I am Sapna Dhyani. A Pocketful Of Dreams is my personal blog and I write about everything that crosses my mind. I write about life as I see it and like to infuse humour into my blogs. I belong to Dehradun but now live in a new city after every two years, being an army wife. This uprooting of base every couple of years, setting up a new home in a new place, meeting new people and forging new friendships, exploring new cities; all this ensures that I go through and am blessed with a myriad of experiences.
Refreshed and Renewed. New Edition.
Sunny and warm short stories that everyone can relate to.The Author is married to the defence forces. As she moves her home every two years; she packs her… Read More
First kid – “Mumma ! She kicked me in my kidney ! “
Second kid – “But she punched me in my gall bladder first ! “
Me – ( After separating them… Read More
The other day, my husband asked me why I had stopped penning my thoughts. He has been asking this question on and off for the past couple of years or so. But this time he meant business.&nbs&hell…Read More
From the archives:
Hope to get back to that uninhibited frame of mind where one wrote whatever came to mind… about whomever, wherever, someone, noone… Read More
Aaaaahhhhh…..Yes, this sound is emanating from me, right here. Now please don’t go all prudish on me if this sounds suspiciously orgasm-like. I assure you , me as decent as they… Read More
(Am thrilled to bits!!! My poem being recited by THE Maestro Vineet Panchhi
Dosto, aaj pesh-e-khidmat hai, ik aisi kavita jo ummeed se bhari hui hai. “Mere Tumhaare Jugnu” w… Read More
आफताब
All of us need to see our very own ‘ Aaftaab’ from time to time; to know that in the daily grind of life, there is someone up there who is loo… Read More
Written from the perspective of a ” weighing scale” . Despite biking daily , covering the length and breadth of the small cantonment that I live in, the scale takes sadistic plea… Read More
Today, I read #VintaNanda‘s facebook post that’s been doing the rounds on social media since the past few days. Sickened to the core, I read about what she went through two… Read More
Freedom would be – to live in a truly liberated society, country and world
Liberated from – prejudices of all kinds
Prejudices based on –
Color – O… Read More
Like last year, this year again, I chanced upon this awesome piece of news. And to think that I visited the site a few minutes back just to see whether the badge for “Indian Top Blo… Read More
Sometimes you meet wonderful people who infuse hope and optimism into you. People, whose kind behaviour and positive spirit encourages you to be the best that you can be. I met such a perso… Read More
Oh rain, how gently you drop from the sky,
like a loving gift from the clouds,
to their friend, the earth.
Oh rain, how soothed the weary and tired earth must be,
whose soul has been blesse… Read More
Hey Woman…..won’t it be nice if you :
Do not strive to be a superwoman; Are you looking for praise when you do that?
Do not take over the entire responsibility of bringing up yo… Read More
A review of my book by Goodreads’ #1 Book Reviewer, Archit Ojha, a young super achiever. Thank you Archit, for this heartening and honest review.
Read the full review here : https… Read More
See that little bird sitting on the fence in your garden?
it just blew a cool and calm wave of magic into your little world ,
because birds only visit your garden if they find in it a s… Read More
I got married in 2004 , but started celebrating Karwachauth only two years later. I did attempt to observe the fast and indeed stayed hungry till the evening ( both the times ), but gave up… Read More
It is that time of the day
when I am just “ME”
when I am not a mother, a wife or a daughter
and not a lady of the house
who manages and nurtures a house
so that it is a home, wit… Read More
Smile
and greet the guests at your door
beckoning them inside
when just a minute back
you were lying in your bed
crying your eyes out
Rise
and leave your bed in the morning
living your every… Read More
My love affair with the morning cup of tea began in my teens.After I finished school, to be more precise. The phase of sleeping in till late in the morning started; much to the dismay of the… Read More
The year that went by has been my fortieth on this planet. When the birthday came, it was like all other birthdays. I didn’t feel any earth shattering change or any moment of epiphany… Read More
It’s been ten months since we moved to this small cantonment town; and eight months since we moved into the house that we are living in presently. “Accomodations”, as we ca… Read More
My mother passed away in February 2015, after battling cancer for a third and final time. Buried in grief, I found myself questioning her soul, “Why didn’t you just live for your… Read More
Speeding bicycles and the tinkling sound of laughter, is what comes to my mind immediately when I think of my growing up days in that wonderful city- Dehradun. A beautiful valley nestled ami… Read More
There’s a bit of both in me,
A bit of both in all of us.
Both of what? you ask,
Both of the extremes, I say.
I am an extrovert at times, but look forward to solitude too;
Enjoyin… Read More
I have never really understood this age business. What is really meant by “acting your age”? Being restrained in your behaviour? or looking serious and sombre, to be taken serio… Read More
I got introduced to Rama Vani by Tej, a common friend of ours. A positive, humble and proactive person- she has been a joy to collaborate with. Please go ahead and read the review done by h… Read More
www.sapnadhyani.com
Dear friends,
My home on the social media world i.e my blog ; has a new address now. For some time now, I had been toying with the idea of having my own site. And now it… Read More
Here’s the link:https://www.amazon.in/Trunk-Sunshine-Sapna-Dhyani-Devrani/dp/9352019954/
Stories, tales,verses, words- they have always fascinated me. Since my childhood, books have… Read More
More often than not,
the weirdos are better than normal people
happy in their own company
with larger hearts and more tolerance
and no desire to hurt another being
the damaged souls are bet… Read More
It has been one week since we moved into our new house. The impersonal looking walls have started to look somewhat familiar now. As we put up freshly painted, mint colored shelves on the wa… Read More
Yes, it’s happening once again. The packing up of our home and then unpacking it again in a new house. One would think that after doing it so many times, it would have become easy and… Read More
I got married in 2004 , but started celebrating Karwachauth only two years later. I did attempt to observe the fast and indeed stayed hungry till the evening ( both the times ), but gave u… Read More
Come let’s fly away, whispered the wings to her
But my feet are entwined in these roots, she replied
Give a push and break free, urged the wings
These roots provide stability and kee… Read More
A few months back, I attended a “Ladies’ only” function. In the fauji life, we regularly have such functions, where we meet other ladies in the station to socialise, eat… Read More
It started in Jaipur, two years ago. I would wake up in the mornings and would find it difficult to put my feet on the ground, because they hurt so much. The heels and the ankles w… Read More
WOW! I was just going through my blog before calling it a day ( or night ), and THIS is what I chanced upon. My blog ” A Pocketful of Dreams ” has been listed in the latest edi… Read More
My children, they seem to be growing by leaps and bounds. And I want time to pass really slowly for some years; in fact, I wish I could freeze it for a few years, starting now. It would hav… Read More
It’s been ten months since we moved to this small cantonment town; and eight months since we moved into the house that we are living in presently. “Accomodations”, as we c… Read More
We are so much into celebrating “Days” now, that maybe the essence of the day itself is lost behind all the cosmetics applied to it.The whole day, we are bombarded with images a… Read More
My love affair with the morning cup of tea began in my teens.After I finished school, to be more precise. The phase of sleeping in till late in the morning started; much to the… Read More
Give me a moment in time, when I could be
The sun rays that warm a frozen soul
the moon beams that soothe a scorched heart
The joker who makes a child laugh
the old soul who steadies a wa… Read More
Smile
and greet the guests at your door
beckoning them inside
when just a minute back
you were lying in your bed
crying your eyes out
Rise
and leave your bed in the morning
living your ever… Read More
I sometimes wonder
if I give myself away
with each note that I write here
All my vulnerabilities exposed
the weaknesess out there in in the open
my thoughts shared with everyone
The silly… Read More
See that little bird sitting on the fence in your garden?
it just blew a cool and calm wave of magic into your little world ,
because birds only visit your garden if they find in it a… Read More
Scene 1:
The hubby and I have had a big fight and we are not on talking terms with each other for the past two days. He walks around with a “khadoos” expression on his face and… Read More
When my elder daughter, Anya was born; someone asked me, ” What ambitions do you have for her? When I had my kids , I had huge aspirations for them and wanted at least one of them to… Read More
You are nothing but a zero
shouted his father at him
throwing his progress report on the floor
making him squirm in shame
You are nothing but a zero
fumed the father through clenched t… Read More
“With or without you”- this gem of a song by the rock band U2, has been a favourite of mine since the growing up years. Now, it is almost the theme song for my married life. The… Read More
Say yes…
To those evenings playing and laughing at your children’s behest
because they will soon grow up and flow the nest
To an idyllic day just smelling the roses
because the… Read More