A very happy Christmas to my loved ones.
Christmas Poem by Mary E. Linton
Somewhere across the winter world tonight
You will be hearing chimes that fill the air;
Christmas extends its all-enfolding light
Across the distance...something we can share.
You will be singing, just the same as I,
These familiar songs we know so well,
And you will see these same stars in your sky
And wish upon that brightest one that fell.
I shall remember you and trim my tree,
One shining star upon the topmost bough;
I will hang wreaths of faith that all may see --
Tonight I glimpse beyond the hear and now.
And all the time that we must be apart
I keep a candle in my heart.
Wednesday, 24 December 2008
Wickedness is its own punishment. - FQ
Living in the modern age,
death for virtue is the wage.
So it seems in darker hours.
Evil wins, kindness cowers.
Ruled by violence and vice
we all stand upon thin ice.
Are we brave or are we mice,
here upon such thin, thin ice?
Dare we linger, dare we skate?
Dare we laugh or celebrate,
knowing we may strain the ice?
Preserve the ice at any price?
Dean Koontz
Source: Book of Counted Sorrows
Paramahansa Yogananda has quoted : "Life has a bright side and a dark side, for the world of relativity is composed of light and shadows. If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil, you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty."
Evil describes that which is regarded as morally bad, intrinsically corrupt, wantonly destructive, inhumane, selfish, or wicked. In most cultures, the word is used to describe acts, thoughts, and ideas which bring about destruction and harm. Some people are dead morally and ethically and commit violent acts springing out of nothing but jealousy and a false ego. I have been thinking that a belief in Satan, Devil or AntiChrist is not necessary, men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. The greatest evils flows from self.
Buddha has said : " Evil exists so that good can prove its purity above it.
Looking at the more positive side of the coin of circumstances...
How lucky people are when they know (really know) that they have someone who will “stand by them” no matter what. It takes a painful incident to find the diamonds in our life that will shine the brightest in pitch darkness. They are the angels on earth. Bravehearts who will fight for you and support you without thinking of the aftermath. I feel sad for the people who have perfect lives and never get to really find out who these people are in their lives. It is amazingly empowering to have the support of a strong, motivated, and inspirational group of people. Even to hear and share true stories of courage, acts committed to helping another ignites love and hope in a bleak world.
How many hearts do u have across continents that say, " Take me in into your darkest hour, and I'll never desert you."
Do you know, who, you will stand by?
Do you know, who will stand by you?
You are truly blessed if you have immediate answers (ofcourse to yourself). :)
Signing off on another great quote - Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls. - Mirabeau, Gabriel Riqueti
death for virtue is the wage.
So it seems in darker hours.
Evil wins, kindness cowers.
Ruled by violence and vice
we all stand upon thin ice.
Are we brave or are we mice,
here upon such thin, thin ice?
Dare we linger, dare we skate?
Dare we laugh or celebrate,
knowing we may strain the ice?
Preserve the ice at any price?
Dean Koontz
Source: Book of Counted Sorrows
Paramahansa Yogananda has quoted : "Life has a bright side and a dark side, for the world of relativity is composed of light and shadows. If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil, you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty."
Evil describes that which is regarded as morally bad, intrinsically corrupt, wantonly destructive, inhumane, selfish, or wicked. In most cultures, the word is used to describe acts, thoughts, and ideas which bring about destruction and harm. Some people are dead morally and ethically and commit violent acts springing out of nothing but jealousy and a false ego. I have been thinking that a belief in Satan, Devil or AntiChrist is not necessary, men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. The greatest evils flows from self.
Buddha has said : " Evil exists so that good can prove its purity above it.
Looking at the more positive side of the coin of circumstances...
How lucky people are when they know (really know) that they have someone who will “stand by them” no matter what. It takes a painful incident to find the diamonds in our life that will shine the brightest in pitch darkness. They are the angels on earth. Bravehearts who will fight for you and support you without thinking of the aftermath. I feel sad for the people who have perfect lives and never get to really find out who these people are in their lives. It is amazingly empowering to have the support of a strong, motivated, and inspirational group of people. Even to hear and share true stories of courage, acts committed to helping another ignites love and hope in a bleak world.
How many hearts do u have across continents that say, " Take me in into your darkest hour, and I'll never desert you."
Do you know, who, you will stand by?
Do you know, who will stand by you?
You are truly blessed if you have immediate answers (ofcourse to yourself). :)
Signing off on another great quote - Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls. - Mirabeau, Gabriel Riqueti
Thursday, 18 December 2008
The Other World
I read in an article that adults have fewer nightmares than very young children. I don't remember having any nightmares as a child, ...but as i stepped from teens into my twenties, after i left home...have been having more of them. Again, this morning, i woke up with some bad memories of fading dreams.
My dream world is more alive than my real life. I feel its so real when i m in there and when i awake... i have left it all behind. Thankfully! Strange, the world of dreams!!! But i have also been to the most beautiful places in my dreams... so beautiful that its indescribable. Sometimes, i hear songs i have never heard before and movies i've never watched... but alas... i forget the moment i wake up...
There have also been days, when i have slept and woken up 8 hours later having seen no dreams... and it feels like i just went to bed, as if time just flew and on those days, i am fresh and raring to go. Dreams do affect me... in a big way.
Just yesterday, i was being chased by a fat cow because in my dream i was wearing a red shirt... and i woke up all tired from the running... and the first thing i asked my husband is - " Are there cows around here? I am scared"...he smilingly thought for a while and said - "yes, at Mission Peak". I close my eyes again pausing to think how bravely we went for a trek in that nearly isolated spot.
Darling sure must be having a good laugh every morning, listening to me recount my colourful and wierd dreams.
My dream world is more alive than my real life. I feel its so real when i m in there and when i awake... i have left it all behind. Thankfully! Strange, the world of dreams!!! But i have also been to the most beautiful places in my dreams... so beautiful that its indescribable. Sometimes, i hear songs i have never heard before and movies i've never watched... but alas... i forget the moment i wake up...
There have also been days, when i have slept and woken up 8 hours later having seen no dreams... and it feels like i just went to bed, as if time just flew and on those days, i am fresh and raring to go. Dreams do affect me... in a big way.
Just yesterday, i was being chased by a fat cow because in my dream i was wearing a red shirt... and i woke up all tired from the running... and the first thing i asked my husband is - " Are there cows around here? I am scared"...he smilingly thought for a while and said - "yes, at Mission Peak". I close my eyes again pausing to think how bravely we went for a trek in that nearly isolated spot.
Darling sure must be having a good laugh every morning, listening to me recount my colourful and wierd dreams.
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
At Play
Your sweet face
holds my eyes
captive to your soul
Can't stop peering
into your soft eyes
Your olive skin
caresses my fingertips
Soaking in your warmth
I live a million lives
Basking in your love
Your dark moist eyes
enchant my thoughts
They intrigue me
Every waking moment
With their beauty
Your lips smooth as rose
Softer than silk
Tease my dancing fingers
Waltzing, Whirling
Spellbound in this joy
Songs of devotion frolic
the wintry air
Snow melts on the window sill
Romance lights ecstasy
as in a fairy tale
holds my eyes
captive to your soul
Can't stop peering
into your soft eyes
Your olive skin
caresses my fingertips
Soaking in your warmth
I live a million lives
Basking in your love
Your dark moist eyes
enchant my thoughts
They intrigue me
Every waking moment
With their beauty
Your lips smooth as rose
Softer than silk
Tease my dancing fingers
Waltzing, Whirling
Spellbound in this joy
Songs of devotion frolic
the wintry air
Snow melts on the window sill
Romance lights ecstasy
as in a fairy tale
Rain
A white veil drifts
Over the bright noon sun
Cloaking radiance
In a misty haze
Grey clouds envelop
the snow clothed hills
Chorus of darting birds
Surge the firmament
A gust of wind
Shivers the leaves
Flowers rain petals
On a quiet cue
Time pauses
Blades of grass whir
Chilly air rustles
On the uproar of thunder
Drop after drop
Marking season
Pearls trickle down
on the abiding earth
The rhythmic drip
Stirs the music of my soul
Bursting into tunes
Of nameless feelings
My lonely heart sets asail
Colourful paperboats
Laden with dreams to
Where the tides of rapture flow
Rain moves me like, every other beautiful aspect of nature and i try to pen down the words that come to mind.
Over the bright noon sun
Cloaking radiance
In a misty haze
Grey clouds envelop
the snow clothed hills
Chorus of darting birds
Surge the firmament
A gust of wind
Shivers the leaves
Flowers rain petals
On a quiet cue
Time pauses
Blades of grass whir
Chilly air rustles
On the uproar of thunder
Drop after drop
Marking season
Pearls trickle down
on the abiding earth
The rhythmic drip
Stirs the music of my soul
Bursting into tunes
Of nameless feelings
My lonely heart sets asail
Colourful paperboats
Laden with dreams to
Where the tides of rapture flow
Rain moves me like, every other beautiful aspect of nature and i try to pen down the words that come to mind.
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Annoyance
How does it feel to hear the phone screaming, waking you up rudely in the middle of the night or very early in the morning say at 1 am or 2 am or 3 am or 4 am or 5 am? Ask me all about it. Icing on the cake - the caller expects you to call back after exactly three rings and the most beautiful cherry topping is that most times, there is no message left and the caller's number does not show up, because its a calling card.
I guess its one of the worst things to happen in my little world unless of course the issue was highly urgent and important. Why? Because i love to sleep after a long day and as it is, i consider phone an intrusion when people forget the very purpose it was created for... not for nuisance but for timely communication.
With technology comes a responsibility, as with everything else. I hope and sincerely pray the frivolous have the ability to understand this. Guess this is one price to pay when those in different points on the globe forget all about time zones and expect you to be awake and happening on their whims and fancy.
This morning began with a headache and a lot of heartache over loss of sleep and i still tell myself over a late-noon excrutiating headache - grow up my little self!
All things end well ... my policy like Colin Powell's is "Get angry, then get over it!"
I guess its one of the worst things to happen in my little world unless of course the issue was highly urgent and important. Why? Because i love to sleep after a long day and as it is, i consider phone an intrusion when people forget the very purpose it was created for... not for nuisance but for timely communication.
With technology comes a responsibility, as with everything else. I hope and sincerely pray the frivolous have the ability to understand this. Guess this is one price to pay when those in different points on the globe forget all about time zones and expect you to be awake and happening on their whims and fancy.
This morning began with a headache and a lot of heartache over loss of sleep and i still tell myself over a late-noon excrutiating headache - grow up my little self!
All things end well ... my policy like Colin Powell's is "Get angry, then get over it!"
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Grateful
William Blake once said - "No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings".
In life, whichever age or stage we are in, one thing to always have is dreams and the key to success is making your dreams come true. The personal satisfaction of a job / task at hand well done is very rewarding. There is joy in feeling that one is realizing one's ideal. Today is one such landmark day, though its miniscule in the larger picture of life. Thanks to my best friend who made this happen for me. All your patience, support, guidance and most of all your presence is much cherished.
In life, whichever age or stage we are in, one thing to always have is dreams and the key to success is making your dreams come true. The personal satisfaction of a job / task at hand well done is very rewarding. There is joy in feeling that one is realizing one's ideal. Today is one such landmark day, though its miniscule in the larger picture of life. Thanks to my best friend who made this happen for me. All your patience, support, guidance and most of all your presence is much cherished.
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Fog
Today has been the foggiest day so far... i was so happy this morning when i drew the curtains to peep outside and what a view!!! A milky white curtain hung low all over... making everything beautiful, dewy and dreamy instantly.
Too bad, i did not have the time to go for a leisurely walk!!! Whenever the clouds reach to kiss earth, i like to think nature is onto something special ...Point Reyes, California is supposed to be one of the foggiest land areas in the world with over 200 foggy days a year.
Encouraging words from a loved one when one is beaten and down is like the beautiful fog that comes down to offer solace, to renew and refresh our confidence.
Too bad, i did not have the time to go for a leisurely walk!!! Whenever the clouds reach to kiss earth, i like to think nature is onto something special ...Point Reyes, California is supposed to be one of the foggiest land areas in the world with over 200 foggy days a year.
Encouraging words from a loved one when one is beaten and down is like the beautiful fog that comes down to offer solace, to renew and refresh our confidence.
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