World Gratitude Day Some quotes on gratitude Gratitude is the memory of the heart. ~Jean Baptiste Massieu, translated from French Gratitude is an art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture. ~Kak Sri Gratitude is the fairest blossom which…
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World Alzheimer’s Day
We, at Write Tribe, are blogging about this illness today on World Alzheimer’s Day to create awareness. What is Alzheimer’s? ‘Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get…
Bards of the Blogosphere: Chapter 8 – Mysterious Tattoo
Please Note: This is the eighth chapter in the “Game of Blogs” for the team “Bards of the Blogosphere.” #CelebrateBlogging Read the previous part of the story here While Jennifer slept like a log, the turmoil going on in…
My Favourite Quote
100 Words on Saturday Prompt by Write tribe Choose a quote and write a 100 word post on it. I chose this quote I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. ― Anne…
Healing poems
This year I participated in the blogging event wherein Write Tribe invited us to take part in the 100 Voices for Suicide Prevention campaign. Micro poetry for the National Suicide Prevention Week Yes we do get hurt The trick is…
100 Voices for Suicide Prevention
September 10, 2014 is World Suicide Prevention Day co-sponsored by the World Health Organization and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) 100 Voices for Suicide Prevention Every 40 seconds the world loses someone to suicide. This grim statistic is…
Sunflowers for Tina
This post is in memory of Tina Downey who passed away on August 23rd 2014. She was one of the co-hosts of the A to Z April Challenge 2014 (I participated in this challenge too). Tina loved Sunflowers and we…
Memories of Us.
Precious memories of Us. I glimpse all around Bits I stole from time When we met, you and I. I thought you, didn’t see me Mentally filing away little snatches Of our conversations Did not notice Me picking up…
Healthy Salad Recipe
I didn’t know cooking when I got married 26 years ago in 1988, but I have managed to learn how to make the simpler dishes. The ones that need minimum or no cooking time are my absolute favorites 🙂 Today…
RIP Robin Williams
To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die. ~Thomas Campbell A great actor and comedian, Robin Williams is no more with us, to make us smile, laugh and sometimes cry with his sensitive performance. He has left…
On My Bookshelf
Have you heard of the book-spine-poetry? I had written a book-spine poem during the A to Z Challenge. Today I am going to post something different with the new books on my shelf. I call this the books-fan (the books…
Rakshabandhan
On Rakshabandhan day the sister ties a rakhi (sacred thread) on her brother’s wrist and prays for his safety and long life, the brother in turn vows to protect her always. I used to love this festival when I was…