A Blossoming Spirit
La vie est belle
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Finding a reason to be happy? To feel energized? To be determined? To be grounded? Watch – Fatemah Qaderyan speak about her journey. The stories of refugees and there struggles have always moved me. These days, we have a tendency to feel bad about our own life when we see all those posts on travel,…
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Can’t believe it’s the last day of the month. I’ve always felt this slow pace in the first six months of the year. The second half just flies with so many festivals, public holidays and many occasions to celebrate. 🎉 And now, I’m already waiting for Christmas 🤶 🎄 This month, I plan to read…
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I was watching an interview of Anjali Menon. A well-known and highly respected director and writer from Kerala. One thing that really struck me was the efforts she made to make a positive environment for her crew. To her, it’s not just the outcome but the journey that matters. She wants to create a memorable…
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I always love getting into conversations with my 4 year old niece because of her cute and unfiltered responses. Last time we met, I got to learn from her that brain is in the stomach. I couldn’t stop myself from 😂 😂. But seriously thinking about it now, makes me feel, life would have been…
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“Me, I wanted to live up to my name and be happy. That’s not to say I wasn’t annoyed, but everyone should have a bird singing inside them as well as a crow cawing” 🐦 🎶 😊 ~ Happy Liu From Happy Dreams A Novel by Jia Pingwa
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Me: In my dreams these days, I’ve been seeing celebrities whom I admire. What does that mean? Friend: Maybe, there are bigger things waiting for you. Me: Really? You think so? Friend: Yes, but don’t make this a yardstick for your success. Me: What do you mean by yardstick for success? Friend: I mean, don’t…
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If you have read my recent post, “It’s a small world“-here is a continuation to that story. 🙂 So I did write a review of the book and it was published by the writer on his page. Get your copy today! 🙂 Happy Weekend.
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It’s about time for the weekend to end and I can’t really wait for the next one. Sometimes I feel as if I’m only living to enjoy weekends 😀 This month had been an active one for me as I got some time to write and post them here. If you haven’t got a chance…
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It has been raining awards lately and I don’t know where to start. I am so overwhelmed by the support of my readers especially to ApprendiZ for nominating me for “The Liebster Award”. Even though I was not one of those who ever had a liking for poetries during my childhood, WordPress has definitely started…
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Check out this wonderful post. via Grandmom! 😗
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I am pleasantly surprised and grateful to James A. Best- Author for nominating me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. This is the first time I’ve been nominated for this award and it really feels good to know that my readers are appreciating the content. Do check out James A. Best- Author ; he has got…
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At 8.00 a.m. in the morning, we had to be ready for the assembly that started with prayers followed by announcements, news and prayer requests. I remember being dropped by our school bus half an hour early to the school time that allowed us to take copies from our friends to finish our homework before…
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There are so many forms of the Divine and there are so many places where we hope to get that divine experience. And I can’t agree more to this, no matter where I go, the peace and the divinity exists in our hearts. It’s our heart that makes us compassionate for others’ needs and leads…
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Can be as simple as this one if we take a pause and enjoy those precious moments.
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Thus, it’s important that we keep ourselves in the “listen only mode” in order to observe the beauty of people who are a part of our lives and not overlook any cues that are unintentionally given to us expressing their love and care.
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Few major developments in both my personal and professional life has been keeping me away from the little bit of writing that I used to do. Apart from this, I recently joined an NGO. To be a part of an NGO was always a dream which has now started becoming a reality. My schedules including…
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Originally posted on Taste of France: Books, art, old buildings. In the south of France. The village of Montolieu, just 15 kilometers (nine miles) from Carcassonne, is intellectual AND adorable.Montolieu bills itself le village du livre (the village of books), with 17 bookstores for under 800 residents. Plus art galleries. Plus very cute cafés and restaurants.…
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Originally posted on I didn't have my glasses on….: Refugee children have written a book of fairy tales and it’s just awesome. Travelling Tales features chickens fighting an alien invasion among its eight stories. A collection of fairy tales written by child refugees in Greece has gone on sale to help those like the book’s…
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Originally posted on Sophia Hsin: An afternoon on the streets of Dhaka I remember my first day waking up in Dhaka. The world’s most densely populated city with 14 million people—a city filled with blaring horns, faded concrete walls, the smell of dust, curry and the sound of prayer call five times a day. I…
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I wish I had a better camera to capture this, nevertheless it can’t replace the live experience I got to see the wonder and beauty of this creation.
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Originally posted on A Small Island: Whats disturbing in one moment is hilarious the next. Humor is usually the release of tension caused by a change in context regarding a shocking or absurd event. People who don’t laugh are usually bitter, cynical, and resentful of the cruel nature of the world. The reasons for this…
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When I was in school, I used to avoid drawing classes. My creativity never went beyond drawing a village scene, a home, trees or birds when I was handed a blank paper to draw. Lately, when I was gifted a box of color-pencils by my far away friend in Philippines – the child in me…
A Blossoming Spirit 