Connecting with thoughts - My thoughts and Me

Been there done that. Yet it feels like the journey has just begun. However its time to grow up. Growing up is never easy. You hold on to things that were. You wonder what's to come. But that night, I think we knew it was time to let go of what had been, and look ahead to what would be. Other days. New days. Days to come. The thing is, we didn't have to hate each other for getting older. We just had to forgive ourselves... for growing up. The Wonder Years  

When it all comes to an end You sit back and evaluate What you have done What you have not What you could have What you ought to What you have gained And what you have lost What could have been good What has been good What should have been good Or on the contrary What was bad Could have been bad or even worse What should have been bad Surprisingly though There are a hell lot possibilities that exist Not only when things are happening But also when things come to an end Is it for this that the mind Is never really quite satisfied

About Dreams Dreams create thoughts Thoughts create possibilities Possibilities create opportunities Opportunities lead to determination Determination leads to actions Actions lead to results Results lead to realization of dreams So dare to dream Dare to live your dream

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Realizing Your Dream Well today the Youth of St. Michael's Church Youth Group, Manickpur took a first step towards realizing their dream. Today's day, the first day of Giovinezza, by grace of God was wonderful. Given the short time frame that the group had before it took on and developed the concept of the festival is really amazing. Everything that happens in typical group happened. But what came out of all those bruised egos and conflicts was a strong determination to make it happen. And that too not compromising on the studies...now takes some effort and deserves special appreciation. Kudos to you all for once again proving that the Manickpur Parish has been at the forefront of all the cultural events and social changes in Vasai. Way to go. May this serve as an inspiration for others to follow.  Today we proudly have 70 youths who made this event a success. Those who dreamt of the event were a handful few among the group but then what has followed thereafter is les...

Meeting Old Friends Every now and then Is something We all should do For there is a profound joy in Revisiting those Simple, silly moments That thought us life most valuable lessons Gave us reasons to smile (even today) And keep on telling us That there is still some one Who do not care who we were Or what we are now But just love us the way We have always been And no it's about finding solace in the past As much it is about Finding your feet again To traverse life's ups and downs Through friends Who not only hold the mirror Unto you but Inspire you To just be the person You like to be

At Loss For Words... Over the last couple of days I have been at lost for words. Even today it appears to be the same story. I always thought I can write. Write well. But blogging has been revelation to me that how much I need to improve or better still I am not even of the mark. Man how I envy those blogs that I do read. How explicit and well expressed are thoughts in those blogs. The depth of their knowledge, the expression of their feelings, the flow of their words, their insightful thinking and ability to challenges and create new perspective just amazes me. It's on occasions like these that I feel do I really need to write? What difference am I making or what new thoughts am I contributing. The answer is simple - I still have miles and miles to go before I arrive. My arrival looks a bit difficult given the kind of works that I come across. But there is no harm in trying. Trying till I find my words like they have found theirs. I may not go on to make a significant differ...

Writers These days when I am struggling to write or even think of anything to write about I realize the greatness of the all time classics that have been written over the ages. To reader it just a book and an experience that he can read at his / her convenience. Not so for the writer. For the writer it is a painful journey of seeing the idea through, connecting the dots and much more. Someone mentioned to me that Ernest Hemingway wrote a book 32 times before he finally got it published, boy that's a lot of painstaking effort.  Again for the writer its not just words, they have to be words that tell a story, explain an idea, present / challenge a viewpoint, make a comment, create a picture and much much more. And while doing all this the words have to speak for the author, help him connect with the reader, be as explicit as possible creating a whole new meaning or perspective. That according to me is really something, no wonder writing has been a forte of a handf...

The language of love Beyond words beyond meanings beyond expressions beyond feelings beyond everything beyond anything there is a language that exists that transcends all horizons and boundaries and that language is nothing but the language of love

Sony Mix. Over the past couple of days I have been thoroughly enjoying Sony Mix music channel. And have been pleasantly surprised to catch up on some really good songs, songs that I love listening too. For once I don't have to flip music channels for catching up good songs. With some good news comes some bad news. The bad  news in this case would (if at all is does happen....and I pray with all my heart that it does not) be that goes the MTV or Channel V way where there is hardly good music and you can't manage to hang on the channel beyond few minutes.  So if Sony Mix does manage to stay on to the music factor (Bollywood is good enough to last a life time) then I guess definitely have something too cheer for in the long run. The programmes themes also appear to be neatly packaged and the songs very well picked up. Looks like they have someone who has a good ear for music. Though one question still remains - how long it continues to hold good. Till nothing to worry b...

The One Person There's this one person in life who transcends all boundaries and is beyond friendship, beyond relationship or beyond anything. He / She is just there. There for us. No matter when, no matter where, no matter how, no matter why. And loves us for all that we are, not what we should be. No if's, not but's just the joy of letting us be ourselves and helping us find life's truest meaning. Today I remember this person and thank the person for being there and letting me just be me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

That South Bombay did not have power supply for almost around 16 hours made headlines and news is amusing. Amusing because in other parts of the state they actually don't have electricity for almost 16 hours a day. All the name of load shedding and shortage of power supply. One of friends came across an interesting article proving why load shedding is compounding the problem instead of solving it. With the growing hours of load shedding people have started using inverters which store and consume even more amount electricity than all that has been saved through load shedding. So the article raised some pertinent question regarding what exactly is the government trying to achieve?  As far as I am concerned, I still don't believe we live 21st Century given the frequent power cuts we are subjected to in addition to daily scheduled hours of load shedding. Nobody wants to cut down on leakage and theft. Nobody wants to do a reality check on subsidized electricity being doled out...

Losing / Passing / Death Well yesterday we lost Jagjit Singh the soulful ghazal maestro who took the ghazal to masses. And what other beautiful song to dedicate to him than "Chithi Na Koi Sandes...". Take a bow late Jagjit Singh. I will always miss you. A lot has been writtten about Jobs and Jagjit Singh and I have nothing new to add other than the fact they will always have special place in my life. Thanks again.

Back Again. It's quite sad that I missed out on the last five days. So it feels nice to be back again. In the days that I have been away (due to repair of my laptop) the world lost Steve Jobs. I have been greatly inspired by his talk at the Stanford University - How to Live Before You Die which went viral after his death. Sharing it again. Thank you Steve Jobs. He did wonders when he was back again at Apple. I wonder to what extent it will change the world if Steve Jobs comes back again.

Time and Again It had to happen. So it happened. As goes Murphy's Law, "When things have to go wrong, they will." As was the case with "The Next Thirty Days", my current theme also ran into trouble. This time it was the keypad of my laptop which did me in. However hard I tried (unfortunately all my trying was limited to starting and restarting the system) it just refused to work. So I missed, missed another day. That's what happens when we rely too much on technology. But as I am writing the blog my mind tells me there's another lesson too. Never take things or for that matter people for granted. A very valuable lesson I must say. For time and again we actually keep on doing the same thing, again and again. Once a relationship establishes itself (it could be between people, people and technology or any other thing) we start taking it for granted. There are a certain things which we assume to be given. Given the fact that a relationship ...

Technology and Human Touch Last Sunday when I up caught with my school friends, one of them had a very interesting thing to share. My friend has been a frequent visitor to hospitals due to an unfortunate accident that he met with about 10 years ago. He observes that in the initial phase of his treatment when he used to visit the his doctor in Out Patient Department seeing people talk to each other (this would mostly be the discussions among the patient and the relatives accompanying) was very common. That was almost about a decade ago. Things have changed now, he says with a lament. These days when he visits the doctor he rarely sees people talking to each other but deeply engrossed with their mobile...either playing games or talking to someone. Why can't they just to talk to each other? he often asks himself. For precisely the same reason another friend of mine refuses to carry a mobile. Though he does remember to carry with him the mobile numbers of all his friends and re...

Common Ground. At our MBA batch reunion today one my classmates asked, "you don't write mails any more?" Well, for starters, I was quite notorious for writing a couple of mails which the class did cherish (I have posted a couple of them in my blogs..will posts the links later). What I did not mention to him was that I did attempt on quite a few occasions to write but could not reach beyond a few lines. However hard I may have tried...I always got stuck. Never quite realising the reason why I could not go beyond the first few lines. However on my way back home from the reunion as I was reflecting on his question the answer suddenly struck me - why I could not. Simply because the common ground that we shared when college was not there any more. We had gone different ways. Though the common thread the connected us still remains and will continue to remain but what we knew and experienced as part of college life was our common ground. It was easier then for me c...

Started with few lines on disconnect. Deleted them. Wrote again. Again deleted. Damn easy. That's the beauty of living in internet age and using the technology. Make mistakes and delete them. Write something delete it. Don't like something which you have created, delete it. Wish life too had been so damn easy. Unfortunately or fortunately it is not. Had the option to delete and create something new had been there....may be nothing would have been created.  For the human mind is rarely satisfied with what it has created or sought to gain. And unlike the technology that appears to complicated and complex but is far more easier to create and destroy compared to human relations or for that matter the human mind. The fact the 90% of brain remains unused bears testimony to that. Nature though has made up for it by blessing us with the ability to forgive and forget. Unlike the technology it's not so easy to use but has a tremendous capability to create a miracle like effect ...