“My philosophy is mine,
It may not be “right”;
To me it is a sign,
Not visible to sight.

It is a feeling in my heart,
About how life should be;
People need to be apart,
To love, according to me.

People need their space,
And to learn to slow down;
For life isn’t a race,
Around this huge town.

Live life to the most,
And have no fear;
Don’t be afraid to boast,
Or show that tear.

Life will not be the same,
The next time around;
Don’t feel any shame,
You have been found.

This is my life philosophy,
So hitch your wagon upon that star;
I am happy to be me,
Because what you feel is what you are.”

(c) 1999 Camry Alexis

Here you go with some more tips for making your Christmas card truly original and interesting. You can use colorful or interesting stamps on to your card. Cover any mistakes that you have with bright nail polish, old beads and such embellishments. You can also use any kind of leftover paper scraps to give your card a unique background.

So, good luck with your efforts!

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This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.”
- An English author named Taylor Caldwell

Why should a card be always made from paper? Think of the different possibilities. You can make a beautiful Christmas card from a blank photo frame. You can make a card from a collage of your favorite fabrics. You can do lots, please just think about it.

Cheers to all!

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The above is the title of a calendar that i just recieved for the year 2009. The first quote on it rang a bell as thoughts around the concept get into every conversation about the downturn these days. Handling the times ahead will be tricky and we will get through it by giving our best at every moment in time. Getting back to the quote that started this post it goes as:

People often say that motivation does not last.

Well, neither does bathing -

that’s why we recommend it daily.

Sometimes reality can be very terrifying. ‘A Bend in the River’ is a brilliant novel V.S. Naipaul. I thought I would share some excerpts form the book. This book is a must read.

“The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it. “

“Life ends for most people, who stiffen in the attitude they adopt to make themselves suitable for the jobs and lives that other people have laid out for them.”

“We make ourselves according to the ideas we have of our possibilities. I would have hidden in my hole and been crippled by my sentimentalities, doing what I was doing, and doing it well, but always looking for the wailing wall. And I would never have seen the world as the rich place that it is.”

“People like me have to make their own jobs. It isn’t going to come to you in a brown envelope. The job is there, waiting. But it doesn’t exist for you or anyone until you discover it, and you discover it because it’s for you and you alone.”

“My value is the value I place on myself”

“In this world beggars are the only  people who can be choosers. Everyone else has a side chosen for him. The world is a Rich place. It all depends upon what you choose in it. You can be sentimental and embrace the idea of your own defeat. We have been clinging to the idea of defeat and forgetting that we are men like everybody else. We have been choosing the wrong side. I am tired of being on the loosing side. I don’t want to pass. I know exactly who I am and where I stand in the world. But now I want to win and win and win”

‘There’s nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.’  - An American author, Erma Bombeck.

Dont worry about buying expensive material to make your card. Just check out what is available at hoome. You may have lots of cards lying around. You can make a collage out of them if you want. Or, you can cut out the pictures that look really appealing and paste it onto a blank greeting card or a colorful scrapbook paper.

Dont worry about creating a firm base to hold your card. You can use cardboard or come up with innovative props from home to display your card.  You can make a card from old wrapping paper, brown paper bag, old music sheet, or grey colored construction paper. Spice it up with glitter or crayon coloring. It’s not about what you create or about following a set of rules, its more about how you feel when you create something, how you think about it deeply and how much you feel a sense of  enjoyment doing this.

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Idhar udhar woh ghoomati

hansi jab uski goonjati

muskaan kabhi mand si

woh aankhein band band si

jab yun khuli

woh chulbuli

koi geet gungunaa rahi…

woh lunch apna baantati

Piyush ko bhi daantati

Tech team ki saheliyaan

Palash se attkheliyaan

woh dhamki dus taareekh ki

woh baat ek baareek si

baithane se uske, ho jaati cab tang thi

haan magar, poore safar mein ek koel sang thi

woh chunari uski jhoolati

thi baaton ko woh bhoolati

ab yaad sabko aayegi…

kuch iss tarah jisne joda hum sab se rishta hai,

woh aur koi nahi, humaari Sharmistha hai…

We all are aware of the pious relationship between Lord Rama and Lord Shiva. Lord Rama considers Lord Shiva His Guru and vice versa. Now, in Ramayana, Lord Rama worshipped Lord Shiva throughout His life. He even installed a Shivlinga at Rameshwaram. Lord Shiva also contemplated how would He be able to worship and serve His Aaraadhya. He could not simply go down and worship for a long time in His original form. He finally decided to become Hanuman and surrender His life at the pious feet of Lord Rama. Thus was born one of the greatest devotees of Lord Rama.

Jai Hanuman. Happy Hanuman Jayanti to all!!

Everybody loves his or her mother.

However, there was one figure in world history who was fed up of his mothers.

Guess who?

Please note: This has nothing to do with facts. It is a kind of a fun riddle. The answer lies in its linguistics.

Guesses till now:

HARISH: Bharat (incorrect).

Theres no logic to the answer, i repeat