Quoting Paulo Coelho again...

Sometimes...

To Believe

Am so gonna believe this right now....

Quotes

Love is a funny thing!

Found this on a friend's page... Loved it...

Coffee Time!!!

NAMASTE {"} - The Meaning

Some Quotes I like...

We come across lots of quotes while browsing, I save the good ones. Sharing some which I really like and believe in.. Hope you like them too... 

Exercise is Good for our Health

Just re-stating what we all know, but do nothing about! Maybe a reminder will give you that push to start....

Ain't this cute...

Picture - courtesy www.lefunny.net

A Beautiful Story

There was a man with four wives. He loved his fourth wife the most and took a great care of her and gave her the best. He also loved his third wife and always wanted to show her off to his friends. However, he was always had a fear that she might runaway with some other man. He loved his second wife too. Whenever he faced some problems, he always turned to his second wife and she would always help him out. He did not love his first wife though she loved him deeply, was very loyal to him and took great care of him.

One day the man fell very ill and knew that he is going to die soon. He told himself, "I have four wives with me. I will take one of them along with me when I die to keep company in my death."

Thus, he asked the fourth wife to die along with him and keep company. "No way!" she replied and walked away without another word.

He asked his third wife.She said "Life is so good over here. I'm going to remarry when you die".

He then asked his second wife. She said "I'm Sorry. I can't help you this time around. At the most I can only accompany you til your grave."

By now his heart sank and turned cold. Then a voice called out: "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." the man looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition.

Greatly grieved, the man said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have!"

Actually, we all have four wives in our lives.

a. The fourth wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.

b. The third wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they go to others.

c. The second wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.

d. The first wife is our soul, neglected in our pursuit of material wealth and pleasure. It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go.

What's wrong with the world??

Have been depressed since last few days, thinking and wondering about what's wrong with the world??

The Boston bombings, the Delhi rape of a 5 yr old ( this scares and disturbs me for 2 reasons,  I am an Indian, and a mother of a 5 yr old), the China earthquake....

Thankfully, the Boston situation has been handled, the suspects are under arrest. But the question lingers in all our minds, why a young 19 year old would do it? What could make anyone decide to intentionally harm innocent people ?

The Delhi case, a 22 year old man, tortured that child, what was wrong with him??  Why did he do what he did?? I am ashamed to be an Indian right now.  What kind of people are we, if we cannot protect our women and children. The police and government have arrested him, but will he be punished, so it is a lesson for other such sick minded people. What should we do to prevent such atrocities.  It just makes me sick......

How do you identify terrorists and rapists in a society???


Then the earthquakes, first in Iran, then China... Like Mother Earth is saying something, but we are not able to understand. In China, 180 people have already lost lives, and we still don't know how many more..

Feeling sad, and praying for all the souls who have left this world, and may they all be in a better place....

Hoard people not things

Our generation especially, loves to hoard things. We need the latest gizmos, clothes, bags, shoes, in every colour to stay on the top.  But we are going farther away from people and relationships.

Things can give us only pleasure, but people in our lives and relationships give fulfilment.

Choose wisely! 

Few pics

There are some pictures, that you see and you go Woww.... Posting some pics here, not taken by me, but I found on the net while surfing, and ended up saving them... Hope you like them too...

This is a temple in India, which one of my friends had visited.

I love dragonflies, no specific reasons, but maybe because I have memories of playing and running after them in my childhood.  Apparently, there are characteristics associated with them as per animal symbolism. More about it, in another write up later.  But here I love the water effect and the dragonfly's translucent wings.

Love the effect of lights and colours in this picture.... 

Tips for better sleep

And Dance like no one's watching !!!

Life is a journey

Always aim for the sky

Even if the world says, it's impossible, even if your loved ones say that you are being unreasonable, but if in your heart you want it, go for it !!!! It is a life lesson, everyone should believe in.

It is also true, that not every dream will come true, not every goal will be attained, but we will live to know that we tried our bestest. If we don't believe we can reach the stars, we will never try. It is somewhat like the story of the elephants. The elephants were chained with a chain, when they were young, so they believed into their adulthood, that they cannot break the chain and be free. However, an elephant with its might and size can easily do so. But it was tricked into thinking the chain is still too strong. Similarly, if we chain ourselves into thinking that our dreams, aspirations and goals are too high and unattainable, we will never achieve them.

So always believe in yourself, and aim for the sky!!!

Have a great day! Have a great life! 

Inner peace

Something we all strive for, yet few of us achieve.... I would like to believe, at least am half way there. 

Found the below picture on inner peace, so posting here...

HAPPY VISHU. - vishu ashamsagal

Vishu Kani

Guruvayoorappan

Wishing all the Malayalees a very happy new year!

May the new year bless you with lots wealth, happiness and prosperity....

Believe in karma, destiny and the cycle of life...

From my personal experience I can conclude that however practical we become or futuristic, the wisdom of the ancient times, is still as relevant as it has been down the ages.

It is still true, that our actions have a direct impact on the karma and destiny for not just us, but also for our family, present and future.... Basically what I am trying to say here, is, in today's world, where each individual lives and believes, that he is responsible for just himself, and nobody should have a say in how he/she lives life and that his/her decisions impact only the said person, is actually wrong. The way of life our elders passed on to us, where we were taught to live in sync with the society around us and that every actions impacted everybody was and will always be true.

Susan believed so much in adopting a child since she was a teenager. She would always say to everyone, when I get married, I will adopt a child.  Time passed, she fell in love, married her sweetheart, and though she thought about adoption, it was not in her immediate plans.  Finally, when they decided to have a child, they came to know, they had problems. Her best choice would be adoption.  Her in-laws were the conservative types, under normal conditions would not have approved her adopting a child. But looking at the circumstances, agreed happily.  What she believed in, came to her, though she never planned it this way. 

Ryan and his brothers, are good eligible boys, with  a respectable family background. All are well settled in their jobs. However, they are having problems in finding their life partners and getting married and settling down in life.  Everything is fine, and yet they cannot seem to settle down. The problem here, believe it or not, comes from few generations back. His great grandfather, was not the most perfect gentleman. He left his wife to get married again,  leaving his first family to fend for itself.  He led a comfortable life, and passed away in his old age. The next generations however, with god's grace, were all  righteous and good people.  They led good lives, with some difficulties thrown in.  But this generation of boys from this family seems to be having it rough.  

Thomas, was a very hardworking and genuine kind of guy.  Living on a farm with his wife and kids, though he was not too well off, still he always made efforts to help others whenever and wherever possible.  He was also a religious guy, who went to church regularly, and instilled his faith in his kids.  Though his life did not turn out to be extraordinary, he lived well, and long enough to see his children succeed and well settled in life. He had the opportunity to spend his old age laughing and playing with his grand kids. 


The people mentioned above, are all real and known to me, in fact a lot of you too would know someone like them in your life.  If you pause to think and understand, you would also agree, to what the general pattern here seems to be suggesting..

Let us all realise, understand and implement it in our lives.... amen... 

Happy Friday...

Treat your kids right - remember to be a good parent

Something I saw on Facebook the other day, and it made me realise, how right it is, and yet we all forget the whole picture in the hustle bustle of everyday parenting.

How many of us react impulsively at something trivial, like maybe the kids are not waking up and getting ready for school on time, or she dropped something on your well maintained carpet or sofa... Or she has messed up her room, or she simply is not doing things your way! And we blow our top, or behave like we are the kids, and don't know how to handle ourselves.  So I have decided to pin this to my refrigerator and see it everyday to remind me to stay on track.

As a parent to a really mischievous 5 year old daughter, I really do lose my rationality quite often. And at the end of the day when I see my angel sleeping peacefully, realise, maybe I failed to teach her the right thing to do, or the right way to handle a situation.  As parents, we always are in a difficult positions, cos she really looks up to me and thinks if Mamma does it this way, it's the right way!! So it is important for me to remember that I am her role model right now, and what I do or how I deal with her, is how she is gonna do it the next time, and so I got to do it the right way every time, and for that I have to keep the bigger picture in my mind always.

So the more I remember to see the big picture, the more I will be able to handle things the right way.

When I was a new mom, and was feeling completely hopeless and helpless, this book - 100 Promises to my Baby - by Mallika Chopra really helped me.  It is an awesome feel good book, and does help you think as a  responsible parent. It does not preach or anything, just has short stories or events, that will help you put yourself in perspective. It's a book every parent should have on their bookshelf.

Am jotting down a poem I read there, gave me goosebumps :

ON CHILDREN FROM THE PROPHET -  By Kahlil Gibran

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with
His might that His arrows may go swift and far.

Let your bending in the Archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves the bow that is stable.

Nature makes me humble

Being outdoors, or in nature, really makes me feel humble and really close to God. The feeling that He created and made everything so beautiful and so right, gives a feeling of awe. Nature, be it a field, a sandy stretch,  the sea, or anything small even, like a bird, a butterfly, an insect even, it's always beautiful and much more real, than any man made thing in this world.

The colours you see, the sounds you hear, the smells, everything about nature, makes me feel humble and a part of  a world, we have lost touch with. The concrete of city life has taken away these pleasures from us, and from our children who have not seen and experienced nature at all.

As urbanisation grows and we encroach upon more land, sea everywhere, we are taking away the wonders of nature more and more.  We need to realise and conserve, and build spaces for our future generations to experience the natural wonders of our Earth.

It is my dream to make some small space in this world, where I can go and feel nature, where I will be with God and feel the wonder of Nature.  A small world where human is not the hero, nature is.....

Story of Hello

Donno if this one is true, but this is something I read on the net today... So worth sharing....

Love your life

This is sooo true.... We often get confused and depressed in life for all the wrong and trivial reasons...

Keep such quotes and sayings in a folder and go through them every time you start getting such feelings, it just reminds you to be on track and forget about the silly worries and tensions of life.

After all, God just wants you to live your life, as happy as possible. Make mistakes, enjoy every moment and make the most of your life...

Finally, everything falls into place! 

Love Hurts ...

This is so so true!! You are the most vulnerable in the hands of people that you love, you bare open your soul, and believe that you will be loved and cared for the same way in return.  Which is why, you have to be careful about the people you love.. If you don't choose wisely, you could end up hurt and betrayed, probably where the line " Love Hurts " comes from. 

Writing...

I am the kind of person who is always writing down lists, lists of things to shop, list of things to do, list of movies to watch, list of people to call... Basically I am a list kind of reason, and if I don't write down these lists, I tend to forget everything. Writing basically helps us to better memorise what we want to remember. It could be due to the education system we are brought up in, where we were taught to write down everything to build it into our memory.

With the change  in times, this writing though has become more of typing,  the paper has been replaced with the laptop / IPad / iPhone.  And the more this has happened, I realise that when I actually try to write with a pen on paper, my handwriting is not so much the same as it used to be, and it feels awkward to some extent.  Like you are meeting a long lost friend after a relatively long period of time. So anyways, I have decided to keep in touch with this friend of mine, - writing... Hope I will be able to keep my word! 

Love Paulo Coelho's writings

I really admire Paulo Coelho, and am really influenced by his writings. Here am reproducing something I read on his blog..

1 MIN reading: I have learned

by PAULO COELHO on JANUARY 21, 2012

(This text, which I found on the Internet, is attributed to me . I did not write it, but I think worth reproducing here)

I’ve learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them;

I’ve learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back;

I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

I’ve learned that you can get by on charm, for about fifteen minutes. After that, you’d better know something;

I’ve learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I’ve learned that no matter how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take it’s place.

I’ve learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re downhill are the ones to help you get back up.

I’ve learned that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry.

I’ve learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I’ve learned that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to doesn’t mean that they don’t love you with all they have.

I’ve learned that maturity had more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.

I’ve learned that your family won’t always be there for you.

I’ve learned that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while.

I’ve learned that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to forgive yourself.

I’ve learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I’ve learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I’ve learned that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.

I’ve learned that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I’ve learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I’ve learned that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will get hurt in the process.

I’ve learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don’t even know you.

I’ve learned that it’s hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people’s feelings and standing up for what you believe.

Add Responsibility

Take responsibility for something, somebody... For anything, anybody. It could be a small thing like grow a plant, keep a pet, or something huge like volunteer for some cause or adopt a baby. Basically, responsibilities help us have a sense of fulfilment and joy, they give us purpose and focus in life.  It helps us to develop ourselves and feel good about life.  And of course if you believe in karma, it adds to your good deeds. So we all should add some responsibilities in our life !!

Sleep like a baby

In our life, sleep is more important than even food, and yet why do we try to compromise on sleep to get other things done. In today's hectic world, sleep is the top loser. We feel, we can get more accomplished if only, we sleep an hour less. This is not so.

On an average we need around 8 hours of sleep, to rest, recover, replenish ourselves. It helps us to focus on our tasks and gives us more energy during the day.

So what we all need in today's fast paced life is an alarm to remind us to go to sleep and fortify ourselves, as much as an alarm to wake up.

Good night lovely people.. Zzzzzz....

Mornings are a blessing!

Good Morning...... Have a lovely day,



Everyday, try and do something that really makes you happy, like listen to a song, go for a walk, bake a cake, tickle and hug your kids..... It will keep a smile on your face, for the rest of the day... 

The Rubik's Cube

Life is like a Rubik's cube... Never perfect. The more you try to solve it, the more messed up it gets. And, if somehow you manage to solve it, and it is perfect for a moment in time, you are tempted to mess it up again.