I wish you Health...
So you may enjoy each day in comfort.

I wish you the Love of friends and family...
And Peace within your heart.

I wish you the Beauty of nature...
That you may enjoy the work of God.

I wish you Wisdom to choose priorities...
For those things that really matter in life.

I wish you Generousity so you may share...
All good things that come to you.

I wish you Happiness and Joy...
And Blessings for the New Year.

I wish you the best of everything...
That you so well deserve.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS!

~ Author Unknown to me ~

Best Regards,

Samrina

Though I never got any interest in politics or in politicians as it always make me depressed and confused as I can never make it out that who is right or wrong but being a part of the nation and being a Pakistani whatever happen around in my country and people around always effects me and hurts me whenever I see any trouble or sufferings around...

Its been long now that whole Pakistani nation is facing this endless, long period of turmoil and uncertainty, and worst civil war. Dozens of innocent people are been killed without any reason, lots of losses in businesses, strikes.... just for the sake of nothing...

It's truly so painful to write all this but I believe one should have courage to face the cruel realities of life... I don't know exactly why I am writing all this may be just to share my depression or to prove myself as a Pakistani who is strong enough to digest these bitter, cruel realities scattered around or just to clarify world that all are not same, all Pakistanis are not bad or terrorists as been labeled, we also have heart, we do feel pain, but yeah I do accept that few of us are doing wrong and just because of them all Pakistanis all around the world are been seen with the eyes of doubts, been given disrespect and just because these few wicked people whole nation is suffering...

I hope you all are aware with the most recent & terrible incident happened here at the part of world I belong to and i.e. one more miserable bomb blast that not only killed former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto but also 20 other poor people along... on December 27, 2007 it was not the end of the story unfortunately its been three days now that whole Pakistani nation is suffering just because of the stupid, emotional people around who burnt hundreds of vehicles, shops, factories and killed about 15-20 more people all over the country.... I don't know what's the purpose behind? whats the use? why they are killing innocent people? why creating problems for poor people? why asking others who did nothing wrong to suffer? what they will get from doing all this?? why don't they think just because of their stupid actions whole nation have to suffer??

I just hope & pray for the betterment & peace around and need your all prayers too for my people & my country...

May God bless all..

BestRegards,

Samrina

Visit to Multan (Part 2)

Well in first part of the post I have already provide you with a brief introduction about the city I visited i.e. Multan and now in this last part I would like to share my colorful thoughts and eperiences regarding the main reason for which I basically visited there i.e. to attend a wedding of few of our family friends settled there.You must be thinking now that being living in Pakistan there shouldn’t be anything new & surprising for me at least to be that excited & to write about but honestly speaking that was all new for me too. Things and traditions that I just use to listen from my elders so far I have seen & experienced at my own for the very first time in my life. Bhangra (traditional dance), a group of musical band in uniform along with barat, groom riding on a horse, and lots more small traditional things….

Luckily I gotta chance to visit a village in my trip and truly loved the beauty of nature there, I can’t forget the innocence & simplicity, hospitality & love of people there is memorable. Without any relationship and without any mean reason everyone want us to visit their place may be just for a minute. Small gifts that they gifted were so precious like anything. Peace & purity there was unforgettable…

Well it was just an attempt to portrait and write in words whatever i have seen and experienced there. This is first time actually that I tried to write anything like that and I don't know to what extend I am successful i it but anyhow I hope you guys have enjoyed pictures at least that I have posted here :)

Best Regards,

Samrina

Visit to Multan...

As per I said in my earlier post that I was out of city for vaccations and gonna write about my visit in detail so here I am publishing the first part of the post as there are many things that I really wanna share here. I have been asked by my several readers to write about my country, traditions and culture so here I am publishing for the very first time at my blog something related to my country and that is a brief introduction about a beautiful, small, full of traditional colors city called to be Multan that I luckily gotta chance to visit recently.

Well Multan is known as the 'City of Sufi Saints and Shrines'. The city is full of bazars (markets), mosques, shrines and superbly designed tombs. The numerous Sufi shrines within the old city offer impressive examples of workmanship and architecture. The Shams-e Tabriz shrine is built almost entirely of sky-blue engraved glazed bricks. That of Shah Rukn-e Alam (Tughlaq period) has one of the biggest domes in Asia. The shrine of Sheikh Yusuf Gardez is a masterpiece of the Multani style. Other shrines include the Pahladpuri Temple and the Idgah Mosque (1735).

City can be divided into parts one old Multan with old, traditional buildings and markets where people still follow old cultural values and live with the purely old tradional style in a very simple way. Whereas there is a modern brand new Multan city that holds all the modern looks and facilities.

Basically I belong to Karachi one of the biggest cities of Pakistan where life is as like as in the other big cities of of the world. I have been visited several other cities of Pakistan too but if I compare Karachi with them especially small cities like Multan then I must say that life here in Karachi is much faster and different. Simplicity is the most highlighted difference that I found there in both people and their life styles and that truly admired and attracted me as it is truly rare in other big, advanced cities.

(to be contd.)

Thanks to all...

Hi to all,

Well first of all I wanna express my gratitude and deep thanks to all my blog friends for all their concern and love, I am truly honored and glad to read all the words left in my absence here.

I am sorry I couldn’t inform earlier that I am leaving for vacations. It was such a nice experience of my life to visit for the very first time interior Punjab and attend such a colorful, purely traditional wedding ceremony there. I’ll write in detail about all this along with the pictures that I took at places there in my next post in a day or two. Hope you all gonna like and enjoy it too.

Once again thanks a lot to all my blog friends. Hope you all are doing well.

Best Regards,

Samrina

Value of parents...

I have read this thought provoking and a short story with a valuable lesson in it few days and found it really worth sharing so here it is for all my readers. Hope you all gonna agreed with it too.

An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along
with his 45 years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow
perched on their window.
The Father asked his Son, "What is this?"
The Son replied "It is a crow".
After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time,
"What is this?"
The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow".
After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time, What is this?"
At this time some ex-pression of irritation was felt in the Son's
tone when he said to his Father with a rebuff. "It's a crow, a
crow".
A little after, the Father again asked his Son t he 4th time,
"What is this?"
This time the Son shouted at his Father, "Why do you keep
asking me the same question again and again, although I have
told you so many times 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to
understand this?"
A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an
old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his Son was
born. On opening a page, he asked his Son to read that page.
When the son read it, the following words were written in the
diary :-
"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa,
when a crow was sitting on the window. My Son asked me 23
times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a
Crow. I hugged him lovingly each time h e asked me the same
question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel
irritated I rather felt affection for my innocent child".
While the little child asked him 23 times "What is this", the
Father had felt no irritation in replying to the same question all
23 times and when today the Father asked his Son the same
question just 4 times, the Son felt irritated and annoyed.

So..

If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at
them as a burden, but speak to them a gracious word, be cool,
obedient, humble and kind to them. Be considerate to your
parents.From today say this aloud, "I want to see my parents
happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little
child. They have always showered their selfless love on me.

They crossed all mountains and valleys without seeing the storm
and heat to make me a person presentable in the society today".
Say a prayer to God, "I will serve my old parents in the BEST
way. I will say all good and kind words to my dear parents, no
matter how they behave.

Parents are precious gift of God just ask the value of parents who have lost them....

Best Regards,

Samrina

What Is Hope??

Hope is knowing that a positive outcome awaits.

Hope is not only expecting a dream to come true,
but also having a deep assurance
that it's within your reach.

Hope is saying you can.

Hope is knowing that you can improve
and that you always get better with practice.

Hope is knowing that you can achieve your goals
through hard work and persistence.

Hope is looking to the future with joy
and having an expectation of
better things to come.

Hope is the knowledge that life is everlasting,
and that miracles happen every day.

Hope is something that never abandons you.
Even when your life is filled with
sadness and disappointment,
a spark remains inside to help you
get through the rough times.

Hope is one of God's greatest gifts to you,
because it's the magic that inspires you
to keep trying, learning, loving, and living.

I have found that if you love life, life will love you back!

Best Regards,

Samrina

Eid Mubarak!!

Wishing all my readers a happy, joyful and blessed Eid. May Allah bring true happiness and peace in our all life (Ameen)

Loads of love n prayers for all.

Best Regards,

Samrina

Secret of LIfe...

The secret of life is to make the best
of whatever comes along,
Make every day fresh and new,
Go in search of knowledge and experience.

Let your questions and
your answers reconcile.
Do your best to remember
that the best kind of learning curve
is an educated smile.

Share your magic with the people
who share your memories.
Let your feelings run deep.
Be in touch with the people
who live in your heart.
Be a caring person who plays for keeps.

To really know what success means, earn it.
Don't rely on some elevator to get you there.
The higher the floor you want to reach,
the more important it is to take the stair.

The easiest lessons to remember
are the ones you learn the hard way!

Appreciate the little things
that make each day
unique and special.

Have A Beautiful Life!!!

(Author: Unknown)

Best Regards,

Samrina.

I Believe...

Few months back I wrote in my diary these few random thoughts that I believe in so I am sharing them here today with some new additions. Hope you all gonna like it and add your thoughts to it too.

* I believe that good things will come to people who work hard.
* I believe great things come to people who never give up.
* I believe silence will teach you something if you listen hard.
* I believe that the heart leads u in the right direction if you follow it.
* I believe family should stick by your side.
* I believe God will help you if you believe in him and trust him.
* I believe the heart and soul are more important than looks.
* I believe trust helps the world go round.
* I believe love is the beauty of life.
* I believe kids could teach adults a lot if adults would just listen.
* I believe you should always chase your dreams.
* I believe hope is something everyone needs.
* I believe that money cannot buy happiness.
* I believe people are special the way they are.
* I believe parents are more important than you think.
* I believe the sky is the limit.
* I believe being loved and loving are two totally different things.
* I believe promises should be kept.
* I believe a simple smile can make anybody's day better.
* I believe that being popular is not the key to life.
* I believe do good and get good.
* I believe hope keeps you alive.
* I believe positive thinking makes life easier & peaceful.
* I believe God is the most trust worthy & my best friend who never judge, who cares about me & love me without any reason. He is the one always with me no matter what I am or where I am.

Best Regards,

Samrina

I DON'T UNDERSTAND..

Why we can't have morality without dictating religion.
Why we can't have differences without hatred.
Why we can't have disagreements without belittlements.
Why we can't love a higher spirit, but each in our own way.
Why we can't feed the homeless but can rebuild the world.
Why we can't find charity for our neighbors but can pray for a stranger.
Why we can't see our own faults but can so easily find them in others.
Why we can't see the good but so readily point out the bad.

I don't understand...
Why love doesn't return the gift of generosity.
Why we profess to value honesty then lie to protect ourselves.
Why success can't be won without deceit.
Why we abuse the world but cherish possessions.
Why profit means more than the method that achieves it.
Why what people say isn't what they mean.

I still don't understand...
Why we complain more about what we don't have
instead of seeing what we've already been given.
Why we want so much when it's usually the simple things that make us happy.
Why we try to be someone and something we aren't
instead of celebrating who we truly are.
Why we aren't more thankful for the people in our lives
instead of the things in our lives...

(Author: Unknown)

Regards,

Samrina

Thought of the day...

You can't develop high self-esteem if you repeat negative phrases about yourself and your abilities. Whether speaking about your appearances, your career, your relationships, your financial situation, or any other aspects of your life, avoid self-deprecating comments...

positive thinking n approach gets you through..

..have great times

Best regards,

Samrina

8 HABITS / FACTS ABOUT ME...

OK its been bit long now that I was been tagged by Noushy(Anouska) to write about 8 habits or facts about myself so here they are:

TAGGING RULES:

1. Each blogger must post these rules
2. Each blogger starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves
3. Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and to read ur blog.

1. MY INTRO…. OK my real name is Samrina but I got so many nicks like my friends called me ‘Sam’, few of my family members they called me ‘Reena’, one of my teacher he used to called me ‘Samar’ as his daughter’s name is also Samar and he treat me also like her :) , my other professor he called me ‘Sameera’ as he likes this name,,, God!! I got so many names haan.... :)
Anyhow I am an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) and my major subject is HRM (Human Resource Management) and now these days I am participating in my family business plus was teaching previously in a school as I love to spend time with kids but unfortunately that I have to leave last month due to some personal reasons… anyhow I guess that’s enough for my brief introduction...? :)

2. MY INTERESTS…. Well my interests changes with time but that doesn’t mean at all that I am moody but its just that I have phases in my life where I am crazy or completely involved in anything and with time my interest level goes down but that still stays in my list of interests like when I was in 9th-10th grades I was crazy about cooking and I attended several cooking courses and still now time to time I do attend classes as per my interest as still I love to cook new new dishes.. anyhow there was phase when I was full time involved into gardening and I spend lots of time in that and still I love to water plants whenever I get time, I love to write though initially I started with writing poetries but now I am trying to write short articles as well which I do share here at my blog as well so you can have some idea that what type of writer I am..  :) I was into sketching, glass painting, and few other things as well that I can add to the list of my interests but whatever I shared I guess its enough for now..

3. AIM OF MY LIFE…. I just wanted to be ‘Honest’ whether it’s any relationship or any field of work because I beleive if I’ll be honest in my relationship with God then I’ll be a good Muslim, if I’ll be honest in my studies I’ll be a good student, if I’ll be honest in my relationship with people around then I’ll be a good daughter of my parents, sister of my brothers, good friend of my friends, and so on…. So its true that honesty is the best policy :)

4. ONE THING THAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT MYSELF…. Is that I am a faithful, positive person and this I consider as my most powerful strength that always help me in my life and keeps me hopeful. This is the only thing that never let me stay in state of depression or tension for long and always support me to struggle and effort in life…

5. ONE THING THAT I HATE ABOUT MYSELF…. Is that I am an extremely sensitive person and small small things matter for me a lot. Usually this is consider to be a positive quality of anyone but when look at so many problems around and I cant help it I truly feel bad and that keeps me in depression mostly but again my faith in God and positivism overcomes it.

6. WHAT I VALUE MOST IN LIFE??.... well in my view there are basically 3 things that holds importance in one’s life and they are: religion, relationships and his/her work or career. I value these three in a same sequence as I mentioned above i.e. first comes my religion, then my relationships and lastly but not least my work or career.

7. FRIENDS…. I am a person who is very much concern and sensitive about her relationships. Friends in my life are as important to me as my other relationships like my parents, siblings, n all… I hardly make friends as I believe in quality rather then in quantity so I want to have few but true friends around but if I have to call anyone my best friend with whom I can say that I share 100% or who knows and understand me 100% then that would be my God(Allah) because He is the one most close to me in my life and next would be my life partner… 

8. MY DREAM …. I wish to see world united, no wars, no fights, no caste differences, no color differences and all live as a respectable human being on this planet earth. I dream to see everyone living a peaceful, happy, healthy life will all the respect that any human being deserves to have. I wish this dream comes to reality one day…..

OK lastly as per the rules I have to tag 8 more people to do it at their blogs, tough job haan..  anyhow 8 bloggers that I would like to tag are as follows:

1. Tim
2. Jac
3. Janice
4. Andrew
5. Floots
6. Anitya
7. Cergie
8. Shades of Twilight

Rest if anyone else wanna take this tag and do it at his/her blog is most welcome to do it 

Best Regards,

Samrina

Beautiful Day!!

Every day can be a beautiful day.
Just take a look around you,
and think of all the wonderful things
you have to be thankful for...
the sunshine, roses, laughter,
close friends, family, music,
and beautiful dreams...
The storm is never half as bad as it seems.
Don't let rain ruin your day.
When the dark clouds move in just smile,
because the good times are on the way... :)

Have a beautiful day you all!!

(Author: Bobette Bryan)

Lovely words about Love...

* Don't find love, let love find you. That's why it's called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall.

* Lucky is the man who is the first love of a woman, but luckier is the woman who is the last love of a man.

* It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and an day to love someone... but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

* It breaks your heart to see the one you love is happy with someone else, but it's more painful to know that the one you love is unhappy with you.

* Love, true love, is that which can give the most without asking or demanding anything in return.

* Love cures people -- both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.

* One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.

* Love... What is love? Love is to love someone for who they are, who they were, and who they will be.

* Love is like a river, always changing, but always finding you again somewhere down the road.

* Love is a language spoken by everyone, but understood only by a heart.

* It doesn't take a reason to love someone, but it does to like someone. You don't love someone because you want to, you love someone because you are destined too. It's because you fall in Love with them, that you then try to find a reason, but you always come up with the answer, No reason!

May God brings true Love in our all life..

Love for all...

Best Regards,

Samrina

Just an advice...

Stop comparing yourself with other people...

There will always be some people who have more than you and some who have less. If you play the comparison game, you'll run into too many "opponents" you can't defeat...
Just keep one thing in mind that no one is perfect in this world except of God who created us all. God have gifted each of us something special in us that make us different from others like someone is good in writing, some are good in painting and so on...

So point is just to find out, polish and highlight our that God gifted quality and be confident and thankful to God for it. This is the only thing that can bring you internal satisfaction and keep you safe from this comparison tension..


..so keep yourself cool and have nice times ...

Best Regards,

Samrina

Everything in life....

Everything in life is temporary…
Darkness of the night or brightness of the day,
Smile or tears in your eyes,
Even sunrise is temporary… And so is sunset.
If things are going good enjoy it… It won't last forever
And if things are going bad
Don't worry coz it won't last forever either.
Everything just passes by even our life…
So think positive & enjoy as it is all due to you…

Best Regards,

Samrina

Decisions in our life...

There are basically two organs gifted by God that help us to take decisions in life, one is our ‘brain’ and another one is our ‘heart’. Decisions made by our brain are more calculated, practical and reliable as they are based on facts, logics, evidences and realities. Whereas on the other hand our heart goes with feelings like love, sympathy, care, etc.

This is a fact that our happiness is more linked with our heart and our success is mostly linked with our brain decisions but decisions made collectively with both brain and heart are the best decisions that bring us happiness & success both. I have seen several successful people around who go with their brain and always been calculative in taking decisions whether it’s related to their business/work life or related to their relationships but this is also true that most of them are not satisfied and happy. Brain is not an appropriate decision maker in all cases or matters of life sometimes we do need to listen to our heart as well especially while taking any decisions related to our relationships.

Some Great Thoughts...

* Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

* When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.

* The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

* It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

* Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back! Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

* Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.

* May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.

Best Regards,

Samrina

Be Positive...

I have received this in a forward mail and found it worth sharing so here it is for all my readers here, hope you all gonna like it too.

If someone should hurt you
and say a thing unkind,
Remember what I write to you,
and keep these thoughts in mind.

For everyone that makes you cry,
there are three to make you smile,
And a smile will last for a long, long time,
but a tear just a little while.

Don't let someone who hates the world
cause you to hate it too,
Behind the clouds is a Golden sun,
and a sky that's full of Blue.

If someone said a thing that's cruel,
don't let it get to you,
Your achievements are greatly numbered,
and your faults are very few.

So if a certain person should act a certain way,
Think of those who love you.

AND DON'T LET IT SPOIL YOUR DAY!

Best Regards,

Samrina

How God want to use problems…

I always use to think that if God love us that much then why He brings us problems in life? I thought deeply about it and realized that the problems we face will either defeat us or develop us - depending on how we respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring.Here are few ways God wants to use the problems in our life:

1. To DIRECT US
Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving.Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change.Is God trying to get your attention? "Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways."

2. To INSPECT US
People are like tea bags...if you want to know what's inside them,just drop them into hot ever water! Has God tested your faith with a problem What do problems reveal about you? "When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience."

3. To CORRECT US
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure.It's likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove.But you probably learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of something... health, money, a relationship..by losing it. "It was the best thing that could have happened to me,for it taught me to pay attention to your laws."

4. To PROTECT US
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem - but
it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year later when management's actions were eventually discovered. "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good...

5. To PERFECT US
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders.

There could be many other reasons as well that can be added to the list like to test us, to teach us and make us an example or bench mark for others, and so on…
Anyhow I guess its all a matter that how we think or take problems in our life.

May God bless us all.

Best Regards,

Samrina

Happiness!!

Every living creature wants to be happy. Whether it is money, power or any relationship, you get into it for the sake of happiness. Some people even enjoy misery because it gives them happiness !

To be happy, we seek something. But despite getting it, we are not happy. A school-going boy may think that if he goes to college, he will be more independent, free and therefore happy. If you ask a college-going boy whether he is happy, he feels that if he gets a job, he will be happy. Talk to somebody who is settled in their job or business, you already know what he will say! He is waiting to get a perfect soul mate, to be happy. He gets a soul mate, but he now wants a kid to be happy. Ask those who have children if they are happy. How can they relax until the children have grown up and have had a good education and are on their own. Ask those who are retired, are they happy? They long for the days when they were younger.

All of one's life is spent in preparing to be happy someday in the future. It's like making a bed all night, but having no time to sleep.

How many minutes, hours and days have we spent our life being happy from within - Those are the only moments you have really lived life. Those were perhaps the days when you were a small kid, completely blissful and happy or a few moments when you were surfing, swimming or sailing or on a mountain top, living in the present and enjoying it.

There are two ways of looking at life. One is thinking that, "I'll
be happy after achieving a certain objective." The second is saying that "I am happy come what may!"

Which one do you want to live?

PERSONAL PERCEPTION...

Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home,a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey?"Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman."
The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..

Time In Our Lives

There will be times in all of our lives
where we're treated very harshly and unfair.
And no matter how hard we look for the justice
we find that it just isn't there.

When we're offended and in pain, our normal response
is to retaliate and somehow repay.
For we want that person to see how it feels
to have the heartache we're feeling that day.

But as natural as it seems to want to get even
it's the opposite of what God says is true.
For He is desiring that His servants be different
and be Christ-like in all that we do.

As incredible as it sounds, He wants us to repay them
with a blessing instead of more pain.
And He will give us the power we need to be kind
and the strength we need to refrain.

We have to trust Him and fully believe Him
Knowing His ways truly are best.
We have to be encouraged knowing He saw the injustice
and let Him give us comfort and rest.

The person who offends us is not declared innocent
by the kindness we place on their head.
But God takes all the heartache retaliation would bring us
and gives us a blessing instead.

The Power Of Our Blessings

We bless the life around us far more than we realize. Many simple, ordinary things that we do can affect those around us in profound ways: the unexpected phone call, the brief touch, the willingness to listen generously, the warm smile or wink of recognition. We can even bless total strangers and be blessed by them. Big messages come in small packages. All it may take to restore someone's trust in life may be returning a lost earring or a dropped glove.

A woman once told me that she did not feel the need to reach out to those around her because she prayed every day. Surely, this was enough. But a prayer is about our relationship to God; a blessing is about our relationship to the spark of God in one another. God may not need our attention as badly as the person next to us on the bus or behind us on line in the supermarket. Everyone in the world matters, and so do their blessings. When we bless others, we offer them refuge from an indifferent world.

The capacity to bless life is in everybody. The power of our blessing is not diminished by illness or age. On the contrary, our blessings become even more powerful as we grow older.

They have survived the buffeting of our experience. We may have traveled a long, hard road to the place where we can remember once again who we are. That we have traveled and remembered gives hope to those we bless. Perhaps in time they too can remember this place beyond competition and struggle, this place where we belong to one another... I first learned to do this from people who were dying, people who had moved into a more authentic relationship with those around them because only that which is genuine still had meaning for them. These people had let go of the ways in which they had changed themselves to win approval, and so they made it safe for others to remove their masks as well.

True knowledge brings humility...

Expression:

True knowledge inspires and encourages one to bring about a practical change in one's life. The one with knowledge naturally imbibes it, which is also revealed in his practical life. This is because he is humbly willing to learn from all situations. As much as there is knowledge, so much there is divinity and elevated ness revealed in all words and actions. Also such a person keeps learning from all life's situations.

Experience:

To have the ability to learn from all that life brings is to have love for knowledge. Since I have love for knowledge, I am able to experience self-respect. This self-respect gives me the humility to accept situations and people as they are and keep learning. So whatever the situation or whoever the person I come across, I only find myself enriching myself and moving forward.

A WOMAN….
(Author: Unknown)

They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous.

They fight for what they believe in.
They stand up against injustice.
They don't take "no" for an answer
when they believe there is a better solution.

They go without new shoes
so their children can have them.
They go to the doctor
with a frightened friend.

They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards.
They are happy when they hear
about a birth or a new marriage.

Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They have sorrow at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they think
there is no strength left.

They know that a hug
and a kiss
can heal a broken heart.

Women come in all sizes,
in all colors and shapes.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.

The heart of a woman is what makes the world spin!
Women do more than just give birth.
They bring joy and hope.
They give compassion and ideals.
They give moral support to their family and friends.

Women have a lot to say and a lot to give.

CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS…

There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.

Few days back I got a chance to gone through this funny sort of thought provoking article according to which a person visited a government matchmaker for marriage and requested him for a help in looking for a suitable spouse. The officer asked him about the requirements and in reply he asked for a good looking, polite, humorous, sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing girl. Willing to accompany him the whole day at home during his leisure hour, if he doesn’t go out. Telling him interesting stories when he need companion for conversation and be silent when he wants to rest. The officer listened carefully and replied him with a very good answer that “I understand you need television."

Well the moral of the story is that we all wish to have someone perfect in our life ignoring the fact that no one is perfect in this world neither us nor anyone else. We keep on expecting from others without thinking that what others can expect from us and what we are doing for them. I have seen several people around who spoiled their relationships just because of stupid reasons without looking into the consequences of their decision.

To have a strong, perfect relationship both parties have to struggle, both have to compromise, both need to have patience, both have to sacrifice and understand each other. Trust, love, care and honesty are other important elements that contribute a lot in any relationship to be healthy and perfect.

But besides this being an optimistic I also believe that sweet things are easy to buy,but sweet people are difficult to find. Life ends when u stop dreaming, hope ends when u stop believing,Love ends when u stop caring,love without condition, talk without intention, give without reason and care without expectation.......

Loneliness….

Loneliness is one of the toughest things to live with, people who have to live alone can only realizes the pain and can tell how difficult it is to be alone.

Loneliness is a condition where we can only depend ourselves for any strength or mental nourishment. It is a period when we may be completely alone or, although we are with others, we may feel alienated from them and unable to share our unique experiences with any other person at that at that specific moment.

Feeling lonely sometimes is natural but this is also a fact that humans need to socialize. "We need to have a sense of belonging, we need feedback from others, recognition, and a sense that there are others who care about us, understand us, and that we matter to them." Solitude is not always bad. We have all enjoyed being alone- with nature, or music, or books. It is when we feel depression, boredom, and meaninglessness then we have to act. Prolonged loneliness can become fatal if not dealt with as it can deprive a person of his will to live on.

TRUE LOVE…

I have written already several posts on this topic and always I feel that there is still something left behind. Love is a vast topic to talk about and can be defined in so many ways as per our experiences, thoughts & observations. Whoever fell in love feels that he/she is at the peak and in true love but most of the times when they have to face any problem in the journey of love or they’re been examine they failed. True love is not mean/selfish at all, expectations is something natural but I guess when we are truly in love with someone we don’t see what we’re getting in return of our love, we just keep on loving and caring that person no matter how he/she is responding us. True love is sacrifice, its trust, and there are no conditions in true love. We can like anyone on the basis of his/her good qualities that he/she holds but we love anyone without any reason, when we love someone we accept him/her along with both good and bad qualities, and we never judge our love ones. I always say love makes our life meaningful and beautiful but besides this is also a fact that love brings us pains as well that we bear happily, our both happiness and sorrows are attached/linked with that person.

Yesterday I was reading a book that was compiled of several true love stories and one of the story that truly inspired me and helped me to understand true love that I am sharing here as well. This story is basically written by a doctor and I am copying it here for you all as it is been written by him in his own words. Hope you all going to like it too. So here it is:

It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 a.m., when an elderly gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him look at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.

On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, we began to engage in conversation. I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.

I then inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer' s Disease .

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are? "

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, " She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is." I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, "That is the kind of love I want in my life."

True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

An innocent smile makes the day bright
And an innocent thought makes the whole life peaceful
So with a smile start thinking bright and have a very good life ahead.
Keep Smiling……

Best Regards,
Samrina

Life's Mirror

There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave,
There are souls that are pure and true,

Then give the world the best you have,

And the best will come back to you.

Give love, and love to your life will flow,

A strength in your utmost need,

Have faith, and a score of hearts will show

Their faith in your word and deed.

Give truth, and your gift will be paid in kind;

And honor will honor meet;

And a smile that is sweet will surely find

A smile that is just as sweet.

Give pity and sorrow to those who mourn,

You will gather in flowers again

The scattered seeds from your thoughts out borne,

Though the sowing seemed but vain.

For life is the mirror of king and slave,

This just what we are and do;

(Writer unknown)

3 BASIC THINGS IN LIFE…

In my view there are basically three main things around which one’s life revolves, that hold most importance in our life, which directs our life styles, that reflects from our habits & our routine. According to me these three things could be:

• Religion
• Relationships
• Career/work

Religion plays a guidance role in our life that guide us how to live life, how to deal with our problems and routine matters, who to ask for help & whom to pray, and much more. So we can say that to an extend our religious teachings are reflected from the way we carry our life and things related to it.

Second comes are our relationships that make our life meaningful and beautiful. Love, care, respect, trust, our emotions, & feelings all are attached with them. This is a fact that no one can live happily in isolation, we all need each other. Our happiness is incomplete and meaningless unless we have someone to celebrate with us and similarly in pain or during our depressions we need someone for care, for sympathy, for love, etc. These are all things that are human needs and no one can deny it. These relationships are the real beauty of our life. I always use to believe in these golden words ‘money cannot buy you happiness’, so very true because our feelings whether happiness or sorrows are linked with our relationships.

Third thing that holds importance in our life is our work, our career, or our job. This is also one of the most important elements of life as it is the source that defines goal for your life, make you effort, brings you internal satisfaction, provides us financial support to fulfill our and our love ones needs, reflects from your life style, and much more.

I don’t know to what extend I am successful in writing all this infect I believe still I lack in many things which I need to improve. May be I’ve missed various relevant points that needed to be added to the post and this is also possible that many of you don’t agree with my point of view as this is all that I have written is based on my own priorities, my thinking and few of the observations. Anyhow I will appreciate if anyone of you feel like to make any correction or add your own thoughts.

Regards,

Samrina

POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

We all are known with the fact that both happiness and sadness are part of life but besides this reality of life this is also true that we human beings get depressed more easily and lose hope at small failures in life in comparison of getting happy & enjoying our achievements and success in life. It’s in human nature to look into the darker side of the picture first and think negatively that leads to depressions, loss of hopes, weakness and finally this result in further more failures in life.

I always use to think that whether happiness and sadness is in one’s control or not??? I thought a lot about it and have observed several people including my own self, various situations, read about it and have discussed this with several people around and the conclusion that I have made on the basis of all this is that 100% we can’t control this but yes to an extend this is in one’s own hands to be happy or depressed. The only thing that matters is our thinking that brings both problems and solutions in our life. I believe whatever happen in this world is with some purpose behind it and if we try to get and understand that reason we will never think negatively about it. We human beings have limited mental abilities and vision sometimes we can’t decide what is right or wrong for us, it’s only God who knows and can better decide for us. Sometimes we pray and effort a lot for something without knowing that whether this is right or wrong and when we dnt get it we get negative and depressed without thinking that may be that was wrong for us and God gonna bring us something much more better in place of it. Secondly sometimes God bring us failures to teach us lesson and make us stronger. I have lost my father in early ages of my life and whenever I miss him and feel depressed I always make myself remind that as I am a special person of God & He love me & trust me so He have selected me for this test and now I have to come up to His expectations and truly this thing help me a lot and take me out of depression.

Few days back I was reading Vincent Norman’s book ‘Power of Positive Thinking’ and in his book he have explained this very well with the help of different examples and true short stories. He wrote about a young sports man suffering from blood cancer breathing his last few breaths but he makes his team won match just because of his enthusiasm and positive thinking. Similarly he talked of several other true examples that helps us a lot to understand the importance and worth of positive thinking in our life.

Wish you all very best in life. Take care of yourself and all around.

Best regards,

Samrina

TRUE HAPPINESS....

I always use to think that what can bring us true, deep internal happiness and then to get the answer I have started observing & evaluating my own self first and then others. I don’t know to what extend I am right or wrong in writing this but today I am writing this post on the basis of my observations and views about types of people in this world, what can bring us true internal happiness and lots more at the back of my mind while writing this.

Basically there are two types of people in this world one ‘Career Oriented people’, people who value most their career, work, job, money, etc most in life and another type of people that exist in this world can be called as ‘Domestic people’ or ‘Family Oriented people’, people fall in this category value more their relationships, their feelings, love, etc in their life.

According to my observations people who value most their career, money, work, etc in life do achieve their career related goals and seems to be successful people in the eye of the world but in most of the cases I have seen that they are not happy and satisfied internally because while running after their career oriented goals & money they ignored & lost their relationships with whom they can share their success, their happiness, their failures, and their depressions. By this I don’t mean at all that other type of people I talked of i.e. domestic or family oriented people are the happiest people in this world but unless you have anyone around to share your feelings with, your happiness, your success everything is meaningless. Yes people will appreciate you, come for a time being to celebrate with you your success but at the end of the day you will be alone especially I have seen in case of failures mostly people are left alone. In such situation only your close relationships, people who truly love and care you are there to give you their shoulder to cry at, to wipe your tears and give you courage & moral support to move further in life.

Being career oriented is not a bad thing but here I talked of extreme cases, in my view both should be kept in balance in life infect relationships should be given more importance and value in life then of career because our all career related success is meaningless unless we have our love one’s to share our feelings & success.

Hope you all are doing fine in your life.

Regards,

Samrina

Why???

I have been told by several people around that I use word ‘why’ so frequently and most of the times I sound to be unsatisfied with the answers unless I get into detail of anything and get to know each & everything about that issue or topic. I was just thinking about it today and evaluating myself & trying to get the answer of it but again one more ‘Why’ came into my mind that why it is so? Is it become that bothering & irritating for others that they have started pointing me out now??

Well I guess we all have so many why’s in our life that always keep us all in search of their answers and that results in creativity, inventions, different theories, solutions to many problems, enhancement of knowledge and much more…..

If I particularly talk about myself than I accept that yes I am a curious person not for everything but yeah for things related to me or topic of my interest. It’s really hard to satisfy me because I look into things & matters so deeply and keenly. May be the reason behind this is that I am an extremely sensitive person and think bit more deeply than of other normal human beings but that doesn’t mean at all that I am anyone extra ordinary & always right & always reach the point I m seeking for. May be it’s not a good habit for others and bothering for them but I don’t think it’s a bad habit, what you think???

Regards,

Samrina

Life....

I got this beautiful poetry in a mail and I just loved it so here it is for all my bloggers, hope u gonna like it too..

I sat by a creek bank, just the other day
watching the water, carry a leaf away.

I thought to myself, is this the way life goes
it runs through my mind, no one knows.

You are here on earth, for just a little while
so learn to love and share a great smile.

People are many and friends are few
love and happiness, is being with you.

I thought about that leaf, as I watched it go
was it's purpose really served, I'll never know.

Then I thought about myself, holding my life steady
wondering when the river of life called, will I be ready.

Really can't answer that and I know it's true
but when I go, you know I'll leave loving you.

HI AGAIN...

Writing after such a long time, got so many things in mind to write but anyhow I am really glad n happy to get back into the world of blogging that I really missed in passed few months.

Well we all have different reasons of writing blogs few of us write for fun, few to share there experiences, knowledge, art n specialties God gifted them, personal problems n so on…. Initially I have started writing blog just for fun and got nothing as such in mind that why I am writing but as time passed and specially the gap came in between make me realized the importance and value of it. I have learned a lot from here and realized many things about life and about myself too. I met several people here with great mind and I myself truly feel blessed that God bring me in interaction with such people with beautiful thoughts. I know I am not a good writer at all and very weak in communication skills but still whatever I have written here I always get loads of appreciation & positive comments on it and truly that worked for me as a motivator & make me write further more. At times when I was really down I got moral support from my blog friends that helped me a lot to come out of my depressions.

In life we are surrounded by so many people & things and sometimes we dnt realize there importance in our life but as they are been taken far from us we start missing them & start realizing their value in our life. So we should always be thankful to God for each & everything thing He bring to us because everything in this world holds some importance & its just a matter of realization.

Best Regards,

Samrina