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The Grand Return | Spring | Fiction

The Grand Return | Spring | Fiction

  The Grand Return    Spring is upon us. Literally and figuratively. The daffodils nod their fragrant heads in unison. The  gossamer winged butterflies flutter around in the redolent breeze. Mere mortals traipse around; happiness kissing their feet. The robin whistles a melodious, staccato song.

Bee Positive | Bee the Change : Wednesday Wisdom

Bee Positive | Bee the Change : Wednesday Wisdom

  “He is not worthy of the honey-comb, that shuns the hives because the bees have stings.” -William Shakespeare

Slow – Niksen: MondayBlogs | MondayMusings | HopeWriterLife

Slow – Niksen: MondayBlogs | MondayMusings | HopeWriterLife

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”  Lao Tzu     Go slow to go fast. Slow and steady wins the race.   We’ve heard these adages time and again. Yet, when we live in a fast-paced, modern society, where everyone is bustling away to accomplish their tasks and pin their goals; these thoughts are put away in the back burner.  Having said that, Do you remember the beach holiday where you sat doing nothing, just watching the waves…

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Balanced Flow: #WordOfTheYear | #WOTY2022

Balanced Flow: #WordOfTheYear | #WOTY2022

  “Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river.” – Lao Tzu   Balance (noun) – “Stability found at the centre of acceptance.”

I am This. I am: #Poem #Poetry

I am This. I am: #Poem #Poetry

Hello my dear Amigos in blogsphere! Sorry I have been awol. I just have been taking time to be. I had no choice but to return today, as my blogiversary is around the corner. Yes, we turn 5 on 6th December. But, having said that; yes, I have missed not being in my cosy den too! Watch out for this space for a quiet celebratory post this time, just by me. 

Chop Goes the Weasel – Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

Chop Goes the Weasel – Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

“When a woman decides to cut off all her hair, she discovers something underneath that is liberating. It can be therapeutic because you let go of the idea that you need these superficial extras to feel beautiful.” – Emon Fowler    It wasn’t a passing whim or a fleeting fancy I caught on to, when I chose to shave off my head on 11 October, this month. 

Ichi-go Ichi-e | One Time, One Meeting | Mujud Roz: #WordlessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom

Ichi-go Ichi-e | One Time, One Meeting | Mujud Roz: #WordlessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom

“Ichi-go ichi-e” (in Japanese) translates to treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a moment. The term has been translated as “for this time only”, and “once in a lifetime”. “Mujud Roz” is a Kashmiri blessing and benediction that translates to (always) be in the present. It’s a reminder that life manifests in the here and now and to relish the present moment, as it passes in the blink of an eye.   

Winsome Weekend | Birthday Month | Passion Flowers: #WordlessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom

Winsome Weekend | Birthday Month | Passion Flowers: #WordlessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom

“The rhythm of the weekend, with its birth, its planned gaieties, and its announced end, followed the rhythm of life and was a substitute for it.” —  F. Scott Fitzgerald  

Being Vegan: #WordlessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom

Being Vegan: #WordlessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom

May I do unto others, as they may do unto me. “Veganism is not a sacrifice. It is a joy.” -Gary L. Francione

Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head: #WordlessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom

Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head: #WordlessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom

“Raindrops keep falling on my head But that doesn’t mean my eyes will soon be turning red Crying’s not for me ‘Cause I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining Because I’m free Nothing’s worrying me It won’t be long till happiness steps up to greet me” – B.J. Thomas (7 August, 1942 – 29 May, 2021)