch-of-my-loving-grandmother/feed/ 0 Across the seas on the passenger ship SS Corfu https://beingrubitah.com/across-the-seas-on-the-passenger-ship-s-s-corfu/ https://beingrubitah.com/across-the-seas-on-the-passenger-ship-s-s-corfu/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2020 01:01:00 +0000 https://beingrubitah.com/?p=8504 Here the author is recapturing her experiences in the last leg of a voyage taken long ago- her journey back to India on the SS Corfu. In the process, she realises that a voyage is both fun and learning. This is the third and final part of the series “Across the seas on three passenger […]

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