my thoughts

that every day we are choosing either to be grateful or to be disappointed. We can worry to no end about what we don't have. Or we can marvel at God's breathtaking gifts: the morning dew, the sun, the clouds, the trees, the flowers, the birds. Could we create any of these? These miracles of life are always around us, ready to be celebrated, ready to be welcomed into your life.

From the subscription of my daily dose of " What do you think of God wants You to Know ? " On this day of your life, we believe God wants you to know ... that faith is exactly what it takes to get through uncertainty. Faith is not necessary when you know how things are going to work out, - that's knowledge. It's in the time of unknowing that having faith is what sees you through to the other side. Faith is what gives you strength. Faith is that light in your heart that keeps on shining even when it's all darkness outside. Now is the time to keep that faith alive!

this days I am quite hooked on to the facebook, like many other everyday mailers, I subscribed to this: On this day, God wants you to know... ... that today you have a cause for celebration. Today, you should celebrate what an unbelievable life you have had so far: the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they have served to make you stronger. Just as a gem cannot be polis...hed without friction, nor can a life be perfected without trials. Take a time to acknowledge your life and to praise yourself. Such a wonderful thing!!!

I haven’t read the Marathi novel, but somebody did mention about this: An employee is flying kite from the terrace of the office. It happens the same day is the inspection and the inspection officer finds the employee flying kite. He inquires why the employee flying kite during the office hours. The employee replies that he just thought of flying kite and immediately asked for official leave (which he is entitled) to fly kite. When was the last time when we wished to “fly kite” and had taken an official leave for the same?

A recent experience, when life was going through tough times, I felt jealous, jealous of people who have "somethings" that I don't, and will take time and god's will to have in future. I thought do these people realise how blessed they are, for what they have others (like me) don't. A second thought just flashed simultaneously, am I aware that I am too blessed with other things which others may not have. It can be anything from having a family, or a home, or a job, or having limbs, etc. etc. I never thought that I am blessed with so many things, until this experience and I thank god for everything I have. Just a note: Of all the thoughts above doesn't mean I don't deserve "somethings" I long for. Its just that I have to try and keep my faith and hopes alive. I wish to see a bright sunny day after a long, dark night.

Seen Bluffmaster yesterday, maybe seventh time. I love to see this movie again and again, ofcourse for Abhishek Bachan, witty Ritesh Deshmukh and one special reason... this scene at Gateway of India, Boman Irani giving a beautiful lesson of life to Abhishek Bachan. BI starts with the day when he first rode a bicycle his childhood days and the smiles. The day comes again in his life when his daughter is learning to ride the cycle. I love the way his pushes AB, as if he is leaving the bicycle. BI to AB: “Tumhe aise kitne din yaad hai Roy, Your first job, pehla suit, pehli salary? Jab tumne ek ladki ko pehli baar chooa? Jab pehli baar tumhara dil dhadka. 30 saal ki Zindagi mein aise kitne din hain jo tumhe yaad hain - 1, 2, 3 , 5 , 10 , 15, 30… 30 din hain na? 30 saal ki zindagi aur bas 30 din... baaki ke dino ka kya hua Roy?" and you wonder how many days can you remember?

I need to discover...... my daily local to my office gives me more insight to life than the books or articles I read. Yesterday, I was reading article on the 'Mastery of emotions' wherein how an attitude makes difference in ones life. Today, its about this kid (not to mention kids are always cute and lovable) and his mother. The first look at the kid and his mother was they hail from poor family. The kid must be a year old and crying with pain and mother tried to calm him down. I thought its normal and didn't bother to look beyond. I kept chanting my daily prayers without much diversions. As my station neared, I went to the door. Its my habit to stand first and get out of the local, as early to avoid the rush on the over bridge (all efforts to save my 5 minutes). The mother was standing behind me with the kid. She wanted to get off at the same station as mine. As I turned to the kid, I saw sparkle of mischief in those red eyes and as I turned more towards him I noticed that...