In the quiet morning hours, or as I fade off to sleep at night, I cuddle up with a good novel.
This book is my world, my quiet time away from the din and discordance of the everyday world, but it’s also a way to explore the world in imaginative new ways.
There’s nothing that beats it.
I get lost in worlds wholly created by an author, imagined but containing truths about life, incisively commenting about life, reproducing it in beautiful new ways, putting me in the mind of another human being, grabbing my heart and dragging it through the thrill of falling in love or the dull numbness of divorce or the fear of being found out, giving me the power of flight or omniscience or magic, confessing about guilty deeds and crimes and affairs, taking me into richly reimagined periods of history, helping me time travel and space travel and regular travel into new lands, showing me how other people live in helplessness, in slavery, in squalor, in power and luxury, in prostitution and presidency, making the mundane seem magical and the magical seem possible.
This is why I read.
Reading has been shown to make us more empathetic people, but it also helps us learn to sit still for long without distractions, and gives us a break from the pull of smartphones and the online world.
Reading is one of my favorite habits, and though once in a while I slip away from it, I always come back.
Month: April 2019
Sunday Motivation
We often punish ourselves with hopelessness, blame & worry.
The more we dwell in past, the harder it is us for move on.
Happiness is a gift that we owe to ourselves.
It can only be unwrapped from within. Let go of everything weighing you down 😊
Your Eyes
…
In your eyes so clear,
I see the hope for the future,
In your eyes like a butterfly,
I see the colors of success.
In your eyes,mixed with love,
Vision and passion,
A dream has emerged,
A dream is growing,
Your eyes tell a story,
I see bliss standing.
Only in your eyes….
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Lovely Sunday Morning
…
Melodic mornings
sing in soft breeze whispers
as tiger lilies smile
along a wandering
fence line blushing
Songbirds
add the sweetest harmonies
to this wondrous concerto
of a new dawn breaking
on the far horizon
The day renews across the sky
As the world awakens again
Slowly the clockwork creaks and groans
And well-rehearsed life energizes the day.
Whispering sonnets
this morning you’re sleeping
Hoping your dreams
are a beautiful view
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Wednesday Motivation
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Do you need some energy refills?
Today I’m sending you jolly thoughts
Paint this Wednesday with a wide brush – the colour is orange
Enthusiasm’s colour – tropics – orange blossom – the colour of hope
Reflecting on life – be focused on the jewels we already have
Not in the past or the future – today
…
Whoa, hold on a minute!
…
Life keeps passing us by
So learn to ride its highs
Don’t get hung up on its whoa’s
In this world of so many unknowns
Take it all in nice and slow
This makes it possible for us to grow
So your life will continue to flow
Like a moving picture show
…
Nobody but you
In life you will lose companions, family and friends, yet regardless of who leaves your life, never lose yourself. The most essential things to figure out how to do is to love yourself when you feel unloved by those around you & be there for yourself when you feel like you have nobody.
Choose your peeps wisely!
When its dark,
A good friend will shine like a bright star
but,
A fake one will give you deep, deep scars.
So, remember it is always wise to use discretion when picking new friends because they are the one with whom you will hanging out till the end, with whom lots of time you will cheerfully spend, someone on which you no have doubt and can depend!
Thanks for reading, and I hope you had a wonderful weekend.