The Musing Mind

--- 1 --- Hello there. Strange that no body pointed out to me that I was writing a wrong volume number in my Friday Quick Takes, since beginning in this year! Well I have corrected them now, but what a nice way to know if people are serious about what I write and do they really take time to read!! Courtesy: Google Images --- 2 --- Now is the time to say "NO"! Courtesy: Google Images Have been in conflict with myself, over and over again, do not remember, for the past many many years. Do I blame the brought up or culture, my nature or my talent? I have never learnt to say "no" to anything that people ask me for. There may be many people out there who suffer my plight. "Live your life for you not for anyone else. Don’t let the fear of being judged, rejected or disliked stop you from being yourself " (Sonya Parker). Isn't it true? I ask myself. I have been brought up with the understanding that if I say "no" to people...

--- 1 --- A week full of ups and downs......... time is like a barcode, full of black and white stripes. One can even draw the analogy of a sine wave, perhaps. While one moment is ecstatic, the other is extremely depressing and demotivating.... sigh! This is life! Yet, we do not stop living and loving it too, isn't that true?  Well, the weather is cooperative, though. --- 2 --- "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." -  Marcus Tullius Cicero  Yes, I have a garden and a library too.  Therefore, I can say, in principle, that I have everything I need. I attribute this reading habit in my family to my profession. Having a librarian as a wife and a mother will surely have its impact on the family. Over a period of time, we have collected good many books and the time demands a re-org for the home library. Last Sunday was a perfect day for the activity. Though we could not accommodate all our books, we could arrange the oft-rea...

--- 1 --- This week has been a roller coaster ride of good, bad and the busy feelings at work. Home has complemented with comfort and care. Post rains, my small garden is blooming. I could click some good pictures too. --- 2 --- Act of Random Kindness We all face difficult situations every now and then; caused by someone, unfortunately having unpleasant feelings towards us, whatever may be the reason. It makes us think, why, when we are not causing any harm to them or to their kin, are they so rude and unkind to us. This week has bestowed upon me an opportunity to experience someone's unkind attitude towards me. Yes, bestowed, I am saying because, the incident provoked me to think. Initially I was very agitated, restless and angry also. I must mention here that I have started to feel that my intuitive power has really picked up over the past few years. I have been feeling very uncomfortable for two days before this incident happened. When I figured out th...