“It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon… I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals, or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain. I want to know if you can sit with pain mine or your own without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.” – Oriah Mountain Dreamer , The Invitation
“I am rooted, but I flow.” – Virginia Woolf Six Months of “Balanced Flow”
“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
“Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” Dale Evans Christmas Vibes Sharing a handful of Christmas vibes from our home, to yours. Hope they make you smile too. 🙂 I’ll be away all of next week. So, I’ll now see you in the New Year. Therefore, do allow me sometime to respond to your comments and posts. I’m requesting all my #WW friends to please…
“Complaining erases good fortune while having a sense of appreciation increases good fortune. Rather than spew grievances, you should transform yourself. Then you will find the way forward!” Daisaku Ikeda, President, Soka Gakkai Buddhism
A village visit and Glimpses of A school: Tulika singh A few years ago while on a visit to my hometown my cousin suggested we go visit his farm/mango orchard a few kms from the city. The children were reluctant for no reason except that it was just easier to sit home in the AC glued to their gadgets rather than go exploring on a hot summer day. If you know the North Indian summer you might even sympathise with…
“Some women have a weakness for shoes. I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books.” – Oprah Winfrey The Generous Book Lover 6:14 A.M. , 10th October, 2018 Backstory: It’s Wednesday yet again, and I have begun to love my Wednesdays more than before. And why not? My #WordlessWednesday post goes live, I get to read some exclusive ones in the linky, and go for my early morning walks with my…
the book: decoding midlife author: aesha Shah Genre: inspirational About “Decoding Midlife”: According to the author, ‘Decoding Midlife’ is about approaching midlife with positivity and vigour and not consider it to be a crisis phase of life. For the author, writing this book was an enriching and moving experience, as she explored facets of her own unknown personality. About the Author: Aesha Shah is a teacher, a writer, an avid reader with a lifelong love for books. Her…
The book: Life’s Magic author: tomichan matheikal genre: inspirational About the Author: Tomichan Matheikal is an avid reader and compulsive blogger at matheikal.blogspot.in. He has published three books: ‘English Poetry – From John Donne to Ted Hughes’, ‘Yearnings’ and ‘The Nomad Learns Morality’. He is currently working on ‘Autumn Shadows’ and ‘Black Hole’. About “Life’s Magic”: Tomichan Matheikal’s fourth book, “Life’s Magic” has twenty-six chapters/mantras to a magical life. According to the author, “Life can be magical if we are ready…
THE Book: Ria’s Diary AUTHOR: MEGHANA PAWAR Genre: Autbiography This is my first ever book review on my blog, as I believe I am not really qualified to do one. After all every reader has their very own myriad way of looking and absorbing a book. What may catch my fancy may be dismissed off as plain average by another. Yet with the #BlogChatterEBookCarnival fever, I had no other choice but to do the needful. I’m guessing this is Meghana’s debut novel, so…