One more time in Friday Gurgaon:)

Black coffee in my black mug makes my day:)....

Last day of November, and I blog my last post for this month. If you have read my previous post -

http://doyouthinkyouareliving.blogspot.in/2012/11/quotes-about-lifelive-it.html

there was a quote

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

December is the month of celebration on my blog as it is the anniversary month of my blog. I will complete two years of my blogging with my readers. Good, bad, happy, sad and many experiences shared with all of you. Some were days of pain and some were just magical moments shared with all of you.

I got one more write-up shortlisted and you can read my latest article in Friday Gurgaon at the link below:

http://www.fridaygurgaon.com/news/

I have completely devoted myself to work and I am reliving my college days. Studying till late night and getting up early to finish my work on time. It feels good and I feel complete:).

Happy Weekend!

Quotes About Life...Live it!

Being my dad’s darling daughter, I always follow his one teaching – Live Life to the Fullest!

He used to teach us one thing that life is a lesson and will teach each day something new and important. It is not as easy as it seems to you. Accept it and embrace it!

For all arthritis patients who struggle with pain day and night might feel bad at times. Do not think that your life is less than a blessing by GOD. Few quotes on life to tell how lucky we are that God gives us special attention when HE gives us painJ…..

“But better to be hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”
― Khaled Hosseini

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.”
― John Lennon

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― André Gide, Autumn Leaves

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
― Woody Allen

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
― Dr. Seuss, Happy Birthday to You!

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

“Who are you to judge the life I live?
I know I'm not perfect
-and I don't live to be-
but before you start pointing fingers...
make sure you hands are clean!”
― Bob Marley

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
― Albert Einstein

“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
― Mark Twain

Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can.”
― Nicholas Sparks, At First Sight

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

“The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters

“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.
Delicious Ambiguity.”

― Gilda Radner

Happy Gurupurab!

A very Happy Gurupurab to my readers and friends in India. Thanks to Babaji for everything HE created for us:)

Few meaningful quotes to enjoy this day with complete devotion to Babaji:).

Bow in humility at the lotus feet of the Guru. Eliminate sexual desire and anger from your body. Be the dust of all, and see the Lord in each and every heart. In this way, dwell upon the Lord of the Universe. Your body, wealth, and your soul belongs to God. Twenty-four hours a day, sing the glorious praises of God. This is the sole purpose of human life. Renounce your egotistical pride and know that God is with you. By the Grace of the Holy, let your mind be imbued with God's Love. Know the One who created you, and you shall be honored in the Court of God (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 866).

This human body has been given to you. This is your chance to meet God. All other works are of no use. Join the holy congregation and meditate on the Name of God (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 12).

The egotist is Blind; for his Conscience is Awakened not. He is the Killer of himself and so also the Killer of the world. (Majh M. 3)

Be kind to all beings, this is more meritorious than bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage and donating money (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 136).

Renounce sexual desire, anger, falsehood and slander; forsake maya and eliminate egotistical pride. Renounce lust and promiscuity, and give up emotional attachment. Only then shall you obtain the Immaculate Lord amidst the darkness of the world. Renounce selfishness, conceit and arrogant pride, and your love for your children and spouse. Abandon your thirsty hopes and desires, and embrace love for the Lord. O Nanak, the true one shall come to dwell in your mind. Through the True Word of Shabad, you shall be absorbed in the Name of Lord (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 141).

Practice truth, contentment and kindness; this is the most excellent way of life. One who is so blessed by the Formless God renounces selfishness, and becomes the dust of all (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 51).

Life.....Two Very Inspiring Songs:)

:):)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9YGUkKphsg

(Zindagi Pyaar Ka Geet Hai
ise Har Dil Ko Gaana Padega) -2
zindagi Ghum Ka Sagar Bhi Hai
hanske Us Paar Jaana Padega

jis Ka Jitna Ho Aanchal Yahaan Par
us Ko Saugaat Utni Milegi
la La La, La La La, La La La La La La La~
jis Ka Jitna Ho Aanchal Yahaan Par
us Ko Saugaat Utni Milegi
phool Jeevan Mein Gar Na Khile To
kaanton Se Bhi Nibhaana Padega
zindagi Pyaar Ka Geet Hai
ise Har Dil Ko Gaana Padega


hai Agar Door Manzil To Kya
raasta Bhi Hain Mushkil To Kya
la La La, La La La, La La La La La La La~
hai Agar Door Manzil To Kya
raasta Bhi Hain Mushkil To Kya
raat Taaron Bhari Na Mile To
dil Ka Deepak Jalaana Padega
zindagi Pyaar Ka Geet Hai
ise Har Dil Ko Gaana Padega

zindagi Ek Peheli Bhi Hai
sukh Dukh Ki Saheli Bhi Hai
la La La, La La La, La La La La La La La~
zindagi Ek Peheli Bhi Hai
sukh Dukh Ki Saheli Bhi Hai
zindagi Ek Wachan Bhi To Hai
jise Sab Ko Nibhaana Padega
zindagi Pyaar Ka Geet Hai
ise Har Dil Ko Gaana Padega
zindagi Ghum Ka Sagar Bhi Hai
hanske Us Paar Jaana Padega

:):)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDLrurjO7KA

(Zindagi ki yehi reet hai
Haar ke baad hi jeet hai)
Thode aansu hai, thodi hasi
Aaj gham hai to kal hai khushi

Zindagi ki yehi reet hai
Haar ke baaz hi jeet hai
Thode aansu hai, thodi hasi
Aaj gham hai to kal hai khushi

Zindagi ki yehi reet hai
Haar ke baad hi jeet hai
Zindagi raat bhi hai, savera bhi hai zindagi
Zindagi hai safar aur basera bhi hai zindagi

 Ek pal dard ka daanv hai
Dusra sukh bhari chhaaon hai
Har naye pal naya geet hai
Zindagi ki yehi reet hai - 3
Gham ka baadal jo chhaaye to hum muskuraate rahe
Apni aankhon mein aashaaon ke deep jalaate rahe
Aaj bigde to kal phir bane
Aaj roothe to kal phir mane
Waqt bhi jaise ek meet hai

Zindagi ki yehi reet hai - 2
Haar ke baad hi jeet hai
Thode aansu hai, thodi hasi
Aaj gham hai to kal hai khushi

The Word farewell by Francis Duggan

Mumbai attacks and finally, Ajmal Kasab hanged. 26/11, many families lost their loved ones and today, Kasab's family lost him. In the fight of terrorism, there is no winner. We have only losers. Hmmm....Mumbai attacks, (:....

I read a very lovely poem around 'Farewell'. I thought to blog for my family and friends in Delhi:)

I love the simple word hello
It always rings a joyful bell
But one of the saddest words i know
Is the oft times tearful word farewell.

The tearful mother hugs her son
Write to me when you're far away
And i will miss you when you're gone
And for your safe return I'll pray.

The word farewell oft times bring tears
And I've never known it to bring joy
In fact the time you say farewell
Could also mean your last goodbye.

I've used the word 'farewell' before
And I know what it really mean
I said farewell to dearest friends
And for years those friends i have not seen.

The word 'hello' a word i love
It always rings a joyful bell
But one word I don't like to hear
And that is the sad word 'farewell'. 

I wish my people in Delhi, a smile. I give my people in Delhi, a hug:)

My Second Article in Friday Gurgaon!

My second article is also shortlisted and published in today's issue of Friday Gurgaon. It is titled as 'Thank You'.

My readers can grab a hard copy of 'Friday Gurgaon' from their nearest newspaper shops in Gurgaon/Delhi or can read the e-Paper at the link below:

http://issuu.com/fridaygurgaon/docs/friday_gurgaon_nov_23-29__2012?mode=window&pageNumber=1

I am putting this post under the label 'Golden Moments: Writers'. My readers can also view my latest updates on my Google+ - https://plus.google.com/u/0/108980877216677105725/posts

Happy Weekend!

Dolce Vita:)

Let us start a new day of life with few beautiful lines by Mother Teresa.

“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.”

Wishing everyone, Dolce Vita....:)

My Daughter's Scorecard: My Best Medicine:)

I just entered home and I am really tired. But I got an email with my daughter's update around her academics. Her scorecard and it makes me happy to see that she is really doing good. I feel so fresh and relaxed after seeing her scores. It was one thing that as a sponsored mother makes me feel like a biological mother. Though, my daughter will never come and hug me to tell this but an email of her scorecard is like a hug from her end. It is true you grow with your children and you relive your childhood. 

Words are not powerful to express my sentiments but as a mother though sponsored, I feel at the top. Today, when I saw her latest photo with the scorecard, I forgot everything. I forgot what all happened in last few weeks. I forgot how people treated me. For a second, I understood that maybe 99% people did not understand me as a mother but 1% did understand me. I thought of few lines that encourage me to be what I am and live on my terms and conditions. Few inspiring lines by Mother Teresa....

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
― Mother Teresa

These lines justify when I write, I am accountable for my actions, so do good to everyone irrespective of any expectations....

Now I need to sleep....good night, love you all <3

A Day of Gifts:)

I am very happy as today was a 'day of gifts' for me:). My student gave me a very interesting gift and I felt so happy to see it. It is not about the gift but the sentiments or emotions involved. 

I also got a framed sketch of mine:). Initially, when I saw the sketch , I was offended. Today, when I saw the framed sketch with a note, I smiled and got it home. I thought it is better not to ask questions or react as there was a hope in one's note and let me make someone happy:). I thought to enjoy that moment as I felt special in a way:).

A good day with lot of good memories and I share few quotes to compliment this post.

“Always remember to slow down in life; live, breathe, and learn; take a look around you whenever you have time and never forget everything and every person that has the least place within your heart.”

“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.”

Good Night:)

Do Not Stop Dreaming!

I woke up early as I had so much of work to complete. There is no holiday when you work for yourself. But I love my work and hectic schedules. It keeps me away from things that can bother my mind. And every minute passing makes you think, have I used my time effectively?

Anyways, it is Monday and you have to get up and go to office. The worst feeling is after a festive week and celebration, one does not feel to go back to work, right?

But if have dreams and you want to achieve them, then there is no Monday/Sunday/Friday in your life. Start your Monday with some meaningful quotes about ‘Dreams’. As I always write, ‘’Do Not Stop Dreaming in Life!’’

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.  -
Walt Disney  

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. - T. E. Lawrence  

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt 

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. - 

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. 

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real. - Tupac Shakur  

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe  

There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not? - Robert Kennedy  

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. - Harriet Tubman  

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.  – John Barrymore  

Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions. - Edgar Cayce  

One ne put dotter les reveurs.....

Very Good Morning:)....

Let us start a new day with a positive attitude. A line with a deep meaning to give your life a new direction...

"One ne put pas dotter les reveurs"

"Dreamers cannot be tamed"

You lose in life, when you stop dreaming. I dream and I fail. I dream again and I fail again:). I still dream as 'dreaming is the first step to achieve your realistic goals'.

It might sound weird but yes to achieve something in reality, one has to dream and believe in it.

So get up and buckle up your shoes and go for a long walk or run with a thought in your mind and dream in your eyes as 'one ne put pas dotter les reveurs'.

Love...<3

Quotes.....Friendship

I wrote a story for this day but as we say 'Man proposes, God disposes'. Maybe, God has his own vision and plans for everyone and I do not want to counter God. But as it is a day for me to write about friendship, all I could blog are some of my favourite quotes. Though, this is the last time, I will blog about friends on this day as life is to move on and at times, we should not remember dates :). I have a habit to read a quote every night and write it in my personal diary under different labels. Some of them, I think may help many people around the globe to convey their true friendship to their friends. 

"Silence make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying, but the never needing to say that counts.” 

“Why did you do all this for me?" he asked. "I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.'
You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.” 

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.” 

“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” 

“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” 

“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.” 

“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.” 

I just wish my readers live with their friends forever....long live their friendship:).....

Lights and Diyas: Happy Diwali:)

I got this as a parting gift and I blog it as my Diwali gift for my readers. I read the lyrics of this song from a movie ‘Thandavam’ and I could understand – ‘Nothing’J.

But the music makes me feel so good and happy. There is something about it, do not know what but I share this as a gift for my readers on this Diwali. Here is a link on my blog to listen to ‘A poem for you’ from the movie ‘Thandavam’.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PbHCsEcl0M

When I get tired while writing and no thoughts are floating into my mind, I listen to this small clip. I close my eyes and think of nature around me. I see myself running in an open space in a white satin gown among white lilies. I see white horses and colouful butterflies around me. I can see a unique union of sun and rainbow. I can listen to the sound of water hitting the pebbles and delivering sweet nature music. I think of a perfect life and I think of myself as the most beautiful woman on EarthJ. I think of a day without pain and I think of a day just made for me.

Listen and enjoy your Diwali Gift. I have nothing better to gift to my readers on this Diwali than a thought that ‘Life is so beautiful. Live it. Love it. Deserve it’. 

Light your life with ‘candles’ of ‘positive thoughts’ and ‘diyas’ of ‘gesture to give than to receive’.

Happy DiwaliJ

What did I make for Diwali?

I have spent ample energy and hours to make candles and diyas at home. I have made more than 100 chocolates for my family and friends. I am sharing the links with my readers, wishing them a very Happy Diwali. We are few days away from Diwali and let us indulge in brightening our homes and making our lives sweeter, indeed sweetest. So have a look at my homemade candles, accessorized diyas and assorted homemade chocolatesJ

http://archanaartgallery.blogspot.in/2012/11/assorted-diwali-gift-candles-chocolates.html

http://archanaartgallery.blogspot.in/2012/11/sparkling-homemade-floating-candles.html

http://archanaartgallery.blogspot.in/2012/11/colourful-homemade-chocolates.html

http://archanaartgallery.blogspot.in/2012/11/heart-as-white-chocolates.html

http://archanaartgallery.blogspot.in/2012/11/accessorised-diwali-diyas.html

Enjoy the festive season!

Happy Weekend!

Art is Inspiration!

I am not well but when I see my second accomplished ‘emboss’ painting, I feel ecstatic. Here it is shared with my readers. I have named my painting as ‘Radha’. You can view the same on my art blog at: www.archanaartgallery.blogspot.in

Art is an inspiration and I have learned an important thing that there is no age to explore your talent.

Keep Learning.....Good Night!

I Wish - Your Wish Comes True:)

I just updated my art blog with all my paintings and stuff of creativity. To know more, you can click the below link.

www.archanaartgallery.blogspot.in

I am working on my second emboss painting. For this Diwali, I am making diyas at home and hope to finish before I leave for Bangalore. I will put all the pictures on my art blog for art lovers.

I started the sponsorship fee of my daughter and there was a long gap. I was busy in work and really wanted to be stable financially J. 

At times, we give up but then there is a hope in heart and a wish in every prayer. If that hope in your heart and wish in your prayer is true and with complete honesty, God will never deny it!

I look forward to couple of meetings in this week and just keep my fingers crossed. Before I hit the bed, there are few lines to remind my readers that follow your dreams and make your wishes come true. Let us start this festive season in India with few inspiring lines by Rossetti Christina Georgina

“I looked for that which is not, nor can be,
And hope deferred made my heart sick, in truth;
But years must pass before a hope of youth
Is resigned utterly.

I watched and waited with a steadfast will:
And, tho' the object seemed to fly away
That I so longed for, ever, day by day,
I watched and waited still.

Sometimes I said,-'This thing shall be no more;
My expectation wearies, and shall cease;
I will resign it now, and be at peace.'-
Yet never gave it o'er.

Sometimes I said,-'It is an empty name
I long for; to a name why should I give
The peace of all the days I have to live?'-
Yet gave it all the same.

Alas! thou foolish one,- alike unfit
For healthy joy and salutary pain,
Thou knowest the chase useless, and again
Turnest to follow it.” 

Kahlil Gibran Defines Friendship....

 For my all readers and friends, I read some beautiful and meaningful quotes by Kahlil Gibran. Each word is so touching and it makes us understand the true definition of selfless and unconditional friendship. Friends are meant to be given our best. There are relations where we are born to ‘give’ than ‘take’J.

Your friend is your needs answered.
He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
And he is your board and your fireside.
For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace.

When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay."
And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart;
For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed.
When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.

And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.

And let your best be for your friend.
If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also.
For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill?
Seek him always with hours to live.
For it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness.
And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

Tough Get Going!

I thought to post this picture clicked by me with a quote for all my friends and readers in US. A small thought as a part of this post.

If anything came easy, it wouldn't be worth it. So, welcome difficult times, they teach us a lot and ones we are through them, we emerge stronger. Always keep in mind, Beautiful sunset needs Cloudy Skies…

Prayers and Wishes!