Mornings! There is always something magical about mornings. As the sun begins to paint the sky with dollops of colours here and there, as the chirping of the birds welcomes the new light of the dawn, as the world slowly gets up from the slumber, as the propitious rays of the sun slowly brighten up the day- we can feel the birth of new promises and hopes.
In my childhood, I used to wake up with my grandpa chanting the Surya mantra in his baritone voice. The deep, clear pronunciation of the shloka, “Om Jabakusum sankasyang Kashayapeyang mahadutyim” immediately used to make the morning a brighter one. It was like transforming a good morning to a gold morning. Grandpa always said one should forget and never wake up with the contrition of what remained undone the previous day, but rather, should think of new achievements and new dreams each morning.
That is still my mantra. I wake up with new conviction and faith each morning.
Healthwise, brushing the teeth and washing the face are also essential rituals of my mornings. If the rays of new hope and optimism cleanse up your inner soul, these two healthy habits help to do the same for the outer appearance.
I have a small verdant patch at my house, my very own space. On those days when I’m able to manoeuvre the time, I have my first sip of coffee while sitting there, caressing the foliage or looking at the hues of the flowers nodding their heads in delight with the breeze doing the waltz. At those very moments, I can feel, the morning is transforming once again, from good to golden.
But, it was a package I received from Colgate India a few days ago, made me understand how good mornings can be turned to golden ones, literally and figuratively. As I said, brushing is an indispensable part of my mornings, and so is the coffee. It was exciting to receive a Colgate 360° Charcoal Gold toothbrush, a mug and a flask, all shimmering in the golden hue. The happy way to start the morning, a gold-standard morning refreshment package with #Colgate360GoldMornings.
Every single morning is unique, as it never comes back to us again. The fading away of the darkness of the night and the rising of the sun signify the most important aspect of life- the darkness of despair giving way to the light of optimism.
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”- Tagore
I wanted to understand how promotional post, help us getting paid as bloggers.
Or any other ways to earn money as blogger is possible.
Kindly suggest.
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After getting an assignment, write the post and get paid. But, for getting the assignment, your blog should have a good Alexa and Mozrank, there are other criteria as well, but I’m not sure of them.
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Thanks for sharing information.
Glad that you replied in quick and better way.
Wishing you all the success as blogger.
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Welcome, wish you the same… 🙂
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Mornings promise so much but sometimes it is easy to forget as we are grumpy from lack of sleep or whatever else may be in our heads. I shall consider my mornings more carefully now, as opposed to the breakneck rush that they normally are.
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I’m not a regular morning person either, but sometimes I do wake up very early…. 😀
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Thank goodness for coffee!
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Yes! Coffee is the BEST!
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I sometimes watch my iPad when brushing my teeth, but at other times I like to just mull things over. I actually find it quite a productive time for coming up and noting down new writing ideas. Of course, there’s danger in trying to do two things at once like this. It’s difficult to take notes with a toothbrush and even harder to brush my teeth with a disposable pen.
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Hahaha… I’m just imagining myself trying hard to scratch a word on the iPad with the end of my toothbrush 😀 😀 You are amazing..:-D
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I am the type of multi-tasker who can do several things at the same time very poorly. 🙂
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Same here. 😛 …
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Love this post. I’m so glad we’ve connected. 🙂 ❤
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The feeling is absolutely mutual, Natalie… 🙂 ❤ Thanks a lot…
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😊❤️
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So well said, Love this gold mornings post, Maniparna! I like to think of things I can do for the day in the early morning. Maybe, that’s why I’m a morning person. 🙂
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Morning shows the day, as goes the adage… 🙂
Thanks a lot, Amy… 🙂
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I am not , and never was a morning person (but sometimes I am …that’s me 🙂 ) but Loved your Grandpa’s words .
Turtle Hugs 🙂
(Lynn sent me here , and I’m glad she did)
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Same here, Turtle ..I love night, but sometimes I love to wake up with that golden ball slowly rising upward… 🙂
All thanks and good wishes to Lynn 😀
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Maniparna : the light of feb & march is the best in the year. It’s really give us a feeling of new year. I think that year should start in late feb early march. ciaociao by Rinaldo.
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True, the festivity continues on Feb and March in my state, too… 🙂
Wish you a wonderful weekend, Rinaldo… 🌟🌟💚
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Nice post 🙂
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Thanks, Rupam… 🙂
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Sip coffee.
Wipe the slate clean.
Smiles, Robin
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It’s such a sweet poem, Robin…made me smile, too… special thanks for this… 🙂
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I enjoyed your grandfather’s perspective of not dwelling on the day before and what you may have not completed. Wash the day away or “wipe the chalkboard (ir slste) clean. Great advice. I like your special and natural setting where you may dip coffee, Maniparna. ♡ xo
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Grandpa used to think in that way, it’s not an easy thing to wipe out everything and start afresh each day…I try though, and honestly, I fail a number of times… 🙂 But, never mind…that’s life…
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We cannot be the perfect way, since we are only human. I do dwell on things too much and worry a lot about my family and especially my Mom. Take care and hugs to you, dear friend! I look forward to another mystery. The one you wrote with the detective was so wonderful! 🙂
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Every morning has a magical rhythm to look forward to. lovely write up, Mani.. 🙂
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Thanks, Meera..true, every morning is a new one… 🙂
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‘Dollops of colour’ 🙂 Dollops of pleasure from this – thanks for sharing Maniparna 🙂
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It feels great to describe the dawn… 🙂 Thanks a lot, Andy… 🙂
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Nice… Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Glad you liked… 🙂
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Wish I could click the like button twice…. You were welcome 🙂
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Haha…that’s such a sweet comment… 🙂
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Thank you… & genuine too !!
Thanks for sharing:)
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As you said, mornings (days) wasted are mornings(days) lost. We won’t get them back.
My father used to switch off the fan in the morning to wake me up. Bad soul (lol) 😥 That too at early 9 am in the morning 😛 😛
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That is again in sync with your philosophical post.. 😀
That’s such a cruel thing to do so early in the morning… 😛 poor you..tch tch… 😛
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😛 I will let my father know about you agreeing with me, and opposing this act of cruelty. Hope he doesn’t repeat this in the future. 😀
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😀 …. I’ve experienced this thing and also my mother used to take off the blanket during winter 😥
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Lol, common problems ehh 😛
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A complete inspirational package wrapped in a beautiful silk ribbon. Like your description of morning and the thoughts you associate with it. The concept of golden morning and the philosophical last para with Tagore’s quote is my fav part. 🙂
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I’m not a regular morning person. you know. But I really love the way a morning starts… withering the darkness and giving way to light… 🙂
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Nice one dear. Something interests me to grab too.
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The package was gorgeously golden… 😀
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Mornings are always special 🙂 Sunshine and gold makes them almost magical..
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Absolutely…I loved the package… 😀 Thank you so much, Prajakta… 🙂
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I can understand how difficult it is to be creative and spellbinding in a promotional post, but you nailed it once again! Your grandpa was so right! Each dawn rises on the dead stones of the previous nights and should be begun afresh. It was beautiful! And, I’m not referring only to the Colgate Gold Morning Package.
The beginning of the Navagrah Stotra, worshipping the Rising Sun, which you used to open the post with is awesome. It was one of the many stotras, which my grandfather drummed into me at an early age. I never was a morning person, but the early morning is indeed my favorite. Ever try reciting this shlok while the orange fireball is peeking through the east… it’s exhilarating! ‘Tamorim sarva paapaghnam, pranatosmi Diwakaram!’
Well! As for myself, I was more of a late night guy and loved the second shlok praising the mild moon for its sheer beauty as compared to the raw power of the Surya: ‘Dadhishankham tushaaraabham ksheerodarnav saanibham, namamim shashinam-somam, shambormukut bhooshanam.’ Never was much of a religious guy! 😀
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Yes, you are right, it’s pretty difficult 😛
I’m not a morning person either, I hope you have understood that by now, considering the time at which I comment on other blogs or publish posts on my own. 😀 But, yes, sometimes, I wake up early, only to witness that golden ball, rising upwards, slowly and confidently…
I’ve forgotten the full stotra, frankly.. only a few lines…they are hard to forget, ingrained in my genes, perhaps..
Yes, I’m a night person. I find the darkness supportive to creativity… and neither I’m too much religious..I maintain a so-so attitude…. 😛 That again has come from my father, who is an atheist…
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Heh heh! Same here, ma’am! Same here. Nights are indeed beautiful. Mystical and lovely.
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Good morning Mani! Beautifully written! We both got our hamper finally!
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Hehe..better late than never, Mandira… 😀
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Actually I use Colgate every morning..I have no idea they have the gold one now..looks really fancy 🙂
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Yes, I just loved this gold theme..I use Colgate, too… 😀
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Btw can you see this entry on indivine? I can;t see mine so am not sure whether mine got submitted or not.
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No, can’t see mine either. It’s actually like happy hour…once moderation starts, you can see your post on Indivine…. 🙂
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Magical chants, magical mornings and a magical brush brushing away the darkness of despair to give way to the light of optimism. Excellent writeup Maniparna. 🙂
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Thanks a lot, 🙂
BTW, I don’t remember reading your post on this topic…when did you write that?
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A week back I guess. After I submitted, I recvd an email asking me to submit the post. Couldn’t see any option to resubmit. Nor can I see my post.
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Lovely!
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Thank you… 🙂
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Mani. Again promotion. I think u do better than srk. 😉 but yeah..honestly.. u r incredible.
I like what ur grandpa said. We should get up with new conviction and thoughts each day. Thanks for that 😉
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Hehehe..better than SRK…this is the best compliment I’ve ever received…:-D Thank you…
Morning shows the day, as goes the saying…new hopes and faith can make the whole day a better one… 🙂
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