Friday, November 20, 2015

Que Sera Sera


Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could get a peek at our lives in future? I think it would give my fickle heart a few more beats to know that I made it.
Thats what I want to do. I want to make a mark - in the world. But what if I don't? What if I die in oblivion just as I've lived in oblivion without making any real difference in the world or even in my own world?
Then what?
Would it really help to know that I don't get around to doing it even in the future? Would I persevere and try to change my present to challenge my future or would I simply give up? I guess the path I go down will actually define the kind of person I am. So many great men like Peter Parker aka Spiderman, Po the Panda have strived to show us - we are what we choose to be.
What would you choose to be?

If I were asked - I would choose to not to be afraid of the future. I would choose to have a heart as big as the ocean... taking in the streams, rivers and seas and still be capable of acceptance and calm. I would choose to work hard and harder, and to overcome hurdles and obstacles with single minded focus. I would choose to be kind and brave. I would choose to be aware and acute.

If I am all of that today, I don't have to worry about tomorrow !

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

What's in a name?



“What's in a name? that which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.” 
- Shakespere.

My thought - Apparently that rose is not of an 'Indian' variety. If it were, there would be a LOT in the name !

It has been common in traditional indian families to adopt a name which in itself would tell you the primary name, head of the household's name, family name, caste, and village. With so much information packed in just a name, one can easily say that 'simply a name' is a BIG DEAL in India.

Its like you can't ever get lost in the famed Kumbh mela or anywhere else. Someone- just by hearing your name can deposit you to your exact address. It's very logical and I appreciate our elders and ancestors for coming up with the system.

If you are a woman, the lifecycle of your name is even more complicated. You have one long name in your childhood and early youth, and then when you've started to get the hang of it, you have to swap it with the new name that your husband gives you along with his name, his family name, his village and caste name.

But with changing times, the requirements of this information packed in the name is diminishing. We have other information systems available. On hearing a name, and if I am really interested in a person, I would rather google him or check him up on facebook judging on the quality of common friends we both have. If I have professional interests in the person we always have LinkedIn. I don't honestly care what his name is and what all his middle names are. 

In the fickle lives that we lead where neighbours are strangers and yet we seek to make a name and get a reputation and touch lives with our good deeds, how does it feel to give up the name itself? When the name has lost all meaning except who we really are. How does it feel to adopt a new one suddenly?

Yet in India, there is a larger population that believes that a woman should change her name on paper once married. I was surprised to hear that women's right to keep her maiden name while filing for petitions as a couple has been made legal in the State of Maharashtra by the Bombay High Court only in September 2011.

Why would I want to change my name when I already have a perfectly good name I'm completely happy with? Thats a big part of who I am and I don't want to change that. This is a simple statement. 

Yet, if said out loud, some nincompoops go ahead and say stuff like "Then, why did you get married". It is as if that is the singular purpose of this amazing bond two people share. And don't get me wrong. I've heard very well educated, well-mannered men saying that to me when I put my point forth.

These days I'm seeing more and more contemporaries of mine (modern day married Indian working women) having reservations about changing names on paper. I can understand why. When pressed by families, they don't have anything better than the passive aggressive approach, combined with the factor that they are already too crazy busy with the harrowing routine that families living in metros have these days. Who needs the extra paperwork! But it goes deeper than that. No One who loves themselves would want to give up such a big part of their identity.

I have to say that I disagree with Shakespere's Juliet-  From what I have discovered, a name is never just a name. 

In this age and time, there can be only one reason to do such a thing as changing one's name, which otherwise seems so illogical now. The reason is the same as the reason we give for doing hundreds of other illogical things -Love!

Its a wonderful thing to do, as an expression of love and trust and respect. And sitting behind the rose-colored glasses, even the paperwork doesn't seem all that dull.

I recently, changed my name on the passport; hence the article. But even as I did that, it was as per my choice and because I'm totally head over heels in love; I feel pretty happy and content even as I say my own name :). If your own name brings you happiness, then why the hell not !

p.s.: Dear hubby- Happy Valentines day !! :*


Friday, September 19, 2014

Hi, I'm a parent.


BEING A PARENT is just like going ice swimming for the first time.
You've seen people do it. You know you want it. You're ready for this. You've seen many people survive it. And then you jump in the water. Shock response occurs causing an uncontrollable gasp for air. Followed by hyperventilation and more rapid breathing. This may lead to ingestion of water causing possible drowning. Yup. Then you have to re-incarnate and become someone else you don't even recognise - A better person. True Story.

From my experience such are the qualities that take you away from the person you were. Embracing them is the only path to salvation.

Dab a little HUMILITY - Parents are humble people. They cannot be snobs or afford to be haughty or judgemental. The little tyrants bring it right onto them. A major lesson on humility. It can happen any time :). Uncle Murphy loves that. Anyone who has had an episode of a crying opera in the train or in the shopping mall will back me up on this. We don't judge. We don't tell tall tales of how 'mine has never done that'. That's because we don't know when they will arrange a mutiny against us. Usually that's done in public place, specially where people prefer silence. Like an embassy or an airport or any other place where we will feel the red dots of a million laser stares all over us.

Key to PATIENCE - Parents are patient people. We hold our horses and listen up. We wait and we wait for nature to take its due course. How can we be rushing? We wait 40 weeks to see the tiny little angel that will be the centre of our universe forever. We wait and cross our fingers and pray for our baby to latch on. If it doesn't happen, we cannot do much except the same thing. wait and try and wait and try. We, then patiently introduce the bottle, which is more than often vehemently rejected. Then we wait and try and wait and try. Then we introduce solids. You know why bibs were made. By the time, the baby is a year old, patience is in our DNA. If our child wants to take a gazillion hours to know what is 2+2, we give a gazillion hours to let him wrap his head around the fact. That's who we are now.

UPPING The Sense of Humor - I wouldn't necessarily be a happy person if I had a poop smeared face. But sometimes, even that can be a funny, stress relieving moment in the lives of new parents. We cannot be sullen and dull with children. They may not know where their toes are, but they certainly know when we are sad and anxious. Which is why it is of utmost importance for a healthy mother-child relationship for the mother to be relaxed and happy. They even prescribe meds for that if everything gets too overwhelming! We realise in the course of being a parent, that whatever is happening, it could be a lot worse in a lot less time because they are so so tiny, helpless and totally dependent on us. That's why- we the parents live in the moment, enjoy what we can, and see cuteness where the untrained eye may not!

BUCKLE UP and smell the ROSES - Ha! We don't even think of it that way! You gotta do what you gotta do. We wake up a million times in the night. We feed in public (I NEVER thought I'll be able to pull this one off). We sing in a horrifically high voice. We look silly and do silly imitations. We get smeared in poop. We lose our jobs. We lose our friends. We lose our ability to get a joke. We lose all our priorities. We never even think of it that way. Life is fun. We start appreciating the small little things much more. It's like God gave us a magnifying glass in our mental eye. We get awfully excited at the prospect of stepping out for grocery shopping. We look shamelessly proud when our son/daughter speaks her first word - "da-da". We become a show-off. We become "one-of-those" who cant shut up about their baby. We feel incredibly beautiful just by dabbing some lip gloss. We feel like on top of the world after 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

The trick is acceptance. Once you accept that you've had a baby and your life is going to swish in the direction of the wind of your child's mood swings. Once you accept that , everything follows easy. The moment of acceptance - that's the moment of magic. Its like the final moment before the rabbit comes out of the hat. You accomplish that- You're out of the water. You survived, everyone claps. You see some poor newbies going for a swim in the ice, you paste a grin and give them a BIG Thumbs Up sign!

Friday, October 25, 2013

One... Two..... Q4.

2013 has been more than happening. So much that almost everyday Ive had more than what I can chew to go through.

But the Blog looks like it needs to be brought to speed.

Let me see if I can do justice to what has been a truly exciting year by writing down the most memorable of moments in these last few months that it still has in its pocket.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Google it !!

If only there was a Google search for every question in my head.
Like- Who stole my phone and how can I kick his/her ass black n blue? Where did I keep my keys!.. or When will I become rich!? Which is the perfect car for me? How should I plan my savings? What is the perfect haircut for me that'll make me look like a movie star all the time ? :) .. and so on..Except that in the google of my imagination I'll always be lucky and will get only ONE extraordinarily precise and correct answer that will answer other most obvious branching quesitons too!

It feels so awesome to be answered, doesnt it?When we ask, we have a question, we are in need.. but when just the correct answer, correct justification comes, its such a satisfying feeling !
When our call is answered, our prayers are answered, and curiousity is quenched, it does indeed feel good - most of the time, anyway :)
Its an mmmm feeling... The way we go mmmmmmm... while savoring exactly what was needed.
I like that feeling ! :)
But since, I have sooooooo many questions at any moment of time in my head and the search engine of my wonderland is currently still in my imagination, doesnt it help to just concentrate on the important most pressing questions first?
I guess seeking the answer or deciding the shelf life of a question before it expires, is all the game we call 'life'. Without all this to think about and to work for, what will be the inspiration to make people get going?
Hmm. The brain bulb just went "ting !!" next to my head :)

Well, in the present, as I of now, I think its best to celebrate having all these uncertainities around, and the next day on - Lets get Cracking !!
Thats what the New Years are for !! :)




Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Afternoon delight !

I had too much of extra time and energy to sit at home and get bored one weekend, so I decided to make use of the fact that I live in one of the most vibrant cities of the world !

I called up my friend who lives right across the street and we decided to go exploring.

We headed down south to the town, a short train ride away from the suburbs where we live, to get the taste of the 'town'. The first expedition- we decided has to be about shopping and fashion! To indulge in a little gal pleasure of discovering fun accessories, hand crafted interior designs and who knows what all stuff  the streets have to offer ! Yes - my ladies and gentlemen, we were street shopping . How exciting !!

Hence we made the Colaba Causeway our foremost and primary destination.
We exited out of the VT station and took a cab to Colaba Causeway. If it'd not been SO hot we'd have loved walking to it. So, in case whenever you go, walk in the area in daylight... splendid it is. Surrounded by ancient , uniform 3 story-ed  buildings, which have seen so much of time and people, wide roads in neat right angles, and patches of clean blue sky above, its a treat to the eyes of anyone who's actually seeing all of this.Some places have just so much history in them. 

I can understand why many people miss out on the history and the sky and all other things .. that's because they are blinded by all the cool stuff that street vendors were selling! When we saw that, our faces were that like the pirates as if we'd discovered the Gold of Aztec! ...or like we'd time traveled into the Arabian Nights! Such amazing creative earrings, bangles, kurtas, bags, durries. So many colours and so many different designs. It was liberating to see all of that. We were simply not prepared for that. 
Street shopping is supposed to be fun.. but not this cool!

My guidelines for people venturing on Colaba causeway/Bandra Hill road are: 

1. Keep a budget in mind. You're never going to keep it, but its good to have some lines drawn when entering so much temptation.

2. Keep at least a vague view of what you want to buy. It shouldn't be that you went to buy a clutch and came back with bag full of mugs, bedsheets, kurtas, big tote having totally forgotten about the innocent red clutch. These are tricky places for the mind.

3. ALWAYS and always bargain. Firmly but discreetly. If a shopkeeper senses that your bargain may be affecting other customers too, there goes your price! 

What I bought - 
A table runner, a small lipstick holder that'll actually hold my earphones, a beautiful turquoise kurta, a yellow oxidized metal belt for my dresses or even saris and a bright pink T-shirt with an agenda to make crows more popular (as if!). 

Having satiated our hunger of culture and accessories, we stepped into the legendary "Leopold Cafe" to have their legendary cheesecake and sandwiches. Absolutely...yummy. That place deserves a standing ovation. Truly does. Any maybe that's why its so popular, specially after having gone through so much!
We can still see some of the bullet marks on the walls from the terrorist attacks in 2008.

After feeling pleasantly full, half sleepy, done with our day of a little newness, tired as little kids back from the fete, we took a train back home to home and our regular lives. 

Next expedition will be to create a picture scrapbook with history from all over the city!

We also found a delightful french place, will post details of that in the next post.

Until then -

Life is either a great adventure or nothing -Hellen Keller


Thursday, October 11, 2012

A hole in my heart

Theres a dog shaped vacuum in my heart which refuses to fill..

When I got Pasha, it was the biggest change in my life until then. It was so huge, the change, that I wanted to write about the experience which I can boast of and share with the world! Not a single word came on paper. That little bastard used to take all of my time and mindspace with his flurry of activities, extreme cuteness and BIG round brown eyes. SO many experiences, I thought I'll atleast one everyday like in the movie Marley and Me. In all these years, I wrote nothing until only one article - a few months back- which was mostly inspired from random places.
I would want to write about how he looks at me sometimes with the wisdom that will challenge my ancestors, sometimes with so much heartmelting trust that its impossible to do anything but cuddle, sometimes with mischief worthy of devilish kids.. And so my time and his time went hand in hand until now - when he's not around.

Now I have all the time...Time to write, to go to that dance class, to work in office forever, to watch late night movies, to roam around without thinking of home. Except that I dont want to do any of that any more. .. I just want to go home to my dog whom I gave up because I didnt think I was doing him justice of a good life. Because he'd stay alone at home for countless hours, no one to play with, and us being around only for the weekend and that too not full. Because I 'think' that we 'might' leave the country in near future and Pasha wouldnt have a good home 'then' because we'd have to keep him in hurry with my relatives or aquaintances who dont know much about dog care..

Here are the reasons why the new home is better than mine:
1. Franz is more obsessed by dogs and equally loving as I am. (which is almost impossible to find)
2. Pasha doesnt have to stay long hours alone like he did when we'd go out working. He loves company and hes getting loads there.
3. He gets company of other dogs there and also a wife :)
4. Hes really happy in the new home, as he eats well and plays too..

So when I think about him I know Ive done the right thing but for me it feels like Ive just lost MY baby and best friend bundled in one.. Or an emotion close to that.Does knowing that its for the better of loved ones make the hurt go away ? I hope so. Im trying.

The only thing is I dont regret anything about him..I dont regret because as long as he was with me, I gave him all the love, attention and care I could and more.  And even now, I know inspite of all the pain - that I did him good.

You're always going to outlive your pet, thats a decided fact. Trust me that this no-regrets feeling is the only saviour !! and this can come only from within.
Love your pet, take care of it and be with him/her as long as they are with you.. Because one day they wont be around and you might feel guilty along with being sad and alone thinking you didnt return enough of the undying unconditional love they showered you with. I can still go play with him.. Others might not be so lucky..
So please !! Act responsible and of course.. there's no ration on love !


P.s. Post your queries to me in case you have any concerns with your pets travelling/lodging and boarding/vets/training etc and Ill help you with the contacts I have.. If you feel you're not able to cope up with your pet, please contact me. I'll be happy to help!

Epilogue:

Pasha's new home :) .. (the black and white, shamelessly happy dog is Pasha :p )

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Rewind to Seinfeld - The Mother of all Comedies




Sometimes the road less travelled is less travelled for a reason. - Jerry



Ya know, its not fair people are seated first-come-first-served. It should be based on who's hungriest. - Elaine


He purposely mispronounced my name. Instead of saying "Costanza", he'd say "Can't-stand-ya, can't stand ya!" He made me smell my own gym socks once. - George


I must have been out of my mind. Look at you. Why don't you do something with your life? Sit around here all day, you contribute nothing to society. You're just taking up space. How could I be with someone like you? Couldn't respect myself  - Kramer

The fantastic four :D !!








Friday, August 3, 2012

A U B is not marriage.

Marriage is not a union of two souls, its an intersection of two souls (Ref: Venn Digram). ONLY the common habits, common hobbies, common interests survive, rest everything stays out of the box. Even if not initially, but eventually it is pushed OUT of the box.
So which is why it is not shallow at all to seriously reconsider a marriage proposal if your passions are not common and are non negotiable, because if at all they dont match in the marriage, the life expectancy of your interests will shorten abruptly.
I know, about ' But wont you get a brand new person who loves you and cares for you in wake of giving up ONE lousy hobby!!?!'. Well you do- but thats it. And the moment u're out of your honeymoon mode, you'll need ur hobbies back !!

P.s. Dedicated to all my peeple looking for love and marriage!! :)

Monday, July 2, 2012

What does it take to be great?

What is the age limit to be great? I know there is none.
What does it take to be truly great?
And more importantly - how can you achieve greatness when you live a mediocre life, earning mediocre salary and have mediocre interests that are limited in comforts of some mediocre mall.
Does greatness also - like absolutely all other things in the world come from within? Because its actually very frustrating to know that ALL things in the world actually (peace, happiness, beauty, wealth, health) come from within and still are most times out of reach. Because, honestly - I want to be great !!.. I want to reach the top of my bell curve and want the top of that to be ABOVE that of everyone else. Is that too much to ask from self?
Many say that greatness can be achieved by thinking out of the box.. others say that greatness can be achieved in every action and to execute everything to perfection... many others are of the opinion that you are born with greatness in your destiny and nothing you can do will diminish or increase how great you are.
This is bullshit. Specially the last one.
I think - everyone is great in some way or the other. Its just how we see it as greatness. So - greatness doesn't come from within, but the certificate sure does.



Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Fallen Angels

Another lifesaver from Aerosmith :)

There's a candle burning in the world tonight

For another child who vanished out of sight
And a heart is broken, another prayer in vain
There's a million tears that fill a sea of pain

Sometimes I stare out my window
My thoughts all drift into space
Sometimes I wonder if there¹s a better place
(Tell me) Where do fallen angels go
I just don't know
Where do fallen angels go

They keep falling

Now the times is frightening
Can't ignore the facts
There's so many people
Just slippin' through the cracks
So many ashes are scattered
So many rivers run dry
Sometimes your Heaven is Hell and you don't know why

(So listen) Where do fallen angels go
I just don't know
Where do fallen angels go
They keep falling, falling, falling...

Can you hear me
Somewhere out there there's a shining light
And I got to be with you tonight
And with all we're nowhere

We still pay the price
Yeah the Devil seems to get his way
In downtown paradise
Where do fallen angels go
I just don't know

Where do fallen angels go
They keep falling, falling, falling...

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Mylyfe

The right to choose... Life... And freedom to exercise the right. Thats what makes my heart beat.. Thats where I feel glad to be alive.
Its not just blood that runs in my veins.. Its the urgency... The urge.. To live some more... Do something better than just non descript invisible existence. To make birds fly... and stars shine... For me.

The stubborness that I share with a single leaf of grass bent on growing on a concrete floor. To live in the now. Not like the grasshopper of an old story, but a true follower of now.
To claim... And reclaim my life ...

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Livin the dream...

Its a dream to live the life of your dreams....but many a times I forget that this life itself is a dream...
The concept of matrix was a hit not for no reason. The only difference is that here ...in this life, I just get alarmed into realising the truth by some preset wake up calls. Alarms that are designed to stop myself from kidding myself that this is all true..and is actually happening.
Nothing is true...nothing except the fact that this life, as i know it, and whatever it has for me, can go away at any moment. Depressing as it may sound, it is equally true.
The more I believe the myth, the deeper I am in the dream, the more alarmed I get when the alarm rings..
Shakespere said a lot of silly things, but the one where we're all actors and world's a stage was GENIUS. Okay maybe he didnt say anything silly! But the actor who actually starts to believe tht plot is the best actor and foolest of them all too..
True happiness and peace, something that I've been looking for since so long, can be attained only when I make best of this life while realising that this is all a myth.
Just like a movie can best be enjoyed when I realise that even though it might be based on a real incident...right now...its just a movie..

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Its my time ! :)

Time is a funny thing, time is also the best healer, time rules everything, time is one's greatest friend and worst enemy, its also the fourth dimension...but most importantly time is what we make of it.
As another year closes its performance today, and a new calender year preps it's tunes for us, we have to realize that the difference between time's music and noise really lies in our own heads.
Even though every second that passes will never come back, this, faux birthday reminds us the importance of each passing second...that is.. how precious it is to live in the present!
This is the time to make resolutions and keep them this time :) ... this is also an opening for a new hope. There's a quote from a movie, (I don't remember the name of which) saying, "Do not let the past dictate you, but let it be a part of who you will become". Every one makes mistakes, and what is life without mistakes!.. but there comes a time, when you have to be the grown up and take responsibility for those, learn from them and move on ...with time.. and life..and hope for God's sake we don't make another one ! :)
Anyway.. Hoping that with a new rise in the wave, a lot of last year's rubbish will wash off, and the beach of our life will shimmer with only new shiny shells, and white white sand...
Happy New Year 2012 !! ..and God Bless!


Sunday, December 25, 2011

Learning the Art of Living - II

Day III


If you want to remove the complaints from your life, its is very important to understand the Power-Responsibility cycle. The only people who complain about things are the ones who are not responsible for them.The person responsible will complain much less or not complain at all. If you dont want to complain about your life, or work, increase your feeling of belonging. Do more. As you will take more responsibility of your own life, you will reduce complains around it, and increase the power that you hold on it. Not only life...anywhere, wherever if you are more responsible, you automatically attain more power, whether at work, or at home, or even among your friends..
Think about what you can contribute to every moment!
Lessen the usage of 'try ' from your sentences. The more you commit, the more you'll perform, and success will be ensured.

DAY IV

ध्यानं मूलं गुरुमूर्त्य
पूजा मूलं गुरुपदम
मंत्र मूलं गुरुवाक्यम
मोक्ष मूलं गुरुकृपा
Meaning: Where God is your Guru, try to meditate and eventually become like your Guru. Walk on the path what your Guru has showed. Bring the meaning of your guru's words into your life as your mantra. And when you do all of that, your Guru's blessings are your nirvana.
Practice non violence..not only in action, but also in your speech, as sometimes, violent words can do more damage to a person than knife.
Of all the emotional or mental troubles that we go through, most are caused by our ego getting disturbed.Do not even let your good actions get to your ego, because then you're losing the point of the good action itself.
Man is a bundle of thoughts, wishes, dreams, fears and concerns. These are the things that make our mind so cluttered. Inculcating and increasing our tolerance, patience, encouraging good and courage makes our life simpler, which is a less stressful, easier way of living.


DAY V


एक पानी की बूँद, जब समुद्र में गिरती है, तो वो अपना अस्तित्व खोकर समुद्र ही बन जाती है .
वाही पानी की बूँद अगर कीचड में गिरती है, तो वो अपना अस्तित्व खोकर खीचड़ बन जाती है.
It is very important in life to decide, whom are you going to be with, and with whom are you going to be one with, to choose your Guru, your God.

Learnt how to perform Sudarshan Kriya at home.
Performed Disha Pranayam.

DAY VI

ध्यान, श्वास, और भावना को जोड़कर अगर हम कोई आसन करें तो वही योग कहलाता है.

Asanas to perform daily:
Titli aasan
Makar Asan
Bhujang aasan

Another food for thought:
We pray in our temples, believing the stone statues to have life, power, and asking for their blessings. Why don't we treat our own body, which is actually alive, with more respect! True God resides within us.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Learning the Art of Living - I



Day 1:
Art of breathing: To breathe in the stomach, so that diaphragm gives enough space for the lungs to expand. Usually we use only 30% of our lungs' capacity, of which brain is the organ that needs circulated oxygen most.
Practiced: Ujjayyi Pranayam, Bhastrika Pranayam

Art of listening: To listen with your heart and your head. To be analytic yet emotional. 

Day 2: 
Where does the mind go? At any time mind is only in two things..in past memories, or in future planning and hypothesis...glorifying all good things and making the bad things worse. Our mind is super active, and that's how it should be, but should be in control. Our control. That is enlightenment.
The key of doing that is to be present in the present.

* Present is inevitable. Accept it.
(Vartman atal hai. Ise sweekar karo)


You want happiness.. but are you prepared for sadness?
* Opposite values are complementary to each other.
(Vipreet Paristhitiya Ek doosre ki poorak hoti hai.)


Introduction to a life changing activity: SoHam breathing exercise. A divine path to knowing self through meditation.

Day 3:
What is responsibility? and who takes responsibility? Responsibility is not given. It is taken, and whoever takes most responsibility is the most empowered person.

If you don't want to complain about life- take more responsibility towards it. Treat it more preciously. Increase your feeling of belonging towards yourself, your family, your present. This will ensure power and peace. As you will become more responsible, your complains will decrease.
The commitment of giving 100% to every waking moment is the art of living.
Expectations reduce joy and surprises induce joy!

Reached a new level of consciousness by SoHam.


Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Musings


The illusion of control and the control that illusion has over us sometimes does a good deal of pushing us in a position where we think we can plan out our lives.

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Inspiration comes from within. The external things that seem to inspire us are just the water that helps the seed of inspiration within our souls to germinate.

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When I was a kid, moral science text books told me that God is everywhere. I did not like it then.. from where I was, I wanted God to be more tangible entity.. like God!.. but today, when I saw 7 superbly delicate white and dark green huge butterflies moving about in perfect synchronization, I sensed God. Right there. I was right. He is tangible and He is everywhere.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

From Karla...with Love.


"Most loves are like that ... You heart starts to feel like an overcrowded lifeboat. You throw your pride out to keep it afloat, and your self-respect and independence. After a while, you start throwing people out - your friends, everyone you used to know. And it's still not enough. The lifeboat is still sinking, and you know it's going to take you down with it. I've seen that happen to a lot of girls here. That's why I'm sick of love." ..

... Shantaram

Monday, November 21, 2011

Pasha!!


He chews all the stuff I own...including my phone!! has done it...many times. He pees in my plants.. pads around with his muddy paws all over the white tiles before allowing me to wash them..
But he's who I allow even in solitude. He's truly my best friend :)
He's my pet dog, Pasha! and here's what his life around me is teaching me everyday..

Unlike us, Pasha does everything from the bottom of his heart! Whether he wags the tail or barks.Have you ever seen a dog that suffers from inferiority complex or ego problems? Have you ever seen a dog that pretends to be someone he is not? I haven't !
Here is a brief summary of “Pasha Pilanti” life lessons:
- Give and accept affection, freely and often;
- Always be curious about the world around you, especially when new people come into it;
- Take naps; Lots of them!
- Forgive friends who don't have time to play;
- Go out of your way if they do;
- Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joy-ride;
- Get the most out of the experience of fresh air and wind in your face;
- When family members come home, always run to greet them;
- Protect your territory;
- Run, romp, and play daily;
- Be loyal;
- Never pretend to be something you're not;
- If you want what is buried, dig until you find it;
- When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close and nuzzle them gently;
- Don't bite when a simple growl will do;
- On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree;
- When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body;
- No matter how often you're scolded, don't feel guilty and pout. Run right back and make friends;
- Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

To quote someone special, "Men as well as animals do whatever makes them happy, differences lie in what makes them happy" :)

References for pet lovers:
http://mysmelly.com/
http://www.quikr.com/pets-adoption-all/pets-adoption/z0?sx=true
http://www.petvacations.in/
Or you can post any query to me on comments and I'll do my best to help out ! :)

Be yourself - Graham Nash

How does it feel , when life doesn't seem real
And you're floating about on your own
Your life seems uncertain
So you draw the curtain
Pretending there's nobody home
Don't theorize
Look in your eyes, they can't tell lies
though you may disguise what you see
The mirror is free
We once had a savior, But by our behavior
The one that was worth it is gone
Song birds are talking
And runners are walking
A prodigal son's coming home
Don't theorize
Look in his eyes
They won't tell lies
But if he defies what you see
He'll give you a key
Be yourself
We needed a tutor
So built a computer
And programmed ourselves not to see
The truth and the lying
The dead and the dying
A silent majority
Look in their eyes
Are they telling lies
The ones that they learn on T.V.
What a way to be free
Be yourself
Then you can free yourself
Free yourself
See yourself
Then you can see yourself
Come on and see yourself
See yourself