Hi, welcome to my blog “MYSOULFOOD”.
I am Sheetal Patil. I have been a seeker all my life, which propelled me to pursue a course in Vedanta philosophy, learn many healing modalities like Numerology, Crystals, Bach Flower Remedies and another unique interesting modality called Serenity Surrender. All these modalities gave momentum and direction to my search and also provided the much-needed solace to my soul. I am also a strong believer in the soothing power of the creative arts and have dabbled in many of them – Singing, photography, and writing, to name a few.
I live in the suburbs of Boston USA. We moved back here in 2018 after a long stay in Pune, India for 16 years. My kids came back to US for higher education, so we moved back to be with them. I am a home-maker with these varied interests. I often help and guide friends and family with my knowledge of the healing modalities I know and have derived much satisfaction from it.
I wish to share some of my writings on this blog. I lost my brother to Covid this August, and it has been a journey of intense emotions and pain since then. I struggled to make sense of all that was happening and, in the process happened to pen my feelings by writing a few poems to express my sorrow. Both my siblings have been good poets, my sister having written in her childhood and my brother in his youth. I often joked that I am destined to write poems in my old age and unfortunately my prophecy came true as my brother’s passing away became the catalyst which compelled me to write poetry.
In a way this is my tribute to my brother. I invoke his Soul to shower his blessings on me and guide me to write more. May his Soul find peace and take light!
Hope my writing strikes a chord with you readers and provides food for your Soul!
I can be reached at MySoulfood.net@gmail.com
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Posting a poem written by my late brother when our father left for his heavenly abode in 2004. It describes the emotions a person could feel at the loss of a revered parent. I had received immense appreciation for the poem years ago, when it had been my DP on Whatsapp.
II बाबा II
बाबा तुमच्याविना हे जीवन सुने आहे,
तुमची साथ नसेल तर अवघे त्रिभुवन उणे आहे,
कर्तव्याला उतरायी झालात आणि कधी आमच्या आयुष्यातुन गेलात
मुळी समजलेच नाही,
जबाबदारी आणि कर्तव्याकड़े तुम्ही कधीही पाठ फिरविली नाही,
स्वतःला झोंकून काम करण्याची तुमची अदा काही निराळीच होती,
तक्रारीचा सुर नसलेली कर्तबगारी नेमकी आणि गंभीर होती,
तुम्ही कधीही भूकेले नव्हता प्रसिद्धि वलयाला,
आता मात्र प्रसिदधिच स्वतः शोधत राहील तुमच्या आस्तित्वाला.
MySoulfood 