About "The BodyShop" + Mini Haul

Hi Everyone,

So a few days back I popped into “The Bodyshop” store at the mall near my place.

For those who are new to this brand, “The Bodyshop” sells cosmetics and bath and body products with natural ingredients.It is a child company of L'oreal and was founded in the UK.It has outlets in most countries including the US,UK and of cource India.Below is the list of countries they retail in :

http://www.thebodyshop.com/index.aspx

You can order stuff online from their online stores......only the Indian website doesn't seem to have online shopping .....bummer......anywho......Below are the links to their Global,US,UK and India sites:

Global : http://www.thebodyshop.com/_en/_ww/index.aspx 

US : http://www.thebodyshop-usa.com/

UK : http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/_en/_gb/index.aspx

India : http://www.thebodyshop.in/

Now I haven’t tried a lot of their products, the reason being that I am just getting into the high end bath and body products thing.I have bought some Lush products recently and will be putting up a haul/review up soon,but I have still to reconcile myself to spending so much on bath and body products when there are so many cheaper alternatives available.

Also I use up my shower gels and body lotions really fast so a normal size tube of body lotion will last me only....... like.....3 days.

Still,with all the talk going on about Lush and other such awesome natural stuff……I expect to be lured in slowly but surely(: ......

So I have yet to try any of their body lotions and body butters and shampoos and shower gels (although I have heard plenty of good things about their body butters and planning on buying some....yum(:....such a shopping freak....sheesh......).but I am a fan of their lipsticks and lip stains.

Now I have this phobia of lipstick going into my body with all the chemically stuff it carries.That’s what drew me to “The BodyShop” lipsticks and liptints.The site claims that they contain natural products that don’t harm the body.Below are the ingredients in the lipsticks I bought,as per the site :

Marula oil - Is a very effective moisturiser that also helps to condition the skin over time. Also provides essential fatty acids that help to repair the skin's moisture barrier, thus helping to restore moisture, smoothness and suppleness.

Organic beeswax - Moisturises and helps to condition the skin. Acts as a barrier that helps to seal in moisture. Helps to keep product texture consistent when used over time.

Grapeseed oil - Is very rich in essential fatty acids that help to repair the skin's moisture barrier, thus helping to restore moisture, smoothness and suppleness. I love all that natural goodness….I bought 2 lipsticks and a lip-and-cheek stain(Please excuse the quality of these pics.....I lost my camera....these cruddy images are from my no-good laptop camera :(  )

The first one I got is in the shade 63-Sunset Peach from their "ColourGlide" range.It retails for Rs 600 which is about $12 or 7.5 British Pounds.

This one is a corally,more orangy color….its really pretty and I love it.

The pigmentation is good too……these lipsticks are not sheer…..which I really like because my lips have some darkening around the corners and the edges and sheer lipsticks just don’t float my boat (: ……But these babies cover my lips really well which is cool.

They are not extremely moisturizing ,there are somewhere between a matte and a super rich lipstick.

So of cource they go on much better if you moisturize your lips before hand.But since they are not super creamy,they last on the lips for a reasonable amount time (unless your eat something of cource (: )….which is another thing I love about them.

The second one I got is the shade 14-Pink Ginger,again from the  "ColourGlide" range.

This one is more of a pinkish nude and is quite pigmented too….it basically has the same texture as the last one…..and I loooooooove it……

Although this one looks darker,its actually quite near my actual lip color and so works like a really pretty nude for me…..ideal for office and other formal occasions.I have a light olive skin tone and totally recommend this as the nude lipstick of choice for anyone with my skin color.

Here are swatches for both lipsticks : 

The last thing I want to show you today is also my favourite lip product in the whole world….and it is the BodyShop Lip & Cheek Stain in the shade 01 Rose Pink.It comes with a doe foot applicator and 2 sweeps of this baby gives your lips that luscious,bitten look that is to die for.......**swoon**

The color is really build able,and 1 application will make it look like your lips have a naturally reddish tint.

Also since it is a stain it stays on the lips much longer than a lipstick does......I love love love it <3

And oh yeah....this retails for Rs 575 which is again about $12 or 7.5 British Pounds.

Well that's all for now guys,tell me if you like BodyShop products or whether you would like to try them....

Hope I get a better camera soon.......*sigh*

Au Revoir!!!!

Bruce Lee : Quotes Part I

Hi There,

I have loved Bruce Lee since forever after watching his movie "Enter The Dragon" when I was little.
I have always felt that there was much more to him than his physical prowess....as the quotes below show :
"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at. "

"All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns. "

"Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successfull personality and duplicate it. "


"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. "

"Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system. "

"Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick. "


"The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be. "

"The possession of anything begins in the mind. "


“Zen is not “attained” by mirror-wiping mediation, but by “self-forgetfulness in the existential ‘present’ of life here and now.” We do not “come”, we “are.” Don’t strive to become, but be.”


“The measure  of the moral worth of a man is his happiness. The better the man, the more happiness. Happiness is the synonym of well-being”


“The “moment” has no yesterday or tomorrow. It is not the result of thought and therefore has no time.”


"Awareness has no frontier; it is giving of your whole being, without exclusion."
 
"The man who is really serious, with the urge to find out what truth is, has no style at all. He lives only in what is."

Extra Virgin Olive Oil : My favorite skin and hair care product

Hi Everyone!!!

So a year back I had a really bad outbreak of acne.

At the time I was using a face cream by the all natural Indian brand “Biotique”.Now that’s a pretty good brand in itself .But looks like my skin was going through an extra sensitive phase and the Biotique thing was too greasy for me.

Anyways I tried lots of different brands of face creams including the very popular “Olay Total Effects" (Its very popular in India….soo….sorry if you are from elsewhere (: ).I also tried a couple of anti-acne creams. Well, nothing helped. The anti-acne cream would shrink one pimple and another would pop out in its place.

For a few nights I just washed my face with a mild face wash and slept without applying anything to my face.The only thing that did was…..leave me with a very dry face. The acne problem remained as it was.

Then I came across a youtube video showing how olive oil could be used to moisture the face and helped with acne.I decided to give it a try and the rest is….as they say….history. I am now an ardent fan of Extra Virgin Olive oil and regularly use it on my face, body and hair.

Here is some information on Olive oil and its use for skin and hair care

1.       I always use extra virgin ,cold pressed olive oil.It’s the purest form of olive oil with very little precessing . So every time I mention olive oil,I always mean extra virgin ,cold pressed olive oil.

2.       Extra Virgin olive oil will not clog your pores.Its particles are too big to clog up the pores

3.       I have read in many places that Italian olive oil has less pesticides and other chemicals compared to olive oil manufactured in Spain.Not sure whether the claim is valid but I go for the Italian brand.

4.       Make sure you store olive oil in a dark colored bottle. Olive oil degrades when exposed to light.

I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil by the brand Olitalia.500 ml costs Rs.325(Indian Rupee) and comes in a dark green bottle.

I buy mine from the super market at the mall near my place.....but here's the link to it from amazon where it retails for $11.50.(I don't know of any Indian website which sells this online,do you?) :

Here are the YouTube videos that initially inspired me to use Olive Oil.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3324538B77B199D2&feature=plcp

I am planning on doing blog posts on my hair care and skin care routine using olive oil......hope these are up soon.....fingers crossed (:

Au Revoir!

A quick tip on giving your blog a makeover

Hi guys,

Its me again (who else would it be ....... heh heh.....hmm)

So in my last post I told you guys some stuff about how I went about redoing my blog design ,from scratch,and I forgot to mention one very important thing.

I have been wanting to redesign my blog for the longest time but I was not able to do so because of the huge amount of time required to do that.I work full time, plus I am wifey too,so I have a house and home and a husband to take care of as well.As you can guess,there's not a lot of time left for other activities (I still am able to while away a lot of my time though.....mainly watching YouTube videos or reading magazines....I don't know how I am able to achieve that.....hmmmm.....I must have like a super power.....maybe I am a mutant....you know....like the X-Men....OFF TOPIC ALERT!!!...stop it Pooja)

Sooooo anyways,what I am trying to say is,I was scared of changing my blog design because most days I have less than an hour to spare for blogging activities.....So if I were to try a new design,I won't find the time to fully implement it in one go.The redesigning could take days.And what would happen to my blog in the mean while.Would my site be down for the whole time,or be a complete mess and unreadable.

I would hate that,and so was shying away from the task for a long time.

Then I got a genius idea.Create a prototype blog,add some sample posts to it and apply my existing template to this second blog.Then I can do all the experimenting I want on this guinea-pig-bloggie and once I am done I can simply save the new template and apply it on my Real blog. (it may seem an obvious idea to you but....you're not me....ok (: ...to me its sheer genius....sheer genius I say!!!)

Sorry if this looked like a humongous chatty intro and one teeny tiny idea......but that's how I roll!!!

ciao!!!!
hasta la vista baby!!!!
affirmative!!

A Fresh Look !!!!!! plus blog design tips and links

Hi Everyone,

HappinessnLove has a fresh new look!!!!

I have been thinking of changing the look of the blog for a long time now,but got around to doing it only recently.
I had been using a template I had downloaded from the net,from the site below :

http://www.allblogtools.com/

This site has a huge collection of templates for blogs created using Blogger.

Anyways,I wanted to give my blog a much more personal and cozy look.....you know....I want it to be a sort of soft,warm,fluffy,fuzzy place to rest your spirits after a long day (: .....also I wanted to declutter my site and give it more individuality.So I started looking around for a template that suited my current taste.In the process I came across some more sites hosting really good blogger templates,linking them below :

http://www.ourblogtemplates.com/

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/50-most-beautiful-blogger-templates/

http://www.bfreetemplates.com/

I decided I will create a header image of my own and use it in a template of my choice.
Here are a few links I liked,for header images :

http://www.freewebpageheaders.com/gallery/
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/05/blog-headers-for-free-download/
http://www.freewebheaders.com/

When I realized that none of the ready made headers quite suited my purpose,I decided to use vectors and created a header of my own.In the 2 sites below, I found lots of tiny ornamental designs which I used to design my header,using Microsoft Paint(I know its not the recommended software to do this kind of thing,and its more professional to use photoshop.....but I am not quite on that level yet (:  ....maybe I will get around to using the cool stuff.....eventually....).

http://vectorfile.net/
http://filevector.com/

As for the blog template, I did like a couple of designs,but they proved too difficult to implement for someone of my abilities (:
That was a bit of a setback and I sort of left the idea alone for a couple of days.
But 2 days back I again started casting about for ways to achieve the look I wanted,when I got the idea to use the blogger feature "Template Designer".The snap below shows where you can find it once you login to blogger :

Here's what you get once you click on the "Template Designer" link :

 
Once here you can choose a basic template,the background color/image,how many columns you want to have.....the whole works.Its pretty much self explanatory and really easy to work with.

Well, that's what I basically used to create a new design for my blog.Its nowhere near finished......I have a lot of ideas I want to implement and I will do that by the by.
Coming up is a tutorial on how to add the cool buttons at the top,instead of having a boring top menu....hope I will get around to doing that really soon.

Till then,
I will see you when I see you,
beep! beep!

Happy New Year 2012 and New Year's Resolutions

Hi Everyone,

Wish you all a very very happy new year.

I hope you have a whole lot of happiness and the year is full of hope and mellow good cheer for you.

So tell me,did you make any new year resolutions?
Well,I did make one ,and here it is :

1.  I shall use my time more wisely,to get the maximum happiness out of my day(was that a really geeky  way of saying that....mmm....its ok,I am geeky (: )

Now I have a very low boredom threshold ,and I spend a lot of time everyday obsessively watching YouTube videos or reading books I don't even like that much....and then at the end of the day I end up feeling quite miserable and not so good about myself.I could have used some of that time in doing something that would have actually made me happy....like cleaning my home or writing or exercising.
And then,after doing stuff that actually means something to me,the YouTube videos and novels would have given me immense pleasure because it was well deserved.
And I could have gone to bed happy.
So yeah,this is my first new year's resolution : "I shall spend most of my time doing things that make me happy and are creative and give me a sense of accomplishment"

(You know,yesterday I was cribbing about being bored to my best friend ,and she said "Between working full time and looking after your home,where do you get time to be bored".And I said "Well,It may be tough for others but I manage just fine" (: Oooh that was suave...heh heh )

Soo......I shall keep you updated on how I have been doing with my new years resolution and what changes it has brought to my life.....

I hope to begin my new year on a very fresh and happy note .....and I hope that yours is fresh and happy too......and if life seems a bit stingy in handing over the freshness and happiness....we shall be creative and brave and manufacture some ourselves.....yay!!!

See you around,
bye! bye!

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Louise Aka SprinkleOfGlitter : My favourite Youtuber (:

You know that feeling......when you are simply tired out,it has been a long day.....you have had your fill of the little pleasures and pains.....much has been achieved and quite a few lessons learned......you have given the day its due and now you are ready for some well deserved rest......

Well when I feel that feeling (: (Feel that feeling....lameeeeeeeeee)....I go to Louise's channel......and relax into a few minutes of warm,cozy good humor and cheerfulness.
Her's is a beauty channel...but there's so much more to it.Lots and lots of funnyness ....each video brings a smile to your face.Also you see a person who is genuine and not afraid to be herself......
And then there's BabyGlitter....her baby daughter.....who I think is about the cutest baby in the whole world....She appears in many of Louise's videos and seeing her so happy and cute always brightens my day!

So here's a link to Louise's channel,do have a gander there (as Louise would say (: )

http://www.youtube.com/user/Sprinkleofglitter

She has a blog too :

http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.com/

Have an awesome Christmas Louise.........and same goes out to you guys....
I wish you lots of Happiness and Joy and Good Cheer and Good Luck

Meek! Meek!

My day today

Morning(Don’t want to say exactly when  (:  ) : So I am @Office…..finally (: …..
Have to face considerable traffic on our way but the hubby handles it.
Starting my day now……look forward to accomplishing a lot today…..be very productive and all that.
I intend to give my 100% to the job ….you know why?
Because I have noticed that when I put all I got into whatever I am doing…..it becomes a sublime experience…….I feel that the most mundane job can become a thing of beauty if you put your whole self into it.
And then doing your job gives you happiness……which is like the whole point of being alive….isn't it……to be wonderfully happy!

 Somewhat Later : Just had lunch.After lunch I generally tend to let things go for a while ……..just relax and generally……waste time.
Now I am not saying that relaxing is a waste of time. Relaxing is great if it refreshes you.
But too much of “doing nothing useful” kind of dulls my senses and gives me a mouldy,decayed ,slug like feeling…as if my very fingers don’t want to more…..hmmm….descriptive wasn’t that (: ….
I am not sure if that’s only me or does it happen to everyone (comment and let me know please).

Anyways ,today I had my usual post lunch walk around the office building and then,once I came back,I immediately started work without thinking about it.
Now for me that’s the key,”not thinking about it”.Because once I think about starting work,through force of long established habit,I dilly dally.
But starting work without thinking doesn’t allow the habit thing to kick in and before I know it….I have tricked myself into working….heh heh….cool ain't I (: Shall definitely use this technique to get other stuff done….what do you think guys……does it look useful?

Much Later : Almost 1 hr to go and then the weekend starts..hoorrryyyyy!!!!.....the work day went fine…..all my work is done ….all my ducks are in a row….you might say (: The hubby and I will be visiting friends later today……a husband and wife who have had the cutest tiny baby boy about 3 months back…..Looking forward to a whole lot of awesome coochie – cooing with the little cutie….. Nice day today.

Amongs other things, during a break at work I read a story called “The Last Rung on the Ladder” by my favourite writer,Stephen King.Unlike most of his stories,this one isn’t horror.Instead it’s a beautiful story about how a loving,caring brother slowly loses touch with his younger sister,drawn by ambition and the demands of a hectic work life……..The story manages to be simple and yet hauntingly mysterious…….I loved it.

 Tell me a bit about your day…or your weekend…
Bye for now….
meek! meek!

Keeping Hydrated : Adding atleast 3 Litres of water to your diet

Hi Everyone,

We hear it so often.........if you want blemish free, healthy skin, then drink plenty of water.But flawless skin is not the only benefit you get....keeping yourself hydrated helps in many ways :

1. Flushes toxins from the body

2. Prevents urinary infections

3. Keeps the kidneys healthy

4. Helps maintain a healthy digestive system

Doctors and nutritionists recommend drinking atleast 3 litres of water everyday.An ancient Indian belief is that drinking water first thing after you wake up (yes......even before brushing your teeth  (: ) helps maintain regular bowel movements and flush toxins from the body.I generally drink 2 glasses of water right after I wake up.

Another school of thought believes in drinking warm water in the morning with lemon and honey.Along with helping in keeping you generally healthy....it is also supposed to help you lose weight. I have tried it a couple of times but not regularly....so I can't say anything about that.But it does seem to work for many people....I have direct evidence from some of my friends who have tried it and it has worked......but I have yet to give this a serious try.

Indian scriptures say...."A sip of water after food is like Amruth(an elixir of life that makes one immortal) but more than that is like Vish (poison)" .I think its true (: and the Gods themselves dictated this.  I myself don't believe in drinking water with meals.....just 1 sip after each meal works for me....any more and my digestive system doesn't seem to take it so well.

So I do 2 glasses in the morning ,and the rest between meals i.e. 30 min or more before or after meals.

And that works for me........what do you think about this....

Meek Meek you guys!!!

Best time in the day to eat Fruit

Well,I've been trying to eat healthier....and consequently have been trying to fit more fruit into my diet.

And here's what happened......I had a bad heartburn soon after I started on my health diet.

I decided to really research the whole thing....trying to figure out what I was doing wrong.And so doing I came across Food Combining.....which basically talks about what combinations of food digest well together.You see....some foods like meats take a whole day to digest...while there's fruit .....which takes about 20 to 30 mins to make it through the digestive system.So you see....if you eat fruit after eating chicken or another such hard to digest food.....the easily digestible fruit will be stuck in the digestive canal......waiting for the meat to digest.So not only will the nutrients from the fruit not reach you,it will also not be digested properly.

I am not saying this is what was causing the heartburn....but I changed one thing in my diet schedule (ha ha....diet schedule....not really....just the approximate times at which I eat  (-: )

So what I did was....I started eating fruit first thing in the morning....and you know what .....no heartburn for a couple of days.....that's a good thing.

I researched a lot and found out that fruit is best eaten first thing in the morning....when they are easily digested.If you're not the type that can breakfast on fruit alone....well eat the fruit.....wait for around 30 min....and then have whatever you want.

Another thing....I caught a cold from eating fruit straight out of the fridge first thing in the morning.

So keep the fruit out of the refrigerator when you wake up....that way they would not be freezing by the time you have done your morning business and are ready to nom nom on them  (-:

Well,Meek Meek guys!!!

Thought for the Day : Baby Steps

Hi Kids(Isn't that cool....Hi Kids.....heard it on a youtube video.....is it cool,really? tell me pls because I may be all kinds of weird but I have no idea about cool...heh heh )

Anyways,as always I am fantastically late for office......and yet here I am blogging(Don't tell my husband.....I am supposed to be taking a bath) .........because I felt like it.....No self control Pooja....no self control at all.....

Well,what the hell......be yourself....right!!!!!

Sooo......My motto for the day is something I have been harping on a lot lately......taking baby steps at everything I do today......

I don't know about you ,but I've noticed that if you do things in small pieces at a time.....they are less intimidating to begin .......and much easier to continue with.

So today I shall break tasks and such like into small (logical) pieces...... put small goals for myself instead of huge scary ones which I will have issues beginning....forget about finishing them.......

With several small goals,since they less scary sooo......I am hoping I wont procrastinate so much (I am a pro at procrastination..... :-) )

Will tell you how it goes..........

So tell me you guys.....whats your motto for the day......

Enjoy the day!!!

Bye!!

Till I can......

This is really an extension of my "Just for today...." blog post.

Now I,like everyone else want to be peaceful and relaxed.....but there is just too much "stuff" to deal with.....
So many things we are juggling,specially if you are a woman (Men, I don't want to be unfair to you but I do think....personally....that we women are much better multitaskers simply because we have to be....survival!!!!)
So we get all stressed and stretched out too thin.....ok atleast that's how I was feeling this morning.
The house was a mess,I was incredibly late for office and I was still in the process of preparing breakfast and lunch (Yes,I have finally started packing my lunch because the office cafeteria is shitty)
Anyways.....so I was feeling simply overwhelmed....I was a bundle of nerves.

And then the thought came to me (Please mark that I never think a thought....thoughts always come to me)......all this "stuff" I have to deal with will always be there......
I have found that stressing over things is more of a habit rather than something brought on by circumstances.
If you are a person who habitually stresses over things.....you will surely find something to stress over.....no matter how well your life is going at the moment.

But its unrealistic to think "From today onwards I will not stress"(generally....unless you're an alien with nerves of steel.....or Superman.....or any other such heavenly being).I remember  when I said to myself "From today on I will eat healthy"...or "I will exercise everyday ......starting today".....not good memories my friends....not good memories.....

For me.....baby steps do the trick........
So I decided.....I am stressed right now.....so here's what I am going to do......I am going to take deep breaths and try and relax....and try to let go of the thoughts that are bothering me.
And I will do this till I can....if things get to be too much for me and I freak out...I shall not berate my self or feel guilty over being stressed.I shall let my self be.....and when I have calmed down enough I shall do the deep breathing thing again and try to reclaim my peaceful state.I shan't blame myself for the stressful interlude....nor feel miserable about it either.....I will just let go of it....and be accepting of myself......

Hmmm.....sooo...tell me guys....how do you deal with stress......

Have a nice day!!
Meek! Meek!

Blogging Tips

Here is a video with some blogging tips from two of the most genuine people on YouTube,Zoella and Louise :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsULiNabrY8

I found this video very useful and I have added the "Followers" gadget to my blog based on the advise in it.

Hope this is useful to you too.......

bye now!

Just for today.....

Just for today......let me live as if all my dreams have come true...

And feel the happiness of holding in my hands all that I most desire....

For what is really real......the desires I cherish or the happiness they give me when they are mine.....

I guess its the happiness that's really mine....the desires are but bridges to it....giving one beautiful flash of delicious delight once they are realized...and then relegated to some deep corner of the heart.....as we move on to newer toys.....

Just for today.....I am going to live as if all my dreams have come true......

Because I have not the courage to say "I shall believe in my dreams always.....even when the skies are dark and my soul heavy and dull...."

I am but weak,and fear the storms that would shake my faith......but 1 day I can probably manage :-)

Just for today.....I am going to live as if all my dreams have come true......

Annoying Orange is teh awsomme!!!!!!!!!!

Hi There,

So "The Annoying Orange" is one of my favourite shows on YouTube......it is simply the funniest things about an orange that can talk and is........well.......annoying :-)
Also featuring a host of other veggies,fruits and nuts (fruits and nuts....heh heh....get it! get it!......ohh never mind).....who can all talk......the Orange can lift my spirits in no time.

If you like senseless comedy ,PG Wodehouse and Alice in Wonderland then this is the show for you.
The rest of you......the sophisticated people....steer clear as you will find this simply .....annoying....

Enough said......Here's the link to one of my fav Annoying Orange episodes......have fun you guys :

http://www.youtube.com/user/realannoyingorange#p/search/0/hiOfQ8dRKbE

Here's the realannoyingorange's Channel :

http://www.youtube.com/user/realannoyingorange

Have a Great Day! you guys

How to be

I have realized that this has been the focus of my thoughts,my reading,the intent behind most things I did.......to find the answer to this question ...."How to be...."

Infact the question can be put as "How to be........happy"

Ever since I was 14 I have known what I really wanted in life.I knew what lay behind every urge and desire.

What I really wanted was to be happy.

In Indian vedic philosophy we have the concept of "Sadhan" and "Sadhya".

"Sadhya" is sanskrit for "Goal" or "Aim",while the Sanskrit word "Sadhan" means "means to an end" or "something that helps you reach a goal"

"Sadhan" is anything you use to achieve that what you desire.

The concept of "Sadhan" and Sadhya" says that the only aim or Sadhya of all sentinent beings is happiness.

Everything else is simply a Sadhan a means to achieve the Sadhaya that is happiness.

Whether it is money we want or a child,whether we play beautiful music or steal fron another,we do it because somewhere we believe it will make us happy.

Some of these Sadhan may be false and take us to momentary pleasure instead of happiness.

I have done many things that have brought me happiness and many things that have brought me pleasure.

My heart knows what would make me happy ,but many times the urge for pleasure wins.

But mere pleasure has the undertone of desperation and an aftertaste of hollowness.

Whereas happiness is sweet mellifluous delight.......

Hope we choose happiness today....you and I

Best of Luck to us!!!

Meek! Meek! 

The Luxury of Illusion

You know,I have often felt at my best when things are tough.I have often felt really alive in those times,when each moment stands out clearly....there is tremendous growth in such moments.

And that's how it is right now I guess......

Once again I see more clearly than ever........

I guess extreme circumstances peel off the layers of unreality and expose the core of things,including oneself.

Because then we cannot afford the luxury of illusion and self deception.........

The Twilight Zone

Reading the plots for the episodes of the serial Twilight Zone obsessively.

I haven’t gotten around to watching the tv episodes but I am a sucker for weird sci-fi and this fits the bill exactly……hits the spot,so to speak.

I am reading the plots off of Wikipedia,here’s are a couple of links :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_Zone_episodes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Is_Everybody%3F

Note to self : Begin watching The Twilight Zone episodes on YouTube.

Any sci-fi and fantasy geeks out there should give it a try……….Lionardo DiCaprio loves it…..need I say more!

Meek! Meek!

I burn my candle at both ends...........Be your self

My candle burns at both ends

It will not last the night;

But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -

It gives a lovely light.

Edna St. Vincent Millay, "A Few Figs from Thistles", 1920

US poet (1892 - 1950)